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80s Music - STARCK CLUB
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French designer Philippe Starck helmed creation of legendary STARCK CLUB in Dallas TX- famous for its 1980s cutting edge style, architecture & progressive music
#NewWave #Industrial #EBM #ItaloDisco #NewBeat #Electro #Darkwave #SynthPop #Funk #SophistiPop
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80s Music - STARCK CLUB @starckclub.bsky.social · Nov 13
#StarckClub #Music explored the best of emerging, experimental & indie artists with an emphasis on #80s #NewWave #Electro #Industrial #Freestyle #House & #ItaloDisco it became a hotspot for celebrities, royals & helped define #1980s club culture

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The Starck Club | CBGB Spot
YouTube video by M3filmsllc
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#London #ElectroPop duo #IStartCounting took their name from a controversial 1970 UK film about a 14 yr old girl who develops a crush on her new, enigmatic 32 yr old step brother- their 1986 track “Lose Him” was a much beloved Starck favorite
#80sMusic #1980s #80s #80sRetro

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lose him istar counting (extended) doble a tv
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November 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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When his Roland Jupiter-8 gave out, #CorneliusBauer drove from Wurzburg Germany to Frankfurt & met #JorgBusing who fixed the #Synth & also joined Bauer’s #NewBeat group #BoysFromBrazil- their 1987 cut “We Don’t Need No World War 3” was a Starck fave
#RESIST #80sMusic #80sRetro

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Boys from Brazil - We Dont need no World war 3
YouTube video by Frenchghosts
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November 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Post nervous breakdown & struggles with the music industry, Terence Trent D’Arby meditated asking for “new spirit, new will, new identity” resulting in a dream that led him to change his name to #SanandaMaitreya- his 1987 single “Sign Your Name” was a Starck fave
#SophistiPop

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Sananda Maitreya - Sign Your Name
YouTube video by SanandaMaitreyaVEVO
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November 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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UK #RnB group #LooseEnds hired #Philly producer #NickMartinelli to bring his magic touch to their 1985 album- jamming with session musicians, an impromptu cover of #Bowie’s “Golden Years” emerged & was added to the disc- it became a much beloved #StarckClub classic
#80sMusic

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Loose Ends - Golden Years
YouTube video by koollatter
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November 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Struggling UK musician #ColinThurston knew zilch when he bluffed his way into sound engineering- eventually working for #Bowie #Numan #DuranDuran & #HumanLeague- his efforts on lesser known #ThePhotos 1983 track “There’s Always Work” was an early Starck fave
#80sMusic #80s

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The Photos - There's Always Work (Club Mix) (1983 Vinyl)
YouTube video by Rainbow Discoteque
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November 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Rolling Stone Mag called legendary #Chicago #SoulFunk band #EarthWindAndFire “innovative, precise yet sensual, calculated yet galvanizing” & VH1 called them “one of the greatest bands of all time”- Starckers loved their progressive 1981 deep cut “Kalimba Tree”
#80sMusic #1980s

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Earth. wind & fire - Kalimba Tree
YouTube video by Tomas Guasticchi
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November 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Long active in the German underground #DarkWave scene, #ThomasLudke was instrumental in bringing artists out of the shadows & into the #FrankfurtSound movement- Starckers loved his group #TheInvincibleSpirit’s 1986 track “Push!”
#EBM #Industrial #80sMusic #80sRetro #1980s

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The Invincible Spirit - Push (Push Original 1986)
YouTube video by CACHARRO MUSIC
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November 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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I'm thankful for all the bands that still make good music, like Skinny Puppy
November 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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A sub-genre of #ItaloDisco, “SpaceSynth” used vocals filtered through vocoders to create robot like speech to accompany tracks laden with drum machines & sound effects- Starckers loved #Laserdance’s 1988 12” track “Power Run”
#SynthSky #80sMusic #80sRetro #1980s #Synth #80s

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LASERDANCE - Power Run (Swedish Remix) 1988
YouTube video by olegas71
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November 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Before worldwide success as a superstar DJ & prolific producer #BarryHarris formed Canadian #SynthPop group #KonKan- their 1989 debut album spawned 3 hit singles along with the deeper cut “Bite The Bullet” which became a favorite at #StarckClub
#80sMusic #80sRetro #1980s

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"Bite The Bullet" by Barry Harris' Kon Kan (Lyric/Live in Rio de Janeiro) 2024
YouTube video by Kon Kan
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November 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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In 1975, #MaceoAndTheMacks #Funk cut “Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back)” hit #54 on the UK singles chart. It was a #Flashback fave at #StarckClub & in 1987 it was re-released & went to #1 on the UK Dance Chart. It’s also featured in the 2000 film SNATCH
#Vinyl #VinylSky

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Maceo & The Macks - Cross The Track (We Better Go Back) (Extended Version)
YouTube video by Slayd5000
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November 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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After being fired from UK #Punk band #TheClash, guitarist #MickJones formed #BigAudioDynamite purposely mixing musical styles & rhythms to reflect council life in #London- B.A.D.’s 1985 single “The Bottom Line” was a much beloved #StarckClub classic
#80sMusic #80sRetro #80s

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Big Audio Dynamite - The Bottom Line
YouTube video by bigaudiodynamiteVEVO
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November 20, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Upon hearing some UK tracks from the burgeoning #AcidHouse scene, #ItaloDisco producer #SeveroLombardoni enlisted session vocalist Luca Colombo to test the waters & the resulting 1988 cut by #LukeAcidC “Work It To The Bone” became a Starck fave
#80sMusic #House #1980s #80s

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Work It To The Bone (Acid)
YouTube video by Luke Acid C. - Topic
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November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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The lead single from #London #SophistiPop band #Sade’s 1985 album PROMISE, "The Sweetest Taboo” peaked at #31 in the UK but went to #5 in the USA. Critic #BriannaEnnis called it “a smooth soulful storm of seductive superbness”- it was a Starck Club fave
#80sMusic #80sRetro

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Sade - The Sweetest Taboo - Official - 1985
YouTube video by SadeVEVO
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November 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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#SanFrancisco #NewWave band #RomeoVoid’s 1984 single “A Girl In Trouble” was their biggest hit & their only Top40 entry peaking at #35. Critic #HalHorowitz said, ‘it’s a smart, sexy, spellbinding slice from one of the best artists of the #80s’- it was an early Starck fave

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Romeo Void - A Girl In Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing)
YouTube video by RomeoVoidVEVO
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November 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Belgian #AltElectro band #Front242’s 1984 album NO COMMENT originated the term #EBM when the band included the phrase "Electronic Body Music Composed and Produced On Eight Tracks by Front 242”- the deeper cut “Lovely Day” was a Starck fave
#80sMusic #1980s #80sRetro #80s

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FRONT 242 "Lovely Day" (Remastered) 1984/2015
YouTube video by Soul Manager
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November 18, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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UK guitarist #LozNetto was a former member of 70s British #FunkRock band #Moon & left UK #NewWave band #SniffNTheTears (“Driver’s Seat”) in 1983 to fly solo- Starckers loved his 1986 #ElectroSynth 12” single “Dance To The Music”
#NewRomantics #80sMusic #1980s #80s #80sRetro

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Dance to the Music
YouTube video by Loz Netto - Topic
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November 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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UK #SynthPop group #NewOrder released their 4th studio album BROTHERHOOD in 1986. Critic #StuartMaconie called it “overlooked, nestling between two superior albums” but Spin Mag gave it 5/5 stars- the 1987 #RobertRacic remix of “Paradise” was a Starck fave
#80sMusic #1980s

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NEW ORDER - Paradise (ROBERT RACIC Remix)
YouTube video by Noise Records
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November 17, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Born Juan Antonio Ortiz, #Brooklyn #Freestyle singer #JohnnyO had several club hits including “Fantasy Girl,” “Runaway Love” & a duet with #Cynthia “Dreamboy/Dreamgirl” but it was his 1989 12” “Memories” that became a Starck favorite
#OldSchool #80sMusic #1980s #80sRetro

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Freestyle - Johnny O - Memories
YouTube video by 7NUEGADOS
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November 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Richard Jonckheere aka #Richard23 of Belgian #AltElectro band #Front242 provides vocals on #Chicago #Industrial group #Ministry’s 1987 12” single “The Nature Of Love.” Industrial Nation zine says it “delivers a brash hard spank of pulsing thrusts”- it was a Starck fave
#80s

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The Nature Of Love | Ministry
YouTube video by The Sanguine Penguin
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November 16, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Formed by producer #RonDeanMiller ft vocals from #VikkiLove, #NYC #Freestyle group #NUANCE’s 1984 track “Loveride” was a #1 USA Dance Chart hit. Critic #ChaseLopp called it “an infectious blast of rump-shaking merriment”- the Dub Mix was a Starck classic
#Vinyl #Vinylsky

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Loveride (DUB MIX) - Nuance Featuring Vikki Love
YouTube video by hart70
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November 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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UK #NewWave band #TearsForFears 1984 single “Change” hit #4 in the UK & became their first USA Hot100 entry stalling at #73. Critic #RikkiVentana called it “a moody, slick, new wave masterpiece that undulates cool impeccability”- it was an early Starck fave
#80sMusic #1980s

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Tears for Fears - Change - Original Video
YouTube video by GiSto
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November 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Born in #Maryland, singer/producer #UltraNate has had nearly a dozen songs enter the USA Dance Chart Top10 & in 2016 Billboard Mag ranked her as the 12th most successful dance artist of all time- her 1989 debut single “It’s Over Now” was a beloved Starck fave
#80sMusic #80s

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Ultra Naté - It's Over Now (Official Video)
YouTube video by RHINO
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November 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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After leaving #Bauhaus- Daniel Ash, David J & Kevin Haskins created UK band #LoveAndRockets transitioning from their familiar #Goth sound to modern #AltRock- Starckers loved their 1985 debut single & cover of #TheTemptations’ 1970 hit “Ball Of Confusion”
#80sMusic #1980s

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Love and Rockets - Ball Of Confusion. HD
YouTube video by Beggars Banquet Records
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November 14, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Born Roger Jouret, Belgian musician #PlasticBertrand is best known for his 1978 single “Ca Plane Pour Moi” which is featured prominently in the 1985 comedy film NATIONAL LAMPOON’S EUROPEAN VACATION- Starckers loved his 1989 track “Sex Tabou”
#80sMusic #80sRetro #1980s #80s

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Sex tabou (Extended hip hop mix)
YouTube video by Plastic Bertrand - Topic
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November 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM