I've said it before and I'll say it again.
you can take every piece of techno/and ambient that I own but don't even
think about touching my synth pop collection. These were the days when
people actually used synthesizers.
Bryan
onnow:spooky "found sound"
onnext:anything box
quoted 29 lines On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, [iso-8859-1] drift wood wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, [iso-8859-1] drift wood wrote:
>
> > Did anyone who went to the Big Chill manage to tape Tom Middleton's
> > slot on Big Chill FM at 3am on Saturday morning? I didn't due to a
> > malfunctioning tape recorder, and a brain in a similar state.
> >
> > As for his DJ set on Sunday afternoon, Human League - Fascination..haha
> > cheesy but we'll go with it... followed by Bowie's Lets Dance...oh
> > dear, just ignore it and keep dancing....but oh no the Police - Every
> > Little Thing ..... Tom, that is far too cheddary. (Didn't he play the
> > same 3 records last year?)
> >
> > Does this herald the return of the New Romantic sound? Aphex Twin also
> > plays Human League in his sets, and I heard Luke Vibert play a Visage
> > 'b' side recently. Get those frills, cuffs and pixie boots out again,
> > boys and girls.
>
> Aphex Twin has frequently acknowledged his love for Human League, particularly
> 'Dare.' If you're looking for context, all those guys were in their
> Wonder Years during the mid to late 80's. Those bands featured electronic
> sounds in a new context, and I can see how those synth sounds could make
> young boys fantasize about getting an SH101 and trying to make their own
> noises at home.
>
> The other huge influence you can hear in their music is the mid-80's
> electro and hip hop. Again this was stuff that was 'in the air' back
> then.
>
>
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