Welcome to 80s New Wave Music, a growing documentary archive dedicated to the music that shaped my life.
Here I explore the world of early 1980s New Wave, Synthpop and the New Romantic movement, with a particular focus on the pioneering UK scene and the artists, albums and songs that defined it.
These documentaries combine careful research, musical analysis and, where it feels natural, my own memories of discovering this music as a teenager and why it has stayed with me for more than forty years.
Rather than simply telling the history, I want to understand what made this music so unique, why it still resonates today and why it continues to inspire listeners around the world.
Whether you've loved this music for decades or you're discovering it for the first time, I hope you'll enjoy the journey and share your own memories in the comments.
80s New Wave Music
BEFORE THE HITS - VOL. 2 is coming soon.
I'm returning to 1980 and 1981 with 15 essential non-hit tracks from New Wave, New Romantic and synthpop. Album tracks, B-sides and overlooked gems from Gary Numan, Depeche Mode, OMD, Ultravox, Japan, Simple Minds, Duran Duran, Soft Cell and more.
A journey beyond the hits and back into two extraordinary years of music.
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I've been sharing a few thoughts over on Patreon about how the visual side of my documentaries has been changing lately. 😊
Yesterday I wrote about how my approach to thumbnails has gradually become much simpler, and today I followed it up with some thoughts about how that same thinking is beginning to influence the documentaries themselves and the way I make them.
Just a little behind-the-scenes conversation about how my documentaries continue to evolve. If that sort of thing interests you, you're very welcome to join in with the conversation over on Patreon. 😊
www.patreon.com/80sNewWaveMusic
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OUT NOW! Ultravox - Rage in Eden: Inside the Album
After Ultravox finally broke through with Vienna, they returned to Conny Plank's studio in Germany and approached the next album very differently.
I look at how Rage in Eden was created, the unusual recording process behind it, Conny Plank's role, and how Ultravox used their newfound freedom to expand their sound.
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Coming soon to 80s New Wave Music...
After Ultravox finally broke through with Vienna, they returned to Conny Plank's studio in Germany and approached the next album very differently. My next documentary goes inside Rage in Eden, its creation, its sound, and what Ultravox did with the freedom that success had given them.
Ultravox - Rage in Eden: Inside the Album
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My instrumental cover of Simple Minds - Love Song, created as the background music for my latest Rediscovering video "Simple Minds - Love Song: Why It Still Sounds Extraordinary", is now available on Bandcamp.
80snewwavemusic.bandcamp.com/track/simple-minds-lo…
Everything was recreated from scratch by me, with no original recordings, samples or AI used. Just my own tribute to that extraordinary early Simple Minds sound. 😊
#SimpleMinds #LoveSong #80sNewWave
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What a great interview!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBvsK...
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NOW ONLINE!
Simple Minds - Love Song: Why It Still Sounds Extraordinary
The new Rediscovering video is now online.
Love Song was probably my first real encounter with Simple Minds, and it remains one of my favourite songs from the early New Wave era. I hope you enjoy revisiting this extraordinary recording with me.
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Upcoming video: Simple Minds - Love Song: Why It Still Sounds Extraordinary
Love Song was probably my first real encounter with Simple Minds, and it remains one of my favourite songs from the early New Wave era.
In the next Rediscovering video, I explore the story behind the song, how its distinctive sound came together, its place between the earlier Simple Minds and New Gold Dream, and why it still sounds extraordinary to me today.
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Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret | Track-by-Track Album Review
My new video takes me back to an album I first heard as a teenager and have now known for more than forty years.
Revisiting Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret properly from beginning to end was interesting because some things sounded exactly as I remembered them, while others made me hear the album quite differently today. The research also brought a few surprises along the way.
This is a track-by-track review of all ten songs, combining the story behind the music with my own memories and opinions.
The video is now available on the channel.
#SoftCell #NonStopEroticCabaret #Synthpop
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NEW MUSIC VIDEO
Yazoo - Situation | 80s New Wave Music Remix
The instrumental remix I originally created as background music for my Rediscovering documentary about Situation now has its own music video.
Everything you hear was recreated and recorded by me, with no original Yazoo recordings, samples or AI used.
And if you haven't seen the original documentary, you can find it here:
https://youtu.be/uFm2ErlxoIU
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