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by **Plastik44** » Sun May 14, 2006 2:41 am

As I'm running out of bands to track down I thought you might give me a hint to what might interest me. I'm looking for synthpop with good voices on vocals. Over the past weeks I liked Moderne's Switch on Bach, Basking Shark's Friends of Bill, Experimental Products´ Glowing in the dark and Ice the Falling Rain's Life's Illusion. Can you recommend something in that style?
Plastik

by **lundibleu** » Sun May 14, 2006 3:16 am

Plastik,
I don't know of those bands, but a more newer synthpop band with good voices on vocals, IMO, is the band Iris. Check 'em out!

by **ApolloZero** » Sun May 14, 2006 1:34 pm

Do you know of Kings of Convenience's Erlend Oye.. he has a great solo album? Great synth stuff!

by **goutroy** » Mon May 15, 2006 2:27 am

I definitely agree that Iris, especially their first album, is incredible.

A few suggestions:

UV Pop: No Songs Tomorrow (great 80s underground synth)
Rational Youth: Cold War Night Life (this 1982(?) album, their first, is an absolute synth-dance masterpiece
Ceramic Hello: Absence of a Canary (awesome John Foxx-esque minimal synth. Vinyl on Demand - http://www.vinyl-on-demand.com - will be reissuing this rare masterpiece with 8 demo tracks from their unreleased second album!)
Soviet: We Are Eyes, We Are Builders (newer stuff from 2000 or so, but one of the best synthpop albums ever, IMO!) Here's the track "Lonely Days". http://download.yousendit.com/64FCB9555AFEBF83
You can order their album here: www.myspace.com/sovietboy

by **cassfrank** » Mon May 15, 2006 4:22 am

Plastik44:

Twilight Ritual - I Never Called You a Dream
http://download.yousendit.com/3E47203E52E2E24C

This is early synthpop stuff, circa 1985 from Spain. While I wouldn't say the vocals are great, they are in line with most early synthpop acts. I've got a "home made" sampler of early synth driven stuff called Analogsounds. It has stuff by XEX, Seppuku, Genocide, A Blaze Colour, Antenna, Mekanik Kommando, Cirian Hate. So, I guess it leans early industrial but melodic.

by **spacecircus** » Mon May 15, 2006 4:41 am

I have to agree that Iris is a great synthpop band. Others I would recommend:

Leiahdorus
Echoing Green
New Concept
Intuition
Dignity of Labour
Dimbodius

by **gofhcf** » Mon May 15, 2006 12:07 pm

You can download three mixes here and the setlists are included on the site. Lots of new bands to check out.

http://www.infusedradio.net/

by **Rissan** » Mon May 15, 2006 3:53 pm

This is the Dutch synthpop band (The) Mo.

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?a ... 5F622CDC60

They released three albums, and had some top 40 hits in the Netherlands and Germany.

by **bob pompo** » Tue May 16, 2006 10:17 pm

Plastik 44 could you please post anything by ''YOU SEND IT'' of those you mentioned?
I agree, Life's Illusion is great.
Finally, how can I post something through YOU SEND IT myself too?Which recepient's address do I have to put?

by **goutroy** » Wed May 17, 2006 2:26 am

Send the you send it file to your own email address. It will email you a link to that file. Then, copy and paste the link here for others to download.

by **gofhcf** » Wed May 17, 2006 3:12 am

I believe you can also just put in a "fake" e-mail, like fake@fakemailaddress.com, and it will still give you a download URL.

by **bob pompo** » Wed May 17, 2006 6:29 am

Thanks Goutroy and Gofhcf. I'll try.

by **bob pompo** » Wed May 17, 2006 6:59 am

For anyone interested RATIONAL YOUTH - ENERGY : http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?a ... 4c082ef2f8

Goutroy, this is from Cold War Night Life ,am I right ? Could you please post something ?

by **Terim** » Wed May 17, 2006 10:00 am

More Rational Youth:

<a href="http://www.cyberus.ca/~cs/Rational Youth - Holiday in Bangkok.mp3">Rational Youth - Holiday in Bangkok</a> from their 1983 Rational Youth EP via a very nifty box set that brought together all of their 12" singles on "replica" CDs

From the same time and place:

<a href="http://www.cyberus.ca/~cs/Darkroom - San Paku.mp3">Darkroom - San Paku.mp3</a>

Of the new bands mentioned above, I have enjoyed the work of Dignity of Labour and am in the process of ordering some Leiahdorus (I was impressed by the single <a href="http://www.cyberus.ca/~cs/Leiahdorus - Wake.mp3">"Wake"</a> which came up on this board awhile ago).

Quite a few bands that I had not heard of though were mentioned in the advice that you're getting. Interesting stuff. For this genre in general I've found <a href="http://www.adifferentdrum.com/">A Different Drum</a> to be an excellent resource for the newer stuff.

Good luck!

by **Wavedancer101** » Wed May 17, 2006 7:27 pm

Hi everyone!
Please don't be confused I recommend and upload a Leaether Strip track in a Synthpop-topic, but check it out for yourself[:)]:

Leaether Strip - Dreaming (1982)

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?a ... 9E696F0187

Greetz
Wavedancer101

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