Vangelis is a greek synthesizer god. In 1982, through a series of improvisational recordings, he wrote the score for the movie Blade Runner. It is one of the most celebrated pieces of synthesized music, known for its lucidity, virtuosity, and stirring beauty. "Blade Runner Blues":
Portland-based husband and wife duo, Valerie Day and John Smith. Their '86 album Poolside launched them into the forefront of west coast Rhythm and Blues. "Point of No Return":
prominent German producer, recording artist, and musician, and a member of the kraut-prog group Birth Control; a funky tune from his third solo LP, Attack Time (1981), "Cowboy on the Beach":
Thomas Leer is an experimental composer, musician, recording artist, and producer. His work covers a multiple of genres and mediums from electronic and punk to jazz and classical. Private Plane (1978) was his first self-released single:
"Letter From America" from the 4 Movements EP (1981):
"Hear What I Say" from the Contradictions EP (1982):
Rüdiger Lorenz built many of his own synthesizers and even a his own label to release his recordings through, originally on cassette, then moving to vinyl and eventually CDs. He self-released 17 albums in the 18 years between 1981 and 1998. "38-17-34" was originally released in 1984 on a cassette compilation of electronic music called On-slaught No. 5, and also appeared as the title track on Rüdiger's 1985 album The Last Secret of Posiedon:
the Dovers were a mid-60's garage band from California. they recorded just 4 singles from '65-'66, recently compiled and released in Italy on the album We're Not Just Anybody (2001). "About Me", b-side to the "She's Not Just Anybody" single, 1966:
Helios Creed and Damon Edge started recording together as Chrome in San Francisco around 1978. They played together until Edge moved to Europe in 1984. "Firebomb" from 3rd From the Sun (1982)