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Band'its At Ten O'Clock – Bands Featured At The 101 Club

Band'its At Ten O'Clock – Bands Featured At The 101 Club Band'its At Ten O'clock is another 101 release that came out the same year as Live Letters . Unlike that album, this record is a collection of studio cuts and not live records. But it's equally, if not more so, impressive and well worth the listen today. The Scene All People Go Mad You like mod music? These guys sure did. This album came out in 1980, but this song sounds like it was ripped straight out of the late-60s. Great stuff, very [...]
Artist:Comsat Angels
Title:Independence Day
Link Text:Independence Day
File Name:Independence Day.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Genre:New Wave
Year:1980
Artist:Electric Eels
Title:Thoroughly Modern
Link Text:Thoroughly Modern
File Name:Thoroughly Modern.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Genre:New Wave
Year:1980
Artist:Holly And The Italians
Title:Chapel Of Love
Link Text:Chapel Of Love
File Name:Chapel Of Love.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Genre:New Wave
Year:1980
Artist:Jane Kennaway & Strange Behaviour
Title:Catch Cool
Link Text:Catch Cool
File Name:Catch Cool.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Genre:New Wave
Year:1980
Artist:Real To Real
Title:White Man Reggae
Link Text:White Man Reggae
File Name:White Man Reggae.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Genre:New Wave
Year:1980
Artist:The Piranhas
Title:Yap Yap Yap
Link Text:Yap Yap Yap
File Name:Yap Yap Yap.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Genre:New Wave
Year:1980
Artist:The Scene
Title:All People Go Mad
Link Text:All People Go Mad
File Name:All People Go Mad.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Genre:New Wave
Year:1980
Artist:The V.I.P.'s
Title:Causing Complications
Link Text:Causing Complications
File Name:Causing Complications.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Genre:New Wave
Year:1980
Artist:Thompson Twins
Title:Squares And Triangles
Link Text:Squares And Triangles
File Name:Squares And Triangles.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Genre:New Wave
Year:1980
Artist:Wasted Youth
Title:Jealousy
Link Text:Jealousy
File Name:Jealousy.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Genre:New Wave
Year:1980

COMSAT ANGELS – INDEPENDENCE DAY

COMSAT ANGELS – INDEPENDENCE DAY From all the way back in 1983 come the Comsat Angels. Another of those middle-ranking, Northern post-punk bands. This track is probably their best known and the choppy guitar is the star. Comsat Angels - Independence Day The version above is the album version. Here's the single version from two years earlier: Buy http://www.comsatangels.net/

Happy Friday – Real Genius Edition

Happy Friday – Real Genius Edition One of the more underrated movies of the 802s has to be Real Genius . And this song, from the soundtrack, is pure gold. Plus the movie includes val kilmer as a teen, giant lasers, and turning your dorm into an ice rink. Bonus. The Comsat Angels - I'm Falling (MP3) Happy friday. ( thnx qutter )
Artist:The Comsat Angels
Title:I'm Falling
Link Text:The Comsat Angels - I’m Falling (MP3)
File Name:03-Im-Falling-1.mp3
Year:2008

Song of the Week: May 1, 2011

Song of the Week: May 1, 2011 Baller. This week's song is from the original soundtrack of the 1985 classic Real Genius . Win for finding the CED cover for it. CEDs were conceived in 1964 by RCA , but their production was stalled for 17 years until 1981. This led to the CED being beaten out by the DiscoVision (LaserDisc) and emerging Betamax and VHS videocassette formats. Retro technology is everything in 2011. At any rate, here's the track. The Comsat Angels: "I'm Falling:" Also, here's a bonus gem from the movie for your [...]

Remodel, Re-package, Re-evaluate

Remodel, Re-package, Re-evaluate Remodel From: London, United Kingdom With a sound that would have been de riguer when the Jam were at the peak of their powers or at the height of the Oasis -v- Blur wars, London four piece Remodel are perfectly named. In 2010 they sound like a relic of a different age, an age when British bands knew how to write intelligent pop/punk songs that engage the brain and stir the blood. Unfortunately it's a sound that seems doomed to gather dust [...]
Artist:Remodel
Title:British Racing Green
Link Text:Remodel - British Racing Green
File Name:British Racing Green.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps

Wer suchet der findet: Die Coverversion, von wem ist das Orginal?

One Hundred Not Out

One Hundred Not Out The Hundred Days From: San Francisco, California, United States San Fran indie quartet The Hundred Days sound like The Killers if Brandon Flowers had been force-fed the entire back catalogue of The Comsat Angels . It's widescreen moody indie like your grandad used to tell you about when you were a kid. MP3 - The Hundred Days - Red Bucket [...]
Artist:The Hundred Days
Title:Red Bucket
Link Text:The Hundred Days - Red Bucket
File Name:Red+Bucket.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps

Audio Archaeology: When A Band's Name Isn't Theirs!

Audio Archaeology: When A Band's Name Isn't Theirs! A band's name is often one of its most important and identifying characteristics. The name might represent the roots of the group such as the Rolling Stones, a tribute to Muddy Waters; anarchy against the establishment with monikers like the Sex Pistols or Dead Kennedys; a place of origin – Boston, Kansas, Chicago; or the boringly obvious band name being that of the frontman, i.e. Dave Matthews Band (at least J. Geils was the guitar player in his band!). Despite how great, accurate, or brazenly outrageous a band's name might be, there is one thing that it may not be – [...]

Desert Island Albums: Jack Rabid

Desert Island Albums: Jack Rabid To be honest, I would like to take about 300 albums with me to this proverbial island, which, like Gilligan's, must have a professor on it who's rigged up some electricity so I can actually play recorded music at all! But if you're only giving me five, then here is what is coming with me: The Kinks - Arthur, or the Rise and Fall of the British Empire (1969) There will never be a better rock album than this: Ray Davies at the absolute height of his inexhaustible songwriting powers on [...]

TVD's 401K

So, I don't come to the record store thing just out of the blue. To be fair, I've worked in TWO record stores to date. Both were Record Worlds—the corporate variety—where it was mandated that all of the employees, except for the managers, sport blue polyester vests. Y'know – to differentiate you from the other riff raff browsing through the import bins or what have you. Record World, both based in malls at the time, wasn't the type of place that would buy used LPs however—it was purely new stuff and catalog items. Which didn't bother me [...]
Artist:Art Brut
Title:Summer Job
Link Text:Art Brut - Summer Job (Mp3)
File Name:10 Summer Job.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Icicle Works
Title:When it all comes down
Link Text:Icicle Works - When It All Comes Down (Mp3)
File Name:16 Icicle Works - When it all comes down.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1985
Artist:The Comsat Angels
Title:Independence Day
Link Text:Comsat Angels - Independence Day (Mp3)
File Name:2-13 Independence Day 1.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:The Sound
Title:Sense Of Purpose
Link Text:The Sound - Sense Of Purpose (Mp3)
File Name:02 Sense Of Purpose.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1981
Artist:XTC
Title:Senses Working Overtime
Link Text:XTC - Senses Working Overtime (Mp3)
File Name:XTC - Senses Working Overtime.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps

Comsat Angels...Still Sounding Great.

Comsat Angels...Still Sounding Great. I was at the excellent SESAC CMJ showcase last night at Cake Shop , and got in a conversation about songs that "just sound great". Not because of brilliant songwriting, great production, or amazing playing...but because they just have that "magic". The woman I was talking to is a huge student of '80s pop & new wave, and used the example of Comsat Angels' "Stay Tonight" as such a song. As soon as she mentioned that song, which I hadn't heard or thought about in years, I knew exactly what she was talking about. [...]

Lost and Found | The Comsat Angels II

Everyday is Like Sunday, Except for Blue Monday and Ruby Tuesday, and…Well, Friday I'm in Love: Weekly Mix #83

Everyday is Like Sunday, Except for Blue Monday and Ruby Tuesday, and…Well, Friday I'm in Love: Weekly Mix #83 This post is a couple of weeks late, but considering I was very ill last week, I think you'll forgive me. Whatever coldette I had a few weeks ago was nothing compared to this all-out attack on my immune system. It just stopped short of the lung searing bronchitis of a couple years ago. Nonetheless, I only allowed myself to miss roughly one day of work (the illness guilt my mother instilled in me as a child is still there). I'm really starting to believe I have an immunodeficiency disorder what with my chronic allergies and seemingly high risk of [...]
Link Text:Words Fail Me - The Sound
File Name:04 - Words Fail Me.mp3
Artist:Altered Images
Title:Dead Pop Stars
Link Text:Dead Pop Stars - Altered Images
File Name:Altered Images - I Could Be Happy, The Best of Altered Images - 06 - Dead Pop Stars.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1997
Artist:Comsat Angels
Title:Home Is the Range
Link Text:Home is the Range - Comsat Angels
File Name:Comsat Angels - 11 - Home Is The Range.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:Echo & the bunnymen
Title:Thorn of Crowns
Link Text:Thorn of Crowns - Echo & the Bunnymen
File Name:05 - Thorn Of Crowns.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1984
Artist:Gang Of Four
Title:It's Her Factory
Link Text:Its Her Factory - Gang of Four
File Name:15 It\\'s Her Factory.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1979
Artist:Human League
Title:Only After Dark
Link Text:Only After Dark - Human League
File Name:02 Only After Dark.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1980
Artist:Josef K
Title:Variation Of Scene
Link Text:Variation of Scene - Josef K
File Name:08 Variation Of Scene.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1981
Artist:Joy Division
Title:New Dawn Fades
Link Text:New Dawn Fades - Joy Division
File Name:05 New Dawn Fades.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1979
Artist:Killing Joke
Title:Complications
Link Text:Complications - Killing Joke
File Name:Killing Joke - Killing Joke - 06 - Complications.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Year:1980
Artist:Magazine
Title:A Song From Under The Floorboards
Link Text:A Song From Under the Floorboards - Magazine
File Name:10 A Song From Under The Floorboards.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1980
Artist:Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Title:Architecture And Morality
Link Text:Architecture and Morality - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
File Name:07 - Architecture And Morality.Mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1981
Artist:pere ubu
Title:the modern dance
Link Text:The Modern Dance - Pere Ubu
File Name:Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance.mp3
Bitrate:191 kbps
Year:1978
Artist:Public Image Ltd.
Title:This Is Not A Love Song (remix)
Link Text:This is Not a Love Song (Remix) - Public Image Ltd.
File Name:Public Image Ltd - This Is Not A Love Song (Remix).mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Scritti Politti
Title:Messthetics
Link Text:Messthetics - Scritti Politti
File Name:06 Messthetics.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2005
Artist:Simple Minds
Title:Twist Run Repulsion
Link Text:Twist Run Repulsion - Simple Minds
File Name:07 Twist Run Repulsion.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1980
Artist:Siouxsie & The Banshees
Title:Playground Twist
Link Text:Playground Twist - Siouxsie & the Banshees
File Name:06 Playground Twist.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1979
Artist:The Chameleons
Title:Nostalgia (7" Version)
Link Text:Nostalgia (73 Version) - The Chameleons
File Name:06 Nostalgia (7_ Version).mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1981
Artist:The Specials
Title:Concrete Jungle
Link Text:Concrete Jungle - The Specials
File Name:The Specials - Concrete Jungle.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1979
Artist:Tuxedomoon
Title:Dark Companion
Link Text:Dark Companion - Tuxedomoon
File Name:Tuxedomoon - Dark Companion.mp3
Year:1993
Artist:Wire
Title:Strange
Link Text:Strange - Wire
File Name:15 Strange.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1977

TVD | Wavelength

Not to jump to too many premature conclusions with our 'fresh ears on New Wave' thesis this week, but ...uh. I had a hard time finding five more that were out and out crap. (And why make Spandau Ballet our whipping boys, right?) So, five more freshly (re)picked from a fine vine. Ultravox - All Stood Still (Mp3) Comsat Angels - Independence Day (Mp3) Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach (Mp3) [...]
Artist:Frazier Chorus
Title:Dream Kitchen
Link Text:Frazier Chorus - Dream Kitchen (Mp3)
File Name:3-06 Dream Kitchen 1.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Martha & The Muffins
Title:Echo Beach
Link Text:Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach (Mp3)
File Name:3-07 Echo Beach 1.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1980
Artist:The Comsat Angels
Title:Independence Day
Link Text:Comsat Angels - Independence Day (Mp3)
File Name:2-13 Independence Day 1.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:The Korgis
Title:Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometimes
Link Text:The Korgis - Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometimes (Mp3)
File Name:1-06 Everybody\\'s Gotta Learn Sometimes 1.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1980
Artist:Ultravox
Title:All Stood Still
Link Text:Ultravox - All Stood Still (Mp3)
File Name:1-08 All Stood Still 1.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1982

The Comsat Angels – I'm Falling

The Comsat Angels – I'm Falling The Comsat Angels were a post-punk band from Sheffield, England, active from 1978 to 1995. Their music has been described as "abstract pop songs with spare instrumentation, many of which were bleak and filled with some form of heartache." A great tune played by Tensnake in his recent BIS mix, "I'm Falling" was also featured in the movie Real Genius with Val Kilmer. Awesome jerky 80s pop, it even has some panpipes! Download audio file (04%20I%27m%20Falling%201.mp3) [...]
Artist:Comsat Angels
Title:I'm Falling
Link Text:The Comsat Angels – Im Falling
File Name:04 I'm Falling 1.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1985

où quand qui comment pourquoi

où quand qui comment pourquoi comsat angels (do the empty) house 1982 (française version) Cinq questions. Sous la peau, des os. Seulement des os. Où. Dans mon bureau. Quand. A l'instant. Qui. Comsat Angels. Comment. Le plus simplement du monde : au moyen d'un lecteur cd. Pourquoi. Parce qu'il était sur le dessus de la pile. (englikhtonian version) [...]
Artist:The Comsat Angels
Title:(Do The) Empty House
File Name:dteh.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1982

Rain

Rain Yesterday I was in a running race. It was a cross-country race of about 7 miles. And it rained. In fact it rained so hard at the beginning that within 5 minutes I was absolutely drenched. After about 15 minutes the rain stopped but by then the fun and games had began. The rest of the race was extremely muddy with massive puddles blocking our way. The only solution was to charge head-long through them and just accept you were going to get very dirty. It was great fun. After a shower afterwards I felt invigorated. I reckon everybody should [...]
Artist:The Comsat Angels
Title:After The Rain
Link Text:After the Rain
File Name:01 After The Rain.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:1982

Singles Collection - The Mayfair Set, The Box Elders, Kim Phuc

The Singles Collection is contributor Jason Jackowiak's weekly column focusing on rare and essential 7″ releases. We gladly accept all types of 7″ for consideration. This week's Singles Collection is awash in the boozy afterglow of South by Southwest , a festival we survived for the 10th year running... but just barely. If you are a true music fan and have never been, you really owe it to yourself to get down to Austin at least once and experience the mayhem and hysteria for yourself, because a slew of blog/twitter posts really [...]

I'm In Love With A German Film Star by The Passions

I'm In Love With A German Film Star by The Passions Post Punk had a mad crush on all things German. German art. German novels. German music. John Lydon regularly name checked Can. Ultravox! nicked their exclamation mark from Neu! And OMD's Paul Humphreys was so besotted with Kraftwerk that he slept with one of their albums under his pillow. With its gleaming new cities, its multi-lane roadways and high-speed rail links, and its cool, technical proficiency, Germany seemed to embody the spirit of modernity, even as it was haunted by the ghost of its tragic past. This strange fascination with the Teutonic provided The Passions with their sole hit, a [...]

tell me where there's sanity

tell me where there's sanity "When you get older, you'll understand." So speaks the purported voice of "realism" when cautioning on the pitfalls of youthful idealism. The underlying message is that once one has "bought in" or "sold out" or however one wants wants to spin it, logic dictates that hungry radicalism must give way to a defensive stance. Lock the doors, man the barricades, and beware the ravenous hordes that covet your treasures. The rousing, yet polite debate in the comments of the Crass post from the other day got me to thinking about politics, specifically where I stand on [...]
Artist:Comsat Angels
Title:Waiting for a Miracle
Link Text:Comsat Angels - Waiting for a Miracle
File Name:Comsat_Angels_-_Waiting_for_a_ Miracle.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1980
Artist:Ten Years After
Title:I'd Love to Change the World
Link Text:Ten Years After - I'd Love to Change the World
File Name:TYA_-_Id_Love_to_Change_the_Wo rld.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1971
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