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Known for humorous songs mottled with whistles, gunshots & cartoon razzles, American band leader #SpikeJones was accrued homage in a blusterous 1986 tribute track by Belgian #SynthPop group #Telex- it was a much beloved Starck favorite #80sMusic #SynthPop #BigBand #1980s youtu.be/Z1BSzgkKZrs?...

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A side project of #AlJourgensen of #Ministry & #IanMacKay of #MinorThreat, #Pailhead fused hardcore #Industrial music with #PunkRock- Starckers loved this potent synergy & Pailhead’s punchy 1989 cut “Don’t Stand In Line” #80sMusic #Dallas #1980s #80s #Fugazi #Darkwave youtu.be/UHSuEKmviMI?...

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Known for her outrageous sexual antics & penchant for performing topless, French singer #RegineFetet became a rebellious cult hero in #EuroSynth music. Her group #HardCorps 1987 track “Lucky Charm” (French version “Porte Bonheur”) was a Starck fave #80sMusic #SynthPop #80s youtu.be/E9NKZRDxVDU?...

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UK #SynthPop group #DepecheMode ranks #30 on #SpinMagazine’s list of the 100 greatest #NewWave singles of all time with 1987’s “Behind The Wheel”- but it was the 12” B-Side “Route 66” #Beatmasters remix that Starckers most adored #80sMusic #DaveGahan #1980s #DJremix #80s youtu.be/6xFYERVvXoE?...

submitted 3 days ago • 4 comments

#ElectroPop band #Boxcar were often booed off stage in their native Australia, not for lack of talent, but because Aussie crowds wanted guitar-driven rock- Starckers embraced the #Synth heavy sound & their 1989 track “Insect” became a much beloved #StarckClub classic #1980s youtu.be/54B-SZbD_oI?...

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

The indisputable Queen of Starck Club was Jamaican singer #GraceJones with her undomesticated dido, ferocious live performances & feral habitation of Starck after midnight- sexy, alluring & a bit dangerous, much like #StarckClub itself. “Ladies & Gentlemen, Miss Grace Jones”

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

Scottish #NewWave band #FictionFactory scored a hit in 1984 with their single “Feels Like Heaven.” Music critic #DavidOkamoto called it ‘the song #SpandauBallet would kill for… one of the prettiest singles of the year’ – it was a beloved early #StarckClub fave #80sMusic youtu.be/KQBoeBgb0uk?...

submitted 6 days ago • 6 comments

Spaniard #JavierDiez left college to form German #SynthPop group #CetuJavu- 10 years later he resumed studies & is currently Geography Dept chair at the Univ of Cologne- Cetu Javu’s 1987 B-Side “Por Favor” was a Starck fave #Underground #Berlin #80sMusic #DanceMusic #1980s youtu.be/oROCLQorLVc?...

submitted 7 days ago • 4 comments

German #Electro pioneer #MarkusNikolai learned accordion as a kid & became quite proficient. After he heard a #Kraftwerk album however, a frenzied love of #Synth struck- his Belgian #NewBeat band #NostromoDept’s 1989 cut “Evolution” was a #StarckClub fave #EBM #80sMusic youtu.be/B0nvIaZuRJI?...

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

UK music magazine FLEXIPOP came with a playable “flexidisc” & for the Sept ‘82 issue, UK #AltRock band #THECURE recorded the song “Lament”- Starckers loved the more sublimated version released as a B-Side in 1983 #80sMusic #Coldwave #Goth #1980s #RobertSmith #Darkwave youtu.be/oJhcLW8syGE?...

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Before helming vids for #ThePolice #DuranDuran & #HerbieHancock, UK rock duo #GodleyAndCreme directed the inspired video for #Visage’s classic 1980 #NewWave opus “Fade To Grey”- it was a much beloved Starck favorite #NewRomantics #80sMusic #Synthfam #musicsky #1980s youtu.be/eZHk4RwIp_g?...

submitted 10 days ago • 6 comments

UK #SynthPop duo #ViciousPink began their career singing backup vocals for #SoftCell before striking out on their own- the 1984 B-Side combo “8:15 To Nowhere/Great Balls Of Fire” was a much beloved #StarckClub classic #80sMusic #80sRetro #DanceMusic #80s #Synthfam #musicsky youtu.be/Cm5iUrZsSV8?...

submitted 11 days ago • 3 comments

Superstar DJ #FrankieKnuckles allegedly often took credit for songs written & recorded by #ChicagoHouse pioneer #JamiePrinciple- Starckers adored his 1988 track “Rebels” in which Knuckles dishonesty was finally called out #HouseMusic #vinyl #musicsky #DJlife #House #1980s youtu.be/QNL7rC3CEgQ?...

submitted 12 days ago • 2 comments

Rock legend #StevieNicks was an investor in #StarckClub & performed on opening night. After listening to “Little Red Corvette,”Nicks wrote her 1983 hit single “Stand Back.” Though uncredited, #Prince plays guitar & synthesizer on the track- it was an early Starck favorite youtu.be/gwS9BIqbffU?...

submitted 13 days ago • 6 comments

#NYC #ElectroFunk duo #Warp9’s career was short lived but were hailed as ‘Electro Futurists’ by Rob Fitzpatrick of #TheGuardian & their 2 albums remain influential - their 1983 #JellybeanBenitez produced 12” “Light Years Away” was a Starck favorite #80sMusic # youtu.be/9mZaKcl6lUE?...

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

#Sheffield #ElectroIndustrial group #ClockDVA took their moniker in homage to the Nadsat language spoken by the teenage Droog gang in Anthony Burgess’s dystopian masterwork #AClockworkOrange - their 1988 single “The Hacker” was a beloved #StarckClub fave #EBM #Industrial youtu.be/BK9YA4EOFZs?...

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

Belgian #NewBeat group #TNTclan was yet another incarnation of producers #MortonShermanBellucci the Bellucci being #RolandBeelen CEO of Antler Records he created with #MauriceEngelen aka #PragaKhan - their 1988 12” “Blow Up The DJ” was a #StarckClub fave #Boccaccio #1980s youtu.be/ozGhXimUWjc?...

submitted 16 days ago • 2 comments

A Top10 hit in the UK for Scottish #NewWave rockers #BigCountry, their 1983 single “Fields Of Fire” stalled at #52 on the USA Hot100 chart but Rolling Stone Mag called it ‘one of the great anthems of this or any other year’- it was a #StarckClub favorite #80sMusic youtu.be/q6keBlRpgLI?...

submitted 17 days ago • 5 comments

#NYC #ElectroFunk group #TimeZone joined #PunkRock legend #JohnnyRotten on the 1984 12” “World Destruction” which was improvised & produced in 4 hours. The harshest lyrics of #JohnLydon cussing the Queen didn’t make the final cut- it was a beloved #StarckClub classic youtu.be/B5S-q1gRxvw?...

submitted 18 days ago • 2 comments

Born Yvonne DeLeon in the Bronx, #Miami #Freestyle singer #Yvonne would chart in 1989 when her single “There’s A Party Going On” peaked at #88 on the USA Hot100 but it was her 1988 debut single “What About Me” that became a much beloved favorite at #StarckClub #80sMusic youtu.be/BTaAOB_A73I?...

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

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submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Signed by #CliveDavis in 1982, #NYC singer #MatthewWilder received no label support & in frustration recorded “Break My Stride” on his own dime. Davis hated it & Arista Records let Wilder go- in 1983 the song went Top10 in 13 countries & became an early #StarckClub fave youtu.be/Zljgs4W3uhI?...

submitted 20 days ago • 5 comments

Although Aussie #NewWave Band #Venetians had a few #Top40 hits in their home country, they never managed to enjoy worldwide success though they have developed a healthy cult following. Their 1983 single “Chinese I’s” was a #StarckClub fave #80sMusic #AustralianMusic #80s youtu.be/I1INB7fSoFM?...

submitted 21 days ago • 2 comments

When asked about their band name, #Vancouver #ElectroSynth group #MOEV explained that ‘Mauve is a delicate shade of pink but MOEV is the true color of insanity’- Starckers were mad for their 1987 single “Wanting” #StarckClub #Dallas #80sMusic #synthfam #Goth #Darkwave youtu.be/vxf0Zpt5Dik?...

submitted 22 days ago • 2 comments

Eager to experiment with a newly acquired Fairlight Sampler, #Telex band member #DanLacksman sampled his video copy of the 1971 #JamesBond film DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER & the final playful result, #Zinno’s 1985 track “What’s Your Name” became a #StarckClub fave #80sMusic #1980s youtu.be/vwgbqZoD9Yo?...

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

CashBox Mag panned UK #SynthPop group #ThompsonTwins 1989 single “Sugar Daddy” as ‘average & a poor effort’ Billboard thought the song’s message was ‘misogynistic & untoward’- Starckers ,however, embraced the dubious danceable ditty & it became a fave #80sMusic #1980s #80s youtu.be/c9ie9ZX4rYw?...

submitted 24 days ago • 3 comments

After viewing #FritzLang’s film masterpiece METROPOLIS, #ItaloDisco duo #MauriceCavalieri & #GeorgioStefani aimed to create a ‘futuristic soundscape of seduction’ resulting in #Charlie’s 1983 “Spacer Woman”- it was a much beloved #StarckClub classic #80sMusic #Underground youtu.be/HXAoo1DsRnI?...

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

When #ChicagoHouse music was still developing, pioneering producers #MikeMacharello & #DuaneThammJr helped define the sound with groundbreaking records that remain genre influences like their 1987 12” with #AndreWade “The Flight”- it was a #StarckClub fave #House #80sMusic youtu.be/Cg8DgU_LscE?...

submitted 26 days ago • 2 comments

When Norwegian #GeorgKajanus left kitschy UK #Pop band #Sailor, he created #London #SynthPop group #DATA which fed his strong desire to grow musically- their 1983 #NewWave single “Living Inside Me” was an early #StarckClub fave #80s #80sMusic #1980s #Retro80s youtu.be/TYcMjxhIlF8?...

submitted 27 days ago • 3 comments

#ItaloDisco singer Silvio Pozzoli aka #SilverPozzoli released over a dozen singles with most becoming hits and charting all over #Europe. His 1985 debut single “Around My Dream” became an underground hit in USA clubs & on #CollegeRadio- it was a Starck fave #80sMusic #1980s youtu.be/Z5tqN2RkYo8?...

submitted 28 days ago • 2 comments

Born near #Antwerp #Belgium, #RudiHuybrechts names #Front242 #Kraftwerk & #DAF as his main musical influences & claims as a teenager his best friend was his Roland SH-101 #Synthesizer- his 1988 #NewBeat track as #Schicksal “24 Hours” was a Starck fave #80s #vinyl #rare youtu.be/_DrcLIukyCs?...

submitted 29 days ago • 4 comments

In 1981 actress #PiaZadora won a #GoldenGlobe as New Star Of The Year for the film BUTTERFLY. She also won #GoldenRaspberryAwards as Worst Actress & Worst New Star for the same performance- her 1988 #JimmyJam & #TerryLewis helmed 12” “Dance Out Of My Head” was a Starck fave youtu.be/zT97LGC2Pf0?...

submitted 30 days ago • 4 comments

UK #JazzFunk band #Level42 finally broke in America with their 6th album WORLD MACHINE for which the title cut was called by #Music critic #AnnDenby “a successful nod to their brit-funk roots that emerges as an album highlight”- it was a #StarckClub favorite #80s #vinyl youtu.be/3UibMI4J8pk?...

submitted 31 days ago • 2 comments

UK #House centric group #LAmix consisted of then husband & wife #LesAdams & #EmmaFreilich along with #MikeStevens. All 7 of their released singles would chart in the UK. Their biggest hit was 1988’s “Check This Out” which peaked at #6 in the UK & became a Starck classic youtu.be/POkFroHYd6s?...

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Cali born Larry Earl Glenn aka #CaptainRapp is best know for his 1983 song “Bad Times” which was a #WestCoast response to #GrandmasterFlash’s “The Message.” But it was his 1981 #RickJames sourced cut with #DiscoDaddy “The Gigolo Rapp” that was a #StarckClub fave #OldSchool youtu.be/xF-EtXGKj2M?...

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Italian singer #MassimoVaccari began his career as lead vocalist for #Modena #HardRock band #Phantoms. He also cut #ItaloDisco tracks for Cruisin’ Records under the alias #MaxHim including the 1984 early #StarckClub favorite “No Escape” #80sMusic #Dallas #1980s #80s youtu.be/GPbVwIBpGZ4?...

submitted 34 days ago • 2 comments

UK actor Alan Pillay starred in the 1987 film EAT THE RICH & on #GaryClail’s 1991 cut "Human Nature" sings the couplet "Let the carnival begin... Every pleasure, every sin!," In 1986 he fashioned a club hit & Starck fave as #HiNRG diva #LanaPellay with “Pistol In My Pocket” youtu.be/PEpYCmAGI_8?...

submitted 35 days ago • 4 comments

#Frankfurt’s Techno Drome International label called their music ‘Aggreppo’ an abbreviation of AGGREssive & POsitive before joining the #EBM movement & steering its course-their 1988 release “The Spirit Of Bulgaria” by #DanseMacabre was a #StarckClub fave #80sMusic #Dallas youtu.be/iJ5Ww-G00p0?...

submitted 36 days ago • 2 comments

Dutch superstar DJ #BenLiebrand began his stellar career as a radio host- his weekly show “In The Mix” influenced avid listeners #ArminVanBuuren & #Tiesto to pursue paths in music- Starckers loved his 1989 remix of #RamJam’s 1977 hit “BlackBetty” #StarckClub #80s #80sMusic youtu.be/CtFsGmVVZkI?...

submitted 37 days ago • 3 comments

Produced by #StockAitkenWaterman, Brit #SynthPop group #DeadOrAlive’s 1985 single “Lover Come Back To Me” stalled on the USA Hot100 at #75 but fared better in the UK peaking at #11- Starckers adored them & they performed to a capacity crowd at #StarckClub July 29, 1987 youtu.be/yIX4yE8dmNQ?...

submitted 38 days ago • 9 comments

Featuring renowned film composer #HansZimmer on #Synth, #Shriekback’s 1985 single “Nemesis” was called ‘schizo flash trash’ by Wax Magazine & stalled at #94 on the UK Hot100- it failed to chart in the USA but at #StarckClub it became a much beloved classic #80sMusic #Dallas youtu.be/6bMM61Y5CEU?...

submitted 39 days ago • 11 comments

#NYC singer #BrendaRoseSassa released only two songs with Profile Records & many believe her vocal & valid criticism of the label’s treatment of their artists ended her promising career- her 1988 #Freestyle 12” “When The Time Is Right” was a #StarckClub favorite #80sMusic youtu.be/RjwakxG8PdA?...

submitted 40 days ago • 2 comments

UK #NewWave band #IcicleWorks 1983 single “Whisper To A Scream” was almost shelved after internal marketing strategies led to infighting between Arista US & UK divisions- after some comprise, it became their biggest hit & an early #StarckClub favorite #80sMusic #1980s #80s youtu.be/ImJpqutxOmg?...

submitted 41 days ago • 6 comments

In 1972 Belgian #LatinSoul band #TheChakachas would reach #8 on the USA Top10 Chart with their sexy single “Jungle Fever” which USA radio played only late night & was completely banned by the BBC altogether- it was a #StarckClub #Flashback fave #80sMusic #OneHitWonder youtu.be/LHTLIuNRB2Y?...

submitted 42 days ago • 2 comments

RaHen & Talla 2XLC helped create the #SoundOfFrankfurt with German bands #Axodry & #MoskawaTV but their success as #RobotikoRejekto brought #NeueDeutscheWelle bands worldwide acclaim- Starckers loved their 1987 12” single “Rejekto!” #StarckClub #Dallas #80sMusic #1980s youtu.be/FxMDC1mhDog?...

submitted 43 days ago • 3 comments

Not until their 3rd album POOLSIDE did #Portland #Freestyle band #NuShooz garner any real success- the album went gold & they were nominated for a Grammy- Starckers adored their 1986 single “Point Of No Return” #StarckClub #Dallas #80sMusic #1980s youtu.be/yavaJNXoMe8?...

submitted 44 days ago • 5 comments