VA – Electrical Language (Independent British Synth Pop 78-84) (2019) 4CD

Artist: VA
Title Of Album Electrical Language
Year Of Release: 1978-84/2019
Label (Catalog#) :Cherry Red
Country: UK
Genre: Electronic, Synth-pop, New Wave
Quality: FLAC (*tracks+.cue,log,covers)
Bitrate: Lossless
Total Time: 05:05:13
Total Size 1.92Gb(+3%)

AllMusic Review by Paul Simpson

Cherry Red's four-CD anthology Electrical Language: Independent British Synth Pop 78-84 focuses on the electronic side of the post-punk era, compiling 80 examples of how musicians embraced technology and broke away from guitar-based conventions, reshaping the sound of pop music from the ground up. As with the label's other genre-specific multi-disc sets, this one demonstrates how broad its subject actually is -- barely-in-tune first takes by teenage basement dwellers are juxtaposed with more ambitious, fully conceptualized productions by future pop stars. The collection covers much of the same ground as 2016's Close to the Noise Floor: Formative UK Electronica 1975-1984, although the compilers chose different tracks by the artists who appear on both. The main difference is that Electrical Language more or less concentrates on proper three-minute pop songs, as bizarre and envelope-pushing as some of them may be, rather than thoroughly avant-garde experiments. Of course, a handful of inclusions test even those boundaries, such as "Technical Miracle" by Voice of Authority, an excellent one-off moniker of dub pioneer Adrian Sherwood. There's a smattering of undisputable all-time classics, such as the Normal's "Warm Leatherette" and Chris & Cosey's "October (Love Song)," as well as lesser-known early tunes by household names like Thomas Dolby and the Human League. Drinking Electricity's perky "Good Times" (as sampled by Crystal Castles on their first album) makes an appearance, and to the excitement of particular trainspotters, the astonishing "Lifes Illusion" by Ice the Falling Rain receives its first official compilation licensing. While many of these songs seem optimistic at the prospect of a bright and shiny future, there's also an undercurrent of soul-crushing loneliness throughout, from relatively upbeat numbers like Quadrascope's "Baby Won't Phone" to the truly bizarre "Happy Families" by Zoo Boutique, in which a man living a seemingly perfect life begs to be put out of his misery. A few tracks even express outright dementia; Martin O'Cuthbert basically sounds like Napoleon XIV with a bunch of whizzing synths on the outrageously loony "Committed to Vinyl," while Hybrid Kids play a rousing synth-disco rendition of "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)," joined by a synthetic elf chorus. Also in the Silicon Teens/Flying Lizards mode of wacky pop covers are Techno Pop's thundering take on "Paint It Black" and the Fast Set's murky interpretation of T. Rex's "Children of the Revolution" (the debut single on the Axis label, before its name was changed to 4AD). Nearly every track included is fascinating, and the detailed liner notes put everything into perspective, filled with photos and cover artwork, as well as recollections from many of the artists.

Tracks:
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CD 1:
1.Thomas Dolby - Windpower - 4:21
2.Alan Burnham - Science Fiction - 3:49
3.The Normal - Warm Leatherette - 3:23
4.Alex Fergusson - Stay With Me Tonight - 3:48
5.Colourbox - Tarantula - 3:47
6.100% Manmade Fibre - Fantasy - 5:34
7.Testcard F - Bandwagon Tango - 3:47
8.Be-Bop Deluxe - Electrical Language - 4:49
9.Dalek I - The World - 2:29
10.Chain Of Command - Honour Among Thieves - 3:40
11.Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Red Frame / White Light - 3:09
12.The Legendary Pink Dots - Red Castles - 3:29
13.Ice The Falling Rain - Lifes Illusion - 2:53
14.Music For Pleasure - The Human Factor - 2:43
15.Poeme Electronique - She's An Image - 5:25
16.Box Of Toys - I'm Thinking Of You Now - 3:39
17.New Musik - The Planet Doesn't Mind - 3:34
18.Schleimer K - Hope Deep Inside - 2:56
19.Native Europe - The Distance From K?ln - 2:28
20.Voice Of Authority - Technical Miracle - 5:10

CD 2:
1.The Human League - Circus Of Death - 3:52
2.The Passage - XOYO - 3:54
3.A Popular History Of Signs - Crowds - 4:09
4.Chris & Cosey - October (Love Song) - 3:52
5.Laugh Clown Laugh - Feel So Young - 3:55
6.Basking Sharks - Croatia - 3:22
7.Thomas Leer - Mr Nobody - 5:22
8.Fad Gadget - Ricky's Hand - 4:06
9.Local Boy Makes Good - Hypnotic Rhythm - 3:15
10.The Mobiles - Drowning In Berlin - 3:27
11.Edward Ka-Spel - Even Now - 3:57
12.Passion Polka - Lying Next To You - 5:04
13.Naked Lunch - Rabies - 4:53
14.The Limit - Do It - 3:51
15.Robert Calvert - Work Song - 3:55
16.Quadrascope - Baby Won't Phone - 3:16
17.Electronic Ensemble - It Happened Then - 3:14
18.Jeanette - In The Morning - 2:52
19.Those Attractive Magnets - Nightlife - 2:50
20.Beasts In Cages - My Coo Ca Choo - 3:15

CD 3:
1.The Bodhi-Beat Poets - Your Love Is Like A Slug - 4:13
2.Eyeless In Gaza - Veil Like Calm - 1:52
3.Camera Obscura - Destitution - 5:29
4.Drinking Electricity - Good Times - 3:34
5.Zoo Boutique - Happy Families - 3:11
6.Fiat Lux - Feels Like Winter Again - 4:45
7.Colin Potter - Falling Downstairs - 4:09
8.David Harrow - Our Little Girl - 4:08
9.Futurhythm - It Never Rains In Outer Space - 3:31
10.Goat - Zennor - 3:45
11.Final Program - Videomatic - 4:05
12.Pink Industry - Taddy Up - 3:37
13.Play - You Don't Look The Same - 5:27
14.The Fast Set - Children Of The Revolution - 3:54
15.Two - Trace Of Red - 2:26
16.Shox - Lying Here - 3:04
17.The Builders - Daytime Assassins - 4:24
18.Section 25 - Beating Heart (12" Version) - 5:04
19.Joe Crow - Absent Friends - 4:03
20.Faction - Jamaica Day - 3:15

CD 4:
1.Tim Blake - Generator (Laserbeam) - 3:34
2.Lori & The Chameleons - Touch - 4:19
3.Jupiter Red - The Secret Affair - 3:36
4.Blue Zoo - I'm Your Man - 3:52
5.Jesus Couldn't Drum - Even Roses Have Thorns - 4:31
6.Techno Pop - Paint It Black - 3:39
7.Kevin Harrison - Chase The Dragon - 4:07
8.Thirteen At Midnight - Other Passengers - 3:10
9.Freeze Frame - Your Voice - 4:07
10.Time In Motion - Stay With You - 3:52
11.The Toy Shop - Live Wires Kill - 2:07
12.Analysis - Surface Tension - 3:15
13.Paul Haig - Time - 5:53
14.Solid Space - Contemplation - 3:17
15.Martin O'Cuthbert - Committed To Vinyl - 2:58
16.Science - Look Don't Touch - 4:08
17.Charlie's Brother - The Wishing Tree (Megatree Mix) - 4:56
18.The Quarks - Working Model - 3:16
19.Eddie & Sunshine - There's Someone Following Me - 3:34
20.Hybrid Kids - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - 3:42

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