Category Archives: Designed By Peter Saville

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Want List: Midge Ure Delivers Mystic + Soulful Photos “In A Picture Frame”

Posted on November 15, 2021 by postpunkmonk

Word of this came over the transom just days after our last posting on Midge Ure’s new single and US tour. Not wanting to double dip so heedlessly, I waited until we were closer to publication day to mention the … Continue reading →

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REDUX: Scarcity vs. Ubiquity: The Rise And Fall Of Synthpop [part 3]

Posted on November 10, 2021 by postpunkmonk

July 1, 2015 With UK technopop experiencing a meteoric rise in the years 1979-80, the next year was a watershed for the sound. Big changes were underfoot. OMD dropped their third album and it was filled with experimental elements like … Continue reading →

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REDUX: Scarcity vs. Ubiquity: The Rise And Fall Of Synthpop [part 2]

Posted on November 9, 2021 by postpunkmonk

June 30, 2015 Gary Numan had made one album as the sci-fi punk band Tubeway Army in 1978. It was full of chugging guitars and even the same Philip K. Dick lyric references [“Listen To The Sirens” opens with the … Continue reading →

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Want List: OMD Celebrate “Architecture + Morality’s” 40th Anniversary With Something Besides A Boxed Set Album Reissue

Posted on September 7, 2021 by postpunkmonk

I had certain plans for today’s post, but that flew out of the window when I caught wind of an upcoming release from OMD, which was apparently released to social media last Friday! Sure, sure. I’ve been on the OMD … Continue reading →

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Ben Kelly + Eugene Schlumberger’s “Haçienda Landscapes” Art Book Is Crowdsourcing Now…Act Fast

Posted on June 21, 2021 by postpunkmonk

Last week I received a contact form email from Darren Wall, a graphic designer who is currently art directing a book that has a lot of resonance with me. It seemed that industrial designer Ben Kelly was collaborating with photographer … Continue reading →

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OMD Revisit Enola Gay Four Times For Forty Years

Posted on December 4, 2020 by postpunkmonk

I swear I posted on this earlier but it may have just been a private text thread among my friends my muddled mind is recalling, was if I’m wrong, I apologize. Last year OMD revisited their debut single in a … Continue reading →

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Fingerprintz Are Finally On The Shiny Silver Disc…Better Late Than Never [part 2]

Posted on November 20, 2020 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] The next two songs were also from the “Distinguishing Marks” campaign. The winning “Remorse Code” had all of the chops to be a great single, what with the brilliant title hook being one I had not … Continue reading →

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