just listening to these comps transports you to some weird world. and knowing that most of these artists had only 1 or 2 released tracks, never releasing a long player, it's such an interesting view into that era.
― cutty, Wednesday, 25 February 2009 15:58 (fifteen years ago) link
OK, so, not http://www.princess-dm.de/MagazineCover/198-_Flexipop.jpg then.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 25 February 2009 16:02 (fifteen years ago) link
Nope. These, amongst others: http://www.discogs.com/label/Flexi-Pop
― Soundslike, Wednesday, 25 February 2009 16:29 (fifteen years ago) link
I never really bothered to check these out because my impression was they're mostly in the minimal electronic vein, which isn't really my preferred strand of post-punk. Is that an accurate assumption on my part?
God, that picture of Dave Gahan in a coffin cracks me up. What WERE they thinking?
― The Blood Is Black (Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You), Wednesday, 25 February 2009 17:05 (fifteen years ago) link
they were CDr bootlegs first, then soulseek virtual comps. I always thought the name was something of a tribute to the magazine. Maybe not.
It's pretty eclectic, sort of. Lots of minimal synth, but also synth-pop, new wave, poppier industrial, EBM type stuff. Lots of bad stuff but the killer stuff is great.
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 25 February 2009 17:37 (fifteen years ago) link
Never seen these before, better get on it!
― I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO (Colonel Poo), Wednesday, 25 February 2009 17:38 (fifteen years ago) link
xposts Dave Gahan, in a coffin, and it doesn't look goth in the slightest!
― Mark G, Wednesday, 25 February 2009 23:57 (fifteen years ago) link
There is Return of Flexi-Pop,None Night of Flexi-Pop,A Tribute to Flexi-Pop,New Wave Complex,Analog Cyberpunk,Atomic Shockwave,A Tribute to Some Bizarre,Shockwaves,The Anesthetic's Wearing Off & i think that's it.I think combined it's about 85 volumes of these comps.There is some crossover but not loads.I found every single one of them on the internet.It took awhile but they are there.
― captain groovy, Thursday, 26 February 2009 04:45 (fifteen years ago) link
there's no definitive collection. The Anesthetic's Wearing Off for instance was a friend of mine and way more recent then some of these things, and has nothing to do with any of them. Other than being somewhat likeminded.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 26 February 2009 06:29 (fifteen years ago) link
never heard of this. feel as though i've slept on life
― They don’t understand. And I eat a lot of matzo brie. (contenderizer), Thursday, 26 February 2009 06:58 (fifteen years ago) link
Got some of these off Slsk, listening to #2 at the mo. Really digging this stuff and apart from Rational Youth & Pink Industry I'd never heard any of these bands before. Thanks ILM!
― I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO (Colonel Poo), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 17:41 (fifteen years ago) link
i linked to a blog hosting the collection somewhere else on ILX. maybe one of the synth pop threads.
― cutty, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 18:58 (fifteen years ago) link
Cold Wave, Dark Wave
no one seemed to give a fuck
― cutty, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 19:01 (fifteen years ago) link
Missed that thread at the time, thanks for the heads up.
― I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO (Colonel Poo), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 19:36 (fifteen years ago) link
^^^indeed. i give a fuck!
― all-seeing eye of horus (psychgawsple), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 20:02 (fifteen years ago) link