John Book wrote:
> For a short time, everything that came from Trevor
> Horn, or Zang Tuum Tumb Records, I bought. AoN,
> Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Progaganda, Anne Pigalle,
> Andrew Poppy, Das Psych Oh Rangers, and most of it
> great. I think ZTT enhanced what a remix could (and
> should) be, it wasn't an extended mix or a new mix
> altogether, but completely turning a song inside out
> and creating something new.
Trevor was a genius, for sure. I still love Propaganda's first album.
Also, FGTH and AoN were favorites too.
I was grateful for being hooked with KROQ here in Cali, and even more
fortunate to have discovered an independent record store not far from my
home when I was in my early 20s. I was soaked in 4AD madness,
remembering the "Lonely Is An Eyesore" compilation as my first
indoctrination into the label. Soon, I've bought early Cocteau Twins CDs
(about the first seven, I think) and all of the Dead Can Dance CDs. I
also bought the two Colorbox CDs that were available at the time..and
sadly, their huge influence in music is still relatively unknown to the
masses. And the "This Mortal Coil" series....what a great project that
was! These works really took me away into another world.
For awhile, I was into George Winston via a radio station that had
started a nightly show of "new age" music. Not a shame to say that I
think that his Seasons series of albums were very ambient-like, even if
they were no more than long and beautiful pieces of piano works.
I really like this thread. It's taking me back to memory lane in a big
way. Yes, I've also heard that of Level 42, Swing Out Sister, early
EBTG, and others.
Sadly, I have stored those CDs away and have not seen them for about 3
1/2 years. I surely will have to do that, but nice that some music just
never seems to go out of style.
V.
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