Tag Archives: 1984

Raiding The “Ice Box” – Planning An Icehouse BSOG [part 3]

Posted on October 11, 2016 by postpunkmonk

1983 brought a new Icehouse album made with the same band that had toured the previous album, which had been made without them, deep in Keith Forsey’s laboratory. After an album of glossy, synthesizer atmospherics, this one took a half … Continue reading →

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My Tale Of Turntablism

Posted on September 9, 2016 by postpunkmonk

Right now is a rare time in the Record Cell in that there are recent vinyl acquisitions that I’m definitely not listening to. For a very practical reason. My Pioneer turntable is in… the shop!! Moreover, it’s been in the … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Dubset – Flesh Beat Fever US12″

Posted on July 29, 2016 by postpunkmonk

Dubset: Flesh Beat Fever US 12″ [1984] Flesh Beat Fever [LP ver.] Onyeocha Onyegee [White Man – Black Man] [LP ver.] All Night Flesh Beat Rhythms [Ext. ver. by John Luongo] Wowser! Talk about a long time coming, but back in the dawning … Continue reading →

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It’s Immaterial Prehistory In Need Of Compiling…Can It Be Done?

Posted on June 10, 2016 by postpunkmonk

Yesterday we looked at the much-needed compilation of the first album period on Circa/Virgin by It’s Immaterial, but by that time, the band had a four year history that had gone all over the indie label map. Of course, the … Continue reading →

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The Trouser Press Years

Posted on May 20, 2016 by postpunkmonk

I have to admit that I was never one to follow the rock press very much. First of all, in America, this usually meant Rolling Stone or Creem Magazine; neither of which ever did anything for me. By the time I … Continue reading →

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David Bowie Memory Palace [part 27]

Posted on March 9, 2016 by postpunkmonk

1999 [continued] When I did some poking around [Discogs didn’t exist yet, but Bowie’s discography was fairly widespread on the web even in 1999], I discovered that now that I was actually contemplating buying copies of “Let’s Dance,” “Tonight,” and … Continue reading →

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The Coming of The Cocteau Twins

Posted on August 31, 2015 by postpunkmonk

The arrival of the Cocteau Twins into my consciousness was an electric happening early in 1984. I had heard nothing of the band or read any press on them. I was watching the monthly program “London Calling” on MTV and … Continue reading →

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