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A killer set of electronics from BEF – the production arm of Heaven 17, stepping out here in one of their few solo projects! The set is essentially instrumental readings of tunes by the more famous parent group – but done here in really tripped-out versions that play heavily with... read more

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A couple of lost proggy and surprisingly funky early 80s albums by keyboardist Tony Carey – his Explorer and Yellow Power LPs – together in cool 2LP gatefold set from Medical Records! Just a few years earlier, Carey was playing with Ritchie Blackmore in Rainbow – but the sound of... read more

Nasty electro punk from the enigmatic Lou Champagne – an obscure early 80s effort issue on Lou's own record label, but a killer cooker that would have shook the New York scene up plenty – had Champagne been working in the Big Apple at the time! There's a dark blend of analogue... read more

A lost treasure from the post-Krautrock years of the German scene – a lesser-known album on the Sky Records label – more famously home to Moebius and Rodelius – both of whom would be a good comparison for this album as well! Dorothea Raukes handles all the music on waves of... read more

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A great mix of glam grooves and electronics – served up with almost the same sort of gothy undercurrent you see in the title! Gina X is probably a singer more rooted in the disco/downtown modes of artists like Christina or The Waitresses – and this record definitely would have been... read more

An Italian group with plenty of flair for drama – yet one that also has the sweet stripped-down electro groove of the legendary Cosmic scene! A few years before, and these guys would be sporting long hair and shaggy clothese – but here, they're dressed up in space suits and serving up... read more

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Electronic sounds, but pretty darn catchy too – and not nearly as dark as you might guess from the title! The duo have a sound that's wonderfully perky at points – not poppy, but all-abristle with some cool analogue elements that crackle nicely next to the catchy vocals, and sweetly... read more

Rare electro pop from mid 80s Columbus, Ohio – but music that would be equally at home in the Sheffield or Manchester scenes of a few years before! Near Paris are a totally great group who definitely deserved bigger fame – working here with just the right balance of darkness and catchy... read more

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