Category Archives: 30 Days – 30 Albums

30 Days: 30 Albums | The Faint – Danse Macabre

Posted on August 26, 2013 by postpunkmonk

I first heard of The Faint when they were paired with Ladytron on their 2009 tour of The States. I was all over Ladytron with a name like that, so I didn’t miss too many of their moves over the … Continue reading →

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30 Days: 30 Albums | Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft ‎– Produkt Der Deutsch-Amerikanischen Freundschaft

Posted on August 25, 2013 by postpunkmonk

I’ve never had any D.A.F. albums, but I do have various cuts on various samplers, and the thought has long been there to finally grab several of their Virgin Records era albums, which presaged the EBM of Nitzer Ebb like … Continue reading →

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30 Days: 30 Albums | Andreas Dorau – Ärger Mit Der Unsterblichkeit

Posted on August 24, 2013 by postpunkmonk

Andreas Dorau was probably around 30 years of age when he recorded this solo album, originally released in 1992. I’ve heard his music that he had recorded as a teen and liked it. What would Doreau bring to the music … Continue reading →

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30 Days: 30 Albums | Schneider TM – Construction Sounds

Posted on August 23, 2013 by postpunkmonk

This was an artist who I had never heard of before, but no matter. This had been released on Bureau B and that was good enough for me. # 20 • Schneider TM: Construction Sounds GER CD [2012] Construction Sounds … Continue reading →

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30 Days: 30 Albums | Erasure – Cowboy

Posted on August 22, 2013 by postpunkmonk

The other day, I revisited a member of Depeche Mode, who used to be a core collection band in my Record Cell, 20 years ago. I was not too moved by what I had heard. How would I fare with … Continue reading →

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30 Days: 30 Albums | Hans-Joachim Roedelius – Selbstportrait Vol. III / Reise Durch Arcadien

Posted on August 21, 2013 by postpunkmonk

Hans-Joachim Roedelius is a musician who has  a prodigious amount of music under his belt in a lifetime of composing and performance. There are nearly a hundred albums that one could buy in an effort to “get it all.” In … Continue reading →

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30 Days: 30 Albums | Like A Stuntman – Yoy

Posted on August 20, 2013 by postpunkmonk

Here was something from left field that I bought just because it was on Bureau B. The label has that much cachet with me now. At first, I thought the band name was Yoy and the album was called “Like … Continue reading →

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