This is What I Call Minimal 80s! Vol 20

Here’s part 20 of this very popular series. Enjoy and seed! If you’re new to this style, here’s a useful write up.

Mainly characterized by minimal musical structures, the sound of Minimal Wave was hallmarked by the use of the analog synthesizers and drum machines that were manufactured in the 1970s and 1980s by Roland, Korg, Yamaha, ARP, Linn, Oberheim, Moog and Sequential Circuits (to name a few).

Most of the Minimal Wave bands recorded in their home studios and created their own album artwork, which naturally paved the way for a D.I.Y. aesthetic to emerge. Generally, the musicians were influenced by avant-garde movements such as futurism and constructivism as well as by the literature of science fiction and existentialism. They had an innovative, unique approach to music-making, which was less polished than the music that appeared on mainstream charts during the same time period.

The Minimal Wave genre actually formed only several years ago, as a result of a resurgence of interest in the roots of pre-MIDI electronic New Wave (1978-1985), mainly from North America, Europe and Japan. This music is sometimes referred to as Minimal Electronic, Minimal Synth, Cold Wave, New Wave, Techno pop, or Synthpop, depending on the particular style, year, and location of the band. Many of these bands released their music in small batches on cassette or vinyl, and distributed it themselves.

This is What I Call Minimal 80s! Vol 20



Track listing
01 Famous Rays - The Sky Belongs To The Sun/Hard Times
02 Second Glance - Tomorrow
03 Shox Lumania - Signals
04 Circuit 7 - The Force
05 Shinobu - Ceramic Love
06 The Sensational Creed - Nocturnal Operations
07 Logic System - Talk Back
08 Vice Versa - New Girls Neutrons
09 Sally Patience - The Triangle Man
10 Mekanik Kommando - Stop And Play
11 The Higher Primates - Living In A Vacuum
12 Solitaire - After Darkness
13 Xex - Fun In The Sun
14 Broken Silence - Through The Glass
15 Occidental White - Progress Through Research
16 Somnambulist - Things I Was Due to Forget
17 Ministry - Same Old Madness
18 Hedone - Sensible
19 Berlin Blondes - Neon Probe
20 Perfect Jewish Couple - Nuclear Blues
21 Barnes & Barnes - Cemetery Girls
22 Martin Dupont - It's So
23 Glad Corp - Alone
24 What If Thinking - Run, Run, Run
25 The Peridots - No Water
26 Iko - Radioactive Mist
27 Product One - It Hurts Me To Remember
28 Company Of State - Here As I Am