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SHARE: The Unknown Beauty Of The 80's Vol. 250

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SHARE: The Unknown Beauty Of The 80's Vol. 250

Postby Rissan » Fri Nov 25, 2022 1:58 am

Achieving a milestone

For those who are following me for quite some time, I am around here since 20 August 2004 (how time has flown by), they know the story behind this series which I started in 2005. At first the tracks presented on the first sixty (number 61 was then called the bonus volume) were downloaded from various blog sites and NWOutpost in presented and a variety of MP3 formats.

In the autumn of 2015, ten years after date, I picked up the project trying to find all featured tracks in a 320Kbps MP3 rip. It took me several months but in the end was able to get the job done and presented them on my blog. I still remember the discussions about the title for the series being okay, since a lot of the presented tracks were quite popular in other countries.

The funny thing is that each time I was triggered to return to those 80s music styles, it was after I decided to quit, or taking a break from, writing for the Dutch progressive rock magazine iO Pages. In the summer of 2018 the magazine celebrated its 150th issue. For me time to call it a day.

So as expected I turned back to the 80s favorite music styles like new wave, post punk, synthpop, gothic and more. Over the last months of 2018 I collected a lot of new unknown songs to me and created seven new volumes. In 2019 I created another twenty which were still presented on the blog. Also in addition, the focus had really shifted now to unknown music from the eighties. Since then the Volumes followed with fifty in 2020, sixty four in 2021 and presenting you the forty sixth Volume of 2022. Meanwhile I had changed from the blog to NWOutpost to present each Volume.

Which brings us to volume 250 for which we have to go back to 1983. I was in the fourth year of the “HAVO” (higher general secondary education) and with some friends I had discovered the “phonotheek” (vinyl library) of Haarlem. Every three weeks we cycled together to the library to borrow new records. One of these albums that made a huge impression on me, together with Toyah’s Warrior Rock, was Oil On Canvas by Japan. I was completely blown away by their style and the great basslines of Mick Karn.

Over the years I kept following the former Japan members. During the nineties I reviewed all the Medium releases for iO Pages and from 2000 on until 2018 I kept reviewing their solo and group releases as well. Spicy detail the last reviews I wrote were about Richard Barbieri's Variant 5 and Book Of Romance And Dust by Exit North; the new band of Steve Jansen. During this period I did several interviews with Richard Barbieri, Steve Jansen and Mick Karn.

So when it became clear that I wanted to create a milestone Volume, remember it was early 2021 when the idea popped up and I was getting close to volume 200, it had to do something with Japan, but this Volume got out of hand completely. To cut a long story short this is basically why I moved it forward for so long. It turned out the collaborations with Japanese artists were not that huge during the eighties compared to the nineties onward, but the former Japan members turned up as guest, producer, (co)writer, engineer etc. on a lot of releases between 1980-1990.

In the end it turned out to be at least five discs. And since I could not choose which tracks to drop, I added a sixth BONUS disc to the set, which offers you two interesting collaborations with Midge Ure, some non-album tracks of various Japan releated bands (Raintree Crow and JBK) and a great and long ambient piece of David Sylvian as the outro of this milestone volume.

DISCLAIMER:

1. All songs were never before featured on any of The Unknown Beauty Of The 80's volumes and in certain cases bands are digital featured for the first time and have never officially appeared on CD or are long "Out Of Print". Please note, this in NO way is intended to take away sales from any of the artists included here; support these bands if they should have material available! They deserve all the credit!

2. The Volume comes with an extra word file containing information on the tracks featured on the six discs.

Up for one week.

The tracklist:

CD01

01. Alice - Il Sole Nella Pioggia (5:03)
02. Lustans Lakejer - En Främlings Ögon (4:17)
03. Midge Ure & Mick Karn - After A Fashion (extended version) (5:44)
04. Con Act - These Rainy Days (4:44)
05. David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto - Bamboo Music (5:39)
06. Arcadia - Election Day (5:29)
07. Dalis Car - Lifelong Moment (4:140
08. Masami Tsuchiya - Haina-Haila (4:35)
09. Hiroyasu Yaguchi - The Sorcher (3:53)
10. David Sylvian - Weathered Wall (instrumental) (5:44)
11. Kate Bush - Heads We're Dancing (5:20)
12. Mick Karn - Trust Me (4:55)
13. Akiko Tano - Sleep On My Baby (5:20)
14. Mark Isham - The Grand Parade (5:52)
15. David Sylvian - Pulling Punches (7" mix) (3:03)
16. Bill Nelson - Glow World (4:06)
17. Japan - A Foreign Place (3:11)

CD02

01. Pierre & Franz - Life In Tokyo (5:21)
02. Marie Léonor - Baby-O-Babe (3:17)
03. Narumi Yasuda - 想い出のロックンロール (3:05)
04. Dalis Car - High Places (3:33)
05. Midge Ure & Mick Karn - Textures (3:24)
06. Propaganda - P-Machinery (original 7" mix) (3:45)
07. Crazy House - Feel The Fire (3:58)
08. Ryuichi Sakamoto ft. David Sylvian - Forbidden Colours (4:43)
09. Gary Numan - She's Got Claws (4:58)
10. Mick Karn - Saviour, Are You With Me (4:02)
11. Narumi Yasuda - 夜のパティオで (4:14)
12. Melon - Don't Worry About After Death (Shaka Shaka Nippon) (3:44)
13. Masami Tsuchiya - Lapis (2:19)
14. Mick Karn & David Sylvian - Buoy (remix) (5:56)
15. iRia - No Excuse (4:20)
16. Parade In Paris - Adolescent Sex (4:40)
17. Lustans Lakejer - Eld (3:51)
18. Marina Del Rey - Mud (1:19)
19. Richard Barbieri - 1979 Rehearsal Room (5:45)
20. Japan - The Width Of A Room (3:14)

CD03

01. Gary Numan - Slowcar In China (9:05)
02. Ippu-Do - Moon Mirage (5:10)
03. David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto - Bamboo Houses (5:26)
04. David Sylvian - The Ink In The Well (4:29)
05. Yukihiro Takahashi - Stranger Things Have Happened (4:08)
06. The Dolphin Brothers - Second Sight (3:44)
07. Hiroyasu Yaguchi - Kaff (3:19)
08. Masami Tsuchiya - Perfect Days (3:41)
09. Narumi Yasuda - Momo (3:53)
10. Dalis Car - The Judgement Is The Mirror (4:36)
11. Mick Karn & David Sylvian - When Love Walks In (6:16)
12. Vanity Fair - In Spite Of It All (4:01)
13. The Dolphin Brothers - Face To Face (4:32)
14. Neko-Meka - When The Children Make The Mighty Fall (4:51)
15. Sandii & The Sunsetz - Where The Fire Still Burns (4:57)
16. Japan - Some Kind Of Fool (7:31)

CD04

01. Icehouse - No Promises (4:41)
02. Masami Tsuchiya - Rice Music (4:01)
03. The Willard - Ghost Town Gang (4:13)
04. Hiroyasu Yaguchi - Hawaiin Rhapsody (3:40)
05. The Dolphin Brothers - Shining (4:57)
06. Gary Numan - A Subway Called 'You' (4:38)
07. Ippu-Do - Water Flower (1:44)
08. Icehouse - The Flame (5:08)
09. Hiroyasu Yaguchi - Strawberry Moose (3:39)
10. Gary Numan - Boys Like Me (4:16)
11. Mick Karn & David Sylvian - Buoy (4:53)
12. Vanity Fair - A Kiss For Every Tear (6:22)
13. Akiko Tano - Goodnight (1:28)
14. Pierre Barouh - Demain (4:13)
15. Yukihiro Takahashi & Steve Jansen - Stay Close (12" version) (8:12)
17. Steven Dante - Ghosts (5:33)
18. Japan - The Experience Of Swimming (4:04)

CD05

01. illustrated Man - Head Over Heels (single mix) (4:14)
02. Mick Karn - Tribal Dawn (4:10)
03. Virginia Astley ft. David Sylvian - Some Small Hope (4:10)
04. Icehouse - Cross The Border (4:25)
05. Ippu-Do - Rain In My Heart (4:35)
06. Lustans Lakejer - Något Måste Brist (4:02)
07. Hiroyasu Yaguchi - Papadom (3:32)
08. Masami Tsuchiya - One Day A Thousand Nights (5:17)
09. ABC - Paper Thin (5:53)
10. Hiroyasu Yaguchi - Gastronomic (3:43)
11. David Sylvian - Pop Song (4:320
12. Arcadia - Election Day (single version) (4:30)
13. Chiwaki - The Unconventional (4:27)
14. Bill Nelson - Metaphysical Jerks (3:53)
15. Yukihiro Takahashi & Steve Jansen - Stay Close (weider world) (2:58)
16. Midge Ure - Remembrance Day (4:29)
17. Sandii & The Sunsetz - This Is Not Enough (4:26)
18. Japan - Life Without Buildings (6:34)

CD06 BONUS

01. Midge Ure & JBK - Get A Life (5:41)
02. Illustrated Man - Just Enough (4:22)
03. Sinéad O'Conner - I Want Your (hands on me) (4:38)
04. Kahoru Kohiruimaki - Hold On Me (4:36)
05. Midge Ure & JBK - Cry (5:10)
06. Yukihiro Takahashi & Steve Jansen - Betsu-Ni (5:07)
07. Kyoko Koizumi - 集中できない (6:04)
08. Naoyuki Fujii - クローム・メタリック (4:49)
09. Gary Numan - My Brother's Time (4:37)
10. Rain Tree Crow - I Drink To Forget (1:46)
11. Masami Tsuchiya - Forbidden Flowers (4:34)
12. The Slow Club - Shout Me Down (3:51)
13. JBK - Breakable Moments (5:21)
14. David Sylvian - Steel Cathedrals (18:58)

The link: ...

And as a treat I hereby present you the tracks featured on the BBC 6 Radio Show Spirit Of Sylvian broadcasted on 28 October 2022. The links to the broadcasts are in the Word document.

The link: ...
Enjoy!
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Re: SHARE: The Unknown Beauty Of The 80's Vol. 250

Postby Gazebo Music » Fri Nov 25, 2022 5:11 am

Ris, Let me be the first to congratulate you on this milestone of 250 Volumes (crazy) and what a band/artists to honor this accomplishment! I know first hand the work that goes into putting these series together and what it takes to keep your virtual audience interested and curious at the same time. Your attention to detail, research and compiling is second to none and not to forget the wonderful write ups and stories behind your feature bands/artists and themes! So, from me a huge virtual applause and job very well done!
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Re: SHARE: The Unknown Beauty Of The 80's Vol. 250

Postby crichert » Fri Nov 25, 2022 9:11 am

Congratulations Ris - wow, 250 volumes is a huge milestone, you're like the Cal Ripkin Jr. of NWO music!! Thank you for years of sharing and unearthing fantastic gems!! :mrgreen:
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Re: SHARE: The Unknown Beauty Of The 80's Vol. 250

Postby xymox970 » Sat Nov 26, 2022 12:49 pm

Wonderful multiple disc volume.......and largely based around the work of my very favorite artist.....what a treat!

Congratulations!
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Re: SHARE: The Unknown Beauty Of The 80's Vol. 250

Postby Fred80s » Sun Nov 27, 2022 7:19 am

Now this is dedication!
This is truly an impressive venture in putting these comps together.

Brilliant Job Rissan and congratulations on the 250th volume of "Unknown Beauty Of The 80's "
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Re: SHARE: The Unknown Beauty Of The 80's Vol. 250

Postby digitalpress » Wed Nov 30, 2022 6:04 am

Congrats on the milestone! I'm relatively new to this group and wasn't aware of your background (though I certainly vibe with your musical interests) so I appreciate - as I'm sure we all do - sharing that with us as well as this gigantic collection.

Thanks again for everything, Rissan!
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