Category Archives: 1980s

Roller Disco Records presents the Outer Edge of 80s Synth mixed by Flemming Dalum and Intergalactic Gary

Booom – 2xCD. Get it on Juno Records April 21st.

“Remember, Forever” – vintage skate photo by Mrs. Picco

Repost from Drew, photo by Mrs. Picco. I’m the kid of the left, Andy is the kid on the right. Classic photo. SK8 or die!!!

Barbara Nitke – “American Ecstacy”

Warning – NSFW. Kickstarter project by woman photographer Barbara Nitke about the Golden Age of Pornography. Looks like an interesting narrative, she seems quirky and very New York in the Kickstarter film. Kickstart project here. It’s hard to imagine now, but in 1982 when I started working on porn movies, we shot real 35mm film [...]

Satin Wall – ” Dans Les Profondeurs”

Whistling, guitar plucking and cold wave from Belgium c. 1981. Reminds me of Serge Gainsbourg and also Sonic Youth in a somewhat abstract way. Would love to walk around in Paris listening to this. Believe this would be a great track for some cinematic applications.

The New Dance Show First Episode

It’s hot, it’s sensuous. It’s the new dance show, and it’s from Detroit. You got to feel it to see it. Check the other post we wrote for more info on the show.

Bones Brigade: An Unexpected Journey

New documentary trailer on the legendary Bones Brigade. I remember seeing the Bones Brigade in the 80s and it was like the best thing ever – these guys were our idols. The film premieres this week at Sundance.

A Gem from the 1980s: Dragon’s Lair / Walkthrough Video

Dragon’s Lair was a video arcade game from 1983 by Cinematronics which featured beautiful graphics by ex-Disney animator Don Bluth. Seeing this machine as a child was pretty much the most amazing, magical experience – the holy grail of the arcade. I wanted this machine in my house so, so badly and used to have [...]

NEMESY – You Can, You Can

Track is silly good. Really enjoy this so much with the Giorgio Miroder style piano lick. Also on Flemming’s recent Immortal Flight of the 80s. This really, really makes me happy.

Linotype the Film (Trailer)

This is awesome. A group of guys (Doug Wilson, Brandon Goodwin and Jess Heugel) made a documentary about the photo lettering machine used in the 50s-70s, to be outdated by the advent of desktop publishing and computers. Site here. Premieres in SF Tuesday, February 21, 2012 – 7:00 PM @ Typekit San Francisco: 2601 Mission [...]

Flemming Dalum – Immortal Flight of the 80s Mix

Absolutely rocking mix by Mr. Flemming Dalum. Fantastic cover art work as well. Download off Soundcloud. FLEMMING DALUM – Immortal Flight Of The 80’s Date: 24th of December 2011 Length: 70 minutes Size: 160.24 MB Quality: 320kbps Tracklist: KID MACHINE – Night Freaks (Unreleased) ELECTRIC SHOCK – This Is The Beat (Subway 1989) KID MACHINE [...]

Rollins x Independent Ad from Vintage Thrasher

Henry Rollins riding for Independent trucks, an ad from a vintage Thrasher magazine my childhood friend Andrew sent me.

Lookout! Records Shutting Down

Sad but true, the Bay Area record label famous for bands like Operation Ivy, Rancid and Green Day is shutting its doors. There’s a nice radio interview with the founders Chris Appelgren and Larry Livermore on KQED’s morning show with Michael Krasny. I got such a kick out of Krasny talking about punk rock because [...]

New York in the 1980s – a Flickr Photoset by Steven Seigel

Great Flickr photo set by Steven Siegel, documenting New York before it was, well, what it is today (insert own opinion)… Via Kottke.

Die Partei – Wo Sind Sie

Wow, from 1981. Just heard this on Intergalactic FM. Could not find other info on the internets, but this is great.

Models – J.R. Robot (1984)

Couldn’t resist posting this. Italo flanger fart madness with a screaming lion or guy in pain? Great track nonetheless.

Fockewulf 190 – Body Heat

Cold wave meets Italo. Can’t get enough of this track. Love, love the lyrics, “…everyone is looking for a new direction, some people you know are running the nation…” From Casionova’s Dance Around the Galaxi Mix. Get it on Soundcloud , bangin’.

CASIONOVA – Dance Around The Galaxi Mix

Brand spanking new Casionova mix entitled “Dance Around The Galaxi”, originally made for Overfitting Disco’s 4th birthday celebrations, broadcast on 30/12/11. Get it here. Tracklisting: 01. J.S.R. – Astronomicum (Flemming Dalum edit) 02. XENON – Galaxi (Club Version) 03. THE CREATURES – Kid Robot’s Dance 04. HIPNOSIS – Automatic Piano 05. SALENTINO – You’ll Be [...]

Flemming Dalum – Italo Classix Mix

Absolute full-on rocking Italo mix from Flemming Dalum. Lots of Italo hits and precision mixing. This is such a great intro to Italo Disco if you don’t really know much about it. I’d consider this an essential, must have mix for any enthusiast. I’d have a hard time believing there’s not a track everyone can [...]

Intergalactic FM Launches Their New Site

MY favorite radio station launches their new site. Congrats to the hard working team there in Den Hague and all the supporters. Keep up the great work!!! Visit Intergalactic FM here.