Smooth Sailing: Sophisti-Pop, Slow Disco & New Romanticism

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All aboard, we are on our way to eighties land! One of the artists on board, or should I say one of the passengers on the night train, is Steve Strange, singer and co-founder of electro band Visage. He was one of the key figures of the New Romantics/Blitz movement in the early eighties, together with Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran, Culture Club and Ultravox. They were young musicians who not only wanted to make good music, but who wanted to look good as well. They brought some light in those dark days of economic crises and right-wing governments. Strange died of a heart attack in Egypt on the 12th of February 2015, after years of struggling with his health and a heroin addiction.

“Flaunt the Imperfection is the one album where China Crisis got the balance right.” (Allmusic)

Tracklist:

Jeannine Otis & Heikki Sarmanto – Magic Song (1980)
China Crisis – King In A Catholic Style (Wake Up) (1985)
Pressyes – Merissa (2022)
Butter Bath – Kurrajong Hotel (2022)
ABC – Ocean Blue (1985)
Pointer Sisters – What A Surprise (1981)
Ritchie Family – Lost In Your Love (1983)
Tom Browne – Mr. Business (1983)
Culture Club – Miss Me Blind (1984)
Flash & The Pan ‎– Waiting For A Train (1982)
Super db – Open Line To Me (2021)
Thompson Twins ‎– In The Name Of Love (1982)
Spandau Ballet ‎– Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) (1981)
Modern Romance – Best Years Of Our Lives [Midnight Mix] (1982)
Visage – Night Train (1982)
The Human League – Life On Your Own (1984)
Halo James – Tender Gun (1990)