Sequins and Spandex (parts 1 & 2)

Here's a slight deviation from the standard Systems of Romance fare to end the weekend. Though it's a mere stone's throw away from minimal wave as it is, my interest in Italo and Space Disco has been on the rise over the past six or seven months, and has culminated in two mixes of classic tracks both old and new. I created the first Sequins and Spandex collection in November of '08 (and forgot to post it here during the blog's forced downtime). Otherwise, I just finished the second mix last night, and am pleased to offer them both for your listening pleasure. The first is a little more glitzy and polished, while the second is a little more gritty. Here's all the info:



Sequins and Spandex: An Introductory Disco Compilation
1. Friday Nights- Diamond Vampires
2. Hands in the Dark- Chromatics
3. Destiny- Vivien Vee
4. Veronica's Veil- Fan Death
5. Digitally- Plastic Mode
6. Esc Hatch- Mount Sims
7. Pillow Talk- Lustt
8. Lady Operator- Mirage
9. 1991- Crystal Castles
10. Beatific- Glass Candy
11. No Regrets- Black Devil
12. Automatic Amore- Patriza Pellegrino
13. I'm an Indian Too- Don Armando's 2nd ave. Rhumba Band
14. How Do You Dance?- Telex
15. Speakerphone- Kylie Minogue
16. Movie Star- Roisin Murphy
17. The Night (Original Mix)- Valerie Dore
18. Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (Mirage Mix)- Indeep

*download it here



Sequins and Spandex 2: Electric Boogaloo
1. Spacer Woman- Charlie
2. Chase (Dub Version)- Sun La Shan
3. What Did He Say- Nite Jewel
4. Hide It- The Golden Filter
5. Somewhere in the Night (Extended)- Stereo
6. Main Theme From 'Christine'- John Carpenter
7. Moscow Discow (Single Version)- Telex
8. Ikeya Seki- Kano
9. Magic Fly- Ecama
10. You- Boytronic
11. Into the Night- Tobias Bernstrup
12. Pulstar- Hipnosis
13. Baseball Furies Chase- Barry de Vorzon
14. Polaris- Cyber People
15. La Nuite Blanche- Munich Machine
16. Don't Lose Control- Material
17. Flashing- Goblin

*download it here*

I hope to make a habit of these, so if you dig 'em, please speak up! Happy Friday, ladies and gents!

Sequins and Spandex (parts 1 & 2)

Here's a slight deviation from the standard Systems of Romance fare to end the weekend. Though it's a mere stone's throw away from minimal wave as it is, my interest in Italo and Space Disco has been on the rise over the past six or seven months, and has culminated in two mixes of classic tracks both old and new. I created the first Sequins and Spandex collection in November of '08 (and forgot to post it here during the blog's forced downtime). Otherwise, I just finished the second mix last night, and am pleased to offer them both for your listening pleasure. The first is a little more glitzy and polished, while the second is a little more gritty. Here's all the info:



Sequins and Spandex: An Introductory Disco Compilation
1. Friday Nights- Diamond Vampires
2. Hands in the Dark- Chromatics
3. Destiny- Vivien Vee
4. Veronica's Veil- Fan Death
5. Digitally- Plastic Mode
6. Esc Hatch- Mount Sims
7. Pillow Talk- Lustt
8. Lady Operator- Mirage
9. 1991- Crystal Castles
10. Beatific- Glass Candy
11. No Regrets- Black Devil
12. Automatic Amore- Patriza Pellegrino
13. I'm an Indian Too- Don Armando's 2nd ave. Rhumba Band
14. How Do You Dance?- Telex
15. Speakerphone- Kylie Minogue
16. Movie Star- Roisin Murphy
17. The Night (Original Mix)- Valerie Dore
18. Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (Mirage Mix)- Indeep

*download it here



Sequins and Spandex 2: Electric Boogaloo
1. Spacer Woman- Charlie
2. Chase (Dub Version)- Sun La Shan
3. What Did He Say- Nite Jewel
4. Hide It- The Golden Filter
5. Somewhere in the Night (Extended)- Stereo
6. Main Theme From 'Christine'- John Carpenter
7. Moscow Discow (Single Version)- Telex
8. Ikeya Seki- Kano
9. Magic Fly- Ecama
10. You- Boytronic
11. Into the Night- Tobias Bernstrup
12. Pulstar- Hipnosis
13. Baseball Furies Chase- Barry de Vorzon
14. Polaris- Cyber People
15. La Nuite Blanche- Munich Machine
16. Don't Lose Control- Material
17. Flashing- Goblin

*download it here*

I hope to make a habit of these, so if you dig 'em, please speak up! Happy Friday, ladies and gents!

East Wall [full discography]

Today's post contains the entire discography for Italian minimal/electro/disco act East Wall, featuring the efforts of Fabrizio Chiari (previously involved with Kirlian Camera) on synthesizers and electronics and Wilma Notari on synths and vocals. Their initial 12'', 1985's Eyes of Glass is a perfect slice of jagged minimal synth, while their 1991 lp Silence is a bit darker, though just as catchy in spots.

Without any further ado, here's the download information for both releases. Enjoy!



East Wall- Eyes of Glass 12''
1. Eyes of Glass (vocal)
2. Eyes of Glass (instrumental)



East Wall- Silence
1. Silence
2. Ice Of Fire
3. Twenty Five Sunsets Before Dawn
4. Angelo
5. Blue
6. Privacy
7. Twenty Seven

*download both here*

East Wall [full discography]

Today's post contains the entire discography for Italian minimal/electro/disco act East Wall, featuring the efforts of Fabrizio Chiari (previously involved with Kirlian Camera) on synthesizers and electronics and Wilma Notari on synths and vocals. Their initial 12'', 1985's Eyes of Glass is a perfect slice of jagged minimal synth, while their 1991 lp Silence is a bit darker, though just as catchy in spots.

Without any further ado, here's the download information for both releases. Enjoy!



East Wall- Eyes of Glass 12''
1. Eyes of Glass (vocal)
2. Eyes of Glass (instrumental)



East Wall- Silence
1. Silence
2. Ice Of Fire
3. Twenty Five Sunsets Before Dawn
4. Angelo
5. Blue
6. Privacy
7. Twenty Seven

*download both here*

Vox Dei- De Profundis LP

A request post for the day, ladies and gentlemen. This one's for Curious Guy over at Phoenix Hairpins, a fantastic post-punk blog that many readers should already be familiar with, but should scour if not.

Anyway, I've stumbled upon Vox Dei's De Profundis LP, the band's lone LP, released in 1982. A fantastic slab of gritty, French coldwave, a little more experimental than some of their counterparts. There's also an Argentinian band that shares the same name, mostly active in the 1970s, but this band is vastly different, though little information is available about this particular one. Given those circumstances, let's get down to the nitty gritty:



Vox Dei- De Profundis LP
1. Escadrille 43
2. Connu De Personne
3. Le Démon
4. Lord's Mélancolie
5. Vortex Androgyne
6. Requiem
7. Q.H.S.
8. Terroriste
9. Tokyo Boy

*download it here*

Fun Fact: "Terroriste" also appears on the fantastic BIPP: French Synth-Wave 1979/85 collection, which is worth finding for any fan of the genre.

Vox Dei- De Profundis LP

A request post for the day, ladies and gentlemen. This one's for Curious Guy over at Phoenix Hairpins, a fantastic post-punk blog that many readers should already be familiar with, but should scour if not.

Anyway, I've stumbled upon Vox Dei's De Profundis LP, the band's lone LP, released in 1982. A fantastic slab of gritty, French coldwave, a little more experimental than some of their counterparts. There's also an Argentinian band that shares the same name, mostly active in the 1970s, but this band is vastly different, though little information is available about this particular one. Given those circumstances, let's get down to the nitty gritty:



Vox Dei- De Profundis LP
1. Escadrille 43
2. Connu De Personne
3. Le Démon
4. Lord's Mélancolie
5. Vortex Androgyne
6. Requiem
7. Q.H.S.
8. Terroriste
9. Tokyo Boy

*download it here*

Fun Fact: "Terroriste" also appears on the fantastic BIPP: French Synth-Wave 1979/85 collection, which is worth finding for any fan of the genre.

Burning Skies of Elysium- The Last Revolving Door LP

Can't seem to find a slew of info about today's band, Burning Skies of Elysium (simply Elysium for short), who released one lone LP in 1987. I have only deduced that the band hails from the UK and is primarily a three-piece, for though little information exists, several photos of the band can be found.

As far as releases go, The Last Revolving Door was preceeded by one 12'' and one 7'' single, and the album itself was repressed on CD in 1993 via Spectre Records, with three bonus tracks attached. They are included in the link below, for your listening pleasure. Without any further ado:



Burning Skies of Elysium- The Last Revolving Door LP
1. Alone
2. For My Eyes
3. Carousel
4. Death Of The Clowns
5. Far From The Crowd
6. Beggarman Thief
7. Domino
8. Out On The Paperchase
9. Too Late For Tears
10. Fragments
11. One Afternoon
12. It's All Over
13. Dutch Villa

*download it here*

Burning Skies of Elysium- The Last Revolving Door LP

Can't seem to find a slew of info about today's band, Burning Skies of Elysium (simply Elysium for short), who released one lone LP in 1987. I have only deduced that the band hails from the UK and is primarily a three-piece, for though little information exists, several photos of the band can be found.

As far as releases go, The Last Revolving Door was preceeded by one 12'' and one 7'' single, and the album itself was repressed on CD in 1993 via Spectre Records, with three bonus tracks attached. They are included in the link below, for your listening pleasure. Without any further ado:



Burning Skies of Elysium- The Last Revolving Door LP
1. Alone
2. For My Eyes
3. Carousel
4. Death Of The Clowns
5. Far From The Crowd
6. Beggarman Thief
7. Domino
8. Out On The Paperchase
9. Too Late For Tears
10. Fragments
11. One Afternoon
12. It's All Over
13. Dutch Villa

*download it here*

I'm So Hollow- Peel Session 8.13.80

Thanks to a generous donation from Kevin Crow, I am pleased to offer the long lost I'm So Hollow peel session, recorded on the 13th of August, 1980. Two of the tracks are exclusive to this release, not recorded or released in any other form. The first two, however, appear on their debut 7'', 1980's Dreams to Fill the Vacuum and their 1981 full length, Emotion/Sound/Motion, respectively. You can download their entire discography here!

Here's the Peel Session info:

I'm So Hollow- Peel Session 8.13.80
1. Dreams to Fill the Vacuum
2. Which Way?
3. Monotony
4. Fashion

I've compressed the FLAC files to 192 kpbs for those less picky, but will also make the original files available for anyone interested in superior quality. Granted, these sessions are sourced from a cassette tape, but every little bit counts, eh?

*download @ 192kpbs*
*download FLAC*

I'm So Hollow- Peel Session 8.13.80

Thanks to a generous donation from Kevin Crow, I am pleased to offer the long lost I'm So Hollow peel session, recorded on the 13th of August, 1980. Two of the tracks are exclusive to this release, not recorded or released in any other form. The first two, however, appear on their debut 7'', 1980's Dreams to Fill the Vacuum and their 1981 full length, Emotion/Sound/Motion, respectively. You can download their entire discography here!

Here's the Peel Session info:

I'm So Hollow- Peel Session 8.13.80
1. Dreams to Fill the Vacuum
2. Which Way?
3. Monotony
4. Fashion

I've compressed the FLAC files to 192 kpbs for those less picky, but will also make the original files available for anyone interested in superior quality. Granted, these sessions are sourced from a cassette tape, but every little bit counts, eh?

*download @ 192kpbs*
*download FLAC*

Units- Digital Stimulation LP

I originally touched on San Francisco synthpunk legends Units back in July 2006, so let's flesh that post out a little bit with their lone full length release, 1980's Digital Stimulation, which features a rerecorded version of 'Warm Moving Bodies.' The original version can be nabbed from the 2006 overview post, alongside a more detailed profile of the band. Otherwise, here's the info proper:



1. High Pressure Days
2. Digital Stimulation
3. Warm Moving Bodies
4. Go
5. Mission
6. Cannibals
7. Bugboy
8. Tight Fit
9. Passion Or Patterns
10. Town By The River
11. Cowboy

*download it here*

Units- Digital Stimulation LP

I originally touched on San Francisco synthpunk legends Units back in July 2006, so let's flesh that post out a little bit with their lone full length release, 1980's Digital Stimulation, which features a rerecorded version of 'Warm Moving Bodies.' The original version can be nabbed from the 2006 overview post, alongside a more detailed profile of the band. Otherwise, here's the info proper:



1. High Pressure Days
2. Digital Stimulation
3. Warm Moving Bodies
4. Go
5. Mission
6. Cannibals
7. Bugboy
8. Tight Fit
9. Passion Or Patterns
10. Town By The River
11. Cowboy

*download it here*

Play- Red Movies LP

I was just turned on to this record on New Year's eve, and it's an underrated synth-pop gem, through and through. Well, it's more of an EP than a record proper, as it collects all three of UK synthpop act Play's 12'' and 7'' singles on one vinyl.

Little is known about this one man act, though Wayne Kennedy was assisted by a few Survival Records pals for the recording and release of this 1985 record. Otherwise, it's simply another fantastic anomaly from the glory days of synthpop. Without more info to contribute, let's get down to the nitty gritty, shall we?



Play- Red Movies LP
1. Red Movie
2. Erase the Memory
3. Deeper Than Blue
4. This Little Girl
5. Chasing the Sun
6. You Don't Look the Same
7. In My Mind
8. You Don't Look the Same (De-Mix)
9. In My Mind (Remix)

*download it here*

Not sure if this record has been rereleased, but the version I've been graciously given has a few alternate remixes attached to the end, sourced from Play's 12'' singles. Whether this more complete discography is simply a devoted fan's doing is uncertain, but either way, hope you kids enjoy the record and the extra goodies! Happy New Year!

Play- Red Movies LP

I was just turned on to this record on New Year's eve, and it's an underrated synth-pop gem, through and through. Well, it's more of an EP than a record proper, as it collects all three of UK synthpop act Play's 12'' and 7'' singles on one vinyl.

Little is known about this one man act, though Wayne Kennedy was assisted by a few Survival Records pals for the recording and release of this 1985 record. Otherwise, it's simply another fantastic anomaly from the glory days of synthpop. Without more info to contribute, let's get down to the nitty gritty, shall we?



Play- Red Movies LP
1. Red Movie
2. Erase the Memory
3. Deeper Than Blue
4. This Little Girl
5. Chasing the Sun
6. You Don't Look the Same
7. In My Mind
8. You Don't Look the Same (De-Mix)
9. In My Mind (Remix)

*download it here*

Not sure if this record has been rereleased, but the version I've been graciously given has a few alternate remixes attached to the end, sourced from Play's 12'' singles. Whether this more complete discography is simply a devoted fan's doing is uncertain, but either way, hope you kids enjoy the record and the extra goodies! Happy New Year!