Next Wave: Ships in the Night

Ships in the Night is Charlottesville, Virginia based electropop act led by Alethea Leventhal. Alethea has started releasing music in 2015 and released two EPs as SitN. The music of Ships in the Night is well balanced and atmospheric dream pop which is poured down on you and true to the title, it is a perfect nighttime mate. This year sees the release of Ships in the Night debut album which is titled ‘Myriologues’ and includes 9 studio tracks. The album is available on Bandcamp.

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Instant Hit: Neuland- Gehirnamputiert

"Gehirnamputiert" was the only release for the German NDW band Neuland. The song was released in 1982 and was featured on their only album 'Neuland'. The album was released via Ariola and to this date it was not reissued.

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China Crisis Reissues

Caroline International has announced the reissue of the first three albums by eighties Liverpool band China Crisis. This includes the 1982 debut 'Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms', the follow up from 1983 'Working With Fire and Steel' and 1985’s 'Flaunt The Imperfection'. All three albums were originally released on Virgin and have been remastered from the original tapes for these new expanded editions and have been produced with the full cooperation of the band. All three albums are due for reissue on 1 September 2017.

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1987- The Singles - Submission

This fall we will continue with our 30 year anniversary of 1987 with the selection of Best single releases. As mentioned, an interesting year which was still sort of a crossover year in which some music styles from the first half of the decade started to transform into new genres raising new musical opportunities and opening stages for new kids. The European market was mostly dominated by SAW releases while in the USA it was mostly Madonna, Whitney Houston, U2 who were holding top positions on the charts for several weeks.
Along the commercial level, the creativity was also in bloom in all variety of sounds from Jangle Pop all the way to new trends in electronic music.

 At this stage, we would once again like to invite you top submit your Top 15 list. In order to make it easier for you, we have added around 100 songs that fit the context of of what we post on our blog. There are of course others and that can be included, but they should be official released.
 D/L September 30th.

10,000 Maniacs- Don't Talk

10,000 Maniacs- Peace Train

A

a-ha- Manhattan Skyline

a-ha- The Living Daylights

ABC- The Night You Murdered Love

ABC- When Smokey Sings

Act- Snobbery & Decay

All About Eve - Flowers in Our Hair

Anne Clark- Homecoming

B

Bananarama- I Heard a Rumour

Bananarama- Love in the First Degree

Bats, The- Block of Wood

Billy Idol- Sweet Sixteen

Black- Everything's Coming Up Roses

Black-Sweetest Smile

Blue Monkeys, The- It Does not have to be this Way

Bomb the Bass- Beat Dis

Bryan Ferry- The Right Stuff

C

Cabaret Voltaire - Don't Argue

Camouflage-The Great Commandment

Chills, The - House With A Hundred Rooms

China Crisis- Best Kept Secret

Chris and Cosey- Obsession

Chris Isaak- Blue Hotel

Clime Fisher- Love Changes (Everything)

Communards, The- Never Can Say Good-Bye

Communards, The – Tomorrow

Crowded House- Don't Dream It's Over

Cult, The- Love Removal Machine

Cult, The- Wild Flower

Cure, The- Catch

Cure, The- Just Like Heaven

Cure, The- Why Can't I Be You?

Curiosity Killed the Cat- Misfit
Curiosity Killed the Cat- Free

D

Damned, The- Alone Again Or

Danny Wilson-Mary's Prayer

David Sylvian- Let the Happiness In

Death In June - To Drown A Rose

Depeche Mode- Behind the Wheel

Depeche Mode- Never Let Me Down Again

Depeche Mode- Strangelove

Dukes Of Stratosphear, The- You're a Good Man Albert Brown

Duran Duran- Skin Trade

E

Echo and The Bunnymen- Bedbugs & Ballyhoo

Echo and The Bunnymen- Lips Like Sugar

Echo and The Bunnymen- The Game

Erasure- The Circus

Eurythmics -Beethoven

Eurythmics- Shame

F

Fall, The- Hit the North

Fall, The- There's a Ghost in My House

Fleetwood Mac- Big Love

Fleetwood Mac- Everywhere

Fleetwood Mac- Little Lies

Fleetwood Mac- Seven Wonders

Fleetwood Mac - Tango In The Night

France Gall- Ella,elle l'a

Front 242-Masterhit

G

George Michael- Faith

George Michael- I Want Your Sex

Go-Betweens, The- Bye Bye Pride

Guernica- Orange and Red

H

Hard Corps- Lucky Charm

Heart- Alone

Heaven 17- Trouble

House of Love, The- Shine On

House of Love, The- Real Animal

Housemartins, The- Build

Housemartins, The- Five Get Over Excited

Hue and Cry- Labour of Love

Hüsker Dü- Could You Be the One?

I

INXS-Need You Tonight

It's Immaterial- Rope

J

Jesus and Mary Chain, The - April Skies

Jesus and Mary Chain, The- Darklands

Jesus and Mary Chain, The - Happy When It Rains

Johnny Hates Jazz- Shattered Dreams
Johnny Hates Jazz- I Don't Wanna Be Your Hero

Joyce Sims- Come Into My Life

K

Kraftwerk- DerTelefon Anruf

L

La's, The - Way Out

Laibach - Geburt einer Nation
Laibach - Life is Life

Living in a Box- Living in a Box

Lloyd Cole and The Commotions- My Bag

M

M/A/R/R/S- Pump Up the Volume

Mark Stewart- Stranger Than Love

Mauro- Buona Sera Ciao Ciao

Men Without Hats- Pop Goes the World

Marc Almond- Melancholy Rose

Marc Almond – Mother Fist

Mecano- Hijo de la Luna

Midnight Oil- Beds Are Burning

Midnight Oil- Dreamworld

Midnight Oil- Put Down That Weapon

Mission, The- Severina

Mission, The- IV (Wasteland)

Mory Kanté- Yé Ké Yé Ké

Motorcycle Boy, The- Big Rock Candy Mountain

My Bloody Valentine- Sunny Sundae Smile

Mylène Farmer- Tristana

N

New Order- True Faith

New Order- Touched by the Hand of God

Nits- In the Dutch Mountains

Nitzer Ebb- Join in the Chant

P

Pastels, The - Crawl Babies

Pet Shop Boys- Always on My Mind

Pet Shop Boys- It's a Sin

Pet Shop Boys- Rent

Pet Shop Boys With Dusty Springfield ‎- What Have I Done toDeserve This?

Peter Gabriel- Big Time

Peter Gabriel- Red Rain

P.I.L. - Seattle

Pink Floyd- Learning to Fly

Pogues, The - Fairytale of New York

Pretty Poison- Catch Me (I'm Falling)

Primal Scream- Gentle Tuesday

Primitives, The-  Thruthe Flowers

Primitives, The - Stop Killing Me

Prince- I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man

Prince- Sign "☮" the Times

Prince- U Got the Look

Psyche- Unveiling the Secret

Psychedelic Furs, The - Heartbreak Beat

R

Radio Heart featuring Gary Numan-  Radio Heart

Railway Children, The- Brighter

R.E.M.- Ages of You

R.E.M.- It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I FeelFine)

R.E.M.- The One I Love

Replacements, The - Alex Chilton

Replacements, The - Can't Hardly Wait

Replacements, The- The Ledge

Rick Astley- Never Gonna Give You Up

S

Samantha Fox- I Surrender
Samantha Fox- I Promise You

Samantha Fox- Nothing’s Gonna Stop me Now

Samantha Fox- True Devotion

Sandra- Everlasting Love

Shona Laing- Soviet Snow

Shona Laing- (Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy

Simply Red- The Right Thing

Sinéad O'Connor- Mandinka

Sinéad O'Connor – Troy

Siouxsie and The Banshees- Song From the Edge of the World

Siouxsie & the Banshees- The Passenger

Siouxsie and The Banshees- This Wheel's on Fire

Sisters of Mercy, The- This Corrosion

Smiths, The- Girlfriend in a Coma

Smiths, The- I Started Something I Couldn't Finish

Smiths, The - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me

Smiths, The - Shoplifters of the World Unite

Smiths, The - Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This OneBefore

SPK- Breathless

SPK- Off the Deep End

Stone Roses, The- Sally Cinnamon

Sugarcubes, The- Birthday

Suzanne Vega-Luka

Suzanne Vega-Tom's Diner

Swans- New Mind

Swing Out Sister- Surrender

Swing Out Sister- Twilight World

T

T'Pau- China in Your Hand

T’Pau- Hear and Soul

Talulah Gosh- Talulah Gosh

Taylor Dayne- Tell It to My Heart

Terence Trent D'Arby- Sign Your Name

Terence Trent D'Arby- If You Let Me Stay
Terence Trent D'Arby- Wishing Well

The The- Slow Train to Dawn

Triffids, The- Bury Me Deep in Love

U

U2- I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

U2- Where the Streets Have No Name

U2- With or without You

V

Vanessa Paradis- Joe le taxi

Vaya Con Dios- Just a Friend of Mine

Voice of the Beehive-  I Say Nothing

W

Wedding Present, The – My Favorite Dress

Wedding Present, The - Anyone Can Make a Mistake

Wendy & Lisa- Waterfall

Whitney Houston- I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)

Wire- Ahead

World Party- Ship of Fools

X

XTC-  Dear God

XTC-  The MeetingPlace

Xymox- Blind Hearts

Y

Yello- Call It Love

Yello- The Rhythm Divine

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WAW: Boy Harsher- Motion

Boy Harsher are back with a brand new release. With the video for the song "Motion" they are announcing the release of their EP "Country Girl" which seems to continue with the sound they have started on their debut album 'Yr Body is Nothing'. The album will be available via http://ascetic.house/ from October 27th, 2017. The video is starring Kristina Esfandiari and it was directed by MJ Bernier!

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Bronski Beat to Release the 'The Age of Consent' for a new Generation

Bronski Beat's founding member Steve Bronski has teamed up with singer Stephen Granville for an expanded reworking of 'The Age Of Consent'. The reworked version will be entitled 'The Age Of Reason' and will include reworked version of most of the songs from the original album plus three brand new tracks. The Age Of Reason comes seven months after original keyboardist Larry Steinbachek died. The original lead singer Jimmy Somerville left the band in 1985 and formed a partnership with Richard Cole as the Communards. After they disbanded he has enjoyed a successful solo career. The Age Of Reason will be released on 28 July 2017. 

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHqkaoZzjGs

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Retrovision: Jyl- Mechanic Ballerina

Even today in the era of reissues and remasters this act remains quite enigmatic. The project was fronted by by American female vocalist Jyl Porch while the production matters remained in the hands of Ingo Werner. The video is produced by Joachim Ballon and features footage of Jyl from 1985. The song was featured on Jyl's only album released in 1984.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFV15M8Agiw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFV15M8Agiw

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Instant Hit: A.T.R.O.X.- Overture to the Tales

"Overture to the Tales" was the opening track from the second album by the Italian minimal wave act A.T.R.O.X. Like this tune, the album included eleven other tracks, in which the band explored synthetic electronic sound with a superb experimental vein. The album from which the singles was taken was titled 'Water Tales' and was originally released in 1984 and reissued in 2015. 

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Next Wave: Albertus Cabinet

In this Next wave feature we are taking a small trip to Argentina as our next duo is from Buenos Aires. They perform under quite enigmatic name Albertus Cabinet and consist of Juan Ruso and Roberto Massoni. To this date, they have released one EP in 2016 and this year saw the release of their debut album 'The Visible or Invisible' with nine new tracks. Their music is sort of ambiental electronic experiment exploring the atmosphere and darkness of space. Our preference track from the album are "Statistics, I Don't Feel Special" and "It Saves My Life". As for now the album is available on Bandcamp mp3 and FLAC. Hope you enjoy! 

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Tuxedo Gleam Release New Album

California based minimal synth-pop duo have released a new studio album titled 'Subtleties' in April this year. The album contains ten brand new tracks including "Decay", the first single to be taken from the album. The band is just continuing with what they have started with their first releases in 2013. Their music is synthetic, cold and very dynamic. Aunt Gleam and Angel Marie are responsible for the whole music arrangements and the visuals. The album is available here

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