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The first Synth pop album?
over 2 years ago

I go this album from a friend of mine. I was quite shocked when I saw it in his library because I could not believe that anyone I knew even heard of Suicide, let alone own some of their music. I learned about the band from a documentary I saw on IFC a couple summers ago and that perked my interest. I had read about the album over and over through various sources, but wondered truly how good it ...

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Suicide - Early Innovators
over 2 years ago

Originally released on Bronze Records in 1978re-released in 2000 on mute records w/ eponymous L.P.I originally published this on Julian Cope's Head Heritage siteA record of proof of an innovative band’s struggle with an unreceptive audience.“23 Minutes over Brussels” was recorded in Brussels, Belgium on June 16th, 1978. Friend of the band, Howard Thompson recorded it on cassette tape and it

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What is Art? ......
over 2 years ago

After reading this weeks Gazette, I am sure 1234chainsaw might know where this is going ......So, What is Art? Don't be afraid. There is no wrong answer. In the end it is all subjective.

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happy new suffix
10 months ago
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Hey, I am waving my hand from another thousand antidotes yet to be told. I guess I got here without trying and found you a seat right next to paperback novels and a bottle of something.He says: Dream, baby, forever.She says: Won't come for those who wait.I am not too hopeful to keep a lottery ticket in my secret pocket but we can share firecracked skies. It's going to be alright.

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Punk, Funk and Sewer Music by Suicide
over 2 years ago
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I looked in the artist lounge about a month ago, and could find nothing on 70s synth punk band, "Suicide.":http://mog.com/music/SuicideSo I wrote a long post which I've just had to delete, 'cos I found "contrabandwidth":http://mog.com/contrabandwidth posted "about them here":http://mog.com/contrabandwidth/blog_post/57819 in the meantime.Suicide's albums and performances in the late 1970s and ea...

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Best. Transition. Ever.
over 2 years ago

On the way home on the subway last night, I was listening to my iPod on shuffle, and "Suicide's":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_%28band%29 "Frankie Teardrop" came up. It's a creepy, minimalist synth-and-voice "tale of poverty, desperation, and damnation":http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=3530822107858515574. It sounds a little mannered now, but it was probably pretty edgy in its...

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Suicide - Early Innovators
over 2 years ago

Originally released on Bronze Records in 1978re-released in 2000 on mute records w/ eponymous L.P.I originally published this on Julian Cope's Head Heritage siteA record of proof of an innovative band’s struggle with an unreceptive audience.“23 Minutes over Brussels” was recorded in Brussels, Belgium on June 16th, 1978. Friend of the band, Howard Thompson recorded it on cassette tape and it

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