Sunday, 28 February 2010

Stirling & Tellinger - Songs from 1983 to 2002 (Best Of Album) 80's new romantic south african pop




STIRLING AND TELLINGER
In 1983, Stirling & Tellinger released their debut single, 'Call Me', and became one of South Africa's favourite 80's pop duos. The song became an instant radio hit and the audiences flocked to see this fresh new South African act. Their tight harmonies and simple approach to performance made them a favourite with live audiences. The video of 'Call Me' set new trends and standards in SA music video circles and was voted the 2nd Most Popular Music video at Midem in Cannes in 1984.
Stirling & Tellinger became a permanent feature on the live music circuit and in 1984 they released their second single, 'What's A Nice Girl Like You, Doing In A Place Like This', which also did very well and established S&T as a quality act to take seriously. After three years of live appearances, and a national tour, they left for the USA to record an album. This caused an unexpected break in the momentum and the album was only released about two years later as part of a TV series called 'The Star Shooters'.
After 20 years and very active individual careers, 'The Best of Stirling & Tellinger' was released on CD to bring back some good memories to those who frequented the live music venues of SA in the early 80's.
The “Call Me” video (see video here) was voted among the top two most popular videos at MIDEM in Cannes 1983.


Stirling & Tellinger

Songs from 1983 to 2002

(The Best Of Album)

éVoid - éVoid (Album) 1983 [rare south african afro/pop/dance/punk band]


éVoid was a popular 1980s afro rock/pop/jive/dance/punk band in South Africa.
Their eponymous debut album was released in South Africa in 1983 resulting in major chart success to match their success as a live band.
Hits on this album are TAXIMAN; SHADOWS and I AM A FADGET
They were certainly the most successful and influential of the white punk bands to take up African images and sounds in their rebellion against apartheid. At the time they were a three piece band featuring the Windrich brothers Lucien and Erik on guitars, keyboards and vocals with Wayne Harker on drums.

Saturday, 13 February 2010

The Heavy's - Metal Marathon (Megamixes) CD 1989 rock dance classic non-stop mix



Hardwear Mix
Metal Chant (Part One) 0:12
Smoke On The Water 0:50 (Deep Purple)
Living On A Prayer 0:55 (Bon Jovi)
Jump 0:31 (Van Halen)
Living After Midnight 0:16 (Judas Priest)
Lick It Up 0:32 (Kiss)
Metal Chant (Part II) 0:16
Bedside Radio'89 0:38 (Krokus)
Long Stick Goes Boom'89 0:13 (Krokus)
Animal 0:33 (Def Leppard)
You Really Got Me 0:46 (The Kinks)
Rockin' All Over The World 1:19 (Status Quo)
Metal Chant (Part III) 0:46
Swatch Out Mix
Metal Chant (Part IV) 0:11
Highway To Hell 0:34 (AC/DC)
All Right Now 0:31 (Free)
Gimme All Your Lovin' 0:43 (ZZ Top)
Bad Medicine 0:23 (Bon Jovi)
Immigrant Song 0:39 (Led Zeppelin)
You Shook Me All Night Long 0:35 (AC/DC)
Metal Chant (Part V) 0:18
Woman From Tokyo 0:18 (Deep Purple)
Metal Health 0:33 (Quiet Riot)
Sharp Dressed Man 0:39 (ZZ Top)
Cat Scratch Fever (Ted Nugent)
The Final Countdown 1:33 (Europe)
Metal Chant (Part VI) 0:35

Sunday, 24 January 2010

Qkumba Zoo - Child (Inside) [Radio Mix] 1996 South African Electro Disco 90's cult

Qkumba Zoo is a dance music trio from Johannesburg, South Africa, consisting of vocalist Levannah, dancer/sculptor Tziki and musician/producer Owl.
Their first single, "The Child (Inside)," produced by the Berman Brothers, hit #1 on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1996 and #69 on the USA Hot 100. It peaked on the Official American charts at #34 on 10/18/96.
In recent years, the original mix of "The Child (Inside)" has been used in several American & European television commercials, the most popular being from Seaworld amusement parks and Carnival Cruise Lines.

Sunday, 17 January 2010

Kimera and the Operaiders - The Lost Opera (1985) Hi-Nrg 80's disco pop crap kitsch diva!

Kimera (born January 10, 1954) is South Korean-born popera singer.
Her music style was that of pop opera (similar to pop symphony yet with more techno beat). She created the style of "popera", consisting of a medley of opera arias set to a mid-80's form of disco and High N-R-G beats. Her music career stage was in Europe, mostly in France and Spain, but she also enjoyed tremendous success with her debut single "The Lost Opera" (reaching number 1 on the South African Springbok Charts in June 1985 and charting for 19 weeks) and first two albums in South Africa.



"ok.... it IS totally kitsch, yet Kimera was THE number #1 best seller in South Africa in 1985 with her cheesy, over the top mega hit "THE LOST OPERA". This Korean invaded South Africa's airwaves and homes like cheap "made in Korea" washing machines!
Housewives thought of her music as "high art"... and a bit of "a cross cultural experience". ha ha ha!! :) Welcome to the 80's!

The music video for KIMERA's "LOST OPERA" is totally ridiculous and well worth checking out - such class! "" [RETRO DISCO Hi-NRG]


+ the Original Extended Maxi Version

Vicious Games (12'' Maxi Mix) 1985 electonic synth pop classic

YELLo
is a Swiss electronica band consisting of Dieter Meier and Boris Blank.
They are probably best known for their singles "Vicious Games", "The Race" and "Oh Yeah", which feature a mix of electronic music and manipulated vocals, as does most of their music.
"I never knewHow much I loved you, I never knew How much I cared, So I played Vicious games, vicious games With different names, different names Vicious games, vicious gamesWith different names, different names
I was afraid to go under, Afraid to see when I closed my eyes Vicious games, vicious games With different names, different namesVicious games, vicious gamesWith different names, different names
I never knew how much I loved you, I never knew how much I cared, I just played Vicious games, vicious games, with different names, different names. Vicious games, vicious games, with different names, different names

Now that you're gone, and you have left me, I had to learn, I had to learn how much it hurts, To play those vicious games"
link removed by artist request
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Friday, 15 January 2010

Man 2 Man - Male Stripper (12'' extended mix) 1986 Hi-NRG Eurobeat Classic




Man 2 Man (also known as Man to Man) were a US Hi-NRG band from New York City that formed in the early 1980s. They were best known for their hit singles "Male Stripper", "Energy Is Eurobeat" and "I Need A Man".

The act was composed of brothers Mikki and Paul Zone, who had been known on the local Brooklyn music scene since the mid 1970s.

The band scored their biggest hit, "Male Stripper", teaming up with cult electro producer Man Parrish. Originally released in the United Kingdom in 1986 on the Bolts Records label, "Male Stripper" was a big club hit throughout the autumn and peaked at #64 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] In early 1987, "Male Stripper" charted again in the UK, and this time the song became an even bigger hit, spending five weeks in the Top 10 and two weeks at #4 on the UK Singles Chart.