VA - Musik Music Musique Vol. 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 [2020 - 2023] (9CD)
Genre: Synth Pop, New Wave, Rock, Electronic
Quality: CBR 320 kbps

VA - Musik Music Musique 1.0, 1980 The Dawn Of Synth Pop [2020]    This set explores the arrival of synth pop and the dawn of a new musical era. 58 tracks including songs by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, The Human League, Ultravox, Toyah, Spandau Ballet, Kim Wilde, Philip Lynott, The Buggles - And Underground Figureheads - Fad Gadget, Suicide, M, John Foxx, D. A. F., Dalek I Love You, Visage, The Residents, Yello, and many others. As the dust settled following the punk rock explosion, countless new genres began to solidify and coalesce. Chief among these, in a field of it's own, was Synth Pop - a suitably descriptive umbrella for the new electronic pop sound which had emerged over the previous couple of years. Musik Music Musique captures a snapshot of this milestone moment in music. Independent novelties and curiosities sit alongside big budget pop perfection. Artists who would go on to sell millions take their first steps into this new landscape whilst others make the briefest contribution before the wave moves on. For every too-cool-for-school Human League there is a so-far-out-it's-in Yello. In retrospect, the speed at which these new instruments and production techniques were absorbed by such a variety of artists astounds and confounds. Not to be confused with so many synth-pop-by-numbers budget releases, Musik Music Musique is an essential and insightful compendium of a place and time unique in musical chronology. (Amazon)

Tracklist:
Disc 1
1. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Messages
2. Zeus – Musik, Music, Musique...
3. Fad Gadget – Coitus Interruptus
4. Xynn – Computed Man
5. Rod Vey – Metal Love
6. Gina X Performance – Vendor's Box
7. Our Daughter's Wedding – Lawnchairs
8. Science – Tokyo
9. The Human League – Only After Dark
10. Toyah – Victims Of The Riddle
11. Nick Nicely – DCT Dreams
12. Suicide – Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne
13. Ultravox – Waiting
14. Moebius – Money
15. The Fallout Club – Falling Years
16. Der Plan – Da Vorne Steht Ne Ampel
17. Dark Day – No, Nothing, Never
18. Hazel O'Connor – Sons And Lovers
19. Pauline Murray & The Invisible Girls – Sympathy
Disc 2
1. Spandau Ballet – Glow
2. M – Official Secrets
3. Silicon Teens – Chip 'N' Roll
4. Rockets – Galactica
5. Kim Wilde – Tuning In Tuning On
6. Landscape – European Man
7. Henriette Coulouvrat – Can't You Take A Joke? Ha Ha Hi Hi!
8. The Metronomes – A Circuit Like Me
9. John Foxx – No-One Driving
10. D.A.F. – Kebabträume
11. Gary Sloan & Clone – Harmonitalk
12. Phil Lynott – Yellow Pearl
13. Dalek I – Dalek I Love You (Destiny)
14. Taxi-Girl – Mannequin
15. New Musik – This World Of Water
16. Japan – Quiet Life
17. Kevin Harrison – Chase The Dragon
18. The Residents – Diskomo
Disc 3
1. The Buggles – Astroboy (And The Proles On Parade)
2. Berlin Blondes – Mannequin
3. The Passage – A Certain Way To Go
4. Sic – Between
5. Yello – Bimbo
6. Genocide – Images Of Delusion
7. Lori & The Chameleons – The Lonely Spy
8. Craze – Lucy
9. The Goo-Q – I’m A Computer
10. Blood Donor – Doctor...?
11. Alex Fergusson – Brushing Your Hair
12. The Korgis – Drawn And Quartered
13. Visage – Mind Of A Toy
14. British Standard Unit – D'Ya Think I'm Sexy
15. Mataya Clifford – Living Wild
16. Systems – Private Lives
17. Karel Fialka – The Eyes Have It
18. Nini Raviolette – Suis-Je Normale
19. Eyeless In Gaza – China Blue Vision
20. The Red Squares – The Russians Are Coming
21. La Düsseldorf – Dampfriemen

VA - Musik Music Musique 2.0 The Rise Of Synth Pop [2021]   Sequel to the hugely successful Musik Music Musique, this time exploring 1981, the year synth pop broke into the mainstream. Over 50 tracks showcasing the innovation and exploration that gave rise to what would become the decade's pre-eminent musical form. 2020's Musik Music Musique set, we present the sequel, this time looking at the electronic pop scene as it evolved from curio and novelty into a major movement and began to dominate the airwaves. Featuring a plethora of acts who would quickly become household names (many of which endure today) and exploring the wide variety of directions electronic instruments took both the mainstream and independent music in. Musik Music Musique 2. 0 embraces both the pure pop aesthetic of a new generation of aspirational, defiantly polished artists and those who embraced electronic music in the aftermath of the post-punk explosion. From chart bothering, High Street nightclub anthems to self-pressed one-offs and cassette releases, this set provides an overview of the scene as it blossomed and an introduction to a wealth of fascinating, lesser known material. (Amazon)

Tracklist:
DISC 1:
01 Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
02 Soft Cell - Frustration
03 DEVO - Through Being Cool
04 Dramatis - Lady DJ
05 Aneka - Japanese Boy
06 Richard Bone - Alien Girl
07 New Musik - Twelfth House
08 A Flock of Seagulls - Talking
09 Virna Lindt - Young And Hip
10 The Passage - Taboos
11 Toyah - Thunder In The Mountains
12 Duran Duran - Khanada
13 Second Layer - In Bits
14 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Souvenir
15 The Fallout Club - Wonderlust
16 Analysis - Surface Tension
DISC 2:
01 Yellow Magic Orchestra - Cue
02 Gina X Performance - No GDM
03 Drinking Electricity - Random Particles
04 Hazel O’Connor - (Cover Plus) We're All Grown Up
05 ROD VEY - Brave New Modern World
06 Those French Girls - Close-Up
07 Kim Wilde - Cambodia
08 Thomas Leer - West End
09 Voice Farm - Sleep
10 Tears for Fears - Suffer The Children
11 Johnny Warman - Will You Dance With Me
12 Visage - Visage
13 Spandau Ballet - Reformation
14 Beasts in Cages - Sandcastles
15 Peter Baumann - Repeat, Repeat
16 Japan - The Art Of Parties
17 Fashion - Move On
18 Natasha England - I Can't Hold On
DISC 3:
01 Chris & Cosey - This Is Me
02 Schleimer K - Nevermore
03 Yello - Bostich
04 Naked Lunch - Slipping Again
05 Ak-47 - Stop! Dance!
06 Zeus B. Held - Cowboy On The Beach
07 Blue Zoo - Love Moves In Strange Ways
08 Mystery Plane - Something To Prove
09 John Foxx - You Were There
10 Portion Control - Brix
11 B-Movie - Nowhere Girl
12 Ultravox - I Remember (Death In The Afternoon)
13 The Limit - OK Go
14 Erogenous Zones - Say It's Not So
15 Faction - Wrong Again
16 Alan Burnham - Music To Save The World By Science Fiction
17 Eyeless in Gaza - The Eyes Of Beautiful Losers

VA - Musik Music Musique 3.0: 1982 Synth Pop On The Air [2023]   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 it's predecessors left off, and sets the scene for forthcoming 1983 and 1984 editions. (Amazon)

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