Why does no one ever cite Japan? Ghosts was an amazing record and a big hit. They were pioneers. David Sylvian married Ingrid Chavez who did a stunning album on Paisley Park circa '91 and re-empted neo-soul. I think Sylvian had a credit on the first Propaganda album.
>>Everyone talks of Depeche Mode, etc, etc, but I love finding obscure 80s >>things. > > Me too - although they weren't as obscure back then. I recently ripped some > old Dalek i to cdr - lovely! Especially the "Heartbeat" 12". > I'd also recommend digging for nearly any remix done by Tony Mansfield > (from Nu-Musik and a producer per se). He does an exemplary job on Yip Yip > Coyote's "Pioneer Girl" - a track which is dismissable until he gets hold > of it. > The 12" mix of Savage Progress' "Heart Begins to Beat" is another worthy > dig (and one I heard turn up in one of Theo Parrish's cdr mixes). > I really wish I'd never dumped my 80s vinyl. Now it's a matter of > remembering, then watching ebay, scouring bins or paying the ransom to > someone on GEMM. > > > jeff > >
