Aerial FX ‎– Watching The Dance [LP] (1982, Kamera Records)

'Watching The Dance' presents a tortured form of new-wave and synth-pop, that is at times reminiscent of the ethereal atmospheres of Modern Eon ("Out Of The Window") or early Simple Minds ("Accident"). Aerial FX are also clearly aware of the art-rock of the 70's, particularly the angst of Roxy Music and Van der Graaf Generator, as the 8-minute "Where is Tomorrow" proves. In short, another interesting (and cult) new-wave record. [SOURCE: RATE YOUR MUSIC] 

Label: Kamera Records ‎– KAM 008 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country: UK 

Released: 1982 

Style: New Wave, Synth-pop, Minimal, Minimal Wave, Post-Punk, Coldwave, Goth Rock

Tracklist:

Watching The Dance 

A1 Out Of The Window 

A2 Who Is Down There 

A3 Hold Me 

A4 5.15 

A5 Instant Feeling 

Strange Sour In The Seed 

B1 Servitors 

B2 Accident 

B3 Where Is Tomorrow 

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100 Flowers ‎– Drawing Fire [12''] (1984, Happy Squid Records)

Arriving a year after the group's sole full-length album, the five-song EP 'Drawing Fire', 100 Flowers' final release, shows that things were still flying high artistically for the trio. The leadoff track, "Bunkers," uses calm (but by no means sweet) backing vocals and all manner of found sounds to add to the crisp drive of the song. "Long Arm of the Social Sciences" avoids having to come up with lyrics to match the great title by being a chugging instrumental with some fine guitar from Johansen, something he also provides, in a weirdly sweet way, to "Triage." "Contributions" meshes attractive guitar chimes with an uneasy droning buried deep in the mix and extremely disturbing lyrics from Talley-Jones, while "Let's Not" wraps it up with a last little kick of energy and art / thrash. [SOURCE: ALLMUSIC] 

Label: Happy Squid Records ‎– HS 012 

Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Mini-Album

Country: US 

Released: 1984 

Style: Punk, Post-Punk

Tracklist:

A1 Bunkers 

A2 Long Arm Of The Social Sciences 

A3 Triage 

B1 Contributions 

B2 Let's Not 

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Various ‎– The Fight Is On [LP] (1985, L.A.Y.L.A.H. Antirecords)

The now-defunct Belgian label L.A.Y.L.A.H. Antirecords started by Marc Monin released early work from several renowned industrial / experimental artists such as Coil, Nurse With Wound, Current 93 and Laibach. L.A.Y.L.A.H. operated as a sub-label of Les Disques du Crepuscule for manufacturing & distribution but A&R was independent of Crepuscule. This album is a classic industrial compilation. 

Label: L.A.Y.L.A.H. Antirecords ‎– LAY 10 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation 

Country: Belgium 

Released: 1985 

Style: Modern Classical, Industrial, Experimental, Ambient 

Tracklist:

A1 – Coil Sicktone 3:21 

A2 – 93 Current 93 A Visit To Dogland 6:04 

A3 – The Hafler Trio "Blanket" Level Approach 4:17 

B1 – Robert Haigh Music For Piano 3:03 

B2 – Lustmørd Invocation Of Shiva 4:01 

B3 – Lustmørd Dreams Of Dead Names 2:37 

B4 – Nurse With Wound Stick That Chick And You'll Feel My Steel Trough Your Last Meal 5:44 

B5 – Organum Talon 1:22 

B6 – Organum Veil 2:05 

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Ya Ya Choral ‎– What's A Quaver? [12''] (1983, M Squared)

Beginning life as an experimental electronic outfit, Sydney band Ya Ya Choral became a much-admired, if commercially unsuccessful, hard rock outfit over the course of a decade. Ya Ya Choral's first release was the EP 'Such a Dutch Man' on M Squared in 1982, followed by the 'What's a Quaver?' album in July 1983. [SOURCE: ALLMUSIC] 

Label: M Squared ‎– M2021 

Format: Vinyl, 12", EP, 45 RPM, Mini-Album 

Country: Australia 

Released: 1983 

Style: New Wave, Synth-pop, Experimental, Minimal Synth

Tracklist:

A1 My Friend The Chocolate Cake 

A2 Gee Lately 

A3 Jolly Work 

B1 Cowboys Are Pt 2 

B2 Complain Your Way To Success 

B3 You Ruined My Fun 

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WeR7 ‎– Rock'n'Roll Is The Most [Cass] (1983, Music For Midgets)

WeR7 formed in London. Members of WeR7 Anthony Clough and Gary Ramon can be found on The Ordinary, The Casual Labourers, The Door And The Window, The Modern Art, New 7th Music and Mystery Plane. "Jo Change" was recorded on 4-track and previously released on the compilation 'A Tribute To Jo Change'; "Don't Surrender" was featured on the cassette 'Dance To This'. All other tracks are sound-on-sound recordings which have not been previously released. 

Label: Music For Midgets ‎– none 

Format: Cassette, C60 

Country: UK, Switzerland, France

Released: 1983 

Style: Electro, Experimental, Minimal Wave

Tracklist:

A1 She's My Baby 

A2 A Tribute To Jo Change (1) 

A3 Lost George 

A4 "...Snakes Sang" 

A5 Let Freedom Reign 

A6 A Place Of My Own 

B1 Radio Dromedary 

B2 Promised Land 

B3 Haunted House 

B4 "Obviously Nigger Music" 

B5 Jo Change (2) 

B6 Yesterday 

B7 Don't Surrender 

B8 Lard 

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Vocoder ‎– Vocoder [LP] (1987, Neon Danza)

Vocoder was formed in 1981 in Zaragoza. Antonio Laval and Ildefonso Olarte, young high school classmates, together with Antonio Tenas, from Radio Juventud, formed this group inspired by the "Movida Madrileña" and the synth-pop. With the incorporation of Pilar Pellicer they have a positive response of Neon Danza (Discos DRO) that leads to record the Maxi 'What Happens Now' in 1984, 'Mindanao' in 1985 and the LP 'Vocoder' in 1987, published in several countries of South America. [SOURCE: GRUPOS NACIONALES NUEVA OLA 80] 

Label: Neon Danza ‎– 4ND - 023 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country: Spain, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador

Released: 1987 

Style: Electro, Synth-pop 

Tracklist:

A1 Mi Chica Tiene Un Lio Con Satan 4:26 

A2 Educacion 4:29 

A3 Monopolis 4:01 

A4 En Mi Oscuridad 4:15 

B1 Hacker 4:35 

B2 Me Sabe A Ti 2:56 

B3 Don Juan 4:30 

B4 Radiotelescope 8:58 

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Un Département ‎– Un Département [Cass] (1984, Illusion Production)

Un Département was a French Minimal Wave and Experimental Rock trio formed in 1980 in Orléans and disbanded in 1985. Members were Marcel Kanche (saxophone, vocals), Phil Gaz (bass, drums, guitar, and keyboards) and Bruno Tollard. They released one 7” and one 12” 1981, one tape in 1984 and one LP in 1985 (‘Le Album’). After Un Département disbanded Marcel Kanche was in various punk bands that allowed him share stage with, among others, Les Rita Mitsouko, Pere Ubu, Alan Vega or The Cure. This tape sounds like a meeting between Foetus and Smegma, and Steven Stapleton lurking quietly.

Label: Illusion Production ‎– IP 017 

Format: Cassette, C30 

Country: France 

Released: 1984 

Style: Experimental, Abstract, Art Rock, New Wave, Minimal Wave, Experimental Rock, Industrial

Tracklist:

A1 Drawing Of A Cup 

A2 Drawing Of Two Guys 

A3 Drawing Of A Bull 

A4 Drawing Of A Girl Face 

B1 Drawing Of A Pear 

B2 Drawing Of A Clown 

B3 Drawing Of A Bicycle 

Notes:

Cassette is affixed to a cover paper and a sturdy cardboard. 

Track titles are drawings instead of written titles. 

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Tiny Desk Unit ‎– Naples [12''] (1981, 9½ x 16" Records)

Tiny Desk Unit was a psychedelic dance band playing around Washington DC in 1979. In its short and fiery history Tiny Desk Unit released one LP and one EP on its 9½" x 16" record label. The band first formed, rehearsed and performed at dc space on September 11th 1979. When the 9:30 Club opened its doors on May 30th 1980, Tiny Desk Unit was the first band to take the stage. The band rehearsed in the rat infested basement of the 9:30 Club and many of the band members lived within a few blocks of the club. On a few occasions Tiny Desk Unit were joined on stage by some of their favorite people, include Julius Hemphill of World Saxophone Quartet fame, and Laurie Anderson. Tiny Desk Unit stopped playing together in the winter of 1981. [SOURCE: DISCOGS] 

Label: 9½ x 16" Records ‎– #010.5 

Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM 

Country: US 

Released: 1981 

Style: Art Rock, Post-Punk 

Tracklist:

A1 Take Me To Paris 5:03 

A2 Napping In Japan 3:35 

B1 Standing There 6:02 

B2 Couscous 5:19 

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Los Seres Vacios ‎– La Casa De La Imperfección [12''] (1982, 3 Cipreses)

The birth of Los Seres Vacios at the end of 1982 was due to the constant creative activity of Ana Isabel Fernandez (Ana Curra) and Eduardo Benavente who, not happy with the success they were having with Paralisis Permanente, decided to create this new group. Los Seres Vacios are framed in the sinister Spanish wave, although with its own style. Their songs are capable of creating dark atmospheres, dark but always with subtlety. Los Seres Vacios edited three EPs, all of them on the Tres Cipreses label. The first of them, 'La Casa de la Imperfección', was published in 1982 and produced by Eduardo Benavente. [SOURCE: GRUPOS NACIONALES NUEVA OLA 80] 

Label: 3 Cipreses ‎– 3C-007 

Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM 

Country: Spain 

Released: 1982 

Style: New Wave, Goth Rock 

Tracklist:

A Los Celos Se Apoderan De Mi 

B La Casa De La Imperfección 

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The Rip ‎– Stormed Port [12''] (1987, Flying Nun Records)

The Rip is a notoriously (lyrically) morose and musically upbeat second wave Dunedin post-punk group with one EP, the thrashy and melodic 'A Timeless Peace' to their name. In 1987, The Rip will add another record, the 'Stormed Port' EP. More a solo Alastair Galbraith project than a group effort, the second record has classic Rip tracks such as ‘Entropic Carol’ joining the more challenging and impressionistic work that anticipates the composer’s solo years. [SOURCE: AUDIOCULTURE] 

Label: Flying Nun Records ‎– FN069 

Format: Vinyl, 12" 

Country: New Zealand 

Released: 1987 

Style: Acoustic, Dunedin Sound

Tracklist:

A1 River/Chasm 

A2 Starless Road 

A3 Stormed Port 

B1 Entropic Carol 

B2 Wrecked We Hymn 

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