Boytronic - The Working Model (1983) Reverse (CD2003)

Boytronic to niemiecka grupa grająca elektro/synthpop założona w roku 1983 przez Holgera Wobker and Petera Sawatzki w Hamburgu, na początku nazywali się Kapitän Sehnsucht (Captain Desire). W oryginalnym składzie Boytronic wydali dwa klasyczne już dzisiaj albumy synthpop "The Working Model" (1983) oraz "The Continental" (1985). W 1986 roku wytwórnia płytowa, która rościła sobie prawo do nazwy zespołu, stworzyła zupełnie nową grupę pod starą nazwą. Na czele stanął Hayo Panarinfo (U96) i nagrywali płyty firmowane nazwą Boytronic do połowy lat 90tych. W 2002, Boytronic ponownie powrólił do życia za sprawą Wobkera z oryginalnego składu oraz Panarinfo z drugiego składu zespołu.

"The Working Model" was the first, and by many considered the best, album by Holger Wobker and his gunmen. It spawned the biggest hit of Boytronic's career with "You" (they made appearances on several "mainstream" TV shows back in the day). While I too am fond of the naïve, but effective simplicity of "You", there are other standout tracks on the album, and even more on this re-release, complete with remastered sound and several bonus tracks. My all time Boytronic fave, "Luna Square", sounds better than ever and so do many of the other bits and pieces of history on my nostalgic walk down memory lane. "Diamonds & Loving Arms", "At Last", "My Baby Lost Its Way". They are all cruel reminders of the illusiveness of time, but at the same time a vibrant wake up call to today's synthpop scene. The bonus material will please even some of the most devoted fans, as the much sought-for non-album tracks "Hurts", "Trigger Track", "Goodbye", "Bryllyant" and, especially, "Late Night Satellite" are all on here. As an added favour, Strange Ways has decided to include three previously unreleased tracks from the 1983-or-so era as well, all written by Wobker (the song writing duties at the time were usually left to Peter Sawatzki). They aren't as good as the original album material, a bit too much on the cheesy side, but overall this is a synthpop mile stone. And I hear this could be the start of further re-releases of old Boytronic works. "
NIKLAS FORSBERG







01 Recycled
02 Luna Square
03 Diamonds And Loving Arms
04 Red Chips
05 You
06 I Want To Live In Harmony
07 My Baby Lost It's Way
08 You're The One Who Stays
09 At Last
+ Reverse CD 2003
10 Trigger Track
11 Late Night Satellite
12 Bryllyant
13 Hurts
14 Out Of The Darkness
15 Nothing Touches Me
16 Once There Was A Sailor
17 Goodbye