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The Night Of The Proms: Middlebrow Eurokitsch?…Or The Final Frontier Of Your Obsessive Collection?
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
Posted in Core Collection, Live Music, Your Prog Roots Are Showing
Tagged 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, Alphaville, Bryan Ferry, Grace Jones, Heaven 17, Joe Jackson, Kid Creole + The Coconuts, Martin Fry, Midge Ure, OMD, Simple Minds, Tears For Fears
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REDUX: Scarcity vs. Ubiquity: The Rise And Fall Of Synthpop [part 3]
July 1, 2015 With UK technopop experiencing a meteoric rise in the years 1979-80, the next year was a watershed for the sound. Big changes were underfoot. OMD dropped their third album and it was filled with experimental elements like … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, Uncategorized
Tagged 1978, 1981, Kraftwerk, OMD, Ultravox
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REDUX: Scarcity vs. Ubiquity: The Rise And Fall Of Synthpop [part 2]
June 30, 2015 Gary Numan had made one album as the sci-fi punk band Tubeway Army in 1978. It was full of chugging guitars and even the same Philip K. Dick lyric references [“Listen To The Sirens” opens with the … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, Uncategorized
Tagged 1979, Gary Numan, OMD
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Want List: OMD Celebrate “Architecture + Morality’s” 40th Anniversary With Something Besides A Boxed Set Album Reissue
I had certain plans for today’s post, but that flew out of the window when I caught wind of an upcoming release from OMD, which was apparently released to social media last Friday! Sure, sure. I’ve been on the OMD … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, Want List
Tagged 1981, 2021, 40th Anniversary, Colored Vinyl, OMD
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Want List Twofer: Jarv Is Vs. Dennis Bovell In Dub + OMD Keep Paying It Forward With Crew Benefit DVD
Jarv Is: Swanky Modes – US – 7″ [2021] Swanky Modes [Dennis Bovell vocal mix] 4:29 Swanky Modes: Dennis Bovell dub mix] 4:30 This morning I came across a rave review from The [New ] Vinyl Villain regarding the sadly … Continue reading
80s Soundtrack Week: Monday – “Pretty In Pink” US CD
I was going to talk about one of the records coming up this week, then I realized that it had been a bit since I had run a Theme Week here @ PPM and figured that I could work this … Continue reading
Posted in Mid-80s Malaise, Record Review
Tagged 1986, A+M Records, Echo + The Bunnymen, INXS, New Order, OMD, Psychedelic Furs, soundtrack
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