I've always heard Metal Boys featuring China as being somewhat glam-inspired, via Pop Art-VU-Roxy-Reed-Bowie-early 70s-solo-Eno, Sadistic Mika Band etc---when ilxor Dan Selzer co-produced this comp for Acute in /04, I wrote about it in the Voice:"The rain won't let my tits grow. Napalm you're sogood in bed. How many flies ate you today? Let's get hungry tonight." That'sChina whinin', like a siren, on "Suspenders in the Dark." She sings for MetalBoys (recombinant shards of Parisian punk pioneers Metal Urbain) on 1980's TokioAirport. Now unearthed, and still flying together/apart on every track, MetalBoys' sexelectric dragon's teeth gnaw and gnash at China's objetd'amour-hate, "Tokio Airport." "Technofasceest," she hisses, and drives desperate, newunforgivable-synth stinky toys through "the anti-climax of X-mas Day," leavingthem stuck inside a harmonically ravenous mobile tagged "Carbone 14." Later, inpenance and/or celebration, China dances barefoot for a "Paranoia Carnival," ontone-nails of gilded Pong. (That's un certain game, kiddies. I hear it's comingb-a-a-ack.)
― dow, Wednesday, 7 April 2021 20:22 (three years ago) link
I'm guessing that you probably know the first couple of XTC records, but it's worth mentioning.
― Maresn3st, Wednesday, 7 April 2021 21:56 (three years ago) link
Also, the wonderful Nits from the Netherlands, almost totally ignored outside of the Benelux, still going, still fantastic but in the late 70s/early 80s they had a three-album dalliance with New Wave/Power Pop and a touch of glam maybe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSeOaHhnPpA
― Maresn3st, Wednesday, 7 April 2021 22:02 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqiWGtJiMT4
― Maresn3st, Wednesday, 7 April 2021 22:04 (three years ago) link
Which albums from The Nits are best from that time? Had a listen to Omsk a while back but it has yet to grow on me.
― ClimbingThieves, Wednesday, 7 April 2021 22:15 (three years ago) link
Try Tent, New Flat and Work, Omsk is decent but it's kinda different to the earlier material.
― Maresn3st, Wednesday, 7 April 2021 22:16 (three years ago) link
Adding to my own thread haha but Peter Ivers is great - particularly his album Terminal Love. Not exactly new wave but some underrated, yet artsy glam rock.
― ClimbingThieves, Wednesday, 7 April 2021 22:18 (three years ago) link
Thank you for the suggestions, Maren. Really interested in hearing more from the Nits, an intriguing group from what I've heard.
― ClimbingThieves, Wednesday, 7 April 2021 22:20 (three years ago) link
I could blab on about them forever, it's a real shame they're so slept on.
The music did take a few years to click with me, but now I'm a huge admirer.
― Maresn3st, Wednesday, 7 April 2021 22:26 (three years ago) link
two covers of Alabama Song that both have a kind of glam meets new-wave sound imo
Peter Straker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAiqzSHr8c8
Serbian band Elekrticni Orgazam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5Rr_q0Lya8
― soref, Wednesday, 7 April 2021 22:26 (three years ago) link
BGM by Yellow Magic Orchestra
― mahb, Thursday, 8 April 2021 10:30 (three years ago) link
only saw this thread because I was searching my name (of course) and saw the Metal Boys comment. Glad to see my very old "smart art glam" thread linked too, as it's definitely a relative of this thread.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 20 May 2021 04:15 (two years ago) link