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The Electricity Club’s End Of Year Review 2013

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Chi

The year started appropriately enough with an electronic number ‘2013’ by Belgian duo METROLAND. For the first six or seven months of 2013, it proved to be one of the most productive periods in electronic pop music. Not since the…

Tagged with: Alison Moyet, BEF, Depeche Mode, Feathers, Fotonovela, Gary Numan, John Foxx, Karin Park, Karl Bartos, Ladytron, Marnie, Marsheaux, OMD, Pet Shop Boys, Sin Cos Tan, Soft Metals, Trust, Vile Electrodes, Visage
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TNNWS vs TEC ‘Sounds Like…’ Special

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Chi

THE NOTORIOUS NEW WAVE SHOW (TNNWS) and TEC have collaborated on a special podcast in which they select songs which appear to sound like one another. Presenter Gina Achord highlights the cyclic nature of new wave and electronic music through…

Tagged with: Depeche Mode, F.O.X, Fotonovela, Howard Jones, Ladytron, Marsheaux, Mesh, Mirrors, New Order, OMD, Parralox, Roxy Music, Sin Cos Tan, The Notorious New Wave Show, Ultravox, Visage, White Lies
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TEC GOLD: WE HOPE YOU ENJOY OUR NEW DIRECTION

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Chi

TEC continues its updating of previously published articles – While opinion is totally subjective and in the mind of the beholder, in the same way that a footballer can occasionally fluff a shot, then a musician can also score their…

Tagged with: David Bowie, Depeche Mode, Erasure, Gary Numan, Heaven 17, Jean Michel Jarre, Karl Bartos, Kraftwerk, New Order, OMD, Simple Minds, Sparks, Tears For Fears, The Human League, Ultravox, Visage
Posted in Listings, TEC Gold

TEC’s 25 Synth Instrumentals Of The Classic Era

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Chi

After JEAN MICHEL JARRE’s ‘Oxygène IV’ became a Top 5 hit in the Autumn of 1977, the synth instrumental became a popular medium, even spurning budget covers albums such as ‘Synthesizer Hits’ and ‘Synthesizer Gold’. But coinciding with accessibility of…

Tagged with: Blancmange, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Gary Numan, Howard Jones, Japan, Jean Michel Jarre, John Foxx, Neu!, New Order, OMD, Soft Cell, Space, The Human League, Ultravox, Vangelis, Visage, Yellow Magic Orchestra
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RUSTY EGAN Speaks Out…

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Chi

There is a new VISAGE album but the majority of its founder members have not been involved. Shapers Of The 80s reported on the fallout back in January 2013 and confirmed that all was not well while a piece in…

Tagged with: Chris Payne, Metroland, Rusty Egan, Tenek, Visage
Posted in Interviews, News, Rusty Egan Presents The Electricity Club