Tag Archives: Alphaville

The Night Of The Proms: Middlebrow Eurokitsch?…Or The Final Frontier Of Your Obsessive Collection?

Posted on April 28, 2022 by postpunkmonk

It was during the medium-high internet record collecting years around the turn of the century, that I became aware of a European phenomenon called “The Night Of The Proms.” This was begun in 1985 in Belgium by two students and … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Alphaville – So80s [part 2]

Posted on November 6, 2015 by postpunkmonk

[continued from previous post] Yesterday we had discussed the 12″ mixes of disc 1. Disc 2 was salted with all of the non-LP B-sides from the singles from the first three albums. There were a lot of pleasing B-sides of … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Alphaville – So80s [part 1]

Posted on November 5, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Alphaville: So80s GER 2xCD [2014] Disc 1 – 12” Singles [85:10] Big In Japan (Extended Re-Mix) Sounds Like A Melody (Special Long Version) Forever Young (Special Dance Version) Jet Set (Jellybean Mix) Dance With Me (Empire Remix) Universal Daddy (Aquarian … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Retro:Active 3

Posted on February 27, 2014 by postpunkmonk

Various Artists: Retro:Active 3 CAN CD [2005] When In Rome – The Promise (Coliseum Mix) – 6:29 Simple Minds – Someone, Somewhere (In Summertime) (Extended Version) – 6:05 Big Pig – Breakaway (Popper Mix) – 6:02 INXS – The One … Continue reading →

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REDUX: The Sliding Scale of Eurokase – European Technopop From The Ridiculous To The Sublime

Posted on November 27, 2013 by postpunkmonk

January 13, 2011 This type of  in-depth analysis is better suited as an information graphic. Sorry to be so behind in posting but we’ve been snowed in here for almost a week and I have tried to only blog when … Continue reading →

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The Sliding Scale of Eurokase: European Technopop From The Ridiculous To The Sublime

Posted on January 13, 2011 by postpunkmonk

This type of  in-depth analysis is better suited as an information graphic.   Sorry to be so behind in posting but we’ve been snowed in here for almost a week and I have tried to only blog when at work … Continue reading →

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