Didier Marouani

Didier Marouani (born in 1952 in Monaco) is a French composer and musician of Algerian descent. He is one of the pioneers in the Electronic music genre.

Didier started his career as pop singer under the pseudonym ECAMA, which released the hit single "Magic Fly". Later he participated in such well-known bands as Space and Paris-France-Transit. He sold over 12 millions records all over the world.
Throughout the 1980s, Didier Marouani & SPACE gained quite a large popularity in France and many European socialist republics (such as Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania and Soviet Union).

In-freggin-credible stuff here..

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Didier Marouani - Temps X 7" -1979 - France



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Didier Marouani - Space Opera Lp - 1987 - France



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Paris France Transit - Paris France Transit Lp - 1982



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Frank Chickens

The two Japanese women (Kazuko Hohki, Kazumi Taguchi) who comprise Frank Chickens are both proud of and amused by musically mixing synth-pop (created in the main by the English writing/production team of Steve Beresford and David Toop) with funk and jazz, the Chickens also incorporate Japanese musical traditions.

Very entertaining.

Always in danger of being viewed strictly as a novelty act, Frank Chickens manage to avoid such trappings by remaining uniquely bizarre.

Some come get this classic J Wave classic..

Frank Chickens - We are Frank Chickens Lp - 1984



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Batcave: Young Limbs And Numb Hymns

Happy Halloween!

Ahh to be back at Danceteria circa 1983...

Here is one of my favorite comps of all times.
Chocked full of creepy, and klanky gothic ditties.

Its a classic!!

Be wild child!

Various - Batcave: Young Limbs And Numb Hymns Lp - 1983 - UK



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Baciotti

Do you like Disco Europa Cosmica?

Disco Sleeze from a French songwriter. Disco ballads, and Pure Delicious Cheezy disco from the Cocaine stars!

Ride the rails to these swirly space jams..

Baciotti - Black Jack Lp - 1977 - Italy



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Ja Ja Ja

Check out this kooky No Wavey trio from Germany. Their take on the New York sound at the time is quite intelligent, and actually works real well..

Ja Ja Ja - Ja Ja Ja Lp - 1982 - Germany



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Vitor Hublot

Here is a word for word google translation from a french fan page..

Neither god nor master>
The Belgian group is colorful as funny and mysterious. With versions of revisited The P'tite Gayol "or" Mary Clap'sabots "is all over Wallonia who took a solid smack in the middle of the eighties. As evidence, there are two 45s and a 33 rpm called "185 million Francophones and me and me and me". Even Georges Brassens had the honor of being cooked in the sauce Hublot! Jeff Bodart is stuck in it for "Bad Reputation" but this new home will delirium - incomprehensibly - cold ...

From Vitor Hublot, a bit of everything ...
Throughout these years, we find the music and sometimes singing Guy Clerbois Braine l'Alleud (whose original business was a stonemason) ... who, whenever he could, put the sub side to go register a disc in the studios of the Martin brothers. Around him, a clique of musicians or singers who come and go: Mimi Crofilm, and Françoise Chantal Talbot, Renaud Janson, Eric Adam, Marc Van Eyck, Jean-Luc Fonck, Mondelaers Thierry, Jean-Louis Sbille (Cargo de Nuit on the RTB) and Pierre Vervloesem.
A new version of "The P'tite Gayol" released in 2009 and a remastered reissue of the album "185 million" accompanied by two titles in his first 45 rpm max. Other projects of remixes and new songs rehabilitation are underway!

I've been looking for this Lp for a while and FINALLY we meet!

It's as if Jerry Lewis joined DEVO and became part of the French electronic Wave scene in the early 80's!!

Vitor Hublot - 185 Millions De Francophones Et Moi, Et Moi, Et Moi... Lp - 1986 - France



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Vitor Hublot "la p'tite gayole"



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Space Art

Space Art is a French band that was formed by two friends in Paris in 1977. The group consisted of Dominique Perrier on keyboards and Roger Rizzitelli on drums. Their first (self-titled) of three albums was released in the same year as Jean-Michel Jarre’s, “Oxygene.” Knowledgeable Jarre fans will recognize the names, because both went along on the 1981 China tour...

Amazing hypnotic sweet epic sleezy progey DISCO jams with sooo much class..

Delicious!

Space Art - Space Art - 1977



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Space Art - Trip In The Center Head - 1977



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Space Art - Play Back - 1980



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North Miami Beach

...is not a band.

It's were I am vacationing with my love ( the man who makes fun of the music I post)

just had to rubb it in a little..

The beach is perfect, the food is delish, and the company is awesome!

see you soon

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Bamboo

Gotta thank Ursula 1000 and his brujeria for this awesome Sleezy disco nugget!

Produced by the Supermax dude Kurt Hauenstein.. King of the Sleeze sound!

Deep & Dirty
Rare & Juicy

Bamboo - Bamboo Lp - 1979 - Germany



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Deo

Deo was a Synth Wave band from Oberhausen Germany. Their album with the same title was released in summer of '81.12 wonderful,fresh,cool and punk-like songs with monotnous vocals,keyboards and strange sound effects.The band counts as an uncommon group from the German new wave period,their music is close to Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle and Fehlfarben.It is a wonderful mixture that makes you dance and dream.This made Deo the most sophisticated punkavantgarde band.Their funny texts and usage were impressive indeed.Their producer was the famous Klaus Schulze from Tangerine Dream and from Innovative Communication ,who is is one of the pioneers of electronic music. - http://www.ichwillspass.de

They made only one album.

Come get this Disco Ragga Synth Wave Punky stew..

Ripped from Cassette!!

Deo - Deo Ct - 1982 - Germany



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Space Project

Lasergun Space Disco!

Not too much info on this recently purchased Disco nugget..

The masterminds behind this record are Canadian producers/musicians Dominic Sciscente and Michel Daigle from Black Light Orchestra, who, when not hustling their way through space, had a hit song with Touch Me, Take Me.

Part MECO, part Cerrone and all amazingly ridiculous!

Space Project - Disco From Another Galaxy Lp - 1978 - US



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Space Project - Conquest of the Stars (1978)



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ADN' Ckrystall

I recently got these synth nuggets for way tooo much $$!

In the year 1977,a new electronic music formation was born:ADN' ckrystall.Together with Vangelis and Tim Blake, mastermind érick Moncollin was jamming in the summer that year, playing a prototyp of the legendary Korg ms-20.After studies of music and sound at shool art in Toulouse(France)he started in '78 to play live in smaller clubs and on events, together with a parrallel member of the group GonG, he continued his musical experiments. In 1982, the first vinyl album was released "jazz'mad" (actually cheer with tracks 'cocaina vitamina-Haschisch-TamTam samba' In 1984, the famous 'IN-Edit'7"ep including the underground hit 'Deutsch Napalm' was released (actually at 230 euros !!!! on e-bay ? and jazz'mad at 90eur. I REALLY HALLUCINE !!!) In '87 a flexi disc in art'mag was released 'Museum ep'. end '85 to '88 ADN was a real band ( see Kernkrach 7"16, with 2 tracks from 1985, and "the lost tapes"'comp/06 on minimal wave for '86 track under ADN'la catastrophe'name), a very ltd tape follows in '91 "la couleur du vent" and in 2005 ADN new lp was good welcome ! Actually ADN works on futur mini'tour live'dates ( ready for mars 2008), finish to masterizzzze a special "25 years anniversary album" with only my old analog material, so crazy & cool, hahaha!(ANNA LOGUE Recordings anna013-2007) and ADN is open to welcome' propose (live'date,festivals, clubbs,foodings, harems, peep-shows & so on ..... WE ALL ARE MADE OF ADN' CKRYSTALL - MYSPACE

ADN' Ckrystall - Jazz' Mad LP - 1982/2005 - France/US



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ADN' Ckrystall - In-Edit 7" - 1984 - France



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Frederic Mirage

Melodic synth music somewhat similar to Space and Jean-Michel Jarre circa 76-78. The back cover says that the music was recorded by Frank Martin-Solf in Hamburg, Germany. However, Frederic Mirage could also be a pseudonym of Bernard Estardy, as some tracks on this album were apparently taken from Universal Energy's album.

Awesome swoohsy Spacey Synth..

Frederic Mirage LP - Atlantic - 1979 - Germany



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Frederic Mirage - Atlantic



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Parade Ground

Parade Ground were pioneers in EBM and Coldwave (hi Craig),the band consisting of Belgian brothers Pierre and Jean-Marc Pauly.

In 1983 they released their debut EP Moans on the Sly on the New Dance Label. This began their on-going collaboration with producer Daniel B, a member of the seminal Front 242.

The following year they released Man in a Trance (which I don't have..HELP!!) on Front 242's label Mask including the pulsating track The Net. Continuing with more EPs they released 'Dual Perspective', one side produced by Daniel B, the other side produced by Colin Newman of Wire, then came Strange World 12", title-song that was included on the definitive compilation album This is Electronic Body Music in 1987, giving way to their first full length album, entitled Cut Up (1988), followed by a tour in Germany and Sweden . In 1993 , the brothers wrote and composed the vocals on two Front 242 albums 'Up evil' and 'Off'. Original extreme noise industrial sound without concessions...

Parade Ground - Moan on the Sly 7" - 1983 - Belgium



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Parade Ground - Took Advantage 12" - 1985 - Belgium



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Parade Ground - Dual Perspective 12" - 1987 - Belgium



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Parade Ground - Cut Up Lp - 1988 - Belgium



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Parade Ground - Strange World 12" - 1988 - Belgium



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Judy Nylon

Judy Nylon is an American artist who moved to London in the very early 1970s. She was half of the punk act called Snatch, which also featured Patti Palladin. Only those who lived in New York and London during the era that spanned glam and punk are likely to appreciate her importance, most of which isn't preserved in print, vinyl, or CD. In terms of cultural significance, she has been ranked with Patti Smith, The Raincoats, Chrissie Hynde, of The Pretenders, The Slits, Lydia Lunch, Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie & the Banshees and even Nico.
Her Pal Judy record was released in 1982 and has been described as "a classic rainy day bit of sound and song to drift away to"[who?]. It was co-produced by Judy Nylon and Adrian Sherwood of On-U Sound and Tackhead.
She is the Judy in Brian Eno's Back In Judy's Jungle[citation needed]. Nylon is responsible for inspiring the Eno version of ambient music[citation needed] (the back cover of his Discreet Music contains his version of how this happened). - Wikipedia®

Judy Nylon & Crucial - Pal Judy Lp - 1982 - UK



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Snatch - Snatch (Judy Nylon & Patti Palladin)Lp - 1983 - US



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1974 ENO-JUDY NYLON-China My China-Taking Tiger Mountain



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Roboterwerke

"Robotwerke, aka Dieter Kolb and Franz Aumüller, were one of the first groups to experiment with electronic music in the mid-60s, inventing some of the first self-made drum machines. Look HERE Their fans include such luminaries as Herbie Hancock, Afrika Bambaataa, Sven Vath and Kraftwerk. Since the 60's they had allowed themselves to become more and more inspired by the Caribbean sounds of steeldrum and Soca, and developed their own brand of Soca influenced funky disco electro. Also look out for Supersempfft.. even more of the same dudes with guests doing that Calypso synth thang! I just might post that up soon.

Elements of Soca Synth? and some great straight minimal synth.

Roboterwerke - Futurist LP - 1981 - Germany



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Vocoder

Yaaaay!
Up until last week my Vocoder collection that i've been working on for over 2 years now is finally complete!!!!!

SO!

Vocoder were a Synth Wave band from Zaragoza, Spain. Founded sometime in the early 80s, they released 2 singles and one LP on Aviador Dro’s Neon Danzasub-label from 1984 to 1987.
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Super Synthy Sleezy Italo Disco mayhem!


Vocoder - ¿Que Sucede Ahora? What Happens Now? 12" - 1984 - Spain



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Vocoder - Mindanao 12" - 1985 - Spain



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Vocoder - Vocoder LP - 1987 - Italy



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Ashra

Beginning as Ash Ra Tempel, later Ashra, then solo as Manuel Göttsching was part of some of the most notable German groups of the 1970s and 80s, as well as a solo artist, he is one of the most important guitarists of the Kosmische Musik genre. He also participated in the Cosmic Jokers (Dieter Dierks, Gille Lettmann, Harald Grosskopf, Jürgen Dollase, Klaus Schulze) sessions. His style and technique influenced dozens of artists in the post-Eno ambient and New Age scenes in the 1980s and 1990s. His 1984 album E2-E4 has also been influential in the development of house and electronic music in general, a classic in beautifully orchestrated Minimal Synth.

Check out Die Dominas in which was.. Programmed By [Uncredited], Recorded By [Uncredited], Mixed By [Uncredited] - Manuel Göttsching!

So check out this ultra Sleezy melodic Disco hybrid unlike you've ever herd!

Ashra - Correlations LP - 1979 - UK



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Moß Garten - Moß Garten 7" - 1983 - Sweden



Awesome manic Synthy Wave from Sweden

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Sic - Cover Girls Smile / Between 7" - 1983 - Belgium



Great Minimal Synth pop from Belgium

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Mistress Mix and Psychic TV - Je T'Aime 12" - 1989 - UK



Check out Mrs Paula P-Orridge throw down some great New Beat-Acid House..

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SS-Say - Fusion 12" - 1985 - Denmark



Listen to this Avantgarde Danish Synth Wave delight!

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One of my all time favorites...

Bergtraum - Almenrausch 12" - 1982 - Germany




Part No Wave / Disco / Synth Pop.. A forgotten classic.

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