https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS6Aw682asE Shohjo-Tai & Red Bus St Project - Electric City From Shohjo-Tai & Red Bus St Project - Escape Released on Broadway, Japan, 1985 Shohjo-Tai is a Japanese female idol group formed in the 1980's. At the time, there was a big female Idol movement all over Japan and this band made 8 LP's (!!). Many…Lire la suite ‘LECTRIC LIGHTS, ‘LECTRIC CITY
Music From The Club
MAMAN PAS PLEURER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XnJyosWPmU Lucia Reine - Maman Pa Pléré From Lucia Reine - Lucia Released on LM Production, 1987, France You can see ton of zouk records from the late 1980's at markets or stores in France but finding good stuff isn't easy though, most of them being a bit too cheesy or having some lame parts…Lire la suite MAMAN PAS PLEURER
ANOTHER H. HOSONO PRODUCTION
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXWNBaNZU9I Kuniko Yamada - Tetsugaku Shiyo From 山田邦子 - セカンド - 贅沢者 Released on Victor, 1982, Japan Our first dancefloor-friendly post in a while is a classy Japanese synthpop track by Kuniko Yamada. Kuniko has a long career of humorist,comedian, actress, and writer behind her but she also found the time to record 2 albums…Lire la suite ANOTHER H. HOSONO PRODUCTION
TODAY IT’S FRIDAY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnAmac2Pwgk Kelly Chauke - Iravunthlanu Namunthla From Kelly Chauke - Today It's Friday Released on Vulombe, 1987, South Africa Today It's Friday, indeed it is ! And this is also our last post before a short summer break... We'll come back soon, but for now, a pure sunny hedonistic moment, by South-African singer Kelly Chauke.…Lire la suite TODAY IT’S FRIDAY
FOUR DRUMMERS DRUMMING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCP2vj-Xhc4 Four Drummers Drumming - Running Man From Four Drummers Drumming - Electricity Released on Riff-Records, 1991, Germany For whoever is into percussions and rhythmical prowess, Four Drummers Drumming seems to be a band worth checking ! The "Four Drummers" are German percussionist Albrecht Riermeier, American vibraphone player David Friedman and jazz drummer Jerry Granelli, and…Lire la suite FOUR DRUMMERS DRUMMING
ALIVE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSb-00SXfCs Ichiko Hashimoto - D.P. From Ichiko Hashimoto - Vivant Released on Polydor, 1986, Japan This beautiful lady is not your average good-looking J-pop singer, Ichiko Hashimoto is instead one of the most emblematic figures from the Japanese experimental New Wave scene, releasing, alongside Atsuo Fujimoto, one of the most famous albums on Better Days, Colored…Lire la suite ALIVE
MALOYA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNsno8fzXqU&feature=youtu.be Ti-Fock - Lo De From Ti-Fock - Mafate Released on 102P Production, Reunion, 1985 Réunion seems to still be a virgin island for diggers, and as far as we know Ti-Fock is one of the only examples, with Alain Peters, of a Reunionese musician who successfully recorded great Maloya-influenced fusion music. His second album,…Lire la suite MALOYA
DIRECTIONS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jtX47K_ljo Nature Lovers - You Know It's True From Nature Lovers - Beginning To End Released on Ink Records, 1985, UK This song is without doubt our weirdest contribution to the Music From The Club section so far. We did not really know whether we should put it in our Music From The Living Room section but we…Lire la suite DIRECTIONS
HI MOTHERTRUCKER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDd5S5wemn4 President Rosko - C.B. Wrapper From President Rosko - French Connection Released on Magnet, 1981, France We're often complaining about the lack of information concerning an album or an artist we're mentioning on OYT, regretting that we don't have any good story to tell. This is definitively not the case of President Rosko, a legendary…Lire la suite HI MOTHERTRUCKER
TRIBUTE TO TRIBUTE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2puq_bxs3s&feature=youtu.be Tribute - A Kumma Ki Yidi From Tribute - Breaking Barriers Released on Rekord, 1986, Germany It feels like Young Marco just took over OYT ! This one is a pure bomb for the clubs ! This percussive afro killer track is well hidden on an album by Sweden symphonic rock band, Tribute, and…Lire la suite TRIBUTE TO TRIBUTE