4CD / 80 track set exploring the independent side of the UK’s post-punk synth-pop boom.
Three CD set. Following 2021's Musik Music Musique 2. 0 set, the third volume in the series looks at the electronic pop scene as it came to dominate the airwaves. A period which saw the 1980's credible musical landscape evolve from gritty post-punk to shamelessly aspirational polished pop. Featuring countless artists who would become household names (many of which remain active today) alongside lesser-known scene mainstays, independent innovators and novelty opportunists, Musik Music Musique 3. 0 explores the evolution of synth pop from anything resembling a 'scene' into the standard musical form of the day, soon to be embraced by everybody from power balladeers to quasi-rock stadium acts. From chart staples and nightclub anthems to rarities, curios and collectables, this set gives equal airtime to all, basking in the breadth of ideas and innovation being explored as the musical world moved towards the mid-80s.
Lili Fatale is a Quebec-based band whose members are lead vocalist Nathalie Courchesne, Richard Valmont Binette and Uranian Valcéanu. Martin Beaulieu is a former member. They perform in the pop music domain with electronic stylings.
The third of rough trade shops' streamlined genre comps, synth wave 10 is a selection of 20 contemporary artists who are developing electronic and new wave pop. comprising 20 tracks with full sleevenotes on colour fold-out, and in exclusive ltd edition varnished sleeve available only from rough trade shops.