Nick Straker Band were an English synthpop/funk band from London that released the album Future’s Above My Head on Decca in 1979, followed by A Walk in the Park on CBS in 1980 and A Little Bit of Jazz on Prelude in 1981. Keyboardist/vocalist Straker is backed on the first two albums by the electro/art-pop […]
New Musik was an English synthpop band that released the 1980/81 albums From A to B and Anywhere on GTO/CBS, scoring hits with “Straight Lines,” “Living By Numbers,” “Sanctuary,” and “This World of Water.” After their 1982 release Warp, mastermind Tony Mansfield went into production. Early keyboardist Nick Straker left pre-record to front his own […]
Fuel for the Fire is the second of two albums by English electro/art-pop duo Naked Eyes, released in 1984 on Parlophone/EMI America. Tracklist: A1. “(What) In The Name of Love” (4:27) A2. “New Hearts” (3:39) A3. “Sacrifice” (4:09) A4. “Eyes of a Child” (3:36) A5. “Once Is Enough” (4:09) B1. “No Flowers Please” (4:03) B2. […]
Burning Bridges is the first of two albums by English electro/art-pop duo Naked Eyes, released in 1983 on EMI. Stateside, the album was issued eponymously with a truncated, 10-song tracklist. Tracklist: A1. “Voices in My Head” (3:46) A2. “I Could Show You How” (3:24) A3. “A Very Hard Act to Follow” (4:01) A4. “Always Something […]
Anywhere is the second album by English electro/art-pop band New Musik, released in 1981 on GTO. Tracklist: A1. “They All Run After the Carving Knife” (4:55) A2. “Areas” (4:11) A3. “Churches” (4:53) A4. “This World of Walter” (2:56) A5. “Luxury” (3:47) A6. “While You Wait” (5:05) B1. “Changing Minds” (4:52) B2. “Peace” (5:14) B3. “Design” (3:44) […]
From A to B is the debut album by English New Wave/synthpop band New Musik, released in 1980 on GTO. Tracklist: A1. “Straight Lines” (5:12) A2. “Sanctuary” (4:15) A3. “A Map of You” (3:50) A4. “Science” (3:21) A5. “On Islands” (4:24) B1. “This World of Water” (3:39) B2. “Living by Numbers” (3:27) B3. “Dead Fish […]
