20 Minutes Into The Future
here’s a conceptual mix about the “sound of the 1980s” that has been brewing since the SYNTAX ERA began. it’s that brand new synth sound palette that emerge in the late 70s and dominated the soundscape of the following decade. preset orchestral hits, gated drums, vocoder voices, the cleanest distorted guitar sounds you’ve ever heard, analog crashing into digital; a sound so unmistakably eighties. this is an immersive event so prepare yourself; you may come out the other end with A Flock Of Seagulls haircut wearing shoulder pads craving “new” Coke and scrounging in your pockets for quarters so you can hit the arcade. cue dramatic intro.
photo : opening shot from an episode of Max Headroom
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Tracklist
- Gates Of Steel (EZ Listening Muzak Version) – Devo – Club Devo / Futurismo (1984/2016)
- Automan (Dub Version) – Newcleus – Sunnyview Records (1984)
- Shoot Out (from Beverly Hills Cop) – Harold Faltermeyer & Keith Forsey – MCA (1984)
- Was Dog A Doughnut – Jellybean – EMI America (1984)
- Faith In This Colour – Duran Duran – EMI (1983) > buy link
- Jennifer (End Titles) (from Phenomena) – Goblin – AMS Records (1985/2014) > buy link
- Intro – Theme From Starball – Chris Huelsbeck – Commodore 64 / Enduro (1989/2001)
- Energie-Dossier – Asmus Tietchens – Sky Records (1983) > buy link
- Mindscape – Gil Mellé – Blue Note (1989)
- So Weit, So Gut – Harald Grosskopf – Sky Records / Bureau B (1980/2014) > buy link
- Bogey Wobble – Paul McCartney – Parlophone / MPL / Hear Music (1980/2011) > buy link
- Love Theme (from The Breakfast Club) – Keith Forsey – A&M (1985) > buy link
- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (from Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence) – Ryuichi Sakamoto – Virgin (1983) > buy link
- Conchita / Lament (from Siesta) – Miles Davis / Marcus Miller – Warner Bros. (1987) > buy link
- 3,000,000 Synths – Chas Jankel – A&M (1981) > buy link
- E.T. Boogie – Extra T’s – Sunnyview Records / Hot Classics (1982/1992) > buy link
- Commando – Keyboard Affair – Polydor (1983)
- Complex – Galaxy – Music De Wolfe (1982)
- Boulder Dash – Peter Liepa – Commodore 64 / Enduro (1984/2001)
- Is This Death? (from Doctor Who : The Caves Of Andrzani) – Roger Limb & The BBC Radiophonic Workshop – BBC / Silva Screen Records (1984/2013) > buy link
- Alien (Part 3) – Michael Mantler with Don Preston – WATT Works / ECM Records (1985) > buy link
- Basta (Dub) – Telex – Magnetic (1987)
- Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag – The Silent Underdog – Kaz Records (1985) > buy link
- Miami Vice (Instrumental) (from Miami Vice) – Jan Hammer – MCA (1985) > buy link
- Why Me? – The Art Of Noise – Chrysalis (1986)
- Stahlherz (from Der Fan) – Rheingold – Welt-Record / EMI Electrola (1982)
- Blush Response (from Blade Runner) – Vangelis – Atlantic / Audio Fidelity (1982/2013) > buy link
- Leopard Tree Dream (from Cat People) – Giorgio Moroder – Back Street Records / MCA (1982) > buy link
- La Fête Triste – Trisomie 21 – Play It Again Sam Records (1986)
- Here Come The Storms (from Big Trouble In Little China) – John Carpenter – Enigma Records (1986)
- Le Parc (L.A. – Streethawk) – Tangerine Dream – Jive Electro (1985) > buy link
- Eurotheme – Men Without Hats – Statik Records (1984) > buy link
- Go Bananas (Instrumental) – Superlife – Go Bananas / Peoples Potential Unlimited (1982/2011) > buy link
- Air Stack 1 – Alexander Robotnik – Crème Organization (1983/2005)
- Arkanoid – Martin Galway – Commodore 64 / Robot Elephant Records (1987/2012) > buy link
- Ewok Celebration (Dub Version) – Meco – Arista (1983)
- Endless Race (Paul “Groucho” Smykle Remix) – Wally Badarou – Island (1986)
- You’ve Got To Help Yourself (Instrumental) – Yellow Magic Orchestra – Alfa Records / Music On Vinyl (1983/2015)
