Single of the Day – Roger Powell – Lunar Plexus
Taken from his 1980 album Air Rocket, today’s Single of the Day comes courtesy of former Utopia keyboardist Roger Powell. Gracing the Todd Rundgren-fronted band from 1974 to 1985, Powell’s keyboard virtuosity added an electrifying dimension to the group’s musical outlook. The protégé of the one and only Robert Moog, [...]
Archie Bronson Outfit – Hoola (Moscow remix)
It’s not every day that we have a “hip, young band” gracing the pages of our brilliant website but Archie Bronson Outfit – Domino’s very own trio of bearded ruffians have always had a fond place in my heart. Whether it was their obvious references to psychedelic dark disco type [...]
Single of the Day – Andy Nelson – Lady Angie
What a front cover! For that reason alone, Andy Nelson’s 1982 funky electronic disco masterpiece is our SOTD. Not really, the song turns out to be pretty good as well. A cult favourite, the track was recently lauded by ‘nu disco’ legends the Idjut Boys, due to it’s fabulous ‘camp [...]
Single of the Day – Anna – Systems Breaking Down (dance version)
SYSTEMS BREAKING DOWN!!!!!!!! They’re not really but have a listen this spooky Balearic electronic track from 1982. This rare and seminal track was produced by 80s disco-pop mavericks Geraint Hughes and Ken Leray. A dark-synth pop song with tons of atmosphere and feeling, the landscape of synths and weird sounds [...]
Single of the Day – Escape From NY – Fire In My Heart (inst.dub version)
It’s bloody miserable outside, isn’t it? Well, warm yourself up with this obscure and subversive pop gem from 1984. Currently doing the rounds on various compilation and mixes (the most notable being the recent Matthew Burgess and Jolyon Green Originals Vol.4 compilation), the track is a balearic disco gem from [...]
Bonnie & Clyde (A Mountain of One Rework)
A Mountain of One take time out from making their usual slow-building Balearic loveliness and release this; their second instalment of the ‘rework’ series. Nothing to do with the Arthur Penn film, or the Serge Gainsbourg song, it’s actually a re-edit of an obscure Dr. Hook song. Sadly, it’s not [...]
Single of the Day – Carly Simon – Why
Ahhh, the summer. There’s nothing like the summer with a bit of Carly Simon. What’s Carly Simon got to do with the summer? I hear you ask. Well, my friends this timeless ‘Balearic’ classic will tell you ‘why’ (arf!). Produced by the mighty Chic in 1982 for the flop movie ‘Soup [...]