Collins Ch. 7: Synth Pop

Telex, “Eurovision” at the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest

 

Kraftwerk, “The Robots” (1977)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQiIBBS8oBw

 

Kraftwerk, Radio-Activity (1975; example concept album)

 

Organisation, Tone Float (1969)

Kraftwerk performing “The Robots” again in 2004

 

Kraftwerk, “Trans-Europe Express” from the album Trans-Europe Express (1977)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBGNlTPgQII#t=60

 

Africa Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force, “Planet Rock” (1982)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lDCYjb8RHk#t=40

 

Kraftwerk, “Numbers” from Computer World (1981)

 

“The Robots” performed by the Balanescu Quartet (1992)

 

“The Robots” performed by Señor Coconut y su conjunto (Uwe Schmidt, 2000)

 

Gary Numan, “Cars” (1979) (click link)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldyx3KHOFXw

 

Depeche Mode’s stage presence in the “Just Can’t Get Enough” music video (1981)

 

Depeche Mode’s Alan Wilder demonstrating his sampler

 

Depeche Mode “People are People” (1984)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGGlTR71FEk

 

Captain & Tennille, “Love Will Keep Us Together” (1975)

 

Yellow Magic Orchestra, “Computer Game Theme” (1978)

 

Annie Lennox of the Eurythmics (1983)

 

Hatsune Miku in concert (2011)

 

Duran Duran, “Rio” (1982)

 

Kraftwerk, “Uranium” from Radio-Activity (1975)—listen from beginning

 

New Order, “Blue Monday” (1983)

 

Kraftwerk, “Franz Schubert” from Trans-Europe Express (1977)—compare 0:00–0:30 and 0:30–1:00 with below

 

New Order, “Your Silent Face” (1983)—compare 0:00–0:15 and 0:15–0:45 with above

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so-L12LFRR8

 

Kraftwerk, “Autobahn” (1974)

 

Robert Schumann, Carnival Scenes from Vienna, op. 26 (1839)