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Strange New Wave
@strangenewwave.bsky.social
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#NewWave / #PostPunk from that era, also #punk, #ItaloDisco, #NewBeat, #experimental, #vinyl.
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 4 - a song that starts with D:

Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft – Der Räuber Und Der Prinz (1981)

#DeutschAmerikanischeFreundschaft #DAF #EBM #electro #NDW

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DAF - Der Raeuber und der Prinz (Original Video) - 1981
unfortunately the Original Album isn´t available as digital download, however... you are able to get the above track on a compilation here:…
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January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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#HowAISeesMyBlueskyAccount - How AI sees my Bluesky account based on #Skystats of the last year (text in ALT of pics 1 and 2):
Content Summary This summary is AI-generated based on top 100 posts by engagement (Prompt). As with all AI models, it may contain errors and misrepresent users' statements. This is experimental - interpret with caution. This account focuses primarily on music, particularly the punk, new wave, disco, post-punk, and electronic genres. Posts often commemorate significant dates in music history, featuring artists like Poly Styrene, Soft Cell, and The Smiths, while highlighting their contributions to the music scene. The account also showcases various tracks and albums, discussing their significance and offering links to listen to them, often using hashtags related to specific themes like #12inchTuesday or #PlanetDisco. Additionally, the account engages with music culture by sharing tidbits about influential figures such as John Peel and Jello Biafra, and delves into the rich tapestry of music history, from the underground scenes to mainstream hits. Fans can expect a deep dive into both popular and obscure tracks, often peppered with personal anecdotes and historical context that illuminate the evolution of the music landscape. 🤡 Summary This summary is AI-generated based on top 100 posts by engagement (Prompt). As with all AI models, it may contain errors and misrepresent users' statements. This is experimental - interpret with caution. This account seems like the ultimate time capsule for music enthusiasts who want to relive their teenage angst and disco fever all at once! With a steady stream of posts celebrating everything from the birth of punk icons to the obscure delights of obscure synthpop bands, it’s like a musical history lesson with a side of nostalgia served on a vinyl platter. One can almost hear the faint echoes of a DJ saying, “And now for something completely different!” every few posts. Between the remembrance of artists who have passed, the resurrection of tunes from the depths of the 80s, and enough hashtags to make a social media manager weep with joy, it’s a wonder the account doesn’t come with a mixtape as a welcome gift. So, whether you’re looking to reminisce about the good old days or discover new favorites that sound suspiciously like your parent's vinyl collection, this account delivers—one post at a time, with a sprinkle of '80s flair and an obvious love for all things electronic!
January 4, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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#Sounds 🇩🇪 Jan 1981, page 6: On her way home from the disco, #GraceJones couldn't find her house keys, tried to climb in through a window, and got lost on the rooftops of New York.
January 4, 2026 at 10:17 AM
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 3 - a somg that starts with C:

Raggio Di Luna (Moon Ray) – Comanchero (Instrumental) (1984)

#RaggioDiLuna #MoonRay #ItaloDisco
Raggio Di Luna (Moon Ray)-Comanchero (Instrumental)
Vinly Rip 96,0KHz / 24bit Source: Technics SL-1210Mk2, Ortofon 510Mk2; Hardware: E-MU 1616M; Software: Waves Multirack, Sound Forge Pro 10, Vegas Pro 10
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January 3, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 2 - a song that starts with B:

Ray Cooper – Breakdown (Instrumental)

#RayCooper #ItaloDisco
Ray Cooper - Breakdown (Instrumental)
'84
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January 2, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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#Sounds 🇩🇪 Jan 1981: #DavidBowie #Buzzcocks #ThrobbingGristle #CaptainBeefheart #JamesBloodUlmer
January 2, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic: Day 1 - a song that starts with A: Maxine – Alien (Club Remix - Remastered 2022)

#Maxine #NewBeat #ItaloHouse
Alien ((Club Remix - Remastered 2022))
Provided to YouTube by X-Energy Alien ((Club Remix - Remastered 2022)) · Maxine Alien (Remastered 2022) ℗ X-Energy / Energy Production S.r.l. Released on: 2022-11-25 Remixer: Massimo…
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January 1, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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45 years ago, January 1981: #TrouserPress 58 featuring #GaryNuman #XTC #TheBeat #Ultravox #Fingerprintz #Stranglers #CaptainBeefheart #NewWave
Trouser Press January 1981 frontpage feat. Gary Numan
January 1, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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#EmojiSounds 31 - 💃: Polar Praxis – Music For Fireworks (Part One) (1986)

Polar Praxis is one of the many projects of à;GRUMH... mastermind SΔ3 EVETS.

#PolarPraxis #aGRUMH #S3Evets #experimental #EBM #HiNRG #ProtoTechno #NewYearsEve
POLAR PRAXIS - Music for Fireworks
Polar Praxis - Music for Fireworks Label: Scarface -- FACE 18 (1986)
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December 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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The end of the year is also the end of MTV music channels. MTV has officially ended its music programme, with the final music videos aired on Dec 31, 2025. Starting January 2026, the channel will shift to reality & entertainment content, marking the end of an era in music TV.

#MTV #PopCulture
worldoftelly.bsky.social John Williams @worldoftelly.bsky.social · 5d
I’ve spent this morning morbidly watching the MTV channels close down and the final songs played were:
MTV Music - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles)
Club MTV - Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna)
MTV 90s - Goodbye (Spice Girls)
MTV 80s - Together in Electric Dreams (Oakey and Moroder)
December 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Scientists have printed synthetic DNA molecules onto plastic tape. They claim the modified tape can hold about 36 petabytes of data – enough to store every single song ever recorded.

🧐🤷‍♂️

#cassettes #tape #DataStorage #InformationStorage
DNA cassette tape can store every song ever recorded
By combining the information storage capabilities of DNA with a design inspired by a cassette tape, researchers have created a storage medium that can hold 36 petabytes of data
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December 31, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic day 30 - a song to dance to at your party: Rational Youth – Dancing On The Berlin Wall (1983)

#RationalYouth #NewWave #SynthPop #ColdWarNightLife
Rational Youth - Dancing on the Berlin Wall (1982)
Taken from the COLD WAR night life LP released in 1982 on YUL Records. 24bit/96kHz rip from vinyl. http://www.innernerd.de obscure music for nerdlings
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December 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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As the year draws to a close, let's take a look at a musical AI clone. Australian band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard left the streaming platform Spotify in July in protest, only to be replaced by an artificially generated copy. ☹️

#KingGizzardAndTheLizardWizard #PsychedelicRock #Spotify
Cover of Polygondwanaland, the fourth of the band's five 2017 albums
December 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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#FindASongToExplain #MusicChallenge

Moebius – Video Soldier
...in a Radio War (1982)

#SynthPop #NewWave

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December 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Released #otd, 28 December 1977: Suicide – Suicide

Suicide is the debut studio album from #Suicide = #MartinRev (minimal electronics) and #AlanVega (vocals). The album was recorded in four days in New York. Groundbreaking!

#RedStarRecords #punk #NoWave #minimal #synthpunk
December 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic day 28 - a song from 1983: Blancmange – Blind Vision

#Blancmange #80s #80sMusic #SynthPop
Blancmange - Blind Vision (Official Video)
‘Blind Vision’ is taken from the album ‘Mange Tout’ available on all platforms. Listen: https://blancmange.lnk.to/MangeTout Subscribe to Blancmange’s channel:…
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December 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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#DecemberDuets: Duet Emmo – The First Person

Duet Emmo (anagram of Dome and Mute) was a Daniel Miller and Dome (Gilbert and Lewis of #Wire) collaboration.

#DuetEmmo #Dome #BruceGilbert #GrahamLewis #DanielMiller #NewWave #experimental

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Duet Emmo - The First Person
Check out my channel for lots more Wire & Wire related videos. Duet Emmo - The First Person Or So It Seems - 1983 Bruce Gilbert, Daniel Miller, Graham Lewis. Toshio Matsumoto's - 'Connection' is…
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December 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Wipers – Youth Of America

Duration: 10:30 minutes. Who says a punk track has to be short?

#Wipers #GregSage #punk #PostPunk

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December 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Decoder is a film about cyberpunk and counterculture from 1984. Filming took place in Hamburg in December 1982. Decoder was made on a shoestring budget... ⬇️

#Decoder directed by #Muscha #NewWaveMovies
December 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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#MusicChallenge #SoundtrackThis
12/26 - Subway

Chrome - Meet You In The Subway (1979)

#Chrome #avantgarde #NewWave #PostPunk #SpaceRock

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December 26, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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#EmojiSounds 25 - 🧑‍🎄: Silent Night – "the old carol but with a modern twist" by Jim Carrey in the Late Night with Conan O’Brien show (2005)

"He knows if you've been bad or good, he's going to kick your ass!"

#JimCarrey #punk #crimbo #Xmas
Jim Carrey's greatest performance: Silent night punk rock style
2005 Conan O'Brien
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December 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic day 25 - a Christmas song: Tuxedomoon – Weihnachtsrap

Holy Schweinebraten! Likely recorded in 1979 or 1980, this is one of the earliest German language hip-hop songs.

#Tuxedomoon #LesDisquesDuCrepuscule #avantgarde #HipHop #crimbo #Xmas
Weihnachtsrap
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises Weihnachtsrap · Tuxedomoon · Blaine L. Reininger · Steven Brown · Peter Principle Ghosts of Christmas Past ℗ 2016 Les Disques du Crepuscule Released…
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December 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Psychedelic Furs – Imitation Of Christ

Jesus is a woman too
He looks like all of me and you

#PsychedelicFurs #AlternativeRock #NewWave #crimbo #Xmas

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The Psychedelic Furs - Imitation Of Christ (Audio)
Music video by The Psychedelic Furs performing Imitation Of Christ. (C) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited http://vevo.ly/RcH8D9
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December 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Merry Christmas all! Remembering Nakatomi Plaza 1988.

#NakatomiPlaza #crimbo #Xmas
December 24, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic day 23 - a song with an animal in the title: Craig Leon – Donkeys Bearing Cups

#CraigLeon discovered #TalkingHeads and #Ramones and produced #Suicide. The whole LP #Nommos from Craig Leon is an electronic music masterpiece.

#experimental #tribal
Craig Leon - Donkeys Bearing Cups
Craig Leon Donkeys Bearing Cups Nommos [Takoma 1981]
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December 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM