Blancmange Commuter 23 (2016)

Blancmange - The Blanc Tapes (2017) [9CD Box Set]  Music

Posted by v3122 at June 5, 2022
Blancmange - The Blanc Tapes (2017) [9CD Box Set]

Blancmange - The Blanc Tapes (2017)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Demon Music Group/Edsel, BLANCBOX01 | ~ 4014 or 1438 Mb | Scans
Electronic, Pop, Synth-Pop

Taking their name from a type of cooked pudding, the electronic duo Blancmange interlaced the arty, exotic dance rhythms of Talking Heads with the quirky melodrama of early-'80s British synth pop. Consisting of Neil Arthur (vocals, guitar) and Stephen Luscombe (keyboards), Blancmange formed in London, England in the late '70s. Originally called L360, Blancmange received immediate recognition when they sent the song "Sad Day" to DJ Stevo, who added it to a compilation LP of then-unsigned new wave groups, including future alternative icons like Depeche Mode and Soft Cell. Drummer Laurence Stevens was a member of the band for a short while, but they eventually replaced him with a drum machine…

Blancmange - Unfurnished Rooms (2017)  Music

Posted by delpotro at Oct. 22, 2017
Blancmange - Unfurnished Rooms (2017)

Blancmange - Unfurnished Rooms (2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+log+.cue) | 00:49:12 | 287 Mb
Electronic, Synthpop, New Wave | Label: Blanc Check Records

It’s been quite a year for Neil Arthur, the now sole permanent member of Blancmange, the act with its origins in the early 80s now firmly established in its second coming. Re-releases of the first three Blancmange albums in superb deluxe form and a collaboration with Benge as Fader for their excellent First Light album preceded this latest release, Unfurnished Rooms.
VA - Optimism / Reject – Punk and Post-Punk Meets D-I-Y Aesthetic 1977-1981 (4CD Box Set) (2019)

Various Artists - Optimism / Reject – Punk and Post-Punk Meets D-I-Y Aesthetic 1977-1981 (4CD Box Set) (2019)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 2,03 Gb | MP3 CBR 320kbps ~ 724 Mb | 05:11:32 | Covers
Punk, Post-Punk, New Wave | Country: UK | Label: Cherry Red - CRCDBOX74

In the wake of punk, musicians in the UK found themselves suddenly liberated artistically and free to think in new terms commercially. The outcome was the independent label boom, and beyond that a certain Do It Yourself aesthetic. Overnight, the possibility arose of recording your own music and releasing your own record, or, if you weren’t musical yourself, setting up your own label to release records by people who were.