Simple Minds - " Theme For Great Cities" (6:02)
Cabaret Voltaire - " Silent Command" (4:20)
Ryuichi Sakamoto - "Riot In Lagos" (5:55)
Grauzone - "Eisbar" (4:24)
The Associates - "White Car In Germany" (5:05)
Patrick Cowley - "Nightcrawler" (6:54)
Isabelle Mayereau - "On A Trouve" (2:49)
Chas Jankel - "3,000,000 Synths" (4:59)
Peter Gabriel - "No Self Control" (4:01)
The Walker Brothers - "Nite Flights" (4:31)
Thomas Leer - "Tight As A Drum" (4:48)
Daryl Hall - "The Farther Away I Am" (3:02)
Harald Grosskopf - "So Weit, So Gut" (5:38)
Robert Fripp - "Exposure" (4:35)
Areski Belkacem & Brigitte Fontaine - "Patriarcat" (7:05)
Basil Kirchin - "Silicon Chip" (4:13)
Holger Czukay - "Ode To Perfume" (4:17)
Review: Fantastic Voyage: New Sounds For The European Cannon 1977-1981 is one of the most grandiose titles for a record we have come across in a while, but we like it. Fortunately for those involved, the music on this new gatefold heavyweight double album stands up to scrutiny for lovers of sounds that collide electronic, post-rock and experimental with synth, new wave and even a touch of new age ambient. The track list is a big one with tried and tested names like Patrick Cowley, Cabaret Voltaire, the late Ryuichi Sakamoto, Peter Gabriel and more all featuring. It makes for quite the trip and a fine reminder of the magical newness of electronic music back then.
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