VA - Synthesizer Tribute to Depeche Mode (2009)

(info z portalu http://depechemode.pl)

Co pewien czas pojawiają się informacje na temat nowych coverów przebojów Depeche Mode lub całych płyt nagrywanych w hołdzie dla naszych ulubieńców. Tym razem zdecydowaliśmy się szerzej wspomnieć o jednym z takich wydawnictw, bo jest ono dość mocno związane z naszym krajem. Chodzi o składankę "Synthesizer Tribute To Depeche Mode", która ukazała się nakładem amerykańskiej wytwórni Space Sound Records, której właścicielem jest nasz rodak - Marek Kołodyński. Na płycie znajduje się 14 piosenek wyprodukowanych przez 10 artystów. Jest to wspólne dzieło artystów z Niemiec, Szwecji, Rumunii, Finlandii i przede wszystkim Polski, którą reprezentują Galaxy Hunter, Space Project, Krzysztof Radomski, Vocoderion i A.M. Samurai.
Wszystkie kompozycje brzmią niczym wyjęte z lat osiemdziesiątych, a duża w tym zasługa specyficznego sprzętu, na którym nagrano wszystkie covery. Za dźwięk i mastering całości odpowiedzialny był Damian Lipiński, znany ze współpracy między innymi z Blanco Y Negro oraz ze składanek "Klub 80's".
Płyta trwa prawie 80 minut i jest dedykowana dla zespołu Depeche Mode i wszystkich fanów tej grupy na całym świecie.
~http://depechemode.pl/news_archiwum.html?id=1267
~http://www.spacesoundrecords.com/index_pl.html

1. Galaxy Hunter - Black Celebration
2. Marco Rochowski - Just Can't Get Enough
3. Vanello - New Life
4. Dreamtime - Never Let Me Down
5. Cyber Space - Strangelove
6. Space Project - Photographic
7. Galaxy Hunter - Behind The Wheel
8. Protonic Storm - Rush
9. Staffan Ohman - No Disco
10. Marco Rochowski - Enjoy The Silence
11. Vocoderion - Stripped
12. Vanello - Puppets
13. Galaxy Hunter - Everything Counts
14. A.M. Samurai - The Things You Said

 

Vanity Fair - A Place In The Sun (1983)(2006)

    

Zespół Vanity Fair to angielska wersja szwedzkiej grupy Lustans Lakejer. A Place in the Sun to album z 1983 roku, oryginalnie wydany jako En plats i solen, a tutaj mamy wersję remastered z bonusowymi nagraniami zaśpiewaną po angielsku z gościnnym udziałem Micka Karna z grupy Japan.

Lustans Lakejer were re-named to VANITY FAIR for the English market. Guest appearance by Mick Karn from legendary JAPAN. It sold very little at the time and has been an very expensive rarity on vinyl for the last 20 years. Great Swedish new romantic 1983 album.

2007 Sweden - Lustans Lakejer (SF 2)

Lustans Lakejer is a Swedish New Wave group formed in 1978 led by singer-songwriter Johan Kinde. They were successful throughout the 1980s, but by the 1990s, their popularity began to decline, and the members split up. In 2007, Lustans Lakejer reunited to perform the "Allt vi trodde på" in Melodifestivalen's second semifinal for the opportunity to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. The band failed to make the top five and was voted off the contest on 10 February before final voting.

1. Lips Are Silent
2. Whispers in the Dark
3. The Texture of Her Skin
4. Just As Wild
5. A Place in the Sun
6. Eyes of a Stranger
7. A Kiss For Every Tear
8. In Spite of It All
9. Something's Got To Give
10. Could You Be The One
11. Lips Are Silent (Original Version 1982)

        

Crash Course In Science - Signals From Pier Thirteen & Demos (1981)

Dwóch facetów i jedna kobieta, którzy tworzyli Crash Course In Science (zespół synth-electro-minimal) z powodzeniem udowodnili, że do udawania konwencjonalnych instrumentów niekoniecznie potrzebna jest skomplikowana elektronika. Zamiast tego ich urządzenia kuchenne, dziecięce zabawki, inne dziwne przyrządy i maszyny wydają zgrzyty i piski, warkot zniekształca każdy dźwięk, czyniąc z tego hałasu muzykę, która wspiera minimalistyczny wokal.

Crash Course In Science were a post punk band formed in 1979 in Philadelphia.They avoided the sounds of conventional instrumentation by using toy instruments and kitchen appliances to augment the distorted guitar, drums and synthesised beats. Championed by local radio station WXPN DJ Lee Paris they recorded the single "Cakes In The Home" (with the B-side containing "Kitchen Motors" and "Mechanical Breakdown") for his Go Go label. This was followed by "Signals From Pier Thirteen" in 1981 produced by John Wicks at Third Story Recordings.

A1 Cardboard Lamb
A2 Crashing Song
A3 Flying Turns
A4 Factory Forehead
A5 Pompeii Spared (Original Demo Version) 

Bonus Tracks: 1981 Demos
B1 Near Marineland
B2 Second Glance
B3 It Cost's To Be Austere
B4 No More Hollow Doors
B5 Force The Habit
B6 Jump Over Barrels

 

Hong Kong Syndikat - Never Too Much (1985)

 

Hong Kong Syndikat to niemiecki zespół pop aktywny w latach 1982-89 w składzie: Bruno Grünberg, Gerd Plez, Hartmut Möller. Pierwszym albumem Erster Streich zaśpiewanym w większości po niemiecku, zwrócili uwagę Rusty Egana (Visage) i w efekcie wyprodukował on ich drugi album Olympia. 
Prezentowany Never Too Much zawiera dwa przeboje, single Too Much oraz Concrete & Clay (ten drugi to cover zespołu Unit 4+2 z lat 60tych).

 1. Too Much (5:30)

2. Flash (5:01)
3. Concrete+Clay (2:35)
4. Rock+Roll Has Got To Go (4:36)
5. Girls In Love (4:13)
6. Loosing + Winning (3:55)
7. Come Together (4:24)
8. The Birds (5:04)

   

The Twins - Live In Sweden (2005)

     
In 1980, Sven Dohrow and Ronny Schreinzer decided to put a new band together, after they had played in various bands as a guitar-player and a drummer.
        In the beginning they were inspired by bands like Tubeway Army, Gary Numan, OMD and Depeche Mode.
        Their first single "The Desert Place" turned out to be a real dancefloor-smasher in Germany and the remixed long-version of this song entered the US-Billboard-Dance-Charts in 1981. The big European breakthrough came when they entered the Italian charts with their song "Face To Face" and it was one of the best-selling singles in Italy 1983.
        After "Face To Face" they hit the Italian charts a few more times with songs like "Not the loving kind" and "Ballet Dancer". Due to the success in many European countries, some of the German radiostations started playing their songs and all of a sudden the TWINS had a chart-hit with "Ballet Dancer". During these days it was very unusual for a German dancefloor-band to have success in their own country. However, they next titles to hit the German charts were "Love System" and "Love in the Dark".
        Due to their big success, Sven and Ronny had to put together a live-band because the fans wanted to see them on stage as well. The TWINS had the chance to prove that they were no "one-hit-wonder" and according to their fans, their live-act was worth the money. They did many tours throughout Europe with their new five piece band, including a drummer who turned every show into an exciting event due to his powerful support for every TWINS song. A bit later the band set-up was changed again. The fact that Ronny had played drums for many years, enabled the TWINS to add more excitement to the bands live-shows by adding a few parts for two drummers.
        By the end of 1987 after the TWINS had released their album "Hold on to your dreams" they were offered to do a tour in the Soviet Union which brought them to Moskow and Leningrad. During these 10 concerts the had the opportunity to play in front of a 120.000 people audience.
        After the tour was finished Sven and Ronny decided to take a break and to produce some other artists in their own studios. In 1991 the TWINS had their "comeback" when they released a remix album of their greatest hits which was called "The ClassicsRemixed". The success of this CD was overwhelming and they thought that it's about time to put together a new album as well.
        It took them nearly two years to finish this next album because they wanted to make the album as good as possible. The album was called "The Impossible Dream" and the song "Tonight" which was also featured on the album, made them hit the charts once again.
        To complete their line of greatest hits CD's, they released the "12inch Classics"-CD in '94, which features many long-versions and mixes based on their greatest hits.
        In recent years the TWINS played a few concerts in Germany with their new live-band.
~www.the-twins.de

1. Intro. Game Of Chance (5:52)
2. Time Will Tell (3:53)
3. Love In The Dark (4:51)
4. Facts Of Love (4:30)
5. Private Eye (3:13)
6. Automatic Man (2:35)
7. Satellite City (2:45)
8. New Days, New Ways (2:12)
9. Night, Lights & Shadows (2:24)
10. Touch Of Heaven (4:09)
11. Tonight (5:04)
12. Love Is Blind (4:13)
13. Love System (4:38)
14. Ballet Dancer (4:51)
15. Not The Loving Kind (6:07)
16. The Desert Place (5:58)
17. Face To Face, Heart To Heart (5:29)
    

A-HA - The Club Maxi-Singles (1986-1988)

      
Cztery maxi-single z pierwszych lat działalności zespołu A-HA wydane na rynek japoński.

A-ha - 45 R.P.M. Club (CDM 1986)

01. The Sun Always Shines On TV (Extended Version) 08:29
02. Driftwood 03:08
03. Take On Me (Extended Version) 04:51
04. The Sun Always Shines On TV (Instrumental) 06:38

A-ha - Twelve Inch Club (CDM 1986)

1. Train Of Thought (Steve Thompspson Mix) 07:03
2. And You Tell Me (Demo Version) 01:55
3. The Sun Always Shines On TV (Steve Thompson Mix) 08:24
4. Train Of Thought (Dub Version) 08:33

A-ha - Scoundrel Club (CDM 1987)

 

01. Cry Wolf (Extended Version) 08:12
02. We're Looking For The Whales (Live) 03:47
03. I've Been Losing You (Dub) 04:28
04. Manhattan Skyline (Extended Remix) 06:48
05. Hunting High And Low (Extended Remix) 06:01

A-ha - Road Club (CDM 1988)

01. The Blood That Moves The Body (Extended Version) 05:26
02. Take On Me (Extended Version) 04:51
03. Stay On These Roads (Extended Version) 06:13
04. Hunting High And Low (Extended Remix) 06:03
05. Soft Rains Of April (Original Mix) 03:14

   

Silicon Teens - Music For Parties (1980)

Silicon Teens - trudno mówić w tym przypadku o zespole, gdyż była to od początku do końca produkcja jednego człowieka. Daniel Miller, założyciel Mute Records, jest odpowiedzialny za wszystko co zwiazane jest z tą płytą. Co prawda na okładce mamy "skład zespołu", ale był to tylko element marketingowo-promocyjny. Na album skladają się trzy kompozycje własne Millera oraz rockendrolowe hity z lat 50/60tych, zagrane przy użyciu elektronicznych instrumentów klawiszowych. które uzyskały zupełnie nowy synthpopowy wydźwięk i posmak lat 80tych. To bardzo fajna "muzyka na imprezy"!

Who would have thought that the same gent responsible for the Normal's "Warm Leatherette" -- the classic, whip-cracking electronic ode to J.G. Ballard's auto-erotic novel Crash -- would follow it up several months later with a small clutch of singles covering '50s and '60s rock classics? And who would have thought that it would lead to a full LP? Inspection of the artwork fools you into thinking that the Silicon Teens are a quartet of Darryl, Jacki, Paul, and Diane. Though it sounds like a group of enthusiastic youngsters bent on giving straight-faced, faithful synthpop renditions of tunes like "Memphis, Tennessee" and "You've Really Got Me," the concept of the group is illusory. There's actually one Silicon Teen -- Mute honcho Daniel Miller. Music for Parties is an undeniably fun record in its complete lack of irony and shameless giddiness. The covers aren't jokes; it sounds like a group of kids having a blast with classic rock & roll. It's well produced, well played, and well intentioned -- no winkie winkie here, a` la Moog Cookbook. There's a handful of originals as well; "T.V. Playtime" is sinister, sounding like a commercial for a board game; "Sun Flight" is hallucinatory with Darryl sounding like a cross between Gizmo and Darth Vader. The sound is dated after all, but with the mid- to late-'90s resurgence of the '80s synth sound, one could definitely think it to be a product of modern times. Acts like the Rentals and the Pulsars (who even devoted a song to the Silicon Teens) certainly took a cue from this. There's more life in this record than plenty of guitar-based efforts of the era. Four months after the release of Music for Parties, Miller/Darryl signed a group of waif-ish youths by the name of Depeche Mode.
~by Andy Kellman

1. Memphis,Tennessee (2:23)
2. Yesterday Man (2:37)
3. Do Wah Diddy Diddy (3:00)
4. T.V. Playtime (3:24)
5. You Really Got Me (3:03)
6. Chip 'n' Roll (3:00)
7. Do You Love Me? (2:21)
8. Let's Dance (2:48)
9. Oh, Boy! (2:00)
10. Sweet Little Sixteen (3:17)
11. State Of Shock (Part 2) (3:10)
12. Just Like Eddie (2:41)
13. Red River Rock (2:49)
14. Judy In Disguise (2:27)
15. Let's Dance (1:49)
16. Sun Flight (4:18)