ARTIST · NEW WAVE / POP

Fiction Factory

Synth pads, clockwork programming, and romantic fatalism—Caledonian cool for daytime dial.

New wave
Synth-pop

Updated 27 October 2026

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Biography

Fiction Factory distilled post-ABC polish into compact singles built on Kevin Patterson’s heartfelt delivery.

Feels Like Heaven became a defining mid-80s UK hit, all gated drums and skyward hooks.

Album tracks explore funk bass and sax colour without losing their melodic compass.

Clean streaming keeps Linn accents, chorus guitars, and reverb tails from collapsing into mud.

Fiction Factory came from Perth in Scotland, with singer Kevin Patterson and keyboardist Chic Medley at the center. (Feels Like) Heaven combined shimmering synthesizers with a restrained vocal and became a Top 10 hit in the UK in 1984.

The album Throw the Warlock Out followed, with a mix of ballads and dance tracks. Though the band’s run was short, Heaven has survived on radio as an example of Scottish synth-pop at its most elegant.

Interesting facts about Fiction Factory

01 Scottish new wave band formed in Perth in 1982.
02 (Feels Like) Heaven (1984) reached the UK top ten and broke through internationally.
03 Core duo centred on vocalist Kevin Patterson and keyboardist Chic Medley.
04 Debut album Throw the Warlock Out was released in 1984.
05 Chic Medley and Kevin Patterson were the core of the band.