Inside the Studio

1976
‘Cosmic disco’ from Indian singer Asha Puthli who records her album The Devil Is Loose at Hansa

1979
Tangerine Dream embrace a more melodic sound as they take up residence to make Force Majeure

1984
David Sylvian drops into the Berlin studio to record his art-rock offering Brilliant Trees. It’s a UK Top 5 hit

1986
English post-punk band Killing Joke record their sixth studio album, Brighter Than A Thousand Suns

1991
U2 begin recording Achtung Baby at Hansa in October 1990. It debuts at No 1 in the US on its release in 1991

2014
It’s straight in at No 2 on the UK charts for Manic Street Preachers with their studio album Futurology