Psychic TV

Genesis P-Orridge and Peter Christopherson left Throbbing Gristle to form Psychic TV in '81, continuing their strange legacy of putting discomforting noise to video.

"Godstar", 1985:

Amon Düül II

Amon Düül II grew out of an improvisational music collective that had been known simply as Amon Düül, a musical counterpart to a larger communal society in Germany. As Amon Düül became somewhat more cohesive, the name change to Amon Düül II happened in 1969 and more albums were recorded. Many members of the group flowed in and out of circulation and played with other bands as well.
"Between the Eyes" from the Rattlesnakeplumcake / Between the Eyes 7" single (1970)

Godley & Creme

Kevin Godley and Lol Creme first recorded together as a song writing duo in the 50's, but later teamed up to form 10cc along with Stewart and Gouldman. when 10cc split up in '76, Godley and Creme continued recording together as a duo throughout the '80s.
10cc's 1975 single, "i'm not in love" from The Original Soundtrack:

10cc live in 1974:

Godley & Creme live, 1981:

1985 single, "cry":

Cabaret Voltaire

cabaret voltaire was one of the early avant-garde electronic groups of the british new wave, playing alongside bands like joy division, throbbing gristle, gary numan, and the human league as they stepped into the limelight. Cab kept their heads low all through the synthpop era, constantly releasing a slew of underground material and pushing the envelope for electronic music. in the late 70s, their use of tape samples and home made loops put them at the forefront of what was then the cutting edge of electronic music and now known to be far ahead of its time. through the years they've managed to keep quite a dedicated following; their 17th full length album was just released this may, 2010.
the following are a few selections from a series of videos recorded in 1990 promoting the album Groovy, Laidback and Nasty (follow the links below to see more).

rescue me (1990/96) from Nick Cope on Vimeo.

Easy Life (1990/96) from Nick Cope on Vimeo.

Magic from Nick Cope on Vimeo.

The Human League

the human league, helmed by Phil Oakey, began as a relatively unknown british avant garde electronic group in the late 70's, but they quickly gained some popularity with the release of Dare in '81 after some line up changes. The following are two singles from that album:

Sandra

a german singer who married a great producer, Michael Cretu. thanks mike.
Sandra's first (and...probably best) single, "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" from 1985's The Long Play:

Tangerine Dream

spanning 5 decades, Tangerine Dream is one of the most influential electronic groups out there. Alongside others like Kraftwerk, they catapulted the popularity of krautrock outside of Germany into the stratosphere in the late 60's and 70's. They continued on (with a few lineup changes) into the 80's and 90's experimenting with what became known as "New Age" music, and they're still out there today touring every once and a while. "Kiew Mission" from the 1981 album Exit:

Marvin Gaye

marvin gaye performing live, "what's going on/what's happening brother" from the 1971 album What's Going On:

Guru Guru

forming in '68, Guru Guru went on to record 20 albums and jammed around with some of Krautrock's finest performers like Can and Amon Düül. "Electric Junk" from Hinten (1971):

Meantraitors

in honor of my tooth extraction this morning;
russian acoustic punk?

Ennio Morricone

italian composer for lots of movies in the 60's and 70's. "Deep Down" was recorded for the film "Danger: Diabolik" in 1968:

Lionel Davis

after seeing this video, i was immediately impressed by how bad it was, but after digging around on the net for a while, i still don't really know much about mr. lionel davis. his cd, the electric man, is for sale on amazon.com and includes the track below, as well as other sordid hits like "big breast obsessed."

Glenn Branca

Glenn Branca is considered one of the most influential forces in the No Wave movement which started in NYC in the late 70s. ...essentially No Wave was a reaction to all of the synthesized pop taking over the commercial market. it was a complete destruction of pop music, replacing melody with noise and structure with abstraction.
this is an excerpt from "Bad Smells" from 1980's Lesson No. 1 for Electric Guitar:

"Structure", from The Ascension, 1981:

Love

Arthur Lee is most known for his work with the band Love in the late 60s. it's seriously difficult to find vintage video of them online. just go listen to the music.

love arthur lee
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Vangelis

i posted a shorter clip of this same video about a week ago. enjoy.

Vocoder

Vocoder formed in Spain in the early 80's and released only one full length album and a few singles before disbanding in '88. they made appearances on the avant garde kids show La Bola de Cristal and a few tv shows in Mexico.
"Mi chica tiene un lio con Satan" ('my girl has a pact with Satan') from their self-titled album, 1987:

1984 single:

OMD

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
from 1983's Dazzle Ships:

from self titled, 1980:

from Architecture & Morality, 1981:

R. Stevie Moore

the sheer size of RSM's recordings is staggering; over 35 commercial releases (including 27 full length albums), not to mention a massive library of self-recorded, reel-to-reel tape sessions and music videos on VHS dating from the late 60s to the present day. every instrument and noise is made by RSM, every one of his recordings is available by mail directly from RSM.
Ill (Worst) recorded in 1968, can be found on the Contact Risk (1993) album:

Suicide

notorious electronic proto punk, Suicide with "Ghost Rider" from their 1977 self-titled LP:

MORODER

Giorgio Moroder, the man that put music to top gun, flashdance, american gigolo, the neverending story, and scarface, the man who introduced donna summer to the world, the man who is essentially responsible for setting the world aflame with disco, leaving only the charred remnants of our innocence in its wake. for those of you with no clue what i'm talking about:

it all began with this [obviously fan made video] in 1977 :

...and then in 1984, after conquering disco, he set his sights on the world of pop and all of the impressionable adolescents out there just waiting for the next chart-melting hit. here Phil Oakey (the human league) offers his talent as a sacrifice to the electro god-man Moroder:

moroder didn't stop there. that very same year he planted his demented genius in the minds of children everywhere:

we may never get our lives back from this man.

Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention

zappa and the mothers, live studio session for the BBC, 1968. ignore the repetition of the opening bit...:

Alice Coltrane

filmed for BBC, 1992

Ideal

NDW (Neue Deutsche Welle, or German New Wave) has its roots in the Krautrock of the 60s and 70s and grew to encompass the distinctive new wave punk/electronic sound that was being formed in the German underground in the late 70s and early 80s. With NDW there tend to be two distinctive groups; the less successful underground bands from before the turn of the decade and those who came after, the more mainstream (and commercially successful) groups of the latter part of the 80s. Ideal was one of the more critically acclaimed bands of the NDW, and blurred the line between commercial success and underground popularity.
"monotonie," from the 1981 album Der Ernst des Lebens:

a live performance of "Berlin" from their self titled album from 1980: