Italo disco from 1984, Cyber People with "Void Vision (Slow Version)":
Showing posts with label 1980's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1980's. Show all posts
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Angelo Badalamenti
Angelo Badalamenti recorded the scores for several of David Lynch's films.
"Twin Peaks Theme", as it appears in the opening segment of the pilot episode of David Lynch's Twin Peaks:
"Fred's World" from the Lost Highway soundtrack (1997):
"Mysteries of Love" as it appears in Blue Velvet (1987):
Labels:
1980's,
1990s,
Angelo Badalamenti,
film score,
USA
Friday, June 17, 2011
Billy Idol
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Unknown DJ
Andre Manuel, the Unknown DJ, early west-coast electro beats.
"Basstronic" single, 1988:
better audio: http://youtu.be/ytddqtWSP-E
Labels:
1980's,
Andre Manuel,
Hip Hop,
Synthpop,
Unknown DJ,
USA
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Martin Newell
Martin Newell was a strong force for the DIY camp during the new wave days. He produced, recorded, and played (nearly) all of the instrumentation for his solo recordings. He also wrote and played under the name Cleaners from Venus with Lol Elliot in the early 80's, releasing most of their work together from home on cassette. The following are from his first cassette as Martin Newell, Songs for a Fallow Land (1985).
"Julie Profumo":
"Gamma Ray Blue":
Labels:
1980's,
cassette,
Cleaners from Venus,
DIY,
Martin Newell,
UK
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Giorgio Moroder
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
R. Stevie Moore
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
The Associates
the Associates, led by Billy Mackenzie, were one of the more successful new wave groups of their day; after touring with the Cure in 1980, John Murphy and Mike Dempsey (previously of the Cure) joined the group, and they landed album of the year in 1982 for their third album, Sulk. the following are sessions recorded for John Peel's radio show in April of 1981.
"It's Better This Way":
"Nude Spoons":
"Ulcragyceptimol":
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force
Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force were instrumental in the development of hip-hop (Afrika actually coined the term) and electro-funk with their unique blend of European electronic music, american funk, and rap. They helped push hip hop to the forefront of American dance music, and were one of the first hip hop groups to carry strong (and positive) political and social undertones."Looking for the Perfect Beat" video for the 1983 single:
"Planet Rock" from the 1982 Planet Patrol/Soul Sonic Force split EP:
"Renegades of Funk" video for the 1983 single:
Labels:
1980's,
Afrika Bambaataa,
Hip Hop,
Soul Sonic Force,
USA
Monday, May 23, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
The Short Wave Mystery
The only album ever released by the group was a four song EP of sorts called Pilots which was recorded while the members were in community college in California. 1000 copies were pressed, 500 of which were not even sold. the record, when for sale, can fetch up to $1000.
"Nice Girl":
"Ecaterina Szabo":
Monday, May 16, 2011
Tomo Akikawabaya

Japanese mystery man Tomo Akikawabaya made his brief appearance in the mid 80's with several self-released singles, each featuring model Rena Anju on the cover, and promptly fell off the face of the Earth. there are no pictures of this man known to exist, he gave no interviews, never publicly performed, and he has (presumably) not released any more music since 1986. All instruments and noises played by Tomo Akikawabaya.
"Diamond" from the 1985 single:
Side B - "Dream of No Pillow":
Labels:
1980's,
avant garde,
DIY,
Japanese,
New Wave,
Tomo Akikawabaya
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
That's Hot
someone's got a case of the mondays... me. This is a very self-indulgent post.
Early video art by G.G. Aries, music by Larry Gibbs, from California Images: Hi-Fi For the Eyes, 1983:
Early video art by G.G. Aries, music by Larry Gibbs, from California Images: Hi-Fi For the Eyes, 1983:
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
Lizzy Mercier Descloux
a French progenitor(tress?) of early no wave (writing as Rosa Yemen) and later various new wave, disco, and worldbeat sounds, Lizzy Mercier Descloux certainly did not stick to one style of songwriting. The following song, from her second album (as Lizzy), Mambo Nassau (1981) perhaps best melded her early no-wave and new wave roots with her danceable beats and definitely funk-ified world music consciousness:
Labels:
1980's,
French,
Lizzy Mercier Descloux,
New Wave,
No Wave,
Rosa Yemen,
world beat
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Trisomie 21
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