Robert Rental- Paralysis 7”& Double Heart 7”
Today’s post features Scottish electronic music pioneer Robert Rental (real name: Robert Donnachie), who grew to prominence in the underground music scene in the late seventies/early eighties. Though...
View ArticleXex- Group:Xex LP
Here’s a request of sorts for a classic minimal synthpop gem. Xex were a more experimental wave band, formed in South River, New Jersey. They were a mysterious affair, releasing one record in 1980 and...
View Article7” grab bag no. 2
Sorry for the delay here, folks…but to make up for it, here’s another one of those 7” grab bag posts, in which i’ve zipped up four singles for your listening pleasure, including one request from an...
View ArticleForeign Press- Downpour 7”& Climbing 12”
Some classic post-punk on the slab this afternoon, half of this post which comes as a generous donation from Jeffo!, a good chum, stellar dj, and otherwise obscure expert here in the heart of New York...
View ArticleOh Harry, You’re Such a Drag!- compilation
A bit of a request for today, ladies and gentlemen, as I’ve uploaded a rather stellar mix of early synthpunk/new/minimal wave tunes. I can’t take credit for creating it, as this mix was originally...
View ArticleComus- First Utterance LP
Here’s a little something different for any more open-minded readers of the blog. I’ve flirted with ambient and neofolk-esque material before on these back pages (mainly by way of Les Joyaux de la...
View ArticleRichard Bone- The Real Swing 12”
Here’s a classic early Richard Bone 12” for your listening pleasure. Born in 1952, Bone is considered an influential figure in the New York music scene in the early 1980s, a huge pioneer of electronic...
View ArticleHome Service- Discography
Hey kids, I’m back! Got a few treats lined up over the next few days, but first we have the entire discography from UK band Home Service. There’s an unfortunate discrepancy in the band’s discogs bio,...
View ArticleChrisma- Discography
Here’s one of two posts lined up to get you through the weekend. First, we have what I believe to be the complete discography of Italian band Chrisma, a synthpunk outfit active in the late 1970s. The...
View ArticleKrisma- Cathode Mamma/Nothing to Do With the Dog LPs
I have a pretty huge backlog of things I’ve been meaning to post, so I’m going to chip away at them over the next few days, so bear with me, folks! To kick things off, I’ve had several requests to post...
View ArticleBunny & The Lakers- Numbers LP
Here’s one I’ve seen shared in snippets across many different blogs, but I’m not sure if it’s ever been shared in full. Perhaps on some long, distant, since purged blog. I’ve had this kicking around on...
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