Synthpop

ENTRY #11: ANOTHER B-SIDE STORY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eMp7k6DysA Kerry Delius - Dear Christine From Kerry Delius - They Say It's Gonna Rain Released on Arrival Records, 1984, UK If you're used to reading this blog, you probably share with us the idea that "B-sides" can almost be considered as a subgenre of pop music; a musical territory where musicians let loose of…Lire la suite ENTRY #11: ANOTHER B-SIDE STORY

NTS SHOWS – MAY 2019 W/ GEM & I & PAM

This month's episode is a two hour-long jigsaw puzzle in the Gemini dimension, as presented by Brussels-based DJ Gem & I and PAM. Inspired by, recorded by, and  dedicated to Geminis (you might enjoy it as well if you're Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries or even Taurus). https://www.mixcloud.com/NTSRadio/okonkole-y-trompa-22nd-may-2019/   TRACKLIST…Lire la suite NTS SHOWS – MAY 2019 W/ GEM & I & PAM

NTS SHOWS – MARCH 2019 W/ PAM & Captain Starlight

There's a handful of people whose names have been around circulating amongst record fanatics - names associated with excentric, odd and unique collections. Amongst these collectors, one mind always stands up for me as being very independent, that is Ewald Dupan and his aliases - the DJ, Captain Starlight and the YouTube guy Parels Voor…Lire la suite NTS SHOWS – MARCH 2019 W/ PAM & Captain Starlight

ENTRY #1 : RAINING HEARTS & FOG RECORDS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E16ChQHL6A The Raining Heart - Raining Heart From The Raining Heart - Raining Heart / Alien Beat Released on Fog Records, 1986, Germany If you have ever been digging in record shops in Germany, there's a good chance you've encountered records released on Fog Records, A Frankfurt-based label whose records have a distinctive blue label…Lire la suite ENTRY #1 : RAINING HEARTS & FOG RECORDS

NTS SHOWS – OCTOBER 2018 W/ PAM

Determinedly stepping into my favourite season of the year (alongside Summer and Spring) with OYT's latest show on NTS : beginning with Alan Albert Owen's "neo classical" masterpiece Following The Light before playing some personal heart warming classics by Lucio Battisti or Mushi & Lakansyel. Right in the middle is a record that has been…Lire la suite NTS SHOWS – OCTOBER 2018 W/ PAM

NTS SHOWS – SEPTEMBER 2018 W/ PAM & Satoshi

September : end of Summer, beginning of Autumn... I think this show operates that Season switch with some proper Balearic Chansons by the likes of Laurent Voulzy or the song that inspired Joe Dassin's L'Été Indien (Indian Summer) turning into the sad melodies of Günther Beckers or O Yuki Conjugate... TRACKLIST : WALLY BADAROU -Gabriel's…Lire la suite NTS SHOWS – SEPTEMBER 2018 W/ PAM & Satoshi

KYOTO, BELGIUM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDiZ3gWBrHM&t=200s Kyoto - Venetian Blinds From Kyoto - Venetian Blinds Released on ARS Records, 1984, Belgium There's a lot about this record that is immediately appealing, and most importantly an artwork which does not deceive: a band named Kyoto, which name is written in a mock Japanese font, a drawing which symbolically recall the name…Lire la suite KYOTO, BELGIUM

UFO’S OVER NEW YORK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR4STfeAhW0 Konstruktivits - New York From Konstruktivits - Glennascaul Released on Sterile Records, 1985, UK When you go through records, checking the back of the cover for familiar names, some are invitations to give those records a listen while a few almost urge you to buy them on sight. Needless to say that the name…Lire la suite UFO’S OVER NEW YORK

L’AMOUR CHOCOLAT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdvVr2VXVNw&feature=youtu.be Cécilia - Chocolat From Cécilia - Si Me Olvidas Released on Saravah, 1983, France The way how some records reach a cult statut amongst a specific local digging scene is a complex processus, responsible for a lot of the excitement surrounding the hunt for records. We guess that, in every countries, if not every cities…Lire la suite L’AMOUR CHOCOLAT