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Andrew Fletcher: 1961-2022
Yesterday afternoon, I was doing my usual scanning of the Steve Hoffman Music Forums to see what was happening in music after I had already written a lunchtime post, and I saw that Andrew Fletcher of Depeche Mode had died … Continue reading
REDUX: Scarcity vs. Ubiquity: The Rise And Fall Of Synthpop [part 5]
By 1981, with The Human League transitioning to a completely different type of synthpop band, the UK charts began to get crowded with synthesizers as the goldrush to capitalize on the beachhead that Gary Numan established in 1979 led to … Continue reading
Record Review: Various Artists “Hit It. Dance + Contemporary Music” US Promo CD
Various Artists: Hit It. Dance + Contemporary Music Warner Bros. Records – USP – CD [1987] Atlantic Starr: One Lover At A Time [7″ mix] 4:02 Nick Kamen: Each Time You Break My Heart [Radio Mix] 4:01 Erasure: Sometimes [7″ … Continue reading
Steven Jones + Logan Sky Prep Newest Synth EP For Flight [part 2]
[…continued from previous post] The B-side of the tape had the duo veering away from the eclectic pop focus of the first side. Like Bowie’s “Low,” this was a program of two halves and the hints of imperial period Depeche Mode … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, Depeche Mode, Logan Sky, minimal synth, Steven Jones, Visage
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A Tale Of Two ‘Speak + Spells’
By the Fall of 1981, I’d begun to get wind of Depeche Mode, whose album, “Speak + Spell” was being released on Sire Records. Being that I was enamored of all things synthesized, I was probably the target audience for … Continue reading
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Tagged 1981, Depeche Mode, Sire Records, Speak + Spell
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Scarcity vs. Ubiquity: The Rise And Fall Of Synthpop [part 5]
By 1981, with The Human League transitioning to a completely different type of synthpop band, the UK charts began to get crowded with synthesizers as the goldrush to capitalize on the beachhead that Gary Numan established in 1979 led to … Continue reading