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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NME Mag ranked UK #AltElectro band #CabaretVoltaire’s 1983 album THE CRACKDOWN #11 on their “Albums Of The Year” list with Record Mirror & Sounds both giving it 5 of 5 stars. Critic #WhitPeekus called it “a triumphant achievement”- the title track was a Starck fave
#80sMusic

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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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Members of experimental UK #AltElectro band #SonOfSam often laid riffs, beats & vocals on a central melody independent from each other before joining forces to mix a song together- their 1985 track “Not A Second Wasted”was a Starck fave
#EBM #80sMusic #80sRetro #1980s #80s

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At their first live gig, #Sheffield #AltElectro band #CabaretVoltaire were booed so violently #StephenMallinder chipped a backbone after the crowd hurled objects at them. Eventually they’d find an appreciative audience like Starckers who loved their 1983 cut “Talking Time”
#80s

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Belgian #AltElectro band #Front242’s 1984 album NO COMMENT originated the term #EBM when the band included the phrase "Electronic Body Music Composed and Produced On Eight Tracks by Front 242”- the deeper cut “Lovely Day” was a Starck fave
#80sMusic #1980s #80sRetro #80s

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Richard Jonckheere aka #Richard23 of Belgian #AltElectro band #Front242 provides vocals on #Chicago #Industrial group #Ministry’s 1987 12” single “The Nature Of Love.” Industrial Nation zine says it “delivers a brash hard spank of pulsing thrusts”- it was a Starck fave
#80s

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#German experimental #AltElectro band #Ledernacken’s 1989 cut “Wheelin And Dealin” was recorded at frontman #FolkeJensen’s Ultraschall Studios in #Hamburg where he also produced for #XmalDeutschland #Geisterfaher #Razzia #FSK & #Saal2- it was a Starck fave
#80sMusic #1980s

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UK maestro engineer #GeorgePeckham aka “Porky” mastered the song catalogues of #TheBeatles #LedZeppelin & #Genesis- he also helmed the final cut of UK #AltElectro act #CabaretVoltaire’s 1987 track “Here To Go”- it was a much beloved #StarckClub classic
#80sMusic #1980s #80s

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#Sheffield UK #AltElectro band #CabaretVoltaire’s 1984 album MICRO-PHONIES was praised for becoming more melodic & accessible. Critic #PaulCraig calls it “downright danceable without losing their innovative edge” their 1985 single “James Brown” was an early Starck fave
#80s

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A CD bonus track on their 1987 album OFFICIAL VERSION, Belgian #Industrial band #Front242’s 12” cut “Agressiva” was called by Intrusive Signals zine “a brash banging boost of energetic thrust and mayhem sure rock your socks”- it was a Starck favorite
#AltElectro #80sMusic

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#Sheffield UK #AltElectro group #CabaretVoltaire was praised by NME Mag’s #AndyGill in 1978 saying, ‘Cabs will turn out to be one of the most important emerging new bands this year… wait and see.” He was right- their 1983 single “Just Fascination” was a Starck fave
#1980s

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Bandmates Richard H. Kirk, Stephen Mallinder & Chris Watson of #AltElectro group #CabaretVoltaire record a track at their Western Works studio in #Sheffield UK during the early #1980s

Demolished in the #90s to expand #SheffieldUniversity, #AltElectro group #CabaretVoltaire recorded most projects on the top floor of the Western Works industrial building on Portobello St including the 1986 deep cut “Electro-Motive”- it was a Starck favorite
#80sMusic #80s

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#villainarc #deletethat #music #song #altpop #altelectro #artist #album #thewholealbumisamazing

#Music critic #GigTilman of UNSOUND zine called Belgian #EBM group #Front242’s 1983 track “Controversy Between” ‘sublime, transcendent & irresistible… one of their very best efforts’- it was a #StarckClub favorite
#1980s #Dallas #Texas
#Electronica #AltElectro

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