Category Archives: 30 Days – 30 Albums

30 Days: 30 Albums | Dave Gahan – Hourglass

Posted on August 19, 2013 by postpunkmonk

After 1991, I went off of Depeche Mode. Unlike many former bands of my collection, my disengagement with them had nothing to do with machine-like house mixes of vapid redundancy. I bought every disc I saw that had something unique … Continue reading →

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30 Days: 30 Albums | Camera – Radiate!

Posted on August 18, 2013 by postpunkmonk

Not every album that Bureau B releases is classic Krautrock/NDW or current work by both movements movers and shakers. Sometimes, there is new DNA injected into the mix. Such is the case with Camera. The trio operate within the parameters … Continue reading →

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30 Days: 30 Albums | Qluster – Lauschen

Posted on August 17, 2013 by postpunkmonk

Goodness knows I’ve been aware of Hans-Joachim Roedelius since around 1981, the time I became aware of 1977’s “Cluster + Eno” album. I noted Roedelius’ name and filed it away for future reference. When I chanced upon some of his … Continue reading →

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30 Days: 30 Albums | Bow Wow Wow – I Want Candy

Posted on August 16, 2013 by postpunkmonk

I was happy to see that there was a Bow Wow Wow CD in the basement of Harvest Records. I always enjoyed the band from the get-go, but lack more than a couple of CDs in the Record Cell. Seeing … Continue reading →

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30 Days: 30 Albums | Die Doraus Und Die Marinas – Die Doraus Und Die Marinas Geben Offenherzige Antworten Auf Brennende Fragen

Posted on August 15, 2013 by postpunkmonk

I enjoyed the first album by Die Doraus Und Die Marinas as reported during NDW Week last year. So last Saturday when I came across a cache of albums by Adreas Doraus I was up for any and all of … Continue reading →

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30 Days: 30 Albums | You – Time Code

Posted on August 14, 2013 by postpunkmonk

I first noticed Germany’s You last year at the Harvest 8th Anniversary sale. I was buying lots of CDs issued by the Bureau B label to finally hear seminal Krautrock acts like Cluster, Pyrolator, and Hans-Joachim Rodelius. There was a … Continue reading →

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30 Days: 30 Albums | Little Boots – Nocturnes

Posted on August 13, 2013 by postpunkmonk

Last Saturday saw something that almost never happens; the end of a week where there was an influx of almost 60 new titles in the Record Cell. Since I’ve been stretching out the twentysomething new titles like a parsimonious, uh … Continue reading →

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