Communiqué '77 - '86

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When I was in college, a million years ago, I worked at the student radio station. There were some cool people there that turned me onto all sorts of new music. I had cassette tapes of several of the albums they introduced me to and I played them for years. I can't remember to put my garbage out on time but I can still picture the handwritten spines of cassette cases for albums like David Sylvian - Gone To Earth and Tangerine Dream - Hyperborea. A few of my prized cassettes were from more obscure artists such as the 3 that start this mix - Clara Mondshine, Baffo Banfi, and Bernard Szajner. After listening to these albums recently, I decided to make an entire mix of artists from that cassette era. The result is a nostalgic trip back to the late 70s and early 80s for some electronic goodness. The tracks range from more obscure artists like Lilienthal, Clara Mondshine, Baffo Banfi, and Bernard Szajner to more well known like Phil Mazanera & Richard Pinhas to the very well known Jean Michel Jarre & Al Di Meola. This collection takes me back to a specific time and works well as a cohesive mix. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I did.

Cheers! T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00 Clara Mondshine - Landing At Full Moon (Luna Africana 1981)
• 05:19 Baffo Banfi - Astralunato (Ma Dolce Vita 1979)
• 09:00 Bernard Szajner - The Memory (some deaths take forever 1980)
• 13:15 Richard Pinhas - Melodic Simple Transition (L'Ethique 1981)
• 16:45 Al Di Meola African Night (Scenario 1983)
• 21:00 Craig Leon - Region of Fleeing Civilians (Visiting 1982)
• 25:20 Phil Manzanera - Criollo (Primitive Guitars 1982)
• 30:10 Jean Michel Jarre - Magnetic Fields Part IV (Magnetic Fields 1981)
• 35:40 Michael Shrieve & Klaus Schulze - Communique (Transfer Station Blue 1986)
• 48:15 Roedelius - Weilchenwurzeln (Wenn der Südwind Weht 1981)
• 52:55 Michael Brook - Midday (Hybrid 1985)
• 58:41 Lilienthal - Gebremster Schaum (Lilienthal 1978)
• 64:50 end