German musician #MikeMareen’s first success was playing live music at #Hamburg’s beloved Star-Club with his #Rock band #CemeteryInstitution before he produced #HiNRG tracks like his 1986 single “Love Spy” often played in #Dallas at the beloved #StarckClub
#80sMusic #1980s #80s

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Hey all you gorgeous Starckers & #80sMusic lovers! 😎 Today we have faves by #TheCure #EchoAndTheBunnymen #KateBush #HumanLeague #PiL #TearsForFears #NewOrder #DepecheMode #TheCult & many more in a brand new #StarckClub Megamix made just for you! Dance! 💃🏽🪩🕺Enjoy!
#1980s #80s

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SPIN Magazine called Belgian #ElectroSynth group #TELEX’s 1988 album LOONEY TUNES ‘a post-mod assault on logic filled with spasmodic rhythms of epileptic-fit Cha Cha grooves’- their single “Rendez-Vous Dans L’Espace” was a much beloved #StarckClub classic
#80sMusic #1980s #80s

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German #SynthPop band #CetuJavu’s 1988 single “Situations” was praised by critic #WyattFolger as “rivaling the best of early Depeche Mode without being a blatant rip-off” & SynthSlut zine called it “an 80s dance booty bopper”- it was a much beloved #StarckClub classic
#80sMusic

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Quirky NYC #NewWave band #Melon was founded by former members of Japanese #PostPunk group #ThePlastics who reworked their 1980 track “Diamond Head” to produce the 1985 single “Serious Japanese” which became a much beloved #StarckClub classic
#80sMusic #1980s #80sRetro #80s

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UK #SynthPop duo #Yazoo’s 1982 single “Only You” often served as a Pavlovian cue that the night was over & it was time to exit #StarckClub- but if you were lucky, you could remain inside once the doors were locked & the fun would continue ‘til morning
#80sMusic #1980s #80sRetro

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A side project of #TalkingHeads, NYC #NewWave band #TomTomClub’s 1988 album BOOM BOOM CHI BOOM BOOM was a commercial flop in the USA, but Starckers adored their 12” track “Suboceana” which critic #KenKohl called “innovative and quirky”- it was a much beloved #StarckClub classic

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UK billionaire #RichardBranson released a 12” of Brit #SynthPop group #WhenInRome’s debut cut in 1987 & it became an instant classic at #StarckClub. Branson heard about its success & a 1988 album followed with “The Promise” reaching #11 on the USA Top40
#80sMusic #80sRetro #80s

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Experimental #Aussie band #SeveredHeads have been labeled #SynthWave #Industrial #EBM #PostPunk & even #Ambient- all valid attributes of these cutting-edge #Electro pioneers. Their 1987 track “Hot With Fleas” was a much beloved #StarckClub classic
#80sMusic #1980s #80sRetro

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Former #808State founder #GeraldSimpson is credited for pioneering the UK #Manchester #AcidHouse sound which dominated the late 80s club scene. His 1988 track “Voodoo Ray” as #AGuyCalledGerald was called by critic #KyWei “a defining moment”- it was a beloved #StarckClub classic

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#StarckClub DJs often spun B-Sides of a single usurping the choice of record company ‘suits’ in favor of a superior albeit less commercial track- with UK former #Buzzcocks frontman #PeteShelley, the instrumental version of his 1981 cut “Witness The Change” became the early fave

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#Industrial #Houston TX band #TheHunger began with bros Jeff & Thomas Wilson who toured non-stop to get their big break. In 1996 their song “Vanishing Cream” hit #4 on the USA Rock Chart- but it was their 1989 track “Cut The Skin” was the fave at #StarckClub
#Darkwave #80sMusic

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#Dallas’ own #UptownGirls spawned a dance cover of #TheTemptations 1967 hit “I’m Losing You” in 1985 & in 1987 local #OakLawnRecords helmed its Int’l release- it reached #80 on the USA Hot100 & became a MUCH beloved #StarckClub classic
#80sMusic #80sRetro #1980s #80s

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Poster for singer Lene Lovich PETA benefit at Starck Club in Dallas

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#NewWave singer #LeneLovich is a staunch advocate for #AnimalRights & in 1986 she collaborated with German #NeuePunk singer #NinaHagen on the charity song “Don’t Kill The Animals.” She raised money for #PETA several times performing at #StarckClub in Dallas, TX including Friday May 22, 1986

Deemed more dance friendly & less abrasive than German #Industrial music, ‘Neue Deutsche Welle’ music emerged as a popular sub-genre of the influential German #ElectroPunk scene- #DAF’s 1987 #NDW track “The Gun” was a much beloved #StarckClub classic
#EBM #80sMusic #1980s #80s

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Early career & low on cash, NYC #Freestyle duo #TheLatinRascals used razor blades & tape to splice separate studio takes into the rhythmic elements of their songs. Their 1985 track “Lisa’s Coming” was featured in the 2012 film END OF WATCH- it was a beloved #StarckClub classic

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DJ #RickSquillante who rose to fame at #StarckClub adored ‘Queen of Disco’ #DonnaSummer & often spun her deeper album cuts which Starckers also came to love- like her 1979 #GiorgioMoroder helmed track “Lucky” featured in Season 2 of HBOs #NicoleKidman TV hit BIG LITTLE LIES

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Many Starckers appear in the ‘club scene’ of #PaulVerhoeven’s 1987 film ROBOCOP which was shot at #StarckClub- neon art was added by set designers but the glowing grates are original. The track- “Show Me Your Spine” by PTP (aka #Ministry) was released in 2004
#Dallas #80sMovies

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After #DetroitHouse duo #FinalCut met #ChrisConnelly of #FiniTribe, he encouraged them to incorporate a more #Industrial sound into their music- Starckers loved the result- especially their 1989 track “She Destroys”- a much beloved #StarckClub classic
#Darkwave #80sMusic #80s

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NYC #ElectroFunk duo #Mantronix met at Downtown Records in #Manhattan & were the first #HipHop act to get a 7 figure deal when they signed with Capitol Records- their 1986 track “Who Is It?” was a much beloved #StarckClub classic
#Vinyl #VinylSky #80sMusic #1980s #80sRetro #80s

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Inspired by UK writer JG Ballard’s controversial 1973 novel CRASH where characters are sexually aroused by engaging in car collisions, UK #AltElectro act #TheNormal’s 1978 cut “Warm Leatherette” would be covered by Queen of #StarckClub #GraceJones- the original was a Starck fave
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1987’s SAVAGE, the 6th album from UK #NewWave duo #Eurythmics returned to a less commercial more experimental sound along with heavy use of a Synclavier digital sampling keyboard. “You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart” was a much beloved #StarckClub classic
#80sMusic #1980s #80s

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Starck often ended the night with a slower tempo song after the bright house lights came up & patrons were ushered toward the exits- UK #PostPunk band #SiouxsieAndTheBanshees 1988 track “The Last Beat Of My Heart” was a #StarckClub closing time fave
#Darkwave #80sMusic #1980s

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Producer #TrevorHorn gave “Slave To The Rhythm” to Queen of #StarckClub #GraceJones citing her incredible ability to emote lyrical weight & poignancy. It failed to chart in the USA, but THE FACE magazine named it Best Single of 1985- it was a much beloved Starck classic
#1980s

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❤️HaPpy VaLenTiNe’s DaY! All you Starckers & #80sMusic lovers! Today we have a very special treat of a live 1984 #StarckClub mix with #DJMarkRidlen spinning songs by #ThompsonTwins #HowardJones #BronskiBeat #NewOrder #JoyDivision #TheCure #Ministry #INXS & more- DANCE!💃🏽🪩🕺ENJOY!

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#StarckClub became Zouk Nightclub in 2010 with an opening night party hosted by #Diddy. Celebrity guests included NBA legend #DennisRodman, #DallasMavericks owner #MarkCuban & rock star #BillyIdol whose 1983 single “Eyes Without A Face” was an early Starck fave
#NewWave #1980s

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When director #AntonCorbijn began shooting the video for Belgian #EBM group #Front242’s 1988 single “Headhunter,” the band asked him about all the egg symbols- Corbijn replied, “It’s the name of the song, no? ‘Egghunter’.” It was a beloved #StarckClub classic
#AltElectro #1980s

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#Bronx born #AugustDarnell grew up in a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood. He would incorporate Caribbean & Latin rhythms into the sound of his band #KidCreoleNtheCoconuts. They performed to an adoring capacity crowd at #StarckClub on May 11, 1986

Though the 1984 #JeffBridges film AGAINST ALL ODDS title track by #PhilCollins became his first solo #1 in the USA, it was #NYC #Latin band #KidCreoleNtheCoconuts 1984 single “My Male Curiosity” which opens the film that became a much beloved #StarckClub classic
#80sMusic #80s

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An executive from A&M Records introduced himself to a DJ at Starck in 1985. The DJ cued up a record & said, “Watch This”- #Falco’s “Rock Me Amadeus” played & Starckers went WILD- never meant to be a single, the #StarckClub classic went #1 in 18 countries!
#NeueDeutscheWelle

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