Tag Archives: Ultravox

Steven Wilson Earns That Money With Stunning “Lament” 12″ Remixes From Ultravox [part 1]

Posted on June 15, 2024 by postpunkmonk

My friends and I have a ongoing comedy routine regarding Steven Wilson in our offline threads. The peripatetic musician is equally known among cognoscenti for his remixes of classic canon as he is for his own bands [Porcupine Tree] and … Continue reading →

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Chris Cross: 1952-2024 [part 2]

Posted on April 8, 2024 by postpunkmonk

The band went into 1983 with a new album and sound, with famed Beatles producer Geiorge Martin helming “Quartet.” With the clarity that Martin and engineer Geoff Emerick strove for, coupled with the first generation of digital synths and their … Continue reading →

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Chris Cross: 1952-2024 [part 1]

Posted on April 3, 2024 by postpunkmonk

I got dreadful news the first thing yesterday morning when commenter and electronic musician Gavin Brick told me that Midge Ure had announced the death of Ultravox bassist Chris [Allen] Cross yesterday. I absolutely could not write yesterday, and so … Continue reading →

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UK’s Record Store Day 2024 Still Surprises

Posted on February 29, 2024 by postpunkmonk

There were so many things of interest in the US that that I wondered… if the US was getting the Core Collection likes of OMD and Ultravox, what, if anything, would be UK-only items of interest? I needn’t have worried, … Continue reading →

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Deconstructing Record Store Day 2024

Posted on February 28, 2024 by postpunkmonk

Wait, what’s that low rumble I hear in the distance? Could it be the throngs of music geeks converging to queue for their favorite holiday, now it its 17th year? Ooof! That makes me feel even older to think that … Continue reading →

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RSD Black Friday Brings Intrigue This Year

Posted on October 3, 2023 by postpunkmonk

Readers who pore over the comments will already have seen negative1ne mentioning releases coming up on November 24th for Record Store Day’s slightly less showy cousin, RSD Black Friday. While RSD in April has the world at its feet, Black … Continue reading →

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Ultravox “Quartet” Ultrabox Offers Alternate Look At Their Third Hit Album

Posted on May 31, 2023 by postpunkmonk

Like day follows night we’ve are writing about the Ultravox mothership making moves a day after we featured John Foxx’s latest movement. Now, the “Quartet” ultrabox has been an open secret for some months on the interwebs, but there was … Continue reading →

Posted in BSOG, Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, New Romantic, Scots Rock, Want List | Tagged , , , | 28 Comments