Clock DVA

The Profile

Clock DVA is an English industrial/post-punk and electronic group from Sheffield, formed in 1978 by Adi Newton and Steven "Judd" Turner. The band is noted for fusing industrial sound design with post-punk, jazz-inflected textures and later EBM/cyberpunk aesthetics, releasing key albums such as Buried Dreams, Advantage, Man-Amplified, Thirst and White Souls in Black Suits.

Formed in Sheffield by Adi Newton and Steven "Judd" Turner (1978). Early releases connected to Industrial Records and Fetish; later worked with Wax Trax! and Contempo. Advantage (1983) featured John Valentine Carruthers and producer/keyboardist Hugh Jones. Buried Dreams (1990) is frequently cited as a cyberpunk-era landmark; Man-Amplified explored techno-philosophical themes. Associated project: The Anti Group (TAGC).

Sheffield’s Clock DVA merge industrial, post-punk, and electronics under Adi Newton. Early works (White Souls…, Thirst) mix jazz and abrasion; Advantage sharpens a noir, accessible edge. Buried Dreams becomes a cyberpunk landmark; Man-Amplified extends the techno-philosophical vision. Sign is regarded as a weaker closing chapter of that era.