Some Genesis (P.)

Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats (1979)

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Throbbing Gristle - Greatest Hits (1981)

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Psychic TV - Force the Hands of Chance (1982)

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lucrate milk

Lucrate Milk - La Rage Qui Vit

Lucrate Milk are new to me but it reminds me of some no wave stuff like Y Pants and Mika Miko and also the more punk less slick Essential Logic. I couldn't find much info but I think this is a collection of their output from 1979-1983.

Lucrate Milk - No Kods
Lucrate Milk - Lustiges Tierquartett

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ALSO a Mika Miko jam

Mika Miko - Challenge the Throne

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strawberry switchblade + home service addendum

my favorite kind of bubble gum <3<3<3

collected demos, Peel Sessions, home recordings, B-sides, singles, etc (26 songs):

Strawberry Switchblade - Life's Full of Wonders (Peel Session '85)
Strawberry Switchblade - Nothing Changes (Peel Session '85)

Strawberry Switchblade - Secrets (Peel Session '82)
Strawberry Switchblade - Trees and Flowers (Peel Session '82)

The Janice Long sessions on here sound like they were produced by Ariel Pink!!

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Strawberry Switchblade - Strawberry Switchblade (1985)

Strawberry Switchblade - Secrets
Strawberry Switchblade - Who Knows What Love Is

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Let Her Go 12" (1985)

Strawberry Switchblade - Michael Who Walks by Night

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Strawberry Switchblade's full length was produced by David Motion of Home Service, who released 3 singles back in the day. Only Men Fall In Love is TOPS



Home Service - Wake-Up 7" (1979):

Home Service - Wake-up



Home Service - Thin Hours 7" (1980)

Home Service - Thin Hours



Home Service - Only Men Fall In Love 12" (1981)

Home Service - Only Men Fall in Love

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Cowboys International® + The Teardrop Explodes

good band name / bad band name



Cowboys International - The Original Sin/Revisited (1979)

Cowboys International - Aftermath
Cowboys International - Future Noise

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The Teardrop Explodes - Kilimanjaro (1980)

The Teardrop Explodes - Poppies in the Field
The Teardrop Explodes - Brave Boys Keep Their Promises

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Casino Music

Casino Music - Jungle Love (1979)

hot hot french disco boys with awful name, released by Ze Records

Casino Music - Faites Le Proton

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When you're a boy

you're hot. Released in 1979 as a publicity stunt, shortly before the original David Bowie version. Billy Mackenzie does it better.

The Associates - Boys Keep Swinging

The Importance of Being Synthetic

Daniel Miller is best-known for his behind-the-scenes work as producer for early-period Depeche Mode, as well as his role as founder of experimental/industrial label Mute -- but he also released some excellent material as an artist in his own right.

As "The Normal,"  Miller used the sharp and piercing sounds of early electronic instruments to full effect on 1978's "Warm Leatherette," a futuristic noire whiplash inspired by J.G. Ballard's car-crash-fetish novel Crash. You've all heard the song - it's been covered by everyone and their mother (Grace Jones, Chicks on Speed, Vitalic etc). Here's the original.

The Normal - Warm Leatherette



Somewhat more obscure is his subsequent work as Silicon Teens, a completely fabricated group that he invented to take responsibility for Music for Parties, an album of electronic versions of 50's and 60's rock tunes. The covers are cutesy and fun, but the best tracks from the album are the three original songs - including this one with vocals by one-time Depeche Mode tour-manager Daryl Bamonte

Silicon Teens - Sun Flight

Bonus - video for Silicon Teens' version of "Memphis Tennesse"