Punk, pop and politics: Bananarama did it all, with great songs and a load of pisstaking fun. Their five key albums have just been reissued – on coloured vinyl and with limited-edition coloured cassettes, as is only right and proper – so here we celebrate a little of what made them wonderful
On debut Ask, Hilde Marie Holsen forged a singular sound world of dense, textural pieces out of her trumpet and electronics set-up. She talks to Russell Cuzner about her sonic approach, improvising solo and titling troubles