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Three CD set. Sequel to the hugely successful Musik Music Musique, this time exploring 1981, the year synth pop broke into the mainstream. Over 50 tracks showcasing the innovation and exploration that gave rise to what would become the decade's pre-eminent musical form. 2020's Musik Music Musique set, we present the sequel, this time looking at the electronic pop scene as it evolved from curio and novelty into a major movement and began to dominate the airwaves. Featuring a plethora of acts who would quickly become household names (many of which endure today) and exploring the wide variety of directions electronic instruments took both the mainstream and independent music in. Musik Music Musique 2. 0 embraces both the pure pop aesthetic of a new generation of aspirational, defiantly polished artists and those who embraced electronic music in the aftermath of the post-punk explosion. From chart bothering, High Street nightclub anthems to self-pressed one-offs and cassette releases, this set provides an overview of the scene as it blossomed and an introduction to a wealth of fascinating, lesser known material. Album Tracks 1. Heaven 17- (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang 2. Soft Cell- Frustration 3. Devo -Through Being Cool 4. Dramatis- Lady DJ 5. Aneka- Japanese Boy 6. Richard Bone -Alien Girl 7. New Musik- Twelfth House 8. A Flock of Seagulls-Talking 9. Virna Lindt -Young and Hip 10. The Passage- Taboos 11. Toyah -Thunder in the Mountains 12. Duran Duran- Khanada 13. Second Layer- in Bits 14. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark- Souvenir 15. The Fallout Club-Wonderlust 16. Analysis -Surface Tension 1. Yellow Magic Orchestra-Cue 2. Gina X -Performance No GDM 3. Drinking Electricity-Random Particles 4. Hazel O'Connor (Cover Plus)-We're All Grown Up 5. Rod Vey- Brave New Modern World 6. Those French Girls- Close-Up 7.
