The broad story of Kate Bush – the child prodigy who caught the ear of David Gilmour, who was signed to EMI while still in her mid-teens, and who became the first female artist to have a UK Number One single with her own composition – is pretty well-known. Kate Bush achieved ‘national treasure’ status some time ago, after all.
What’s perhaps less well-known, but is pertinent for those of us who would like to find out what our audio system is made of, is the level of control over the recording and production of her music she exercises. ‘Complete’ might be the best way to describe it: she writes and produces everything herself, and records in a home studio. There are no demos; the first her record company knows about her music is when it’s delivered.
