As promised, this week's mix comes courtesy of Travis Dyer. Known as DJ Illustrious to his Charlottesville, Virginia, radio show listeners, Travis's musical tastes run the gamut. From hip hop to electronica, industrial to metal, Travis delivers the goods. His first contribution to this blog is a journey back into the sounds of 80s synth pop — a sound that a slew of contemporary bands (Killers, Dandy Warhols, MGMT, more) have successfully been revisiting. Eschewing more popular 80s gems, Travis dug a little deeper to give us a mix that doesn't sound nearly as dated as you might think (my horrible album cover doesn't give this collection much justice).So, what is synth pop?
Synth Pop emerged during the early '80s, as a variation of New Wave. Where New Wave utilized guitar considerably, Synth Pop often pushed that traditional rock and roll instrument completely out of the picture and moved keyboards, drum machines, and samplers to the forefront. Synth Pop has its own stylistic tendencies which differentiate it from other music produced by the same means. These include the exploitation of artificiality (i.e., the synthesis of sounds from waveforms) where the synthesizers are not used to imitate acoustic instruments, the use of mechanical sounding rhythms, vocal arrangements as a counterpoint to the artificiality of the instruments.
Enjoy the mix!
1. Forever Young - Alphaville
2. The Great Commandment - Camouflage
3. Blasphemous Rumours - Depeche Mode
4. Save A Prayer - Duran Duran
5. Two Tribes - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
6. Everlasting Love - Howard Jones
7. Walking Away - Information Society
8. Never Ending Story - Kajagoogoo and Limahl
9. True Faith - New Order
10. Don't Go - Yaz
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