Where is the love for all these bands from my vinyl 12-inch "T" shelf who have rarely if ever been mentioned on ILM?

Trans-X's Living On Video album was a considerable disappointment; there were these strange limp pop tracks which sounded a bit like Moroder-period Sparks, without really pulling it off.

The Two Sisters album was good - it was actually released as a six-track (or was it eight-track) EP in the UK, for the price of a 12", which was weird marketing. "B-Boys Beware" and "High Noon" spring to mind. Female rap meets stark electro-funk.

Fond memories of Tyree's "Turn Up The Bass", which helped define hip-house. "Tyree Cooper, the producer, awesome super-duper trouper..."

What are you referring to as sucky here?

I think the album was called "Dance with Me." It was really sucky

As for the Trans-X album.. good yes, it sucked hard, save the title track.

Was that the one with also, like, the Striking Welsh Miners choir or something? The only thing I still own is their boom-bashing debut 12-inch single, "Compulsion"/"Pulsations" (which may or may not be worth money now, assuming anybody gives a shit, which is doubtful); it was kinda downhill from there as I recall. I remember having a brief tolerance for an album called *Beating the Retreat* -- was that their debut? I think it was a box set! If so, are Test Dept the only band ever to debut with a box set? Probably not, but still. (Also, did Test Dept and Einsturzende Neubauten fans get along, or was it sort of a Blur vs Oasis/mods vs rockers situation at the time?)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUxADCsPV8s

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'Rumors' by Timex Social Club is worth a listen. As I've said countless times before, Chromeo like, totally pilfered it for 'Needy Girl' (and haven't credited them, the tall bespectacled guy got real antsy with me when I asked about this). 'Rumors' = 80s sub-Rick James funkelectro track and good.
Trinere is up there with Debbie Deb and Connie and it seems like her song titles get mixed up with those. One of Amos Larkin III's girls and 'I'll be all you ever need' is killer - check that vocoder one-syllable rap breakdown!

― Affectian (Affectian), Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:09 AM (6 years ago) Bookmark

I just listened to 'rumors' and this is otm

gonna throw out all my chromeo posters now

out of everything on that list, i really only have actual LOVE for telex and tin huey. i mean, i like a lot of that stuff. just bought a tazmanian devils album a couple weeks ago. and i do LOVE certain liz torres singles, but more as a vehicle for freestyle edits and dubs that i love. nothing against liz though. i do own about 10 pat travers albums, but i don't know if i love him. i like his records a lot. i like trinere singles too. oh and i guess i do love that trax album.

wait, they had two albums. i love the first one.

sometimes i honestly can't believe that pete bellotte was from england. the vast majority of my dance music heroes are not from england. were his parents italian immigrants? he played a big part in making my favorite song of the 70's.

i mean, obviously, i worship, you know, cozy powell and fun boy three and five million u.k. new wave dance 12 inches from the 80's, but i guess i was thinking more in the disco realm.

and, also, as an oi fan, i do the lambeth walk on a daily basis. so, lots of love, and all that rot.

I deeply love Test Dept and the Three Johns. I have the Tin Huey album and it's good too. All those early Threadgill Sextet records are really hard to find, unfortunately.

is there more than one Tin Huey album? i got one in the bargain bin a few days ago

I just found an ancient mixtape I made, new wave and post punk bands dabbling in reggae: Debbie Harry, Pretenders, Slits... and it ends with a song I had completely forgotten, and couldn't remember who sang until I googled it: Tazmanian Devils, "Dirty Bop Party." I think I had a promo 45, as I've never seen this LP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C91vizv6VqM&list=PLlHVqgaECaAbXP9EP-239n7q1MBe7VQkc&index=2

Dammit. Look it up if you're interested.