Tag Archives: 2016

Record Review: Visage – Darkness To Diamond [part 2]

[continued from last post] The airy intro on “Before You Win” had been truncated here to get the song off to a tougher start. The drum track was bolstered and the bass guitar was swapped for a percolating bass synth. … Continue reading

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Record Review: Visage – Darkness To Diamond

Visage: Darkness To Diamond UK CD [2016] Aurora [Map Of Human Heart Extended Version] Loving The Alien [Invasion Remix] Your Skin Is My Sin [Antidote Version] Sax Scene Star City [Instrumental] Become [Glass Houses & Stones Remix] Days Become Dark [Elimination … Continue reading

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Want List: It’s Immaterial – Life’s Hard And Then You Die DLX RM

It’s Immaterial: Life’s Hard And Then You Die UK 2xCD [2016] Disc 1 Driving Away From Home (Jim’s Tune) Happy Talk Rope The Better Idea Space The Sweet Life Festival Time Ed’s Funky Diner Hang On Sleepy Town Lullaby Washing … Continue reading

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Record Review: John Foxx 21st Century – A Man, A Woman And A City

John Foxx: 21st Century: A Man, A Woman And A City UK CD+DVD [2016] Disc 1 | CD John Foxx And Louis Gordon – A Funny Thing John Foxx And Louis Gordon – Never Let Me Go John Foxx And The Maths … Continue reading

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Record Review: OMD – Architecture + Morality | Dazzle Ships | 05.16 [part 2]

[continued from previous post] After an intermission, the second disc began with the more popular of the two albums being played that night. As if to draw comparisons, they chose to begin with the musique concrete title track in much … Continue reading

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Record Review: OMD – Architecture + Morality | Dazzle Ships | 05.16

OMD: Architecture + Morality | Dazzle Ships Live at Royal Albert Hall 05-09-16 UK 2xCD-R [2016] Disc 1 Dazzle Ships (Parts II, III & VII) Radio Prague ABC Auto-Industry International Silent Running This Is Helena Genetic Engineering Telegraph Radio Waves … Continue reading

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Record Review: Mari Wilson – Pop Deluxe [part 2]

[continued from previous post] Next, Mari’s version of “In Private” showed that there was not just 60s material in her sights. The 1990 single was from the period where Dusty Springfield was working with Pet Shop Boys, who penned this … Continue reading

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