Actually, I was 11, bout the only good thing in my life was my cat (Tikka) and my next door neighbors who i would frequently escape to..
My Cat Tikka (RIP)
I was in Year 5 Primary and life was shit…
Bullied by asshole students (funny enough, who now want to be Facebook friends… go figure), prick teachers that didn’t get that i couldn’t sit still for 2 hours in some crappy assembly, off to the office again… sadly a vicious cycle.
The one thing that had saving grace, was my dads love for music… Some of the music was really good and for Christmas, a gift of music. (Thanks Dad)
A few years earlier, i got a gift of a Shoebox tape recorder and two tapes, one tape was the best of ‘The Animals’ (think House of Rising Sun).
The second tape changed my life. It was a synthesizer tape called ‘The Electronic System’ by a bloke called ‘Dan Lacksman’ who in the 80s, became the man behind the outfit ‘Telex’ (think Moskow Diskow & Twist a Saint Tropez)
The Electronic System opened my eyes to Synthesizers and was a main inspiration to create this website..
That’s right folks, amongst the Tears, Bashing’s, Wanting to run away, this website is built on a simple tape that started around 1978 & continued into the 80s.. My Escape
Listening to that electronic tape took away the shit..for a little while..
Moving On
Like I said, my Dad had a pretty good taste in music and while he was at work, I created this Mixtape from an old tape he didn’t need (well he didn’t notice it missing)
TRACKLIST
01. The Members – Radio
02. The Fixx – Stand Or Fall
03. Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
04. Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
05. Rush – Tom Sawyer
06. Jackson Browne – Somebody’s Baby
07. Cliff Richard – The Only Way Out
08. Paul McCartney – Take It Away
09. Aneka – Japanese Boy
10. Rod Stewart – Tonight I’m Yours
11. Eddie Rabbitt – I Love A Rainy Night
12. John Lennon – Watching the Wheels
13. Mick Leyton and Kerri Biddell -Sons And Daughters
14. Billy Joel – Pressure
15. Tom Tom Club – Wordy Rappinghood (edit)
16. Spandau Ballet – Confused
17. The Bureau – Only For Sheep
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LINKS (320kbps AAC)
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ELECTRONIC 80s V2 