SYNTH POP
VA - Musik Music Musique Vol. 1.0, 2.0 & 3.0 [2020 - 2023] (9 x CDs)
VA - Musik Music Musique 1.0, 1980 The Dawn Of Synth Pop [2020] This set explores the arrival of synth pop and the dawn of a new musical era. 58 tracks including songs by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, The Human League, Ultravox, Toyah, Spandau Ballet, Kim Wilde, Philip Lynott, The Buggles - And Underground Figureheads - Fad Gadget, Suicide, M, John Foxx, D. A. F., Dalek I Love You, Visage, The Residents, Yello, and many others. As the dust settled following the punk rock explosion, countless new genres began to solidify and coalesce. Chief among these, in a field of it's own, was Synth Pop - a suitably descriptive umbrella for the new electronic pop sound which had emerged over the previous couple of years. Musik Music Musique captures a snapshot of this milestone moment in music. Independent novelties and curiosities sit alongside big budget pop perfection. Artists who would go on to sell millions take their first steps into this new landscape whilst others make the briefest contribution before the wave moves on. For every too-cool-for-school Human League there is a so-far-out-it's-in Yello. In retrospect, the speed at which these new instruments and production techniques were absorbed by such a variety of artists astounds and confounds. Not to be confused with so many synth-pop-by-numbers budget releases, Musik Music Musique is an essential and insightful compendium of a place and time unique in musical chronology. (Amazon)
VA - Musik Music Musique 2.0 The Rise Of Synth Pop [2021] Sequel to the hugely successful Musik Music Musique, this time exploring 1981, the year synth pop broke into the mainstream. Over 50 tracks showcasing the innovation and exploration that gave rise to what would become the decade's pre-eminent musical form. 2020's Musik Music Musique set, we present the sequel, this time looking at the electronic pop scene as it evolved from curio and novelty into a major movement and began to dominate the airwaves. Featuring a plethora of acts who would quickly become household names (many of which endure today) and exploring the wide variety of directions electronic instruments took both the mainstream and independent music in. Musik Music Musique 2. 0 embraces both the pure pop aesthetic of a new generation of aspirational, defiantly polished artists and those who embraced electronic music in the aftermath of the post-punk explosion. From chart bothering, High Street nightclub anthems to self-pressed one-offs and cassette releases, this set provides an overview of the scene as it blossomed and an introduction to a wealth of fascinating, lesser known material. (Amazon)
VA - Musik Music Musique 3.0: 1982 Synth Pop On The Air [2023] Following 2021's Musik Music Musique 2. 0 set, the third volume in the series looks at the electronic pop scene as it came to dominate the airwaves. A period which saw the 1980's credible musical landscape evolve from gritty post-punk to shamelessly aspirational polished pop. Featuring countless artists who would become household names (many of which remain active today) alongside lesser-known scene mainstays, independent innovators and novelty opportunists, Musik Music Musique 3. 0 explores the evolution of synth pop from anything resembling a 'scene' into the standard musical form of the day, soon to be embraced by everybody from power balladeers to quasi-rock stadium acts. From chart staples and nightclub anthems to rarities, curios and collectables, this set gives equal airtime to all, basking in the breadth of ideas and innovation being explored as the musical world moved towards the mid-80s. Eclectic, endlessly innovative and, most importantly, enduringly listenable, Music Musik Musique 3. 0 continues where it's predecessors left off, and sets the scene for forthcoming 1983 and 1984 editions. (Amazon)
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Track lists
VA - Musik Music Musique 1.0, 1980 The Dawn Of Synth Pop [2020]
CD01
01 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Messages 4:46
02 Zeus - Musik, Music, Musique... 3:39
03 Fad Gadget - Coitus Interruptus 4:38
04 Xynn - Computed Man 5:27
05 Rod Vey - Metal Love 3:09
06 Gina X Performance - Vendor's Box 4:49
07 Our Daughter's Weddin - Lawnchairs 3:28
08 Science - Tokyo 3:43
09 The Human League - Only After Dark 3:48
10 Toyah - Victims Of The Riddle 3:38
11 Nick Nicely - Dct Dreams 4:11
12 Suicide - Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne 3:20
13 Ultravox - Waiting 3:53
14 Moebius - Money 5:34
15 Fallout Club - Falling Years 2:19
16 Der Plan - Da Vorne Steht Ne Ampel 2:32
17 Dark Day - No, Nothing, Never 6:28
18 Hazel O'connor - Sons And Lovers 4:41
19 Pauline Murray And The Invisible Girls - Sympathy 2:52
CD02
01 Spandau Ballet - Glow 3:49
02 M - Official Secrets 5:48
03 Silicon Teens - Chip 'n' Roll 3:16
04 Rockets - Galactica 4:41
05 Kim Wilde - Tuning In Tuning On 4:33
06 Landscape - European Man 4:21
07 Henriette Coulouvrat - Can't You Take A Joke? Ha Ha Hi Hi! 3:50
08 Metronomes - A Circuit Like Me 3:54
09 John Foxx - No-One Driving 3:47
10 D.A.F. - Kebabträume 4:01
11 Gary Sloan And Clone - Harmonitalk 4:45
12 Phil Lynott - Yellow Pearl 4:06
13 Dalek I - Dalek I Love You (Destiny) 3:41
14 Taxi-Girl - Mannequin 4:49
15 New Musik - This World Of Water 3:39
16 Japan - Quiet Life 4:51
17 Kevin Harrison - Chase The Dragon 4:07
18 The Residents - Diskomo 4:34
CD03
01 Buggles - Astroboy (And The Proles On Parade) 4:49
02 Berlin Blondes - Mannequin 4:56
03 Passage - A Certain Way To Go 2:53
04 Sic - Between 3:28
05 Yello - Bimbo 3:37
06 Genocide - Images Of Delusion 4:11
07 Lori & The Chameleons - The Lonely Spy 3:27
08 Craze - Lucy 3:06
09 Goo-Q - I’m A Computer 3:21
10 Blood Donor - Doctor...? 4:39
11 Alex Fergusson - Brushing Your Hair 2:49
12 Korgis - Drawn And Quartered 3:20
13 Visage - Mind Of A Toy 3:34
14 British Standard Unit - D'ya Think I'm Sexy 2:27
15 Mataya Clifford - Living Wild 4:13
16 Systems - Private Lives 4:27
17 Karel Fialka - The Eyes Have It 3:22
18 Nini Raviolette - Suis-Je Normale 4:05
19 Eyeless In Gaza - China Blue Vision 2:51
20 Red Squares - The Russians Are Coming 1:51
21 La Düsseldorf - Dampfriemen 3:38
VA - Musik Music Musique 2.0 The Rise Of Synth Pop [2021]
CD01
01 Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang 4:22
02 Soft Cell - Frustration 4:15
03 Devo - Through Being Cool 3:15
04 Dramatis - Lady Dj 3:53
05 Aneka - Japanese Boy 3:59
06 Richard Bone - Alien Girl 3:06
07 New Musik - Twelfth House 4:38
08 A Flock Of Seagulls - Talking 4:38
09 Virna Lindt - Young And Hip 3:33
10 Passage - Taboos 5:39
11 Toyah - Thunder In The Mountains 3:52
12 Duran Duran - Khanada 3:29
13 Second Layer - In Bits 3:09
14 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Souvenir 3:39
15 Fallout Club - Wonderlust 4:08
16 Analysis - Surface Tension 3:15
CD02
01 Yellow Magic Orchestra - Cue 4:35
02 Gina X Performance - No Gdm 6:00
03 Drinking Electricity - Random Particles 3:26
04 Hazel O’connor - (Cover Plus) We're All Grown Up 3:44
05 Rod Vey - Brave New Modern World 3:04
06 Those French Girls - Close-Up 3:42
07 Kim Wilde - Cambodia 3:59
08 Thomas Leer - West End 4:32
09 Voice Farm - Sleep 2:54
10 Tears For Fears - Suffer The Children 3:46
11 Johnny Warman - Will You Dance With Me 3:21
12 Visage - Visage 3:51
13 Spandau Ballet - Reformation 4:56
14 Beasts In Cages - Sandcastles 4:40
15 Peter Baumann - Repeat, Repeat 3:48
16 Japan - The Art Of Parties 4:14
17 Fashion - Move On 3:56
18 Natasha England - I Can't Hold On 2:51
CD03
01 Chris & Cosey - This Is Me 2:58
02 Schleimer K - Nevermore 4:35
03 Yello - Bostich 4:38
04 Naked Lunch - Slipping Again 3:58
05 AK-47 - Stop! Dance! 3:18
06 Zeus B. Held - Cowboy On The Beach 3:44
07 Blue Zoo - Love Moves In Strange Ways 4:08
08 Mystery Plane - Something To Prove 3:30
09 John Foxx - You Were There 3:52
10 Portion Control - Brix 2:53
11 B-Movie - Nowhere Girl 4:44
12 Ultravox - I Remember (Death In The Afternoon) 5:00
13 Limit - Ok Go 3:03
14 Erogenous Zones - Say It's Not So 3:29
15 Faction - Wrong Again 3:46
16 Alan Burnham - Music To Save The World By Science Fiction 3:51
17 Eyeless In Gaza - The Eyes Of Beautiful Losers 5:16
VA - Musik Music Musique 3.0: 1982 Synth Pop On The Air [2023]
CD01
01 Thomas Dolby - Radio Silence 3:50
02 Passage - Xoyo 3:56
03 Talk Talk - Mirror Man 3:21
04 100% Manmade Fibre - Green For Go 3:04
05 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - She's Leaving 3:30
06 Poeme Electronique - V.O.I.C.E. 4:28
07 Colourbox - Breakdown (1982 Single Version) 4:14
08 Blancmange - I've Seen The Word 3:07
09 Fashiøn - Streetplayer (Mechanik) 3:51
10 Japan - European Son 3:40
11 Greeting No 4 - Condition 3:17
12 Richard Bone - Digital Days 3:42
13 Paul Haig - Justice 3:33
14 Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter 4:04
15 Arthur Brown - Conversations 4:32
16 Die Krupps - Goldfinger 3:25
17 Planning By Numbers - Lightning Strikes 2:21
18 Faith Global - Coded World 3:24
19 Aerial Fx - Instant Feeling 4:03
20 Ultravox - Monument 3:17
CD02
01 Dramatis - The Shame 3:20
02 Fiat Lux - This Illness 4:14
03 New Order - Temptation 5:27
04 Kevin Coyne - Tell The Truth 4:04
05 Dead Or Alive - What I Want (Demo) 3:07
06 Toyah - Ieya 1982 5:24
07 Fad Gadget - Life On The Line 3:57
08 Thirteen At Midnight - Climb Down 3:26
09 Soft Cell - Sex Dwarf 5:21
10 Yello - Heavy Whispers 3:58
11 Zoo Boutique - Happy Families 3:11
12 Human League - You Remind Me Of Gold 3:36
13 Moebius - Pushin Too Hard 3:25
14 Passion Polka - Juliet 3:38
15 Endgames - First-Last-For Everything (Club Version) 4:40
16 Leisure Process - Love Cascade 3:35
17 Drinking Electricity - Good Times 3:34
18 Section 25 - Hold Me 6:01
CD03
01 Heaven 17 - Let Me Go! 4:19
02 Voice Farm - Beatnik 3:27
03 Telex - Sigmund Freud's Party 2:56
04 Thomas Leer - Mr Nobody 5:24
05 Kim Wilde - Child Come Away 4:07
06 Communication - Future Shock 3:50
07 Berlin - Sex (I'm A….) 4:57
08 Local Boy Makes Good - Hypnotic Rhythm 3:17
09 Mikado - Par Hasard 4:32
10 Falco - Maschine Brennt 3:39
11 Those French Girls - Sorry Sorry 3:32
12 Nick Nicely - Hilly Fields (1892) 3:32
13 Time In Motion - Quiet Type 3:49
14 Ukraine - Remote Control 3:31
15 Julie And The Jems - 1-2-3 3:43
16 Thick Pigeon - Subway 4:58
17 Sergeant Frog - Profile Dance 3:26
18 Omega Theatre - Robots, Machines And Silicon Dreams 4:58
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