Tag Archives: Human League

REDUX: Scarcity vs. Ubiquity: The Rise And Fall Of Synthpop [part 4]

July 7, 2015 The Human League entered 1981 with a handicap. Manager Bob Last had engineered a split between the actual musical portions of the group [who went on to form the British Electric Foundation and Heaven 17] and its … Continue reading

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A Young Person’s Guide To: The Human League – Fascination! US EP

The Human League: Fascination! US EP [1983] [Keep Feeling] Fascination [extended] 4:56 Mirror Man 3:48 Hard Times 4:54 I Love You Too Much [version 1] 3:18 You Remind Me Of Gold 3:35 [Keep Feeling] Fascination [improvisation] 6:12 I realized by … Continue reading

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REDUX: Record Review – Hot Gossip – Geisha Boys + Temple Girls

June 21, 2013 Arlene Phillips Hot Gossip: Geisha Boys + Temple Girls UK CD [2007] Circus of Death Morale Word Before Last Geisha Boys + Temple Girls I Don’t Depend on You Houses In Motion Burn For You Soul Warfare … Continue reading

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 46]

Simple Minds | Neon Lights – 2 [continued from previous post] The album reached a fevered peak with the next track. I’d heard Neil Young’s “The Needle + The Damage Done” before. There’s a copy of “Decade” in my Record … Continue reading

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REDUX: New Wave Scorecard

May 17, 2011 I was viewing the latest Simple Minds news the other day at Dream Giver, the best SM information site out there, when I saw that temporary Simple Minds drummer Michael Ogletree is hitting the Rewind Festival this … Continue reading

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Heaven 17 Deliver Human League Legacy set at Koko

Well, the morning of Tuesday, November 12 was punctuated by word from commenter Echorich on the previous night’s Heaven 17/Scritti Politti concert to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Virgin Records at London’s Koko venue. I had noted the event earlier and … Continue reading

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Organ Auction Time: Scritti Politti + Heaven 17 + …The Human League…?!!

They’re doing it to me again! I have a single day between major concert events to blog and some serious UK-only concert action taunts me with its suggestion of the unthinkable… nay, unimaginable. Yesterday morning I received the following communication from … Continue reading

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