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The Electricity Club ethos is dedicated to exploring electronic music.
"...interacting with the world via emotions that are connected to memories..." 🎤 From the TEC archives: In 2019 we looked at new album 'Memory Emotion' from Electric Youth. 🎹 www.electricity-club.co.uk/electric-you... #electropop #electricyouth
'What' was released as a single on this day in August 1982. A northern soul classic (as was 'Tainted Love'), the Soft Cell cover version featured on the duo's remix album 'Non Stop Ecstatic Dancing'.🎹 'What' became their fifth top 10 UK chart hit, reaching No. 3.📀
'What Have I Done to Deserve This?' by Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield was released on this day in August 1987. The song helped revive Springfield's career and led to a resurgence of interest in her music. The single reached No. 2 in the UK singles chart. #petshopboys #dustyspringfield
From the TEC archives: Back in 2019, a-ha came to London to showcase classic album 'Hunting High And Low' (then celebrating its 35th anniversary) in a stunning Royal Albert Hall appearance. www.electricity-club.co.uk/a-ha-hunting... #aha #synthpop #electricityclub
Synthesizer pioneer Wendy Carlos interviewed on BBC 2 TV in 1989 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3ca...
Wendy Carlos Interview 1989 BBC Two
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'Eighth Day' by Hazel O'Connor was released on this day in August 1980. It marked the second single from her debut album 'Breaking Glass' (which also served as the soundtrack to the film of the same name). The single reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Charts, making it her first top-ten hit.
'Oxygène (Part IV)' was released on this day in August 1977. Composed by Jean-Michel Jarre, the track was taken from his third studio album 'Oxygène' (1976). The single reached No. 4 in the UK charts and also reached the top ten in the charts of several European countries.
OMD's clutch of 1985 single releases included some rare mixes and sometimes confusing 12" versions. In this new feature we lend some clarity to the various mixes of classic singles... www.omd-messages.co.uk/crush-extend...
Sad news as we learn that William Orbit has passed away.
'Alternative' was released on this day in 1995, a Pet Shop Boys compilation album featuring 30 B-sides. A remake of the original 7-inch 'Paninaro', titled 'Paninaro '95', was released as a single to promote the album. 'Alternative' reached No. 2 two in the UK Albums Chart.
I do not and will not ever understand people who pay a bunch of money to come to a concert just to talk through the entire thing and I’m surrounded by them right now.
"She made music jump into 3D": Wendy Carlos, the reclusive synth genius www.theguardian.com/music/2020/n...
'The Affectionate Punch' by the Associates was released on this day in August 1980. The album featured the singles 'The Affectionate Punch' and 'A'. Commenting on the album later, Alan Rankine said: "it was great fun. We just never stopped and the ideas just came and came and came."
Happy Birthday to Generation Blitz, the compilation album that we made Album of the Year in 2021. Featuring BlakLight Nature of Wires The Rude Awakening Scenius The Frixion Parralox Jigsaw Sequence & more. 🎹 Here's TEC's review at the time... www.electricity-club.co.uk/generation-b...
“It’s always very depressing when you have all these ideas, and then you end up having to go back to a more traditional way of doing it.”🎹 Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter (the real one 😏) discusses the 'Tron Legacy' soundtrack. 🎤 faroutmagazine.co.uk/scoring-tron...
Daft Punk admit scoring 'Tron: Legacy' was "depressing"
Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk has lifted the lid on the experience of scoring the 2010 film 'Tron: Legacy', calling it "depressing". Find out more here.
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Kraftwerk on 'Tomorrow's World' back in 1975, the band's first BritishTV appearance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwQy...
Kraftwerk on BBC's Tomorrow's World 1975
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DinDisc's showcase compilation album from 1980 featuring no less than 3 OMD songs - including the rare 'Organisation' session version of 'Electricity'. Plus, a free Gig Game insert. 📀 #omdrarities
OMD in 1980 featuring Dave Hughes. The stage set was enhanced with lit panels displaying the classic lozenge design used on the first album. 🎹
This week marks the anniversary of the Apollo XI moon landing, which in turn inspired this track from the 'Sugar Tax' album. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcY5...
Apollo XI
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A classic album from New Order that boasts some of their finest moments, but which songs stand out for you?
'True Faith' was released as a single by New Order on this day in July 1987. The song was penned during a 10-day studio session with producer Stephen Hague as new material for New Order's first singles compilation album, 'Substance 1987'.🎹 'True Faith' charted at No. 4.💿
You always seem to make me feel at home... www.youtube.com/watch?v=moFi...
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - (Forever) Live And Die
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'25' by a-ha was released on this day in July 2010. It includes all 33 of the band's singles as well as the song 'Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)'. 🎹 The album reached No. 10 in the UK charts. Check out TEC's review of the album at the time: www.electricity-club.co.uk/a-ha-25/
a-ha - 25 - The Electricity Club
“It’s time to celebrate…” On the 4th of December 2010, on the third of 3 sell-out shows at the Oslo Spektrum in Norway, the curtain will finally fall on a-ha’s glittering 25-year career. Undoubtedly a...
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'Shame' marked the last single release from 'The Pacific Age', once again benching 'Stay' as a possible release. The unfortunate chart position of the single (No. 52) was a disappointment, although not being able to spell the producer's name correctly on the promo ad likely didn't help.
