Basic Elements (B.E.)
@basicelementsmusic.bsky.social
A resurrected post-punk, new wave band. Produced by Ed Buller (Pulp, Suede, Psychedelic Furs). We are a mainline hit of pure, uncut 1985.
Everything else you need to know is right here: https://www.basicelementsmusic.com
Long live the new wavers…
Everything else you need to know is right here: https://www.basicelementsmusic.com
Long live the new wavers…
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Another fun project from ancient times: Producer Jonathan Goldman had a band in the 1980s, Basic Elements, that he revived in the 2010s. He asked me to create a fake discography for his 1980s band, and, if you know me, you know there's nothing I enjoy more than creating fake discographies.
November 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Another fun project from ancient times: Producer Jonathan Goldman had a band in the 1980s, Basic Elements, that he revived in the 2010s. He asked me to create a fake discography for his 1980s band, and, if you know me, you know there's nothing I enjoy more than creating fake discographies.
OUT NOW • B.E. Live EP • Captured during our 2023 homecoming show in Phoenix, AZ • The set includes live versions of our released singles, plus two new songs, and features Dan Konopka of OKGo on drums.
Out now on all platforms. Long live the #newwavers
open.spotify.com/album/1bAF5P...
Out now on all platforms. Long live the #newwavers
open.spotify.com/album/1bAF5P...
Basic Elements Live (042223)
Basic Elements · Album · 2025 · 7 songs
open.spotify.com
June 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
OUT NOW • B.E. Live EP • Captured during our 2023 homecoming show in Phoenix, AZ • The set includes live versions of our released singles, plus two new songs, and features Dan Konopka of OKGo on drums.
Out now on all platforms. Long live the #newwavers
open.spotify.com/album/1bAF5P...
Out now on all platforms. Long live the #newwavers
open.spotify.com/album/1bAF5P...
40-yrs ago five new wave nerds in Phoenix, AZ grew tired of being bullied for dressing like Duran Duran, so they started their own band, and on May 8th, 1985, we played our first show w a post-punk protest song about fighting authoritarian rule. My how things have changed…
youtu.be/gXLzYR9aaAE?...
youtu.be/gXLzYR9aaAE?...
BASIC ELEMENTS | Hide | Official Lyric Video
YouTube video by Basic Elements Music
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May 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
40-yrs ago five new wave nerds in Phoenix, AZ grew tired of being bullied for dressing like Duran Duran, so they started their own band, and on May 8th, 1985, we played our first show w a post-punk protest song about fighting authoritarian rule. My how things have changed…
youtu.be/gXLzYR9aaAE?...
youtu.be/gXLzYR9aaAE?...
Happy Breakfast Club Day • We made this homage to all things Hughes a few years ago with director Chris Applebaum and our kids • If you need an escape to a simpler time for 3m23s
youtu.be/DuxzkNnCzl4?...
youtu.be/DuxzkNnCzl4?...
Basic Elements - Shakin' (Official Video)
YouTube video by BasicElementsVEVO
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March 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Happy Breakfast Club Day • We made this homage to all things Hughes a few years ago with director Chris Applebaum and our kids • If you need an escape to a simpler time for 3m23s
youtu.be/DuxzkNnCzl4?...
youtu.be/DuxzkNnCzl4?...
Can confirm …
If you’re young and frustrated because you’re not “cool,” get picked on, and have zero luck with the ladies, you can invent a tech product that revolutionizes the world and makes you a billionaire so you can exact global revenge, or you can actually fix your problem right now by starting a band.
February 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Can confirm …
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Music has always been a powerful form of protest and social change. The 67th Annual Grammy Awards are tonight. Let’s see which artists are ready to rise to the moment and get loud and which ones will bend the knee with silence.
February 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Music has always been a powerful form of protest and social change. The 67th Annual Grammy Awards are tonight. Let’s see which artists are ready to rise to the moment and get loud and which ones will bend the knee with silence.
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Greetings, new friends 👋
HIDE is a Cold War protest song we wrote in 1984 about protecting hope under authoritarian rule. Was hoping it’d be irrelevant now. This is a live ver from our AZ homecoming in April ‘23 featuring OKGo drummer Dan Konopka. Long live the #newwavers
youtu.be/JxA86MPI7tA?...
HIDE is a Cold War protest song we wrote in 1984 about protecting hope under authoritarian rule. Was hoping it’d be irrelevant now. This is a live ver from our AZ homecoming in April ‘23 featuring OKGo drummer Dan Konopka. Long live the #newwavers
youtu.be/JxA86MPI7tA?...
Basic Elements - HIDE (LIVE) ft. Dan Konopka
YouTube video by BasicElementsVEVO
youtu.be
November 23, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Greetings, new friends 👋
HIDE is a Cold War protest song we wrote in 1984 about protecting hope under authoritarian rule. Was hoping it’d be irrelevant now. This is a live ver from our AZ homecoming in April ‘23 featuring OKGo drummer Dan Konopka. Long live the #newwavers
youtu.be/JxA86MPI7tA?...
HIDE is a Cold War protest song we wrote in 1984 about protecting hope under authoritarian rule. Was hoping it’d be irrelevant now. This is a live ver from our AZ homecoming in April ‘23 featuring OKGo drummer Dan Konopka. Long live the #newwavers
youtu.be/JxA86MPI7tA?...
Thinking of you tonight, Chicago. Stay strong tomorrow… Hide from your leader.
January 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Thinking of you tonight, Chicago. Stay strong tomorrow… Hide from your leader.
We wish this song about protecting yourself under authoritarian rule would fade into irrelevance but today seems like a good day to remind everyone — Hide from your leader ✊🏼
Greetings, new friends 👋
HIDE is a Cold War protest song we wrote in 1984 about protecting hope under authoritarian rule. Was hoping it’d be irrelevant now. This is a live ver from our AZ homecoming in April ‘23 featuring OKGo drummer Dan Konopka. Long live the #newwavers
youtu.be/JxA86MPI7tA?...
HIDE is a Cold War protest song we wrote in 1984 about protecting hope under authoritarian rule. Was hoping it’d be irrelevant now. This is a live ver from our AZ homecoming in April ‘23 featuring OKGo drummer Dan Konopka. Long live the #newwavers
youtu.be/JxA86MPI7tA?...
Basic Elements - HIDE (LIVE) ft. Dan Konopka
YouTube video by BasicElementsVEVO
youtu.be
January 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
We wish this song about protecting yourself under authoritarian rule would fade into irrelevance but today seems like a good day to remind everyone — Hide from your leader ✊🏼
Thank you for supporting our little band this year. 2025 marks our 40-yr anniversary (including a 25-yr hiatus) so we have a few things up our sleeve because, now more than ever, music is important. Create. Defy. Subvert. Survive. See you in ‘25… and Hide from your leader. Long live the #newwavers
January 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Thank you for supporting our little band this year. 2025 marks our 40-yr anniversary (including a 25-yr hiatus) so we have a few things up our sleeve because, now more than ever, music is important. Create. Defy. Subvert. Survive. See you in ‘25… and Hide from your leader. Long live the #newwavers
Tonight in 1986 Basic Elements opened for The Bolshoi in PHX, AZ. Wish we had video or photos from that night but this flyer is all that remains. Still got lots of fans out there @thebolshoibrothers.bsky.social. Please come to Los Angeles. We'll gladly open for y’all again • Long live #thenewwavers
December 17, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Tonight in 1986 Basic Elements opened for The Bolshoi in PHX, AZ. Wish we had video or photos from that night but this flyer is all that remains. Still got lots of fans out there @thebolshoibrothers.bsky.social. Please come to Los Angeles. We'll gladly open for y’all again • Long live #thenewwavers
Archival Phoenix Finds • The Sugarcubes in a hotel ballroom on Valentine’s Day, Eddie Murphy’s “Raw” tour, U2 + lots of Duran Duran, Police, Thompson Twins buttons, Keith Haring’s Pop Shop, a jewel encrusted lion pin I wore on stage + a cassette that might have unheard B.E. Long live the #newwavers
December 6, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Archival Phoenix Finds • The Sugarcubes in a hotel ballroom on Valentine’s Day, Eddie Murphy’s “Raw” tour, U2 + lots of Duran Duran, Police, Thompson Twins buttons, Keith Haring’s Pop Shop, a jewel encrusted lion pin I wore on stage + a cassette that might have unheard B.E. Long live the #newwavers
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You can’t name a famous rock band with a shitty drummer. You don’t need a great drummer, you just need one who knows the assignment: be the driving force of the band — set the pace, keep the motor running, and punctuate the turns.
Larry Mullen, Jr. is my GOAT underrated rock drummer.
Who you got?
Larry Mullen, Jr. is my GOAT underrated rock drummer.
Who you got?
December 3, 2024 at 1:53 AM
You can’t name a famous rock band with a shitty drummer. You don’t need a great drummer, you just need one who knows the assignment: be the driving force of the band — set the pace, keep the motor running, and punctuate the turns.
Larry Mullen, Jr. is my GOAT underrated rock drummer.
Who you got?
Larry Mullen, Jr. is my GOAT underrated rock drummer.
Who you got?
Today’s my Sammy Hagar Day— “55!” • Thank you for sharing this time and space with me • If, like me, you worry about what’s ahead, fill your days with joy, and create works that speak Truth, and your mere existence is an act of beautiful defiance against any foe— even time. Long live the #newwavers
November 27, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Today’s my Sammy Hagar Day— “55!” • Thank you for sharing this time and space with me • If, like me, you worry about what’s ahead, fill your days with joy, and create works that speak Truth, and your mere existence is an act of beautiful defiance against any foe— even time. Long live the #newwavers
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Starting live now at www.twitch.tv/djjakerudh, I present 5+ hours of new wave, post-punk and classic alternative music videos.
Beginning in 1980, I'll play four songs from every year that represented "alternative" music and move up through the years until we run out of time.
Beginning in 1980, I'll play four songs from every year that represented "alternative" music and move up through the years until we run out of time.
November 24, 2024 at 2:02 AM
Starting live now at www.twitch.tv/djjakerudh, I present 5+ hours of new wave, post-punk and classic alternative music videos.
Beginning in 1980, I'll play four songs from every year that represented "alternative" music and move up through the years until we run out of time.
Beginning in 1980, I'll play four songs from every year that represented "alternative" music and move up through the years until we run out of time.
Greetings, new friends 👋
HIDE is a Cold War protest song we wrote in 1984 about protecting hope under authoritarian rule. Was hoping it’d be irrelevant now. This is a live ver from our AZ homecoming in April ‘23 featuring OKGo drummer Dan Konopka. Long live the #newwavers
youtu.be/JxA86MPI7tA?...
HIDE is a Cold War protest song we wrote in 1984 about protecting hope under authoritarian rule. Was hoping it’d be irrelevant now. This is a live ver from our AZ homecoming in April ‘23 featuring OKGo drummer Dan Konopka. Long live the #newwavers
youtu.be/JxA86MPI7tA?...
Basic Elements - HIDE (LIVE) ft. Dan Konopka
YouTube video by BasicElementsVEVO
youtu.be
November 23, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Greetings, new friends 👋
HIDE is a Cold War protest song we wrote in 1984 about protecting hope under authoritarian rule. Was hoping it’d be irrelevant now. This is a live ver from our AZ homecoming in April ‘23 featuring OKGo drummer Dan Konopka. Long live the #newwavers
youtu.be/JxA86MPI7tA?...
HIDE is a Cold War protest song we wrote in 1984 about protecting hope under authoritarian rule. Was hoping it’d be irrelevant now. This is a live ver from our AZ homecoming in April ‘23 featuring OKGo drummer Dan Konopka. Long live the #newwavers
youtu.be/JxA86MPI7tA?...
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Daily Degenerate Artist ✔️in
Today I rewrote yesterday’s pages after a flash of inspiration. Finished. Felt good. Read them. Felt bad. Thanks to “Save As” I’m still calling today a “W”
Also, 2 years ago tonight my band @basicelementsmusic.bsky.social played a show
Share your creative feat OTD ⤵️
Today I rewrote yesterday’s pages after a flash of inspiration. Finished. Felt good. Read them. Felt bad. Thanks to “Save As” I’m still calling today a “W”
Also, 2 years ago tonight my band @basicelementsmusic.bsky.social played a show
Share your creative feat OTD ⤵️
November 20, 2024 at 1:57 AM
Daily Degenerate Artist ✔️in
Today I rewrote yesterday’s pages after a flash of inspiration. Finished. Felt good. Read them. Felt bad. Thanks to “Save As” I’m still calling today a “W”
Also, 2 years ago tonight my band @basicelementsmusic.bsky.social played a show
Share your creative feat OTD ⤵️
Today I rewrote yesterday’s pages after a flash of inspiration. Finished. Felt good. Read them. Felt bad. Thanks to “Save As” I’m still calling today a “W”
Also, 2 years ago tonight my band @basicelementsmusic.bsky.social played a show
Share your creative feat OTD ⤵️
Two years ago tonight with our friends @ashrrmusic.bsky.social •
November 20, 2024 at 3:36 AM
Two years ago tonight with our friends @ashrrmusic.bsky.social •
Nov. 16, 2019 • It’s not that it’s been 5yrs since our reunion, it’s how much shit’s gone down since. I’m not the same man. We’re not the same band. Nothing will ever be the same. But life isn’t meant to stay put. If you were there, I love you. If you’re still here, thank you & Hide from your leader
November 16, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Nov. 16, 2019 • It’s not that it’s been 5yrs since our reunion, it’s how much shit’s gone down since. I’m not the same man. We’re not the same band. Nothing will ever be the same. But life isn’t meant to stay put. If you were there, I love you. If you’re still here, thank you & Hide from your leader
Greetings BlueSky. We’re a resurrected post-punk band.
HIDE was written in 1984 in the spirit of early U2. An anti-authoritarian fight song about protecting hope under authoritarian rule, we were kinda hoping it’d be irrelevant by now but:
“Hide from your leader”
open.spotify.com/track/1xrNW4...
HIDE was written in 1984 in the spirit of early U2. An anti-authoritarian fight song about protecting hope under authoritarian rule, we were kinda hoping it’d be irrelevant by now but:
“Hide from your leader”
open.spotify.com/track/1xrNW4...
Hide
Basic Elements · Hide · Song · 2020
open.spotify.com
November 15, 2024 at 6:50 AM
Greetings BlueSky. We’re a resurrected post-punk band.
HIDE was written in 1984 in the spirit of early U2. An anti-authoritarian fight song about protecting hope under authoritarian rule, we were kinda hoping it’d be irrelevant by now but:
“Hide from your leader”
open.spotify.com/track/1xrNW4...
HIDE was written in 1984 in the spirit of early U2. An anti-authoritarian fight song about protecting hope under authoritarian rule, we were kinda hoping it’d be irrelevant by now but:
“Hide from your leader”
open.spotify.com/track/1xrNW4...