THE COOL NOTES - HOUSE OF LOVE

Hello and welcome back... I found it!!! After 25 year of searching for this particular song, i finally found it.... Let me explain.

In 1989 i had a car accident and was recovering in hospital for 4 months so i had a lot of time to listen to the radio, catch up on daytime soaps.. ect.

An album that came my way was called '1989 Hot House Hits' and had a collection of various dance tracks... it was a pretty good album. Fast forward a year my tape got stuck in a tape deck and it was lost forever.
Trying to track down a song that all i could remember was a guy saying 'This aught to be a song'.. that was it, even google couldn't find it UNTIL...

Yesterday while searching for some old tapes on Ebay, i recognized the album cover and thought 'That looks familiar'.. it was my beloved album and the 25year search was over.
                                                           

Released on Public Records in 1988, The Cool Notes were a U.K band (south London).
The track 'House of Love' was a single/ 12" only as well as B side to the track 'Magic Lover.. doesn't seem to be on any albums that i can find.

Such an awesome song, so glad i found it...


THE COOL NOTES - HOUSE OF LOVE (1988)



LINKS

http://www.cool-notes.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/The-Cool-Notes-106425579409311/

http://www.discogs.com/Cool-Notes-House-Of-Love/master/890212

#thecoolnotes
#electronic80s
#houseoflove
#The Cool Notes
#House of Love

RENE & YVETTE (Allo Allo) - JE T'AIME...MOI NON PLUS

Hello and welcome back....

Being a huge fan of the 80s British sitcom 'Allo Allo', I was surprised that i didn't know about this track from 1986 called 'Je T'Aime.. Moi Non Plus'.

Gordon Kaye (Rene) and Vicky Michelle (Yvette) sing their love for each other in this, sometimes painful, rendition of a 1969 love song, originally sang by Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg.

Released on Vinyl thru Sedition records in the U.K (Accord records in France), the B side was a rap song called 'Rene D.M.C. (Devastating Macho Charisma).... no words needed, it was pretty bad.


RENE & YVETTE - JE T'AIME... MOI NON PLUS  (1986)



(B-SIDE) RENE DMC



LINKS

http://www.discogs.com/Ren%C3%A9-Yvette-Je-TAime-Allo-Allo-Rene-DMC-Devastating-Macho-Charisma/release/2922758

#AlloAllo
#electronic80s

WALKMANS THAT IVE OWNED

Hello and welcome back.... My love of the Walkman (Personal Cassette Player).

I miss the Walkman.

Throughout the middle 80s till early 90s i was madly in love with my Walkman. I had several through the years. The best one was a Anniversary model from AIWA and was made in Japan.

It cost me a small fortune (around $800), for someone who pumped petrol for a living, it took a while to save up (about 6 months).

You could buy a gold model or a black model. I chose black because as i didn't want to get mugged (gold looked too flashy)
This thing was the ducks nuts of Walkmans, auto reverse, record from radio or built in mic (or plug in), all metal construction, amorphous head and leather case.
You could tell some serious work went into the design and build of these units from Japan.

As you can see from the pics above, they were a real work of art. This little walkman went everywhere with me.... Until, I was hit by a car going 80kmph early one morning on my way to work.
Sadly, i never seen it again. While i was laying on the road, dying (i died twice), bleeding internally, pelvis broken in 4 places.... Some shithead (excuse the french) stole my most prized possession. It was gone.

I had several since but none was the same as this model. I preferred AIWA over Sony units, the sound quality seemed better.
I owned several Sony, Phillips, Panasonic models but always went back to the AIWA models.

Their was something about Walkmans, they sounded amazing and looked amazing. The good ones played Normal, Chrome (my fav) and Metal tapes with a selection of 60, 90 or 120 mins to listen to. I usually used 60 min tapes because i found that the 90 or 120 min tapes would put too much stress on the motors / rubber bands.
You had to listen to the whole tape. Sure you could FF (Fast Forward) but you never really knew where you would end up, but you didn't mind because it sounded so good.
The auto-reverse was wicked. Finished one side and like magic would turn to the other side.

You could interact with your Walkman....  You could...
listen to the radio, preset channels for later use.
Change bias from Normal, Chrome and Metal / Dolby to hear the difference.
Add extra bass at the push of a button.
Fall asleep using the timer function to the sounds of Milli Vanilli,
Wake to the sounds of Milli Vanilli using the alarm function.

It was like your best friend.

I will put a few pics below of some of the various Walkmans i owned (that i can remember)

Lets hope in the near future, someone will bring back the Walkman... And hopefully will put some effort into it.
You can get a Walkman style tape player for around $49 dollars at the moment but its very basic. No auto reverse, no bias settings just a USB out for its claim to fame. Still its a start.

Vinyl Records are making a comeback so fingers (and legs) crossed.

Some Walkman's Ive owned and loved over the years.....

P.S Massive thanks to website Walkman-Archive.com for the memories / pics of these amazing units.
Visit them here = http://www.walkman-archive.com/gadgets/index.html

#Sony
#AIWA
#Walkman
#Tape
#Electronic80s

REBEL MC - STREET TUFF

Hello and welcome back... From 1989 came this track from U.K music producer 'Rebel MC' (Michael Alec Anthony West) called 'Street Tuff'. This song also featured rapper?  'Double Trouble'.

Street Tuff made it to No3 in the U.K and Netherlands music charts and was from the album 'Rebel Music' (Desire Records)

Is he a Yankee?, No, He's a Londoner...


REBEL MC - STREET TUFF  (1989)



OH, in case you were wondering about that Bassline, its from a track called "54-46 That's My Number" by The Maytals.

LINKS

http://www.discogs.com/Rebel-MC-Double-Trouble-Street-Tuff/release/49654

http://retrodisco-hi-nrg.blogspot.com.au/2014/09/the-right-stuff-2-nothin-but-house.html

#RebelMC
#electronic80s

MUSIC DOWNLOAD NOT WORKING

Hello and welcome back... Just a quick post to let you know that some of the music downloads are no longer active.
I was using Spreaker to host the downloads but i have been put back to 20 hours of airtime because i fail to upgrade, which is fair enough, but i just can't afford it... That's life
The ones i left behind are the bigger ones (ones with the most downloads).
The music downloads are on the right hand side of the page under 'Music Downloads' and i will slowly start taking the links off the page that are no longer active.
Cheers
Michael

DREAM SEQUENCE - TAKE ME (Sounds like the 80s)

Hello and welcome back.... Awesome new track for Australian music producer DREAM SEQUENCE

Called 'Take Me' the track mix's sweet sounding synths, lush choir/strings and a hint of Acid. For those who are wondering... What is Acid?
The Acid sound was heard in the late 80s House scene and is produced by tweaking a Roland 303 Bass synth.
Its a fairly distinctive sound and one that Dream Sequence uses in his music often...

Take a listen, see what you think..


DREAM SEQUENCE - TAKE ME



A FREE Download is available from their SoundCloud page (link below)


LINKS

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

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

http://thedreamsequence.blogspot.com.au/

#DreamSequence
#dream sequence
#take me
#electronic80s

FAD GADGET - LADYSHAVE

Hello and welcome back... New wave meets Industrial kind of sums up the outfit 'Fad Gadget'.
Fad Gadget is from the U.K and is the work of one person (Francis (Frank) John Tovey).
Fad Gadget blended industrial sound into his early work such as electric drills and razors, then added early synths and dark undertone lyrics to the mix.... Sort of early Depeche Mode only ...Darker

Sadly the man behind the name Fad Gadget (Frank Tovey) died back in 2002 at the age of 45 (Heart Attack)... He was working on a new album at the time of his death... R.I.P.

For me, I hadn't really gotten into Fad Gadgets music, i had heard of the name but it wasn't until a friend of mine introduced me to this track, i became hooked... Its Raw, Electronic and Moody...
Love it.


FAD GADGET - LADYSHAVE  (1981)




LINKS

http://www.fadgadget.co.uk/

https://soundcloud.com/mutesong/fad-gadget-lady-shave

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/fad-gadget/id20135578

https://play.spotify.com/artist/5IRIVOsIjIch3u8UfWdnBd?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open

http://www.amazon.com/Fad-Gadget/e/B000APF6J0

http://nrrules.blogspot.com.au/search?q=fad

#Fad Gadget
#fadgadget
#FrankTovey
#electronic80s

TELEX - TWIST A ST TROPEZ

Hello and welcome back.... Very early Synth from Belgian band TELEX
From the album 'Looking for St Tropez' (1979), this little gem also had the singles 'Moskow Diskow' & 'Ca Plane Pour Moi'
This album made it to No 36 on the U.S Dance charts.


TELEX - TWIST A ST TROPEZ




TELEX - MOSKOW DISKOW




LINKS

http://www.telex-music.com/

https://twitter.com/ElektroDiskow

https://www.facebook.com/Electrospective

https://twitter.com/Electr0spective


#Telex
#Telex-Music
#electronic80s

MISSING PERSONS - LIVE 1983

Hello and welcome back... Don't you wish you could get a time machine and go back and visit some awesome music concerts?... Ones like this one, from 1983, in full, Missing Persons live from San Bernardino California.

MISSING PERSONS - LIVE 1983  (Thanks to Eric F for the video)


TRACK LIST

1 - Mental Hopscotch
2 - Noticeable One
3 - Words
4 - Tears
5 - It aint none of your Business
6 - Bad Streets
7 - U.S Drag
8 - Windows
9 - Here and Now
10 - Walking in L.A

encore
11 - I Like Boys
12 - Destination Unknown
13 - No way Out

#MissingPersons
#electronic80s1

RIKY MALTESE - WARRIOR

Hello and welcome back... 1986 Italo Disco track from Riky Maltese / Ricky Maltese ( aka Ken Laszlo) also goes under DJ NRG

There's something about 80s italo disco that even today, sounds lively and fresh

RIKY MALTESE - WARRIOR  (1986)

Thanks to BionicCommander89 for the video

LINKS

https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/ken-laszlo/id42011826

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ken-Laszlo-Official/275040749196533

https://play.spotify.com/artist/00OX175uYCsHJPLZOjNJqe?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open

#RikyMaltese
#KenLaszlo
#electronic80s

A-HA - UNDER THE MAKEUP (New Music)

Hello and welcome back... New music for 80s Norwegian band A-HA.

The new single called 'Under the Makeup' is out now and a album is soon to be launched (Sept 4 2015), called 'Cast in Steel'

Video and Links are available on my Sister Site - SOUNDZ80S (CLICK HERE)

Also a shameless plug for my Twitter feed Electronic80s1 (CLICK HERE).. Be sure to follow so you can keep up to date with both Electonic80s (Old Stuff)  and Soundz80s (New Music)

STREETHEART - ONE MORE TIME

Hello and welcome back... Love this track, such an amazing sound...
Canadian band 'STREETHEART' released this killer track back in 1982.
In 1975, vocalist Ken Shields, Daryl Gutheil (synths) and Ken Sinnaeve (bass) formed the band Wascana. After being renamed Witness, they then went through another name change when guitarist Paul Dean and drummer Matt Frenette joined... And Streetheart was born.

STREETHEART - ONE MORE TIME

Thanks to GordonYYZ for the video

LINKS

https://www.facebook.com/streetheart.band

http://www.kennyshields.com/index2.html

http://www.kennyshieldsandstreetheart.com/


2015 TOUR DATES

http://www.kennyshieldsandstreetheart.com/tour.html

#Streetheart
#StreetHeart
#Canada
#electronic80s

GLEAMING SPIRES - ARE YOU READY (FOR THE SEX GIRLS)

Hello and welcome back... Viewers who love the 80s movie 'Revenge of the Nerds' & 'Last American Virgin' will instantly recognize this song.
U.S band Gleaming Spires (founded by Les Bohem and David Kendrick) had this one and only hit with originally a B-Side called Sex Girls (Are you Ready) and was from the album 'Songs from the spires'
Several members of Gleaming Spires were also members of bands like 'Sparks' and 'Devo'
Oh, and if you were expecting the video to contain sexy girls... Forget it. Anyone for meringue?


GLEAMING SPIRES - ARE YOU READY (SEX GIRLS)  (1981)

Thanks to onlyalad for the video

LYRICS

Are you ready for the sex girls?
The hot, hot, lean, hot, big hot girls?
Are you ready for the sex girls?
The right, right, ultra-vital nice-nice girls?

They play pool in your house, take off their own clothes
They can talk about love, they know where it goes
They are women without any faults…

Are you ready for the pony girls?
The ride, ride, fast, ride, pony girls?
Are you ready for the lonely girls?
The sad, sad, oh, sad lonely girls?

They've got time on their hands, they've got skin like seals
They can talk about love, they know how it feels
They are women without any faults

One comes over
Then they all come over
Then they party all around your house
One gets too romantic
One is kinda frantic
One stays quiet as a mouse

Bikinis gleaming in the morning light
You might lose your life
They go crazy in the bedroom, baby
And they might explode your mind!

Are you ready for the sex girls?
The fine, fine, super-special real sex girls?
Are you ready for the best girls?
The knees-showin', knees-showin', big-breast girls?

There's that knock on your door and they're there in your house
If you can't talk love you better get out
These are women without any faults

And they are never accidental
And the party never ends
So close your eyes and make a wish
The sex girls will be there!

Are you ready for the sex girls?
Sex! Sex! Sex! Sex!

Are you ready for the sex girls?
The hot, hot, lean, hot, big hot girls?
Are you ready for the sex girls?
The hot, hot, lean, hot, big hot girls?
There's that knock on your door they have come back again
If you can't talk love you'd better pretend
These are women without any faults

Are you ready for the sex girls?
The hot, hot, lean, hot, big hot girls?
Are you ready for the sex girls?
The hot, hot, lean, hot, big hot girls?

There's that knock on your door, now you just gotta learn
Don't whine about love, every boy gets a turn
With these women without any faults

Are you ready for the sex girls?
No one is ready for the sex girls!
Are you ready for the sex girls?
No one is ready for the big sex girls

#GleamingSpires
#electronic80s

KUNG FURY - THE MOVIE (2015)

Hello and welcome back... Just released..

Be taken back to the 80s with fast cars, crappy VHS tracking and a renegade cop who works alone... This is KUNG FURY

With the help of a computer hacker 'Hackerman', our hero must go back in time to stop a madman... Can he do It?

Welcome to the 80s

KUNG FURY - THE MOVIE  (2015)

Massive thanks to LaserUnicorns for the video

LINKS

http://www.kungfury.com/

https://www.facebook.com/laserunicorns

https://instagram.com/laserunicorns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTidn2dBYbY

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kung-fury-original-motion/id999155960

#KungFury
#electronic80s

CULTURE CLUB - LIVE (1983)

Hello and welcome back... Live from Hammersmith Odeon (London) - Dec 1983... Culture Club Live
Sounding amazing, I actually saw them live around 8 or so years ago with Village People and they were still rockin it...

Totally Rad..

CULTURE CLUB LIVE - 1983


Massive thanks to Giampiero N for the video

TRACK LIST

I'll Tumble 4 Ya
Mister Man 
It's A Miracle
Karma Chameleon
Black Money
Love Twist
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
Miss Me Blind
Church Of The Poison Mind
Victims
Time
White Boy
Melting Pot

LINKS

http://electronic80s.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/culture-club.html

#CultureClub
#electronic80s

THE PASSIONS - IM IN LOVE WITH A GERMAN FILM STAR

Hello and welcome back... From 1981 came this post punk / New Romantic track from UK band 'The Passions'
This was 'The Passions' only single to reach the charts peaking at No 25 in the U.K.

THE PASSIONS - IM IN LOVE WITH A GERMAN FILMSTAR (LIVE)

Thanks to PassionsUK for the video

LINKS

http://www.thepassions.co.uk/index.html

#ThePassions

THE BELLE STARS - SIGN OF THE TIMES

Hello and welcome back...UK all girl band 'The Belle Stars' released this track in 1983 after a series of cover songs inc 'The Clapping Song' & Iko Iko.
The 'Sign of the Times' made it to No 3 in the UK, 45 in Australia and even made it into American charts at No 75.
This single came from the bands only album "Sign of the Times"
In 1984 the band broke up... A sign of the times?

THE BELLE STARS - SIGN OF THE TIMES  (1983)


Thanks to UnionSquareMusic for the video

LINKS

http://www.thebellestars.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/index.html

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-belle-stars/id184065067

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Belle-Stars/121939774485789


#TheBelleStars
#electronic80s

LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH - LIKE A VIRGIN

Hello and welcome back... Something different, a alternative version of Madonna's 'Like a Virgin'... Its Different, Very Different... Released in 1985
New Wave band 'Lords of the new Church' consists of ex-The Damned (Brian James), The Dead Boys (Stiv Bators), The Barracudas (Nick Turner) and Sham 69 (Dave Tregunna)...
4 albums were released until 1988 when they split. 

LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH - LIKE A VIRGIN

MUNCHIES FOR YOUR BASS (Music Download)

Hello and welcome back... Its finally here.
What was a Mixtape i did back in late 1989 to early 90s, I decided to call my creation 'Munchies for your Bass' because the tracks collected over the years were of Dance/Rave nature.

Then Mid 90s i transferred the tape to CD then somewhere over the years i lost both tape and CD.

Fast forward 30 or so years and i find my badly scratched CD in the back of a cupboard and... The legend continues.

Now its available to download and keep... Yours, Free.. Enjoy


TRACK LIST

1. Moby - UHF3
2. The KLF - Grim up North
3. Love Decade - So Real
4. Modular Expansion - Cubes
5. LA Style - James Brown is Dead
6. Anticappella - 2/231
7. Time Modem - Time of the Gathering
8. Congress - 40 Miles
9. Pacific 231 - 21st Century Schizoid Man
10. Exposure to Little Electronic Noises - Precaution
11. Vision Masters (Ft Kylie) - Keep on pumping it Up
12. Datura - Yeyba Del Diablo


DOWNLOAD / LISTEN HERE USING SPREAKER 

STREAM HERE WITH MIXCLOUD 

MUNCHIES FOR YOUR BASS POSTS

#munchies
#bass
#munchiesforyourbass
#80s
#electronic80s
#electronic80s1

DAVID HASSELHOFF - TRUE SURVIVOR

Hello and welcome back... The HOFF is Back... Your life is now Complete

DAVID HASSELHOFF - TRUE SURVIVOR  (2015)



KUNG FURY SHORT FILM ONLINE RELEASE 28th MAY-2015 WORLDWIDE ON YOUTUBE...

You Have Been Warned...

LINKS

https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/true-survivor-from-kung-fury/id980115572?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

http://www.kungfury.com/

https://www.youtube.com/user/LaserUnicorns


You Can Go Home Now...

#TakeHoff
#electronic80s1

DREAM SEQUENCE - FUTURE OF LOVE (French Connection Edit) (VIDEO)

Hello and welcome back.... Sexy new video from 80s lovers 'Dream Sequence' with their new track 'Future of Love' (French Connection Edit).. So Sexy, So Chic, So Silky.. Enjoy

DREAM SEQUENCE - FUTURE OF LOVE (French Connection Edit)



NOTE = Free download of this track on their Soundcloud page (link below)


LINKS

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

http://thedreamsequence.blogspot.com.au/

https://dream-sequence.bandcamp.com/ (buying one of their tracks is like shouting them a beer, how cool is that?)

#DreamSequence
#Dream Sequence
#dream sequence
#futureoflove
#future of love
#electronic80s1

Massive 'Thank You' to satindreamgirls.net for the video... Pay them a visit :)

DATURA - YERBA DEL DIABLO

Hello and welcome back.... Last track on my 'Munchies for your Bass' CD is this pumping track from 1992.

From Italy comes 'Datura ( Ciro Pagano and Stefano Mazzavillani) - Yerba Del Diablo'.
Also to join Datura were 2 DJs - DJs Ricci (Riccardo Testoni) and Cirillo (Carlo Andrea Raggi)... Sadly DJ Ricci passed away

Ciro and Stefano were from the 80s electro pop group "Gaznevada"

Yerba Del Diablo reached No4 in the Italian Music Charts


DATURA - YERBA DEL DIABLO (PART 2 REMIX - JUCA ROSA)  1992

VISION MASTERS (Ft KYLIE MINOGUE) - KEEP ON PUMPIN IT UP

Hello and welcome back - Kick arse track this one - Vision masters Ft Kylie Minogue... Originally it was credited to 'Angel K' only to 'Shock' punters when they found out it was... Kylie  (That's so Old School)
Keep on Pumpin it Up came out around 1991 and reached No 49 on the U.K Music Charts... Even today it still sounds Punchy and Lush.. Enjoy
Oh and its track 11 on my 'Munchies for your Bass' CD

VISION MASTERS (Ft KYLIE MINOGUE) - KEEP ON PUMPIN IT UP  (1991)

EXPOSURE TO LITTLE ELECTRONIC NOISES - PRECAUTION

Hello and welcome back... Continuing with the 'Munchies for your Bass' CD is this awesome pumping track. From Belgium, back in 1991 comes Track No 10 'Exposure to Little Electronic Noises' - Precaution

PUMP IT UP

EXPOSURE TO LITTLE ELECTRONIC NOISES - PRECAUTION  (1991)

PACIFIC 231 - 21ST CENTURY SCHIZOID MAN

Hello and welcome back... From Germany came this track and is No 9 on my 'Munchies for your Bass' CD... Really kicks the bass sound and that acid... Oh Yeah

PACIFIC 231 - 21ST CENTURY SCHIZOID MAN  (1991)

CONGRESS - 40 MILES

Hello and welcome back... Continuing from the CD 'Munchies for your Bass' is track 8 by band 'Congress' called 40 miles (from your love).. such a happy type of track. Enjoy

CONGRESS - 40 MILES  (1991)

TIME MODEM - THE TIME OF THE GATHERING

Hello and welcome back.... Track 7 from my CD i made back in the early 1990s called 'Munchies for your Bass' was this track, Time Modem - The time of the Gathering... Movie sounds are from the 1986 movie Highlander... There can be only One.

TIME MODEM - THE TIME OF THE GATHERING  (1990)

ANTICAPPELLA - 2√ 231

Hello and welcome back... Continuing with my CD i created around 1990ish lovingly called 'Munchies For your Bass'

Track 6 is from Anticappella and is called 2/231. From the year 1991

Wicked sound...

ANTICAPPELLA - 2√ 231  (1991)

DREAM SEQUENCE - THE FUTURE OF LOVE

Hello and welcome back.... New track for 80s inspired outfit DREAM SEQUENCE called "The Future of Love".

In a world of Upgrades, Your lover can turn into your best mate... Is this "The Future Of Love"?

DREAM SEQUENCE - THE FUTURE OF LOVE


Music wise, Synths used in this song are Korg Wavestation, Prophet V, and softtware synths "Electra" & "Nemesis"...

LYRICS

DREAM SEQUENCE - THE FUTURE OF LOVE  (2015)

1. Walking in an empty house
   Tears in my eyes
   Fractured, by your lack of emotion
   Never want to deal, with your lies
 
2. I see you across the hall
   Sitting lonely on plastic chair
   Naked dreams, empty stare
   Join me in this love affair
   
CHORUS
Love in the Future
Future of Love
Love in the Future
Future of Love
 
3. My legs are Thin, I can't sing
   I'm lonely, too shy
   Led lights inside her eyes
   Tell her, I'm the perfect guy
 
4. Mechanical movements, move in time
   I want her to be mine
   My heart thumping, like a disco
   Her sweet lips taste like wine
 
Chorus
Love in the future
Future of love
Love in the future 
Future of love
Love in the Future
Future of Love
 
 
5. All I need is a hand 
   just to call out your name
   a hand to hold me to you 
   In the middle of the rain
 
6. Silk dress, shimmers, in the night
   Led lights, make the mood so right
   Electric eyes you can't ignore
  (Future of Love)
 
7. Upgrades available, just call
   68791024
   Once known as my girlfriend Eve
   Now your my best mate, Steve
 
Future
Future
Future of love

Copyright 2015 - Michael Bailey (Dream Sequence) 

LINKS

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

http://thedreamsequence.blogspot.com.au/

#DreamSequence
#dreamsequence
#dream sequence
#The Future of Love
#thefutureoflove
#electronic80s1

L.A STYLE - JAMES BROWN IS DEAD

Hello and welcome back... Track 5 from the CD affectionately named "Munchies for your Bass" is "James Brown is Dead"... I so loved this song, I used to play it so loud in my car, i'm sure the neighbors hated me..

From 1991, L.A Style.. PLAY IT LOUD


L.A STYLE - JAMES BROWN IS DEAD  (1991)

MODULAR EXPANSION - CUBES

Hello and welcome back.... Continuing the CD named by myself as "Munchies for your Bass" is track No 4, from 1990, from Belgium (I think) 'Modular Expansion - Cubes'

Love that 303 acid sound... PUMP IT UP


MODULAR EXPANSION - CUBES  (1990)

LOVE DECADE - SO REAL

Hello and welcome back... 3rd track from my CD 'Munchies for your Bass', this time from Love Decade with the track "So Real'... Lots of fire, awesome track..

LOVE DECADE - SO REAL  (1991)

MOBY - UHF3

Hello and welcome back.... Cleaning out my cupboard, i stumbled across a CD that i had made when i brought my first car. Its pretty scratched but was able to upload to my computer, then use Soundhound to identify the tracks (my memory is not that good).... So hear it comes, the next few posts will be from that CD i affectionately named... "Munchies for your Bass" - Late 80s, Early 90s Dance / Rave.. Enjoy
(hint).. if i get enough views i will release the CD as a download.

First track is by Moby called UHF3, not sure if was ever a single. There was a a B-side track called UHF2. Still its pretty awsome.

Love the synth sounds, like nothing else.


MOBY - UHF3 (also called UHF.. Confused??)  (1991)



#Moby
#UHF
#electronic80s1

VANESSA - UPSIDE DOWN

Hello and welcome back... From the Netherlands came this track back in 1982.
Dutch singer / actress Jacoba Cornelia (Connie) Witteman (aka Vanessa) got lots of attention after this video featuring shiny nylon shorts, big men with big muscles and low cut tops.

Gotta Love the 80s, mind you.. the YouTube count for this video stands at 2.2 Million views


VANESSA - UPSIDE DOWN

THE PROMISE - HEART TO SELL

Hello and welcome back... Funny story this one.

I had a dream the other night. I was at a convention of some sort and this guy introduced himself as being in a band called "The Promise", he then asked me who i was and i replied that my name was Michael Bailey and i was from the band 'Dream Sequence'...
'Aahh yes', he replied, 'ive heard of you'... which i was pretty chuffed because not many people know of my band... and then, thats all i remember.

So, where am i going with this?

I checked the internet this morning and turns out there is an Australian band called 'The Promise' which is surprising because i had never heard of this band before... and, they had a kick arse track back in 1984 called 'Heart to Sell'
Love the bass in this song, also a big 'Thanks' to the bass player (Kerry Dunne) for putting the track on YouTube for all to hear...
Am i destined to meet this band?... only time will tell.

THE PROMISE - HEART TO SELL



#ThePromise
#HearttoSell
#KerryDunne
#electronic80s1

GENGHIS KHAN - MOSCOW

Hello and welcome back.... No1 back in 1980 (UK music charts) was this awesome song..

This is the Australian version.

GENGHIS KHAN - MOSCOW

SKATT BROS - LIFE AT THE OUTPOST

Hello and welcome back.... Wow, this brings back memories..

The Skatt Brothers (or Skatt Bros.) was a band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1979. At first they were compared to bands like the Village People for parallels in music, but later returned to their more rockish roots

SKATT BROS - LIFE AT THE OUTPOST  (Thanks to Aussiebattlervideos2 for the video)
 

DR ZARKHOV - INTERPLANETARY ADVENTURES

Hello and welcome back.... Very rare track from late 80s. I first heard this track on a compilation called 'Italia' - The best dance music from Italy

Crappy video but awesome music...

Enjoy


DR ZARKHOV - INTERPLANETARY ADVENTURES




IF YOU EVER SEE THIS ALBUM (below).. GRAB IT.... SO MANY AWESOME TRACKS

#DrZarkhov
#electronic80s1

DREAM SEQUENCE - NIGHTMARE

Hello and welcome back.... New video from Dream Sequence called 'Nightmare' Its hard core 80s acid with thumping break beat... Turn it Up


DREAM SEQUENCE - NIGHTMARE  (2015)



Filmed in and around Blue Mountains, Australia


LINKS

https://dream-sequence.bandcamp.com/

http://thedreamsequence.blogspot.com.au/

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


#DreamSequence
#dreamsequence
#Dream Sequence
#electronic80s1

RETRO CASIO WATCHES

Hello and welcome back... Something a little different.

For the first time in 20 years or so, I have now started to wear a watch. I decided all those years ago that i was not going to be bounded by the hands of time.

So what changed my mind?

When i was 17-18, I was a huge lover of all things electronic, and why not.. Most things back then around 1987-88 were made in Japan.
Apart from my beloved AIWA Walkman than i paid a small fortune for, I owned a Casio Data watch. This was a watch that not only told the time (that's handy) but it could store 30 phone numbers and names in its memory, back then this was a huge thing, so was the calculator watch... Very Battlestar Galactica
Being i was into radio scanning at the time (still am) i would store radio frequencies into my watch, that way when i traveled, i had all the info i needed.

Fast forward 30 years or so, i stumbled across a eBay seller selling Casio watches at an amazing price. I hadn't seen these watches in years, turns out Casio are still making these retro watches.... There is a huge demand for watches that are reliable, cheap and is.. a watch.. not a health buddy, not a GPS tracker, just a watch.

The watch i brought was the same as i got when i was 18 (not made in Japan anymore but its still a genuine Casio), The Casio Databank watch. The seller of these watches is in Sydney (Australia) and is called "Monster Trading Store" with a little green monster for a logo.
Post was fast... i'm talking 2 days.
Of course it will take longer if you are interstate or overseas but still, they kept me up to date with everything and that's the way business should be like. I was impressed.

I am very happy with my Casio Databank watch (only cost me $30 inc Post)... I am a happy customer living a childhood memory with my new watch.

Check out the different styles... so good.


CLICK HERE FOR MONSTER TRADING STORE EBAY PAGE

                               ITS A DATABANK WATCH   = AWESOME

                                 
                                          
VERY 'JAMES BOND' DON'T YOU THINK? (above)

SO MUCH MORE AVAILABLE FROM THE LINK ABOVE OR HERE

VIDEOKIDS - WOODPECKERS FROM SPACE

Hello and welcome back.... From The Netherlands back in 1984 came this track... Called 'Woodpeckers From Space"

Videokids was the work of two members being.. Peter Slaghuis and Bianca Bonelli.
Sadly Peter, who did the vocals, died in a car accident in 1991

The song Woodpeckers from Space made it to No1in the Norway & Spain Music charts. Later in 1985, the south African  band 'Cafe Society (Costa Anadiotis)' did a cover of Woodpeckers from Space which made it to No1 in South Africa

Bring on the Woodpeckers... Sound Effects are from an 80s 'Speak & Spell'


VIDEOKIDS - WOODPECKERS FROM SPACE




CAFE SOCIETY - WOODPECKERS FROM SPACE

NEW ORDER - TOUCHED BY THE HAND OF DUB

Hello and welcome back.... Stunning track being the dub version of New Order's "Touched by the hand of God"... From 1987

NEW ORDER - TOUCHED BY THE HAND OF DUB

STEVE STRANGE (VISAGE) DEAD AT 55

Hello and welcome back... Sad and shocking news this morning about Visage front man "Steve Strange" who was found dead in a Egyptian hotel from a heart attack at age 55. He died in his sleep.

Steve was synonymous with the 'New Romantic' movement in the early 80s in London. The Blitz Nightclub was his favorite haunt along with Boy George, Rusty Egan, Marilyn and Midge Ure.

Steve was the face of Electronic 80s band 'Visage', His music led a cult of followers including Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet and Dead or Alive.

For me as a music writer and lover of 80s electronic music... I am devastated. Steve was one of the first to follow electronic80s1 on twitter and i felt honored to have Steve follow me. I chatted with him a few times and wish that i had met him in person.

Rest In Peace Steve.


FADE TO GREY



#Visage
#SteveStrange
#Stevevisstrange
#electronic80s1

CRISPIN GLOVER - CLOWNY CLOWN CLOWN

Ok, Wow.. To intro this... Hello and welcome back.

Crispin Glover is the US actor who played George McFly, in the 1985 movie 'Back To The Future'... Turns out he hates Clowns, enough to write a song about it.

Um, this video borders on weird, Its very strange... In fact I'm lost for words but then again,  it was the 80s

This song 'Clowny Clown Clown' was from the 1989 album called ... Wait for it... "The Big Problem Does Not Equal the Solution, The Solution Equals Let It Be"

Um, Enjoy..


CRISPIN GLOVER - CLOWNY CLOWN CLOWN



Thanks to my sister in law (Cheryl) for introducing me to this song... I'm checking into rehab this Friday.

#CrispinGlover
#electronic80s

VITAMIN Z - CIRCUS RING

Hello and welcome back... Loving this at the moment, came across this track on a mixtape, such a interesting track, mostly because it changes its sound several times throughout the song... stunning melodies

U.K band Vitamin Z formed in 1982, had the hit 'Burning Flame' but i like Circus Ring better (don't hate me)


VITAMIN Z - CIRCUS RING




VITAMIN Z - BURNING FLAME



#electronic80s
#vitamin z

SCARY THIEVES - DYING IN VAIN

The music track was produced by Steve Nye and remixed by Scott Litt. The group were managed by Andy Ferguson who also managed The Undertones, and Thomas Dolby, assisted by Nancy Philips, who went on to manage The Spice Girls and Sporty Spice (Melanie Chisholm)


SCARY THIEVES - DYING IN VAIN  (Thanks to marshallstarvideo for the vid)