... not when there's bangers like Alvin Lucier's I Am Sitting In A Room waiting for consideration.
I find it fascinating.
Urban75 Album of the Year 1981
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I find it fascinating.
sure, it's a great piece. been meaning to try and re-ennact it at a sunday afternoon music thing I do (or used to do, we haven't started back up yet)
nogojones
spelling is overrated
River Niger from that has almost the same bassline as Sylvia's You Can't Turn Me Awaytalking of which (Roy Ayers production) there is this
Roy Ayers - Africa, Center Of The World
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itsnot all that
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Some proper intense post-punk tunes in with the poppier new wave stuff on OMD's Architecture and Morality...
The pop tunes are great as well mind you.
The pop tunes are great as well mind you.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
It was a rumour in the late 70s in the music press which they then clarified the source for the bands name .
Quite possibly this, and Meets the Space Invaders, which was released in the same year (according to Wikipedia).
hitmouse
music obfuscation technology
Dunno if any of these'll make it to anyone's top 10s, but if anyone's a massive fan of Industry Standard by the Big Boys, Beauty and the Beat by the Go-Gos, or Mambo Nassau by Lizzy Mercier Descloux, then apparently they were all 1981 as well? Can add Talking Heads to the "bands who you would reckon must've probably done a really good album in 1981 but actually didn't" list. No Blondie album in 1981 but apparently Debbie Harry did a solo record I've not heard?
Spandex
A crazy bulbous punchbag of sound
On U in the area!
New Age Steppers' industrial dub with Ari Up from The Slits singing (I've never been a fan of her vocals on this)
The Mothmen's crazy kraut/psych/dub. More interesting than enjoyable. Pop fact!: Guitarist David Rowbotham was the subject of the Happy Mondays’ "Cowboy Dave".
African Head Charge's first album. Dub/post-punk/afro/industrial/world music. One of my (many) favourite bands.
New Age Steppers' industrial dub with Ari Up from The Slits singing (I've never been a fan of her vocals on this)
The Mothmen's crazy kraut/psych/dub. More interesting than enjoyable. Pop fact!: Guitarist David Rowbotham was the subject of the Happy Mondays’ "Cowboy Dave".
African Head Charge's first album. Dub/post-punk/afro/industrial/world music. One of my (many) favourite bands.
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ska invita
back on the other side
Huge stack of JA LPs from 81, many classics. Cant make a list till next week now unless someone else can go through discogs sooner?
About 5 Scientist albums I think!
the Studio One presents Jennifer Lara LP is great.
Spandex
A crazy bulbous punchbag of sound
1981 was a big year for soukous.
Franco & TPOK Jazz marked 25 years making music by releasing four albums, Le Quart De Siecle, vols 1, 2, 3 & 4. Here is all 17 and a half minutes of the incredible Bina na ngai na respect from Keba Na Matraque (Vol.1) - Respect
Looking forward, four of the big names of 80s soukous released their debut albums.
Kanda Bongo Man released Afro Rythmes Présente Kanda-Bongo-Man. Featuring the guitar skills of Diblo "Machine Gun" Dibala, Kanda Bongo Man pioneered a new, more stripped down version of soukous that became big on the 'world music' scene in the 80s. Here's N'sambi Carol:
Pablo Lubadika Porthos released En Action - Ma Coco. Here's Mbongo Mokonzi:
Empire Bakuba released L'Empire Bakuba De Pepe Kallé, Dilu Dilumona Et Papy Tex. Featuring Pepe Kalle, here's Souvenir mpoli:
And Nyboma Et L'Orchestre Les "Kamalé" Dynamiques Du Zaïre released Doublé Doublé:
Franco & TPOK Jazz marked 25 years making music by releasing four albums, Le Quart De Siecle, vols 1, 2, 3 & 4. Here is all 17 and a half minutes of the incredible Bina na ngai na respect from Keba Na Matraque (Vol.1) - Respect
Looking forward, four of the big names of 80s soukous released their debut albums.
Kanda Bongo Man released Afro Rythmes Présente Kanda-Bongo-Man. Featuring the guitar skills of Diblo "Machine Gun" Dibala, Kanda Bongo Man pioneered a new, more stripped down version of soukous that became big on the 'world music' scene in the 80s. Here's N'sambi Carol:
Pablo Lubadika Porthos released En Action - Ma Coco. Here's Mbongo Mokonzi:
Empire Bakuba released L'Empire Bakuba De Pepe Kallé, Dilu Dilumona Et Papy Tex. Featuring Pepe Kalle, here's Souvenir mpoli:
And Nyboma Et L'Orchestre Les "Kamalé" Dynamiques Du Zaïre released Doublé Doublé:
rekil
to menny cranks
Recorded in 81 released 82. One of the records I foisted on my friends band.
The Replacements first record is chock full of swaggering bangers.
hitmouse
music obfuscation technology
So it was, I did say my library programme seemed to be unreliable about these things. Although January 1982, so only a tiny bit off. Replacements are another of those, like Wipers, that I'll have to get around to forming an opinion on some day.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Primordial electronic masterpiece Near Marineland by Crash Course in Science was recorded in 1981 but never actually released until 2011, so it probably doesn't count. But you should listen to it anyway.
