24 Friday Feb 2012
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brusque twins – “stone communication” (download)
Brusque Twins is a duo from Montreal. They play downtempo, melodic, synth pop. They release music via Visage Musique and their Bandcamp page, where you can check out more of their stuff.
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23 Thursday Feb 2012
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Bomarr Blog super friend Edison from San Francisco just released this Full Mustafa project via the 900bats site. He says:
“yodels brodels…
been sitting on this lil’ project for a few months…
it is 20 beats of flipped and bugged out psych rock…
shit your uncle hippy wished he had heard while he was ripping tubes in his teenage flower powered sweaty VW bus…
just in case the listeners of bat-tapes forgot how to do it,
i got evak1 and beastmaster to rip a track each….
pure posterity bros….”
Go grab it for free right here
23 Thursday Feb 2012
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cozy corners – “bit of myself in you” (stream-only)
Another great 2-song single from Fake Flamingo Records. If you don’t remember, Fake Flamingo is releasing a series of digital singles this year featuring artists performing under different pseudonyms. Here’s the summary of the project direct from Fake Flamingo:
“Conceived in 2011 as a response to the current phenomena of selling an artist’s identity rather than their music. The goal is to release a digital single each week, created by an artist working under a pseudonym. As an added bonus, when the proceeds reach $1K, a limited edition 12″ vinyl record will be pressed and 100 people who actually paid for their downloads will receive the record for free”
Name your price over at Bandcamp and visit the Fake Flamingo website
21 Tuesday Feb 2012
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beru revue – “hoods a go go” (download)
This was the only notable hit from this Pennsylvania-based 80′s band Beru Revue. From their 1983 debut LP, I Got A Job.
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16 Thursday Feb 2012
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14 Tuesday Feb 2012
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08 Wednesday Feb 2012
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fake flamingo records, garnett jackson, gliding, muir moor, puerto pobre, sunday morning jazz club, Uncategorized, vbz
muir moor – “gliding” (stream-only)
New digital single from Muir Moor. This single is part of an awesome concept project from Fake Flamingo Records. Here’s what the project is all about:
“Conceived in 2011 as a response to the current phenomena of selling an artist’s identity rather than their music. The goal … more is to release a digital single each week, created by an artist working under a pseudonym. As an added bonus, when the proceeds reach $1K, a limited edition 12″ vinyl record will be pressed and 100 people who actually paid for their downloads will receive the record for free.”
I think it’s a great idea, and I fully support this project. I’m looking forward to hearing more. So far, Fake Flamingo has released 2-song digital singles from Garnett Jackson, VBZ, Puerto Pobre and Sunday Morning Jazz Club (who are all artists you’ve most likely heard of under their “regular” names). You can stream and buy these singles at the Fake Flamingo Records Bandcamp page.
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07 Tuesday Feb 2012
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adam ant, landscape, norman bates, richard james burgess, simmons sds-v, spandau ballet, synth, uk, Uncategorized
landscape – “norman bates” (download)
1980 single from British synth pop outfit Landscape. Their singer, Richard James Burgess, not only produced recordings by Adam Ant and Spandau Ballet, he co-designed the first electronic drum set, the Simmons SDS-V. This track has a bit of an Ultravox / Gary Numan vibe to it, which is something I love about it.
02 Thursday Feb 2012
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micro naps – “quentin (permanent sleep)” (download)
I don’t really know anything about Micro Naps other than that they’re from the Bay Area, and that they recently released this split EP with Powwoww on Tundra Dubs. Also, I know that it’s good.
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31 Tuesday Jan 2012
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martin lloyd – “science fiction man” (download)
More greatness from the Minimal Wave catalog. This time around, it’s Martin Lloyd of Oppenheimer Analysis. From his 4-song EP L’amant Electronique.
24 Tuesday Jan 2012
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body heat, duo, fockewulf 190, human league, italy, kraftwerk, ultravox, Uncategorized
fockewulf 190 – “body heat” (download)
Fockewulf 190 were a Human League-Ultravox-Kraftwerk-inspired Italian duo who were most active in the 80′s, although as recently as 2010, they released a cover of the classic Kraftwerk track “The Model.” They take their name from a WWII German fighter jet.
23 Monday Jan 2012
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gobble gobble – “lawn knives” (download)
Canada’s Gobble Gobble no longer performs or releases music under this name. They have since changed their name to Born Gold. Either way, their music is hard to describe. Have a listen.
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20 Friday Jan 2012
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madrid – “bam bam brother (digits remix)” (download)
Toronto’s Digits smooths out fellow Torontonians Madrid‘s track “Bam Bam Brother” from last year’s Original Message LP. I love this stuff.
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17 Tuesday Jan 2012
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aphex twin, delay, delayscape, denmark, electronic, morse disco, stereo, Uncategorized
delayscape – “stereo delay” (download)
Some Aphex Twin-esque electronic music from Denmark’s Delayscape. Delayscape’s Morse Disco release is a double disc, and it’s chock full of greatness.
13 Friday Jan 2012
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bill wyman – “(si,si) je suis un rock star” (download)
Bill Wyman is best known as the bassist for the Rolling Stones from 1962-1992. In 1982, he released his self-titled third album, which spawned this minor hit.
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12 Thursday Jan 2012
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fulgeance – “vilnius bump” (download)
From the new Fulgeance LP To All of You, which recently came out on Melting Pot Music. A while back, I posted this French producer’s remix of Architeq‘s “Birds of Prey,” which is just as great as this.
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11 Wednesday Jan 2012
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hudson mohawke – “thunder bay” (download)
From his newest EP Satin Panthers on Warp. This one is a neck-breaker.
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10 Tuesday Jan 2012
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prgz – “chevy (feat. jackie chain)” (download)
I posted about Alabama’s Paper Route Gangstaz a while back due to their catchy, Diplo-produced track “Stop N Go.” Toward the end of 2010 they released their Born 2 Ball mixtape, (which gets my vote for one of the worst covers of the year). “Chevy” is from this mixtape. I’m not too into most of the other songs, but this once has be bouncing around a bit. You can stream/download the rest of the mixtape right here.
09 Monday Jan 2012
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broken figures, crested, hardware synthesizers, latent sea, matthew holt, oakland, street priest, tom baugh, Uncategorized
latent sea – “street priest” (download)
Latent Sea is Oakland, CA’s Tom Baugh (aka Crested) and Matthew Holt of San Francisco’s Broken Figures. They pride themselves on using mostly hardware synthesizers. They are working on a full length and in the meantime will be releasing free songs online.
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06 Friday Jan 2012
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moebius-plank-neumeier – “all repro” (download)
In 1982, Kluster‘s Dieter Moebius collaborated with German producer Conny Plank and Guru Guru drummer Mani Neumeier to release this Krautrock-meets-electronic-meets-dance LP Zero Set. “All Repro” is one of the standout tracks from it.
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05 Thursday Jan 2012
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cat stevens – “was dog a doughnut?” (download)
I’m sure when you think of early electro innovators, you don’t think of Cat Stevens, do you? While he’s one of my all-time favorite musicians, hearing a song like this coming from the man who wrote “Wild World” is quite a surprise. Recorded in 1976, this instrumental is considered by some to be one of the first “electro” songs.
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04 Wednesday Jan 2012
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john foxx & the maths – “summerland” (download)
From their 2011 release Interplay. John Foxx was the mastermind behind 80′s electronic experimenters Ultravox. This is his collaboration with producer Benge.
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03 Tuesday Jan 2012
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1983 release from British alternative/synth pop band The The. I was a big fan of these guys in the early 90′s, when they were constantly being played on MTV’s 120 Minutes.
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31 Saturday Dec 2011
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Here are my favorite releases of 2011, in no particular order. I’ve made a Spotify playlist if you’d like to check them out.
Light Asylum – In Tension
John Maus – We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves
Trust – Candy Walls 7″
Austra – Feel It Break
Com Truise – Galactic Melt
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – S/T
Active Child – You Are All I See
Blood Orange – Coastal Grooves
Necro Deathmort – Music of Bleak Origin
Class Actress – Rapprocher
Charles Bradley – No Time For Dreaming
Young Galaxy – Shapeshifting
Tune-Yards – WHOKILL
Future Islands – On the Water
Mwahaha – Mwahaha
19 Monday Dec 2011
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mux mool – “raw gore” (download)
A neck-breaker of a track from his upcoming LP on Ghostly International, Planet High School (out February 7).
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15 Thursday Dec 2011
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asap rocky – “trilla” (download)
I was hesitant to check out ASAP Rocky for a while due to his name, but I caved in to the hype and gave his Live Love ASAP mixtape a chance. I’m still letting it all sink in, and while some of the tracks on it are decent, this one really stood out, mainly because of the beat.
14 Wednesday Dec 2011
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africa, amadou & mariam, ashley beedle, blind, manu chao, miike snow, sabali, scissor sisters, Uncategorized, vitalic, yuksek
amadou & mariam – “sabali (miike snow remix)” (download)
Amadou & Mariam are a blind couple from Mali. They have worked with Manu Chao and opened for Scissor Sisters. Earlier this year, a remix compilation was released featuring this beautiful remix from Miike Snow, as well as remixes from Vitalic, Ashley Beedle, Yuksek and others.
13 Tuesday Dec 2011
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vernon lenoir – “dwelling” (download)
I was first turned on to Vernon Lenoir weirdo cut-and-paste audio collages by the always-great French label Ego Twister. This past July, net label Chinstrap Music released Vernon’s latest release, The Rites of Sausage. Hard to describe as a whole, as it jumps all over the place, but you can listen to the rest of the tracks over at the Chinstrap Music site.
12 Monday Dec 2011
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absolute body control – “the man i wanna be” (download)
Another great one from Absolute Body Control. This catchy synth track is from their hard to find 1983 cassette Figures. This 8 song release was released on Belgium’s Body Records.
06 Tuesday Dec 2011
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g.a.n.g. – “incantations” (download)
An early 80′s Italo disco “cover” of Mike Oldfield‘s “Foreign Affair.” Much more upbeat and a bit more dance-able. I’ve already sampled the hell out of it.
05 Monday Dec 2011
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ann steel – “my time” (download)
Originally released in 1979, and recently released this year by Half Machine. This is a collaborative record between Italian composer Roberto Cacciapaglia and model/singer Ann Steel. Great, out there electronic pop.
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01 Thursday Dec 2011
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anticon, bat rays, bomarr, christmas music, restiform bodies, Uncategorized, volume 6, weird, wild xmas, xmas music
wild xmas with bomarr, vol. 6 (download)
Volume 6 in my ongoing Wild Xmas series is now complete. This year, I’m requesting a $1 donation to help cover server/bandwidth costs, but this donation is by NO MEANS NECESSARY in order to download the mix. You are more than welcome to download any of the Wild Xmas mixes absolutely free, but if you like what I’m doing and want to help out, I have provided a PayPal donate button at the top of the download page.
This mix is even weirder than the past mixes. Featuring off the wall Xmas tracks from Treacherous Three, R. Stevie Moore, The Go-Go’s (UK), Florian Filsinger (who did the cover art), and more.
Enjoy!!
30 Wednesday Nov 2011
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1984, a.d.a. converter, apple, doris norton, electro, electronic, personal computer, pioneer, roland, Uncategorized
doris norton – “a.d.a. converter” (download)
While Doris Norton‘s music doesn’t technically sound “groundbreaking” by today’s standards, it was certainly very much ahead of its time when she was recording this experimental electronic/borderline electro music in the early 80′s. This release, Personal Computer, came out in 1984. What makes her even cooler? She was sponsored by Apple AND Roland.
29 Tuesday Nov 2011
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aphex twin, modeselektor, monkeytown records, moritz friedrich, nights off, siriusmo, Uncategorized
siriusmo – “nights off” (download)
Siriusmo is Moritz Friedrich, a Berlin-based producer who releases music on Modeselektor‘s Monkeytown Records. He does lots of remixes, and is rumored to be a prolific graffiti artist. This song, (from his 2009 release The Uninvited Guest), is reminiscent of some of Aphex Twin‘s slicker productions.
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23 Wednesday Nov 2011
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army now, florida, futurisk, james murphy, lcd soundsystem, minimal wave, player piano, synth pop, Uncategorized
futurisk – “army now” (download)
Futurisk was a synthpop band from Florida who were mostly active in the late ’70′s/early 80′s. Their Player Piano EP is probably their most well-known release, which was recently re-released as Player Piano LP on Minimal Wave records last year. James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem) is also a big fan. You can hear a slight variation of this song in the video right here.
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21 Monday Nov 2011
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space – “magic fly” (download)
More greatness from France. This time courtesy of Space, who were most active from 1977-1980, but they continued to make music, releasing a record as recently as this year.
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17 Thursday Nov 2011
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rockets – “on the road again” (download)
Synthy French disco from 1978. A great vocoder-heavy cover of the classic Canned Heat track of the same name.
16 Wednesday Nov 2011
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robert palmer – “johnny and mary” (download)
Yep, this is from the same late rocker who brought hits like “Addicted to Love,” “Simply Irresistible,” and “Doctor, Doctor (Give Me the News),” as well as a member of the 80′s band Power Station. This record, Clues, came out in 1980, long before he became a household name because of his MTV hits. This record veered more in a new wave/synth pop direction, often reaching Gary Numan-esque moments. While the record as a whole isn’t amazing, the songs that are great are really great.
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15 Tuesday Nov 2011
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when saints go machine – “kelly” (download)
This is the most recent song to take over my brain and get stuck in my head constantly. When Saints Go Machine is a Danish electronic-pop group with vocals that are not unlike Antony & the Johnsons or Wild Beasts. Their newest record, Konkylie, came out earlier this year on !K7 Records.
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14 Monday Nov 2011
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dan casey, germs, lo fi, oakland, rerepeater, two michael jordans, Uncategorized, underwater funk, yalls
Yalls is a lo-fi underwater funk project from Oakland’s Dan Casey. His impressive 4-song EP Rerepeater came out earlier this year. You can buy it for only $3, along with other great releases of his, over at his Bandcamp page.
11 Friday Nov 2011
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//tense// – “lead head” (download)
//Tense// are the Front 242 of 2011. It’s really great to see that classic-sounding industrial/electronic music is not completely dead. Granted, there are bands out there that are attempting to pull it off and failing, but bands like //Tense// and White Car are doing it well. It was very hard to pick a particular track from this EP to post, which means you should really check the whole thing out if you were ever into anything on the Wax Trax label.
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10 Thursday Nov 2011
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brooklyn, com truise, boards of canada, jacob 2-2, communicore, cabazon, moongadget, Uncategorized
jacob 2-2 - “communicore” (download)
Jacob 2-2 is a Brooklyn-based beatmaker who released this impressive Cabazon EP back in January. This track in particular has a very Com Truise / Boards of Canada feel to it. The whole thing is really great.
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09 Wednesday Nov 2011
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bikini – “(((()))) / diamond’s departure ” (download)
(via the India Trading Company site):
Bikini is an electronic collective from British Columbia, now rooted in New York City. In the wake of their 2010 EP RIPJDS, band members converged from four points of the continent to write and direct their first music video, prep their live show and tour it in select cities. The year culminated with an unforgettable night at the Austin Museum of Art at SXSW, which ended a year of logistical pangs with a old fashioned band brawl. With a renewed focus, Bikini’s Aaron Aujla and Kieran Magzul are in the midst of finalizing their next LP. The new album has been built between Aujla’s New York City studio and the forests of northern British Columbia where Magzul summers as a tree planter.
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08 Tuesday Nov 2011
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80's, cyndi lauper, escalator of life, girls just want to have fun, new wave, philadelphia, robert hazard, Uncategorized
robert hazard – “escalator of life” (download)
Philadelphia’s Robert Hazard was probably best known as the guy who originally wrote “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” which was later made popular by Cyndi Lauper. In 1982, he had this minor new wave hit for RCA records. Unfortunately, Robert died of pancreatic cancer in 2008 at the age of 60. (Big ups to Jordy Trachtenberg for putting me on to this song).
07 Monday Nov 2011
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marzio dance – “rap-o-hush” (download)
As far as I’m concerned, this is a novelty record, but it was also a minor Italo Disco hit back in 1983. Essentially, it’s a disco version of Deep Purple‘s “Hush” but with raps done by a 30-something white guy. It makes for an interesting listen.
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28 Friday Oct 2011
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young galaxy – “blown minded” (download)
Canadian trio Young Galaxy’s newest record, Shapeshifting has really caught my attention lately. It’s kind of hard to describe, but it was produced by Dan Lissvik (half of Swedish electronic duo Studio), and they just finished a brief tour with Junior Boys. Check out the record if you get a chance.
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26 Wednesday Oct 2011
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kite – “a little more time” (download)
More Swedish electronic goodness from the duo known as Kite. They released this EP III last year on Progress Productions.
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25 Tuesday Oct 2011
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drivan – “campingvagn” (download)
From their impressive 2010 LP Disko, released on Smalltown Supersound (home of Lindstrom, Young Galaxy and others). Drivan is 3/4 Swedish and 1/4 Finnish.
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24 Monday Oct 2011
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film scores, giallos flame, hobo with a shotgun, live from dunwich, ron graham, Uncategorized, wastelands
giallos flame – “wastelands” (download)
Giallos Flame is a one-man project formed by Ron Graham, a fan of Italian film scores and the like. He’s done some of his own film scores, as well as scored the trailer for Hobo With A Shotgun. “Wastelands” has a classic, dark, Italian horror film vibe to it. I’d highly recommend this EP Live From Dunwich if you’re into this track.
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21 Friday Oct 2011
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1980, beats, electronic, france, love machine, space art, synth, Uncategorized
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space art – “love machine” (download)
Goddamn, I love this song. This was released in 1980 by French band Space Art. None of their songs compare to this, but they still have released some great records. Their overall use of drums seemed way before its time. Check out this record.
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