Sunday, February 2, 2014

Best of 1984- The Album List

The growing popularity of Michael Jackson which started in 1983 also set foot in 1984 especially after the video for "Thriller" was released. Even though the content of the video was controversial at that time, it was also groundbreaking and it revolutionized the music industry and the world of pop by breaking down the racial barriers and transforming the music video into a work of art.
Even at the other end of the Atlantic the 1983 started with a small scandal which involved Frankie Goes To Hollywood who got banned by BBC for almost a year due to the explicit lyrics in the and provocative video for their biggest hit "Relax". Despite this fact, the band managed to have major success around the world with their debut album Welcome to the Pleasuredome. This was also the first big success for ZTT Records and three times platinum in the UK. Towards the end of the year the Frankie Goes to Hollywood ban was slowly lifted and "Relax" was the ultimate anthem of 1984 introducing the Frankie Says Relax trend. 
With the growing popularity of MTV, in 1984 the first MTV Music Awards were given away at the  Radio City Music Hall in New York. Among the winners were Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, David Bowie, Herbie Hancock. Madonna was not up for awards, but manged to make prominence and shake the pop world with her performance at the VMA's. 
Just ahead of Christmas when 1984 was in the fade out, a group of musicians headed by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure got together for a good cause forming Band Aid. This was a group of musicians who recorded a song to raise awareness and funds for the Ethiopian famine in 1983–1985. It included more than 40 musicians and it sold over two million copies around the globe and raised more than $24 million. 
Towards the end of the year New Gold Dream which could easily be translated as the golden era of new Wave slowly began to vanish and became clear that the new musical term was Pop.

 

Next Wave: Eternal Death

From one of the finest indie pop factories in Europe, Labrador Music from Sweden, comes a rather unusual act called Eternal Death. The band, project, artist which hides under this moniker only gives us a quick view on his theory about life and death. Expressed through their music, it is a dream with no end, white and grey noise and electropop waves lighten up by angelic vocals. Their debut single is out now!


http://labrador.se
https://www.facebook.com/Eternaldeathmusic





Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Thirty Years of Camouflage on Ten CD Box Set

The German synth-pop group Camouflage have released a limited edition Box Se. This compilation include Camouflage's complete work from 1983 to 2013, 10 CDs, a picture book and a booklet with all song lyrics. This release is available as pre-order and it will be shipped on February 10th, 2014. More information through band's official page.

http://www.camouflage-music.com/index.php


The content includes: ·
Voices & Images (newly remastered) · Methods Of Silence (newly remastered) · Meanwhile (newly remastered) · Bodega Bohemia (newly remastered) · Spice Crackers (newly remastered) · Sensor (newly remastered) · Relocated (newly remastered) · Areu Areu (newly remastered) · Archive #2 – Live Recordings · Archive #3 – The Early Tapes 1983 – 1988

Monday, January 20, 2014

WAW: Wampire- The Hearse

The American indie group Wampire have released their debut album 'Curiosity' last year. The lead single from the album entitled "The Hearse" made us more curious to find out more about the band because of the retro styled 80's video which was directed by Raphaël Pfeiffer. Some say video of the year 2013, some recall Sweet Dreams and we think a great compilation of various 80's vids influences that really lights the New wave flame.

More great videos past, present, future in our Music box.


Sunday, January 19, 2014

New Frankie Goes To Hollywood Compilation 'Frankie Said' Announced for February

Frankie Goes To Hollywood have announced the release of a brand new compilation entitled 'Frankie Said'. 'Frankie Said' (Deluxe Edition) is a compilation that combines - for the first time ever - the very best of the audio and video Frankie Goes To Hollywood created for ZTT between 1983 and 1987. From obscurity to infamy and back again in less than five years, perhaps more than any other group, Frankie Goes To Hollywood define 80's music. This compilation includes a series of cutting edge videos alongside BBC TV appearances - previously unavailable footage from Top Of The Pops and The Oxford Road Show '84 - and rare material from the Zang Tuum Tum archives. The release date is announced for mid February.

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Retrovision: China Crisis- Wishful Thinking

Thirty years ago, China Crisis released "Wishful Thinking" and the song reached #9 in the UK. This remained their best selling single and their only top ten hit. The song was taken from the album 'Working with Fire and Steel – Possible Pop Songs Volume Two'. To this date the song appeared on several compilations including 'Ultimate Crisis' in 2012.


Clan of Xymox Announce a New Album for February

The dutch group Clan of Xymox have announced the release of a brand new album. This will be the follow up to 'Kindred Spirits' which was released two years ago. The new studio album features 12 tracks and will be entitled 'Matters of Mind, Body, and Soul'. The band also announced the tour which will follow the album release. The album will be out on Valentine's Day. For more info, follow the link below. 

http://www.clanofxymox.com/

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Best of 2013- EP List



01. XEX- Change 
02. Cosmetics- Olympia
03. Mild Peril- Unknown Zones I
04. Annie- The A&R 
05. Inhalt- Occupations 
06. Ortotasce- Forgotten
07. Keluar- Ennoea 
08. Dopplereffekt - Tetrahymena 
09. Tuxedo Gleam- Pour Ferrari 
10. Echö- Intangible Pupa
11. Future- Abyss 
12. Be Quiet- Primal
13. Xiu- Possesions 
14. Widowspeak- The Swamps 
15. Engines of Malice (s/t) 
16. Programm- Everything at Once 
17. Quimper- Aleph Null 
18. Circa Tapes- Adam & Eve 
19. October Dance- October Dance 
20. Blablarism- Fugue

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