The Bridge (19)

The Bridge is the musical project of London based graphic designer Richard Anderson. Profoundly affected at a young age by the synthesizer sounds of 1979-81, and partly shaped by the political upheavals, economic vandalism and fear of nuclear war during the difficult decade that followed, he has always been drawn to a minimal, ostensibly austere aesthetic, but one balanced with open, raw emotions, nostalgia and spontaneity. Inspiration includes abstract art, design, avant-garde cinema, classic Science Fiction and the resurgent ethos of DIY minimal wave. The electro homage to Martha and The Vandellas classic 'Nowhere To Run' reflects a long held fascination with Motown - Detroit, the city in ruins which truly represents the American century, the best and the worst, the rise and the fall.