SOUNDS OF THE 80S - TV SPECIAL

Hello and welcome back.... Found this interesting, A 80s show called "Sounds of the 80s" feturing Depeche mode, Yazoo, Human League and more... Looks to been on British Tv (Top of the Pops) around early - Mid 80s ... Enjoy


SOUNDS OF THE 80S    (Thanks to RTAVY73 for the video)

SHOCK - ANGEL FACE (Lost Hit)

Hello and welcome back.....I first heard this song on a special on the 'New Romantic' club scene, it was being played in a nightclub while pirate shirted party goers were strutting their stuff....
 Would have loved to go to one of these clubs, I think it would have been a amazing experience.

The band 'Shock' consisted of Mime artists (Tim Dry, Barbie Wilde and Sean Crawford) which was great for that futuristic robotic look.
Also in the band were a couple of dancers (Robert Pereno, LA Richards, Karen Sparks and Carole Caplin)

The band often performed at 'The Blitz' club owned by Steve Strange (Visage) and 'Rusty Egan' (Ultravox).

Released in 1980, 'Angel Face' is a remake of 1974 song by 'The Glitter Band'


Love the 'Rawness' of this song, sounds excellent played LOUD



SHOCK - ANGEL FACE          (Thanks to R4949 for the video)



LINKS

http://electronic80s.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/the-new-romantics-special-mixtape-20.html

http://www.fade2grey.com/rip-it-up/shock/

#electronic80s

STRAWBERRY SWITCHBLADE - SINCE YESTERDAY (Lost Hit)

Hello and welcome back.... Scottish Duo "Strawberry Switchblade" hit the charts in 1985 with the
single 'Since Yesterday'
Strawberry Switchblade was the 2 girls with awesome fashion sense? (Cross between New Wave and Goth) consisting of  Jill Bryson and Rose McDowall.
'Since Yesterday' made it to No 5 in the U.K music charts while only one album was released.

Love this song , its kinda happy... well make me happy to hear it.. Enjoy


STRAWBERRY SWITCHBLADE - SINCE YESTERDAY 


(Thanks to WiggyStHelensUK for the video)


LINKS

http://www.strawberryswitchblade.net/

http://www.jillbryson.com/

http://www.amazon.com/Strawberry-Switchblade/dp/B000005S3Z

https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/strawberry-switchblade/id179559931

#strawberryswitchblade
#electronic80s

SOUNDS LIKE THE 80S - ORIGINAL POST (Music Download)

Hello and welcome back.... After 5000 views on my site of this one post, I thought I would show it
some love and post the music that made it what it is today.

A few years back I started a Post called "Sounds like the80s" on my blog = Electronic80s and 7 episodes(mixtapes) later I forgot that I hadn't done the music for the original post... So here it is ..

LISTEN / DOWNLOAD HERE


TRACK LISTING
1. Grum - Through the Night
2. Duran Duran - Being Followed
3.Ou Est Le Swimming Pool - The Key
4. Royskopp (Ft Robyn) - The Girl and the Robot
5. Bag Raiders - Way back Home
6. The Quadraphonic All Stars - New York
7. Elegant Machinery - Feel the Silence
8. Marsheaux - Popcorn
9. Shiny Toy Guns - Major Tom
10 . Robyn - Indestructible


VIEW THE ORIGINAL POST HERE 


GRUM - THROUGH THE NIGHT   (Thanks to Energy Production Records for the video)
 



ROYSKOPP (Ft ROBYN) - THE GIRL AND THE ROBOT   (Thanks to don2maso for the video)




THE QUADRAPHONIC ALL STARS - NEW YORK  (Thanks to The Quadraphonic All Stars for the video)




SHINY TOY GUNS - MAJOR TOM  (Thanks to Angel Lopez for the video)




ROBYN - INDESTRUCTIBLE  (Thanks to Embassy One for the video)


 

ROBYN - SCENES FROM "INDESTRUCTIBLE" and THAT DRESS...

#electronic80s
#soundslikethe80s

MARY JANE GIRLS - IN MY HOUSE (Lost Hit)

Hello and welcome back.... Before the Spice Girls there was "Mary Jane Girls"....

The four Girl group formed by music producer "Rick James", the Mary Jane Girls were originally back up singers for Rick in the 'Stone City Band'

Around the same time "Prince" was also forming a girl group called 'Vanity 6'

The Mary Jane Girls portrayed various characters that James had developed...The lineup consisting of Joanne "Jojo" McDuffie (lead vocals - aka Tough Street Chick )
Candice "Candi" Ghant (aka Glamorous Supermodel) 
Kim "Maxi" Wuletich (aka - Whip-toting, Handcuff-carrying Dominatrix in black leather.)
Ann "Cheri" Bailey ( aka - Cute Valley Girl)

'In my House' was released in 1985 and made it to No 1 in the U.S dance charts...

The band released 2 albums.. Mary Jane Girls (1983) and Only Four You ( 1985).

The first album saw a No 8 in the US charts with track 'All Night Long'

Sadly by 1987 the band split after Rick had a falling out with record company 'Motown'


MARY JANE GIRLS - IN MY HOUSE  (Thanks to Ignazio Deddu for the video & info)




MARY JANE GIRLS - ALL NIGHT LONG   (Thanks to Mcr0gw for the video)




LINKS

https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/mary-jane-girls/id349908

http://www.amazon.com/In-House-Mary-Jane-Girls/dp/B000001EJ2

https://www.facebook.com/maryjanegirls

#maryjanegirls
#electronic80s

THE DREAM SEQUENCE - TAKE ME HOME (To the 80s) (Album Review) - Sounds like the 80s

Hello and welcome back..... I forgot I started doing album reviews so I am going to start again, with this album from electronic outfit "The Dream Sequence"

Using mostly 80s vintage synths like the Jupiter-8V, Mini-Moog & Korg Polysix just to name a few, this music would go under the banner of "Experimental Electronica"

There are 10 songs on the album starting with their most popular song "Take me Home (To the 80s)
My pick of the album would be "Take me Home" with a wicked bass arp, dreamy pad sounds from the Jupiter and little alien voices singing "Take Me Home" ... I love this.







TRACK LISTING

1. Take me Home (To the 80s)
2. Man Machine
3. 1984 (R2 remix)
4. Lets Go
5. Starion
6. Psycho Machine
7. Interplanetary Adventures
8. Night on the Galactic Railway
9. Serenity
10. Taste the Acid  (Bonus Demo track)

LISTEN / CHECK IT OUT HERE


This is the first album for Blue Mountains (Australia) music producer, has taken 2 years in the making and has a heavy influence on late 80s dance music including the acid (303) sound...

Worth Checking Out... 8/10 for me


THE DREAM SEQUENCE - TAKE ME HOME (TO THE 80S)





THE DREAM SEQUENCE - MAN MACHINE





THE DREAM SEQUENCE - 1984 (R2 Remix)




LINKS

http://the-dream-sequence.bandcamp.com/album/take-me-home-to-the-80s

http://thedreamsequence.blogspot.com

                   The Dream Sequence

#thedreamsequence
#electronic80s

JAN TERRI - LOSING YOU (Lost Hit)

Hello and welcome back....Just outside the 80s came this song
Snappy camera work, swinging lyrics and Love...Lots of Love.

This video came out in 1993 under the banner "Worst Music Video Ever" but I like It (is that wrong?)

Jan Terri (Real Name - Janice Spagnolia) is from Chicago, Illinois in the U.S
Losing You is her first song and goes to show you, anyone can get into music if your hearts into it...

There's some pretty cruel comments on the YouTube page but as I say, You do better..At least she's giving it a go (This song has managed to rack up 3.3 million views) and she later performed at party's with 90s icon Marilyn Manson

Good on ya Terri,


JAN TERRI - LOSING YOU



LINKS

https://www.facebook.com/JanTerriOfficial

http://janterri1.bandcamp.com/

http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/JanTerri

https://twitter.com/therealjanterri

#janterri
#electronic80s