Rational Youth ‘Cold War Night Life’ (YUL, 1982)

byMat Smith
March 10, 2022

The accepted history of electronic pop music that I was spoon-fed, via compilation cassettes and CDs, ran a well-worn patch cable back to 1981.

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Mat Smith

Dreamies ‘Auralgraphic Entertainment’ (Stone Theatre Productions, 1973)

byBob Fischer

There are two types of Beatles fan in the world.

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3 minute read

The Scott 4 Free Rock Orchestra

byPush

You might remember them as Scott 4, but it was as The Scott 4 Free Rock Orchestra that they released ‘E-S-P’, a record that flipped from electrofunk to chillout to weirdo reggae without missing a beat

BBuried Treasure

2 minute read

Higher Intelligence Agency, ‘Colourform’, (Beyond, 1993)

byMat Smith

"Chris was the older brother of my high school best friend. He had the hippest taste in music, but he was also really intimidating."

BBuried Treasure

2 minute read

Vidéo Aventures

byDavid Stubbs

They were called Vidéo Aventures. They were French, they had links to the extreme Rock In Opposition movement, and in 1981 they released ‘Musique Pour Garçons Et Filles’, a superb example of underground electropop weirdosity

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