Various Artists – Musik Music Musique 3.0 (1982 | Synth Pop On The Air) 3CD

Various Artists – Musik Music Musique 3.0 (1982 | Synth Pop On The Air)

• THIRD VOLUME IN THE HUGELY SUCCESSFUL ‘MUSIK MUSIC MUSIQUE’ SERIES, THIS TIME EXPLORING 1982, THE YEAR SYNTH POP CAME TO DOMINATE THE AIRWAVES.

• OVER 50 TRACKS SHOWCASING THE ARTISTS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE MUSICAL PHENOMENA THAT DEFINED THE 1980S.

• FEATURING ULTRAVOX, THOMAS DOLBY, O.M.D., NEW ORDER, TALK TALK, FASHIØN, BLANCMANGE, SOFT CELL, HEAVEN 17, YELLO, FAD GADGET, THE HUMAN LEAGUE, TOYAH, KIM WILDE, TEARS FOR FEARS, THE PASSAGE, JAPAN AND COUNTLESS OTHER ELECTRONIC LUMINARIES.

• PACKED WITH FAMILIAR CLASSICS AND LESSER-KNOWN GEMS.

• BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE TEAM BEHIND THE CRITICAL AND COMMERCIAL HITS ‘CLOSE TO THE NOISE FLOOR’ AND ‘ELECTRICAL LANGUAGE’.

• SLEEVENOTES BY ELECTRONIC SOUND MAGAZINE’S MAT SMITH.

Following 2021’s ‘Musik Music Musique 2.0’ set, the third volume in the series looks at the electronic pop scene as it came to dominate the airwaves. A period which saw the 1980’s credible musical landscape evolve from gritty post-punk to shamelessly aspirational polished pop.

Featuring countless artists who would become household names (many of which remain active today) alongside lesser-known scene mainstays, independent innovators and novelty opportunists, ‘Musik Music Musique 3.0’ explores the evolution of synth pop from anything resembling a ‘scene’ into the standard musical form of the day, soon to be embraced by everybody from power balladeers to quasi-rock stadium acts. From chart staples and nightclub anthems to rarities, curios and collectables, this set gives equal airtime to all, basking in the breadth of ideas and innovation being explored as the musical world moved towards the
mid-80s.

Eclectic, endlessly innovative and, most importantly, enduringly listenable, ‘Music Musik Musique 3.0’ continues where its predecessors left off, and sets the scene for forthcoming 1983 and 1984 editions.

Tracklist:
DISC ONE
1. Thomas Dolby – Radio Silence
2. The Passage – XOYO
3. Talk Talk – Mirror Man
4. 100% Manmade Fibre – Green For Go
5. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – She’s Leaving
6. Poeme Electronique – V.O.I.C.E.
7. Colourbox – Breakdown (1982 Single Version)
8. Blancmange – I’ve Seen The Word
9. Fashiøn – Streetplayer (Mechanik)
10. Japan – European Son
11. Greeting No 4 – Condition
12. Richard Bone – Digital Days
13. Paul Haig – Justice
14. Tears For Fears – Pale Shelter
15. Arthur Brown – Conversations
16. Die Krupps – Goldfinger
17. Planning By Numbers – Lightning Strikes
18. Faith Global – Coded World
19. Aerial FX – Instant Feeling
20. Ultravox – Monument

DISC TWO
1. Dramatis – The Shame
2. Fiat Lux – This Illness
3. New Order – Temptation
4. Kevin Coyne – Tell The Truth
5. Dead Or Alive – What I Want (Demo)
6. Toyah – Ieya 1982
7. Fad Gadget – Life On The Line
8. Thirteen At Midnight – Climb Down
9. Soft Cell – Sex Dwarf
10. Yello – Heavy Whispers
11. Zoo Boutique – Happy Families
12. The Human League – You Remind Me Of Gold
13. Moebius – Pushing Too Hard
14. Passion Polka – Juliet
15. Endgames – First-Last-For Everything (Club Version)
16. Leisure Process – Love Cascade
17. Drinking Electricity – Good Times
18. Section 25 – Hold Me

DISC THREE
1. Heaven 17 – Let Me Go!
2. Voice Farm – Beatnik
3. Telex – Sigmund Freud’s Party
4. Thomas Leer – Mr Nobody
5. Kim Wilde – Child Come Away
6. Communication – Future Shock
7. Berlin – Sex (I’m A….)
8. Local Boy Makes Good – Hypnotic Rhythm
9. Mikado – Par Hasard
10. Falco – Maschine Brennt
11. Those French Girls – Sorry Sorry
12. Nick Nicely – Hilly Fields (1892)
13. Time In Motion – Quiet Type
14. Ukraine – Remote Control
15. Julie And The Jems – 1-2-3
16. Thick Pigeon – Subway
17. Sergeant Frog – Profile Dance
18. Omega Theatre – Robots, Machines And Silicon Dreams

Label: Cherry Red
Released: 2023