Echoboy – Telstar Recovery
In 2003, Echoboy played the Montreux Jazz Festival. Their set opened with this classic track, from Volume 2 (Mute), with a dedication to Joe Meek. The proceedings were captured by…
In 2003, Echoboy played the Montreux Jazz Festival. Their set opened with this classic track, from Volume 2 (Mute), with a dedication to Joe Meek. The proceedings were captured by…
Mirrors took some stick for wearing their OMD influences on their sleeves, but few acts in recent times have managed to sound as magisterial as the Brighton-based outfit did on…
With Tina Schnekenburger running their Conny Plank-produced backing tracks, the duo of Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft dominate the stage in this video from 1981. Robert Görl remains one of pop’s greatest…
Lustans Lakejer [EN: Lackeys of Lust] was one of Sweden’s first – and remains one of its greatest – new wave bands. Formed in 1978, the band achieved success with…
S.P.O.C.K might look, on the outside, like a Star Trek-themed novelty act, but in fact it’s a complex and sophisticated blend of poptronica and philosophy. Like the best science fiction,…
The half of Throbbing Gristle who best got electronics and Abba, on stage in Berlin. There is an album coming in February 2015, based on this set, which will inevitably…
I Satellite is the project of Kalamazoo’s Rod Macquarrie. It’s inspired by Numan, Foxx and Alphaville, but driven by the capabilities of his unique collection of vintage machines. This song…
They had a big hit with this song in France in 1980, so a lip-syncing TV appearance would have been a given. This clip has a lot of the classic…
Maybe we’d forgotten how great it was when Lush, Pale Saints and Galaxie 500 were doing their thing, but the shoegaze spirit is strong with this one. Canadian expatriate, Jennie…
Dan Pachet used to host a late-night public access cable TV show called Alternative Rockstand. His own tastes were quite varied, but he knew when something was worth listening to…