Archive for the ‘Synth Pop’ Category
January 22nd, 2010 - Minimal Synth
Not unlike the proverbial box of chocolate, when you come across an unbeknownst Atlantic record, with it's iconic green and red label, you never really know what you're gonna get. With a little past history and an educated guess you could rule out the chances of said record containing two beautiful cuts of robo-motional minimal-synth. But then you'd likely miss out on such gems as Krisma's Miami EP.
Krisma understated roll in the history of electronic music dates back to 1976, when Maurizio Arcieri and his wife Christina Moser collaborated with producer Nico Papathanassiou and his better known brother Vangelis to release the singles "U" and "Amore" under the name Chrisma. In '78 they released the full-length "Chinese Restaurant", which featured the top-10 single "Lola". During the album's promotional tour, Maurizio gained notoriety for the "finger job" -- an aptly named stage trick in which he appeared to cut off his finger with a razor.
On top of the musical success, Krisma also directed three videos for MTV and developed KRISMINO, the first minisequencer. So yeah, they pretty much did everything. Awesome.
Some more info on Krisma:
And here's the record. "Samora" is a Soapism fav.
Krisma - Miami || Atlantic - 1982
Krisma - Miami Reprise || Atlantic - 1982
Krisma - Samora || Atlantic - 1982
For those interested in lossless: Krisma - Miami
Trax - Watch Out!
Very nice 70's disco in a sweet cover.
- A. Trax - Watch Out For The Boogie Man!
- B1. Trax - Breathless
- B2. Trax - Any Way You Want It
- B3. Trax - Dance
Price: $8.99
Montreal Sound - Music
Highly sought after Canadian disco classic. Don't Miss!
- A. Montreal Sound - Music (Very Special Disco Mix By Paj)
- B. Montreal Sound - Music (Original Version)
Price: $11.99
Dennis Parker - Like An Eagle
Great city-inspired disco by pornstar turned disco singer, Dennis Parker.
- A1. Dennis Parker - Like An Eagle
- A2. Dennis Parker - New York By Night
- A3. Dennis Parker - High Life
- B1. Dennis Parker - Why Don't You Boogie
- B2. Dennis Parker - I'm A Dancer
- B3. Dennis Parker -I Need Your Love
Price: $14.99
Trax - Watch Out!
Very nice 70's disco in a sweet cover.
- A. Trax - Watch Out For The Boogie Man!
- B1. Trax - Breathless
- B2. Trax - Any Way You Want It
- B3. Trax - Dance
Price: $8.99
Montreal Sound - Music
Highly sought after Canadian disco classic. Don't Miss!
- A. Montreal Sound - Music (Very Special Disco Mix By Paj)
- B. Montreal Sound - Music (Original Version)
Price: $11.99
Barbara Potts - Johnny Lover
Super rare disco cut on the Disco 1 label.
- A. Barbara Potts - Johnny Lover (Disco Mix)
- B. Barbara Potts - Johnny Lover
Price: $21.99
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