Single of the Day: Bruce Haack – Electric To Me Turn
The mighty Stones Throw recently released a retrospective compilation on the magnificent Bruce Haack. Chronicling the influential electronic producer’s prolific work from 1972 to 1982, this is a timely and essential re-issue that should, in an ideal world, grace every music fan’s collection. Thought to be the ‘The King of [...]
Tony Carey – Radio Tokyo
Taken from former Rainbow keyboardist Tony Carey’s ever-so-slightly-offensively titled 1982 instrumental album Yellow Power, the track ‘Radio Tokyo’ re-entered my consciousness yesterday when Mike Simonetti featured it on his stupendous FACT mix. Drawing influence from Japan, Carey’s debut album has been described by the man himself as being “cult birth-of-techno [...]
Single of the Day: Piero Umiliani – Centrali Termiche
Probably best known for his sublime easy listening soundtracks, Piero Umiliani highlights his incredible versatility as an arranger and producer with this groovy little thing. Taken from the compilation, Musica Elettronica Vol. 1 which compiled the more experimental and electronic side of Umiliani works from 1969-1971, ‘Centrali Termiche’ is a [...]
Linda Law – All The Night
We’re carrying on the sauciness here at Daysarenumbers with this deliciously devilish track from the sublime Linda Law. The b-side to her cover of the Moody Blue classic ‘Nights In White Satin’, this ridiculously slinky electronic disco cut from 1979 keeps on going on all night, if ya know what [...]
Single of the Day: Sensitive – Driving
You may have noticed that we’ve ‘been away’ over the past few weeks due to some technical and server issues. We’ve sorted all that out now and we can continue to bring the noise (and Talkies) that you all love! Yay!There’s going to be some more fantastic changes to the [...]
Surreal Singles Club: Toni Fisher – The Big Hurt
The first record to feature electronic phasing effects, Toni Fisher’s eerie and extraordinary song, The Big Hurt, entered the US Billboard Chart at number three in 1959. The record-buying public presumably beguiled by the enigmatic Fisher’s vocal delivery and the mind-bending phasing provided by her producers Stan Ross and Dave [...]
Single of the Day – Rinder & Lewis – Gluttony
Taken from their seminal 1977 EP, Seven Deadly Sins, today’s track is a classic piece of disco from legendary producers Rinder & Lewis. Masterminds behind acts such as El Coco, Le Pamplemousse (love that name), Saint Tropez and Tuxedo Junction, W. Michael Lewis & Laurin Rinder are considered to be [...]
Single of the Day – Cortex – Sans Toi
Released in 1978 on the Crypto label, this funky little jazz number comes from the cult French jazz duo Cortex. Taken from Alain Mion and Alain Gandolf’s third album Pourquoi, Sans Toi is a quirky mix of electronic sounds and groovy Gallic pop. Apparently written for Mion’s wife, this is [...]
Single of the Day – Telex – Euro-Vision
As it’s Eurovision tomorrow, I thought I would post one of my favourite Eurovision moments ever! Trust me, it’s amazing! Seminal Belgian electronic band Telex were asked by their manager to represent Belgium in the 1980 competition, the bemused band agreed although they didn’t take it entirely seriously… As group [...]
Single of the Day – Front 242 – Sample D
Hello everybody! I’ve just realised that this is my first post in May! Sorry about that! To make up for the lack of muzak goodness, I thought I would treat you all to a bit of early Front 242 – y’know, everybody’s favourite ‘Electronic Disco Terrorists’!. Yay!!! Taken from their [...]