The Streets Were Paved With Circuit Boards by Oxykitten
L'Amant Electronique by Martin Lloyd More greatness from the Minimal Wave catalog. This time around, it’s Martin Lloyd of Oppenheimer Analysis. From his 4-song EP
From the 1981 compilation The Up Another Octave Transmission, which featured numerous Orange County electronic and experimental rock bands. I discovered this in my girlfriend’s
Signals From Pier Thirteen by Crash Course In Science Great weirdo synth track from Philadelphia, circa 1981. Crash Course In Science used toy instruments in
E.M.A.K. (Elektronische Musik Aus Koln) was founded in Germany in 1982 by Kurt Mill and Matthias Becker. “Filmmusik” is from the first in a series
The Normal was a short-lived project started by Daniel Miller, founder of the influential Mute label back in the late ’70’s. Daniel only had a
Some great Swiss new wave from 1981. Eisbar means “polar bear.” Recommended if you like early 80’s synth.
Great little minimal synth song from Australia’s The Metronomes. These guys were mostly active in the 80’s, releasing a few singles and albums on the
Lisfrank was a one-man-band from Italy who was most active in the 80’s. Very dark-themed synth, and very good. “Man Without Limits” appeared on last
lost / found by Absolute Body Control I actually just stumbled on these guys recently. Absolute Body Control was the first significant project of Dirk Ivens and