MR MISTER - LIVE IN CONCERT (1985)

TRACK LIST
Black/White
Something Real
Broken Wings
Into My Own Hands
Is It Love
Kyrie

#MrMister
#Electronic80s

THE HISTORY OF HOUSE MUSIC (Documentary)

Hello and welcome back... Found this really interesting..

If you love house music and wondered 'Where did it all start?' then wonder no more...

This documentary is pretty informative and goes for a staggering 2.5 hours but its well worth it.

So many memories and wicked dance tracks...

Grab a cup of tea and some iced vovo's and enjoy..


THE HISTORY OF HOUSE MUSIC


Thanks to robotsistrom for the video

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#electronic80s
#house music

WOMAN AFRAID OF OWLS

Hello and welcome back... Fresh from 80s VHS tape, its time for macrame owls...

WOMEN AFRAID OF OWLS


Thanks to CollegeHumor for the video.

BEST OF REWIND 80S FESTIVAL 2011

Hello and welcome back.... Another Excellent 80s concert to excite you..

This time we're in the U.K with the Rewind 80s festival 2011.

Acts include Go West, Billy Ocean, Rick Astley, Pointer Sisters, the B-52s, Frankie goes to Hollywood, Roland Gift of Fine Young Cannibals, English Beat, Tom Bailey of Thompson Twins, Starship and heaps more...

Enjoy

REWIND 80S FESTIVAL 2011 (BEST OF)

Massive thanks to Gustavo Marín for the video..

DREAM SEQUENCE - NEVER BE THE SAME

Hello and welcome back... New music from 80s inspired music producer 'Dream Sequence'

 There are 2 versions going to be available, this is the instrumental version...

'Never be the Same' blends Lush Synths, Edgy Melodic Guitars and remembers when things were never to be the same.
Sounds amazing on a good set of headphones... Enjoy

DREAM SEQUENCE - NEVER BE THE SAME

LINKS

https://soundcloud.com/the-dream-sequence/never-be-the-same-instumental (Free download Available)

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

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

#electronic80s

BOXCAR - LIVE

Hello and welcome back... Boxcar were Australia's answer to New Order, in fact, i thinks some tracks from Boxcar could have been better than New Order (WHAT??)....

Well, they should have been bigger than they were, with tracks like Insect, Freemason and Gas Stop..

These songs kick ass with driving beats, lush guitars and melodic synths.

Have a listen, see what you think...

This video was filmed in 1991 at the Phoenician Club in Sydney, NSW (Australia)

Pump up the volume :)


BOXCAR LIVE - 1991



TRACK LIST
The Intro/Iron Lung
Insect
Hit and Run
Freemason
Dilemma
Gas Stop (Who Do You Think You Are)


LINKS

http://www.boxcar.com.au/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Boxcar/402671933110905?sk=timeline

https://soundcloud.com/box-car

https://twitter.com/@boxcar909


#Boxcar
#electronic80s


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One of the best albums of the late 80s - Boxcar - Vertigo

Grab it from here =

http://www.junodownload.com/products/boxcar-vertigo/2443490-02/

http://www.amazon.com/Vertigo-Boxcar/dp/B000008DPP

https://www.discogs.com/Boxcar-Vertigo/release/1088662

https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/vertigo/id93318798

KISSING THE PINK - CERTAIN THINGS ARE LIKELY

Hello and welcome back... Loving This

This is the full 1986 album from U.K New Wave / Synthpop band 'Kissing The Pink' called 'Certain things are Likely' and has been recorded from CD from Youtube user 'Holy Grail Alternative Music'... Many thanks for the Video

KISSING THE PINK - CERTAIN THINGS ARE LIKELY



1. One Step 
2. Never Too Late To Love You
3. Certain Things Are Likely 
4. Dream Dream
5. No One's On The Same Side
6. Can You Hear Me
7. Jones
8. Identity Card 
9. One Day
10. I Won't Wait


LINKS

http://www.jeffgrote.com/ktp/ktp.html

https://www.facebook.com/kissingthepink/

https://www.discogs.com/artist/31963-Kissing-The-Pink

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/kissing-the-pink/id187339313

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#KissingThePink
#Kissing the Pink
#electronic80s

FUTURE WORLD ORCHESTRA - I'M NOT AFRAID OF THE FUTURE

Hello and welcome back....

Who's afraid of the future?.... Not these guys, well, that was back in 1982.

From the dutch Synth group 'Future World Orchestra' came this trippy little number called 'I'm not afraid of the Future' which was released in 1982...  It made it to No 26 in the top 40 music charts.
I'm not afraid of the Future was from the album 'Mission Completed' by Dureco Benelux records.

Future World Orchestra used a number of Synthesizers in their music including the Arp2600, Korg-3100, Korg-MS20, Polymoog & the Arp Sequencer.
They were inspired by bands like Genesis, Emerson, Lake and Palmer and Yes.

Enjoy some rare early Synth from Future World Orchestra...


FUTURE WORLD ORCHESTRA - I'M NOT AFRAID OF THE FUTURE  (1982)

Thanks to ballacid for the video

LINKS

http://www.futureworldorchestra.com/2-original-albums/

http://www.discogs.com/artist/14976-Future-World-Orchestra


LOVING THIS ALSO

FUTURE WORLD ORCHESTRA - DESIRE  (1982)  (Check out those Synths :))

Thanks to favavideochannel for the video


FUTURE WORLD ORCHESTRA - MISSION COMPLETE  (Full Album)

Thanks to R Foekens for the video

#Future World Orchestra
#futureworldorchestra
#electronic80s

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DAVID BOWIE - DEAD AT 69

Hello and welcome back for another year...

Starts with a sad note with the death of music icon 'David Bowie' who passed away on 10th January 2016 from liver cancer

The master of re-invention was diagnosed 18 months ago but managed to keep it a secret from fans which shocked many (including me) with the news of his death.

The impact of what David Bowie had on the music industry was huge, actually, that's a understatement.

The influence on many guitarists, synth players, or any musician of the 70/80s nearly all stated they were influenced by non other than David Bowie.

The early 80s New Romantic / New Wave movement was one of the most influenced, not just by his music but also his fashion sense and the uncanny knack of being able to 'look to the future / look like the future'

On a personal note, I was particularly fond of Bowie's 1983 album 'Lets Dance' which spawned the tracks China Girl, Modern Love & Lets Dance.
Summer, 1983, lounging besides the swimming pool at my girlfriends place listening to radio station 2SM (Rock of the 80s) with Bowie's 'Modern Love' pumping from the speakers.... Life was such an amazing feeling back then, something i will never forget.

Such a sad loss...

R.I.P David Bowie (David Robert Jones)


Some of my fav 80s David Bowie videos below....


LETS DANCE



CHINA GIRL



MODERN LOVE



BLUE JEAN



THIS IS NOT AMERICA



ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS


#DavidBowie
#David Bowie
#electronic80s

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 that 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)

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