CHRISTMAS 2013 and a HAPPY NEW YEAR

Hello and welcome back...

Just wanted to say a BIG "MERRY CHRISTMAS" and a happy new year
to all the readers and followers of Electronic80s.

We will be back in 2014 with heaps more Classic 80s & New (Sounds like the 80s) Music, Videos, Free Music Downloads, Movies and More ......









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1981 Compilation Tape - SIDE A & SIDE B
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& NEW RETROWAVE MUSIC - CLICK HERE (New music with an 80s flavor)


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I'll leave you with some Christmas Inspired Videos (You Know, to get you into the festive mood) :)


ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH  (4 Guys, 1 Piano = breathtaking)




CHRISTMAS WITH LAINA (Overly Attached Girlfriend)




BAND AID - DO THEY KNOW ITS CHRISTMAS  (Make you think how lucky we really are)





HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR :)

SEE YOU IN 2014....... UNTIL THEN, GOD BLESS.

FREEZEPOP - DOPPELGANGER (Sounds like the 80s)

Hello and welcome back.....I have featured this band in the past with my 'Sounds Like The 80s' Mixtape 1 (SEE HERE) and love their sound.

U.S band 'Freezepop' had this hit 'Doppelganger' in 2012, polished with a quirky video to boot.

So far Freezepop have released 4 albums to date

One question, why isn't this band not bigger than they are, seriously, their music is friggin awesome, with some polished slick sounds but only 8,000 views on this video, am I missing something??

This is one of those songs that stays in your head for a long time.... a 10/10 song

FREEZEPOP - DOPPELGANGER  (thanks to freezepop for the video)



Another excellent song (well I like it :) )

FREEZEPOP - LESS TALK, MORE ROCK





LINKS

http://www.freezepop.net/news/

https://myspace.com/freezepop/music/songs

https://www.facebook.com/freezepopband

https://twitter.com/freezepopband

FAMILIE SILLY - BETTE DAVIS EYES (Lost Hit)

Hello and welcome back..... A cover version of 'Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes' from German band"Familie Silly" (Silly).

Lead Singer 'Tamara Danz' had a stunning voice and gives Kim Carnes a run for her money in this 1982 video.... Sounds Awesome. (Reminds me a little of German singer "Nina"- think 99 luft balloons)

Sadly, in 1996 Tamara past away from breast cancer, she was only 43.

The band Silly still continues today bringing out a new album called Head to Head in 2013.....

One of the best cover versions Ive heard in a long time.....


FAMILIE SILLY - BETTE DAVIS EYES  (Thanks to fritz51175 for the video)




By the way, in case you were wondering....the band got the name 'Silly" after their pet cat who quote 'behaved in a silly manner'.... Makes sense.

KIM CARNES - BETTE DAVIS EYES  (Thanks to emimusic for the video)

NELSON MANDELA DEAD AT 95

Hello and welcome back.... Its with a sad heart this morning that I hear the news, that 'Nelson Mandela' has died after a long illness, he was 95.


SIMPLE MINDS - MANDELA DAY  (Thanks to SimpleMindsVEVO for this touching song)





Nelson Mandela was best know as South Africa's first black president uniting the people of his land.



R.I.P. Nelson Mandela.

THE ANATOMY OF AN AUDIO TAPE

Hello and welcome back.....We used them thru the 80s, but did you know what makes an audio tape work?
Wonder no more - The anatomy of an Audio Tape

MARRS - PUMP UP THE VOLUME (Lost Hit)

Hello and welcome back.... 1987 saw this one hit wonder from U.K outfit known as 'MARRS' or ''M/A/R/R/S/" reach No 1 on the U.S Dance charts, U.K and Canadian music charts.

MARRS was formed from two bands, those  being 'Colourbox' and 'A R Kane'

The name MARRS came from the forenames of the five artists involved in the project: Martyn and Steve Young (from Colourbox), Alex Ayuli and Rudy Tambala (from A.R. Kane), Russell Smith (an associate A.R. Kane).....

                        OR

M artyn Young
A lex Ayuli
R udy Tambala
R ussell Smith
S teve Young


MARRS - PUMP UP THE VOLUME



Heavy use of samples made this single one of the best mid 80s dance music examples... with an excellent video to boot....


LINKS

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/pump-up-the-volume-ep/id314596595

GAZEBO - I LIKE CHOPIN (Lost Hit)

Hello and welcome back..... 1983 saw 'I like Chopin' by Italian musician 'Gazebo' (Paul Mazzolini) shoot to No 1 in the Music charts, mostly in Europe... Even Japan rated a No 9 position.

Produced by Pierluigi Giombini, this single went on to sell 8 million copies...

Prior to popular belief, the Piano part is not a Chopin composition....

Such a stunning sound, a true masterpiece of the 80s.....







GAZEBO - I LIKE CHOPIN    (Thanks to R4949 for the video)



LINKS

http://www.gazebo.info/fullscreen.htm

https://www.facebook.com/GazeboOfficial

http://www.italo-interviews.com/Gazebo.html

SSQ - SYNTHICIDE (Lost Hit)

Hello and welcome back.....Fronted by Stacey Q (Stacey Swain), SSQ was a 1983 synthpop band formed from the band "Q "....

From SSQ's only album called 'Playback', the song 'Synthicide' was also featured in the 1984 comedy movie 'Hardbodies'.

Stacey Q and Guitarist Jon St James went on to create 'Stacey Q' in 1984 and spawned singles 'Two of Hearts' and 'We Connect'....

Such a stunning sound that is still fresh and vibrant, even in today's standards.....

'Synthicide' Should be the anthem of the 80s...


SSQ - SYNTHICIDE   (Thanks to ohnoitisnathan26 for the video)




LINKS

http://www.80sonspeed.com/article-ssq-playback-1983-111814363.html

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stacey-Q/161474953863693

https://www.facebook.com/pages/SSQ/106114722753782

DROIDS - THE FORCE (Lost Hits)

Hello and welcome back.... Early French space synth...
1977 saw new sounds like no-one before, so futuristic, so electronic... what was this new sound?

The Force was from the 1978 album 'Star Peace'

Kinda reminds me of an early version of 'Daft Punk', awesome sounds......

"These ARE the Droids you are looking for"







DROIDS - THE FORCE



LINKS

http://diduseethewords.blogspot.com.au/2008/01/droids-force.html

SO TRUE

Hello and welcome back..... This put a smile on my face :)

GALACTIC WARRIORS - HUMANOID BATTLE (Sounds like the 80s)

Hello and welcome back.....Loving the sound of this song, sounds incredible. Galactic Warriors are from Croatia and goes under the banner of "Spacesynth" or 'Italodisco'.... kinda reminds me of the 80s band 'Laserdance'
All I can say is...WOW

GALACTIC WARRIORS - HUMANOID BATTLE



Galactic Warriors have a new album out called 'Under Attack' and is a 2 disc set

LINK

http://plixid.com/artists/galactic-warriors/


P.S - On a personal note, today is the 6th day of bushfires raging around me, today, my family and I had the car packed and ready to evacuate....
While extremely nervous, smoke filled air, sound of sirens and the heavy thud of helicopters all day, its nice to put on a pair of headphones and listen to some great music like this band,..oh... and keep an eye on the fire at the same time...

ELVIS is one of the Choppers fighting the fires, and saving our homes....

Photo by Michael Bailey.

VANELLO & STEVEN KIMBER - SOS FOR LOVE (Sounds like the 80s)

Hello and welcome back.... Every now and then, a song just suddenly pops up and instantly you love it, the sound, the vibe... everything.

This is one of those songs....

The song "SOS For Love" is currently No 23 in the Euro Dance top 50 and goes under the banner of Italo Disco, This song can be found on the ZYX Italo Disco New Generation Vol 2 compilation.




Vanello (Razvan-Dumitru Voicu) (pic above) is a Music producer from Romania, while Steven Kimber is from the U.K.
Steven Kimber is one half of the UK band "Kiss The Panther"

This is a stunning song, one that I cant stop listening to.... Sounds so good...

VANELLO & STEVEN KIMBER - SOS FOR LOVE  (Thanks to italoladys for the video)



LINKS

https://www.facebook.com/pages/VANELLO/107933055899836

https://soundcloud.com/vanello

https://myspace.com/vanello

http://www.spacesoundrecords.com/artists_en_10.html

https://soundcloud.com/amberphonik

http://www.zyx.de/Musik/Italo/Italo-Disco/ZYX-Italo-Disco-New-Generation-Vol.-2-9008.html

Vanello (left)

Steven Kimber (right)

MIXTAPE 13 - THE DANCE SESSIONS VOL 2 (Music Download)

Hello and welcome back....Due to the moderately popular release of The Dance Sessions Vol 1,  ( Download Here )

I decided to release a Vol 2...

Here's Mixtape 13 - The Dance Sessions Vol2. for your listening pleasure.




 DOWNLOAD / LISTEN HERE


TRACK LISTING

1 . Fax Yourself - I Feel Love (Ultimate Remix)
2 . Inner City - Good Life
3 . 49ers - Touch Me
4 . Baby Ford - Children of the Revolution (12" Version)
5 . 808 State - In Yer Face
6 . HiTek 3 - Spin that Wheel
7 . FPI Project - Everybody (Dance Version)
8 . KLF - Last Train to Trancentral
9. Tragic Error - Tanzen
10 . Yazoo - State Farm (Madhouse Mix)
11 . The Beatmasters - Burn it Up
12 . Kraze - The Party (Club Mix)



 INNER CITY - GOOD LIFE   (Thanks to InnerCityVEVO for the video)




HI TEK 3 - SPIN THAT WHEEL  (Thanks to cindycsy01 for the video)



THE BEATMASTERS - BURN IT UP  (Thanks to WiggyVideos6 for the video)

MELISSA MANCHESTER - YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW SHE TALKS ABOUT YOU (Lost Hit)

Hello and welcome back..... U.S born "Melissa Manchester" had this huge hit back in 1982 with "You  Should Hear how She Talks about You"

This single was from the album "Hey Ricky" and made it to No 5 on the Billboard top 100 and No 4 in Australia.

For me. I loved this song and I always thought that this was just a one hit wonder... Not So.
To date Melissa has released a staggering 29 albums.
Melissa is currently working on a new album and is set to be released in 2014 called "You Gotta Love the Life"

It was reported in a 1985 interview, Melissa, being a ballad singer had to be dragged "Kicking & Screaming" into the music studios to record this song. So glad she did...
So from ballad singer to Pop singer, this is one of the best songs of the 80s


MELISSA MANCHESTER - YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW SHE TALKS ABOUT YOU




LINKS

http://www.melissa-manchester.com/

https://www.facebook.com/melissamanchesterartist

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/melissa-manchester/id83608

https://twitter.com/melissashares

 

NEW MAGAZINE SITE

Hello and welcome back.... I thought this was interesting, I love reading magazines, being computer mags, music, or photography, i am always on the lookout for interesting things to read.

Mag A Zone is a facebook site dedicated to 80s magazines inc "TV Tops", "Smash Hits" and even "Red Dwarf"..... check it out, its awesome.

Stay up to date with facebook page = Magazone

Website = http://mark1814.wix.com/mag-a-zone

Mag A Zone also has Tour Programs and Poster Mags....Brilliant :)

BABY FORD - CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION (HQ Video Remix)

Hello and welcome back..... Some awesome sounds to dance to with Baby Ford - Children of the Revolution remix... Enjoy


BABY FORD - CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION  (HQ Video Remix)

JOLLY ROGER - ACID MAN (Lost Hit)

Hello and welcome back..... I have something to confess, I once owned the 12" version of this song.
Had such a good sound, using the classic Roland 303 bass synth, a huge hit back in 1989...

Its called Acid, Acid man....

Enjoy





JOLLY ROGER - ACID MAN   (Thanks to 6robski8 for the video)

FM ATTACK - DEJA VU (New Music)

Hello and welcome back.... Just letting the Flux Capacitor cool down after a visit to 1985, Canadian band 'FM Attack' are back with a new album called "Deja Vu"

The 8 track album is choc full of 80s dreamy synth sounds, punchy drum beats and vocal appearances from Greek synthpop goddess "Kristine".

I have featured FM Attack before on this site in the 'Sounds like the 80s' segment and "Mixtape" series
See Here
 
 P.S = keep an ear out for upcoming "Sounds like the 80s" Vol 3 Side B due for release shortly, it will feature a song from this album :)

This album is available on CD, Digital Download and 'Audio Cassette' (so 80s)

For Me, I live in the 80s and music like this, just makes it so much better.... I call it my 'Happy' music, Its so lush...

My favorite song would be 'With you Tonight'... This is the sound that makes 'FM Attack' stand out from the crowd and yell..."Ive got a freakin Time Machine" and I'm not afraid to use it..

Pure Bliss... A 10/10 album.



TRACK LISTING
01. With You Tonight
02. Magic Ft 'Kristine'
03. Corazon
04. Activate
05. Fade Away Ft 'Julian Sanza'
06. Runaway Ft 'Kristine'
07. Tears Don’t Lie
08. Lost Angeles


FM ATTACK - DEJA VU  (intro)  (Thanks to Fm Attack Music for the video)



FM ATTACK - MAGIC Ft 'Kristine' (Thanks to NewRetroWave for the video)



LINKS

https://soundcloud.com/fm-attack

http://fmattack.bandcamp.com/

https://twitter.com/fmattack

https://www.facebook.com/fmattackmusic

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/deja-vu/id695248510?ign-mpt=uo%3D2



OTHER FM ATTACK SONGS I LOVE

HOT GIRLZ IN LOVE.... From the album - 'Dreamatic' ...(Thanks to vinystuart for the video)




A MILLION MILES AWAY... From the album - 'Astrowave' (Thanks to HDscreenerX for the video)




YESTERDAY (Ft Koo De Tah)... From the album - 'Dreamatic' (Thanks to MANGSCHEUONiCS for the video)

HOW TO DANCE - 80S STYLE (With Dancing Kim)

Hello and welcome back....Something a bit different, have you ever wanted to dance like a 80s robot or do the Thriller? Well now you can with Dancing Kim...Excellent.

HOW TO DANCE LIKE A ROBOT



HOW TO DANCE THE THRILLER



HOW TO POP & LOCK (BREAKDANCE)



HOW TO DO THE RUNNING MAN DANCE



NOW, Your life is complete :)

Massive thanks to VideoJug for the videos

Sadly, Dancing Kim is no more, according to website IMDb.com, (Kim Wood) Dancing Kim died in 1988... or did she?
A casting agent says otherwise = CLICK HERE to read her bio 

NECROPOLIS OF LOVE - DANCE (Lost Hit)

Hello and welcome back....Loving this at the moment, Little known band from U.S.A. (California), .... such an awesome sound, why wasn't this band bigger ??


NECROPOLIS OF LOVE -  DANCE



LINKS

http://www.systemsofromance.com/blog/2012/07/necropolis-of-love-in-search-of-12-the-graffiti-1-31-1985/

https://myspace.com/necropolisoflove1/music/songs

NOTE = keep a ear out shortly, this band will feature in a soon to be released Mixtape :)

ROMEO VOID - GIRL IN TROUBLE (Is a Temporary Thing) (Lost Hit)

Hello and welcome back.... U.S band from California had this quirky hit with "Girl in Trouble (Is a temporary thing)" back in 1984.

I remember hearing this song played alot on 2SM in Sydney Australia...It had such a good sound.

Girl in Trouble reached No 35 on the Billboard top 100 music charts.

If I close my eyes, listening to this song, I can remember summer 1984, laying besides my next door neighbors pool listening to the radio and having fun....Miss those days :)


ROMEO VOID - GIRL IN TROUBLE (Is a Temporary Thing) (Thanks to curedude77 for the video)



LINKS

https://myspace.com/romeovoidmusic

http://www.mtv.com/artists/romeo-void/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Romeo-Void/105467689486836

http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/romeo-void

CELEBRATE THE NUN - WLL YOU BE THERE (Lost Hit)

Hello and welcome back....German band "Celebrate the Nun" had this awesome song,'Will you be There' back in 1989 that made it to No 5 on the Billboard Dance charts.
Lovers of hardcore electronic music will recognize the lead singer (H.P Baxxter) aka 'Scooter'...(Think 'The Logical song' &'Nessaja')
'Will you be There' was let loose from the 1990 album "Meanwhile"....
Such an excellent song / band that went on to produce a more faster hardcore electronic music (Well, they had to start somewhere)... Enjoy.




CELEBRATE THE NUN - WILL YOU BE THERE (Thanks to Paralisis Nyc for the video)



SCOOTER (aka H.P. Baxxter) - NESSAJA (Live at Clubland)  (Thanks to SteveAATW for the video)



LINKS

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Celebrate-the-Nun/101160996636708?nr

https://www.facebook.com/scooterofficial

http://nrrules.blogspot.com.au/search?q=celebrate+the+nun

http://celebratethenun.com/

THE RADIATORS - NO TRAGEDY (Lost Hit)

Hello and welcome back...... Australian band 'The Radiators' had this massive hit back in 1983.
No Tragedy made it to No27 in the Australian Music charts and came from the album "Up for Grabs"
The Rads as they are sometimes known, are fronted by some of the hardest working members in the rock industry, including lead singer Brian Nichol and Guitarist Stephen "Fess" Parker.
I say hard working because throughout the 80s, The Radiators clocked up over 2500 gigs.
They are still touring today and show no signs of slowing down.
On a personal note, I have seen this band live and only one word can describe it..."Electric"

THE RADIATORS - NO TRAGEDY  (Thanks to nzoz1983 for the video)


Another song I love.....

THE RADIATORS - DREAMING   (Thanks to DigitalStrip for the video)



LINKS

http://www.theradiators.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/the-radiators/id494360

http://www.australianmusicdatabase.com/bands/the-radiators


Thanks to TheRadiators.com & Jim Laing (Radiators Management) for the photos

Latest lineup including Guitarist Brenton Dehn.

THE DREAM SEQUENCE - PSYCHO MACHINE (New Music)

Hello and welcome back.... New music from Australian band 'The Dream Sequence' called 'Psycho Machine'

What happens when man-machine goes psycho?
Pulsing Synths are heard, Women scream, Men run.
Only one person can save the human race.
The Dream Sequence.
(The Crowd Cheers)

DOWNLOAD / LISTEN HERE

Love the bass synth... The video features 'Battle of the Planets' (remember that), a cartoon I used to watch on Saturday afternoons when I was 12 (I still love it) ... Enjoy




THE DREAM SEQUENCE - PSYCHO MACHINE  (Thanks to TheDreamSequence for the video)



LINKS

http://the-dream-sequence.bandcamp.com/track/psycho-machine

https://soundcloud.com/the-dream-sequence

SMASH HITS MAGAZINE - SMASH HITS REMEMBERED (A Worthy Site)

Hello and welcome back..... Hands up who used to read Smash Hits Magazine, I did...
Well, you can relive that fuzzy feeling once again thanks to this Awesome site based in the U.K called 'Smash Hits Remembered'.

I'm not talking about one or two pages, its the whole magazine for your reading pleasure and currently standing at 125 versions starting at 1978 to 1989...Outstanding.

CLICK HERE  to view the site

Make sure you join the facebook page for further updates = SmashHitsRemembered

There are some serious memories here folks :)

Thanks to Smash Hits Remembered for the
magazine covers.