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TEC’s 25 SYNTH COVERS
“The medium of reinterpretation” as HEAVEN 17 and BEF’s Martyn Ware once put it, is an important creative opportunity that can widen a musical audience and expand the aural palette. This was most...
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TEC’s 25 SONGS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SINGLES
The concept of the single in the past has been to present an artist’s most immediate work for mass consumption and appreciation. Like it or not, many acts’ best songs have been released as singles....
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MAD WORLD Book Out Today
The book ‘Mad World: An Oral History of the New Wave Artists and Songs That Defined the 1980s’ is out today in North America and in an upcoming interview with The Electricity Club, co-author Lori...
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MAD WORLD: An Interview with co-author LORI MAJEWSKI
‘Mad World: An Oral History of the New Wave Artists and Songs That Defined the 1980s’ is a brand new book that covers the music of the MTV Generation. With the publication of the book in North America...
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MARK REEDER Collaborator
MARK REEDER has carved out an impressive reputation for his catalogue of fine remixes. A number ended up on his fine 2011 surround sound compilation ‘Five Point One’ which featured JOHN FOXX and...
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MAD WORLD: UK Book Launch
Launched in North America to great acclaim last April, the book ‘Mad World: An Oral History of the New Wave Artists and Songs That Defined the 1980s’ is to be formally made available in the UK....
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LIKE LUKEWARM WATER…Poor Singles by Great Acts
Artists are not infallible creatures and even on great albums, there’s often a duff song that somehow gets released as a single and becomes a hit. Some of these inferior singles though get found out...
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Five Years of TEC: Favourite 30 Albums 2010 – 2014
In the five years since its formation on 13th March 2010, The Electricity Club has reviewed over 130 albums and EPs. During this time, the album has become less of an artistic statement. TEC still...
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Five Years of TEC: 30 Favourite Gigs 2010 – 2014
In the five years since its formation on 13th March 2010, The Electricity Club has reviewed over a hundred gigs and witnessed some fabulous live performances as well as some not so great ones… one was...
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PRIEST Priest
PRIEST were introduced to The Electricity Club’s readers a few months ago after mentions in many 2014 end of year polls. And now after just over a year, their new, self-titled album is finally out. The...
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DURAN DURAN Paper Gods
‘Paper Gods’ is the 14th album from New Romantic survivalists DURAN DURAN, and ropes in an expansive line-up of featured artists and collaborators – from fellow Birmingham artist Mr. Hudson through to...
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TEC’s 25 FAVOURITE CLASSIC 12 INCH VERSIONS
‘Is That The 12 Inch Mix?’ people used to ask… “Sometimes you never knew what you were getting when you bought the 12 inch mix” says Rob Grillo, author of the same titled book tracing the history of...
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Missing In Action: THE MOOD
The period between 1979-1983 was one of the most glorious and productive periods in British music. One of those vying for a slice of the action were THE MOOD, comprising of John Moore (vocals and...
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TEC’s 25 SYNTH COVERS
“The medium of reinterpretation” as HEAVEN 17 and BEF’s Martyn Ware once put it, is an important creative opportunity that can widen a musical audience and expand the aural palette. This was most...
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TEC’s 25 SONGS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SINGLES
The concept of the single in the past has been to present an artist’s most immediate work for mass consumption and appreciation. Like it or not, many acts’ best songs have been released as singles....
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MAD WORLD Book Out Today
The book ‘Mad World: An Oral History of the New Wave Artists and Songs That Defined the 1980s’ is out today in North America and in an upcoming interview with The Electricity Club, co-author Lori...
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TEC’s 25 CLASSIC STANDALONE SYNTH SINGLES
The single is the lifeblood of pop music, serving the purpose of a trailer to an artist’s new album or as an entity on its own. The non-album single first came to prominence with THE BEATLES and THE...
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THE FAINT Capsule: 1999-2016
When the new millennium began, things were grim for the electronic pop fan… the mainstream music scene had been infiltrated by the tedium of landfill indie. However, there were new beacons of hope in...
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TEC Gold: LIVE REPORTS ARCHIVE
Since March 2010, The Electricity Club has built up a big portfolio of live reports featuring gigs by evergreens such as JEAN-MICHEL JARRE, OMD and HEAVEN 17 to modern day exponents of electronic music...
View ArticleDURAN DURAN – All You Need Is Now
Duran Duran provide all your needs… With Duran Duran’s last output Red Carpet Massacre, received less favourably by critics and fans alike, this current venture could easily have been a last chance on...
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