Various Artists: Musik Music Musique 1979 - The Roots of Synth Pop, 3CD
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16th January 2026
• FOURTH VOLUME IN OUR HUGELY SUCCESSFUL ‘MUSIK MUSIC MUSIQUE’ SERIES. THIS TIME A PREQUEL, EXPLORING 1979 AND SYNTH POP’S LEAP FROM NOVELTY AND FAD INTO A CHART DOMINATING SCENE WITH ITS OWN IDENTITY.
• 60 TRACKS SHOWCASING THE ARTISTS BEHIND THAT LEAP FROM THE MUSICAL OUTSKIRTS INTO THE MAINSTREAM.
• FEATURING THE BUGGLES, TUBEWAY ARMY AND GARY NUMAN, THE HUMAN LEAGUE, OMD, GIORGIO MORODER, YELLO, DALEK I, DEVO, JOHN FOXX, M, VISAGE, SUICIDE, FAD GADGET, THOMAS LEER AND ROBERT RENTAL, JAN HAMMER, STEVE HILLAGE, GINA X PERFORMANCE, ZEUS B HELD AND AN EXTENSIVE CAST OF PIONEERS AND INNOVATORS.
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• FOURTH VOLUME IN OUR HUGELY SUCCESSFUL ‘MUSIK MUSIC MUSIQUE’ SERIES. THIS TIME A PREQUEL, EXPLORING 1979 AND SYNTH POP’S LEAP FROM NOVELTY AND FAD INTO A CHART DOMINATING SCENE WITH ITS OWN IDENTITY.
• 60 TRACKS SHOWCASING THE ARTISTS BEHIND THAT LEAP FROM THE MUSICAL OUTSKIRTS INTO THE MAINSTREAM.
• FEATURING THE BUGGLES, TUBEWAY ARMY AND GARY NUMAN, THE HUMAN LEAGUE, OMD, GIORGIO MORODER, YELLO, DALEK I, DEVO, JOHN FOXX, M, VISAGE, SUICIDE, FAD GADGET, THOMAS LEER AND ROBERT RENTAL, JAN HAMMER, STEVE HILLAGE, GINA X PERFORMANCE, ZEUS B HELD AND AN EXTENSIVE CAST OF PIONEERS AND INNOVATORS.
• PACKED WITH OUR TRADEMARK BLEND OF FAMILIAR CLASSICS AND LESSER-KNOWN GEMS, AND BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE TEAM BEHIND THE CRITICAL AND COMMERCIAL HITS ‘CLOSE TO THE NOISE FLOOR’ AND ‘ELECTRICAL LANGUAGE’.
• SLEEVENOTES BY ELECTRONIC SOUND MAGAZINE’S MAT SMITH.
We present the fourth volume in this critically acclaimed series - this time a prequel, exploring the transitional year 1979, a period which saw electronic pop move from curio, fad and novelty status into the credible post-punk pop landscape. A story of experimental and eccentric artists, outsider aesthetics and the fusion of the spirit of punk with a pop sensibility.
Featuring an array of artists who would become household names and dominate the pop scene during the first half of the 1980s, alongside lesser-known scenesters, independent innovators and one-off scene hoppers, ‘Musik Music Musique 1979’ provides a perfect backdrop to our previous three volumes. Call it a prequel, call it back story - packed with great pop music, a twist of the weird and wonderful and plenty of floor-fillers, this is a snapshot of a vital year in the wake punk rock, when a new path suggested throughout the 1970s was finally cut, paved and explored.
Eclectic, endlessly innovative and, most importantly, enduringly listenable, ‘Music Musik Musique 1979’ is an international adventure, throwing the spotlight on those brave enough to take the first steps into the rainbow of electronic music that would come to define the 1980s.
TRACK LISTING
DISC ONE
1 The Buggles - Technopop
2 M - Made In Munich
3 The Korgis - Cold Tea
4 Metal Voices - At The Banks Of The River
5 Yello - I. T. Splash
6 Dalek I - The Kiss
7 Karel Fialka - Armband
8 Japan - Life In Tokyo (Pt 1)
9 Black Rod - Going To The Country
10 Tubeway Army - Are Friends Electric?
11 Dollar - Star Control (B- Side Mix)
12 Quantum Jump - The Lone Ranger (1979 Remix)
13 Fashiøn – Technofascist
14 The Cars - Night Spots
15 Devo - Strange Pursuit
16 Bruce Woolley & The Camera Club - Video Killed The Radio Star
17 Moebius- Mirror Of Infinity
18 Tanya Hyde - Herr Wunderbar
19 Final Program - Hanging Around
20 Metrophase - New Age
DISC TWO
1 Gary Numan - Cars
2 Giorgio Moroder - E=MC²
3 Gina X Performance - Nice Mover
4 Blah Blah Blah - In The Army
5 Gerry And The Holograms - Gerry And The Holograms (Alternate Drumbox Version) 6 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Almost
7 The Men - I Don't Depend On You
8 Telex - Rock Around The Clock
9 They Must Be Russians - Nagasaki's Children
10 Silicon Teens - Memphis Tennessee
11 Henry Badowski - Making Love With My Wife
12 After The Fire - One Rule For You
13 Cowboys International - Thrash
14 Jude - Mirror Mirror
15 Minny Pops - Dolphin's Spurt
16 Mi-Sex - Computer Games
17 Passage - 16 Hours
18 Zeus B. Held - Held It
19 The Family Fodder - Sunday Girl #1
20 Secret Service - Oh Susie
DISC THREE
1 The Human League - Blind Youth
2 Fad Gadget - Back To Nature
3 Landscape - Japan (12" Version)
4 Calvin Twilight - Harmony
5 Cuddly Toys - Madman (Original 1979 Japanese Mix) 6 R.L. Crutchfield’s Dark Day - Hands In The Dark
7 Visage - Frequency 7
8 New Musik - Living By Numbers
9 Suicide - Dream Baby Dream
10 John Foxx - Young Love (1979 version)
11 The Dodgems - Science Fiction (Baby You're So)
12 Genocide - Pre Set Future
13 Hammer - Forever Tonight
14 Toyah - Computer
15 Thomas Leer and Robert Rental - Attack Decay
16 Plain Characters - Man In The Railings
17 Steve Hillage - Don't Dither Do It (7" Version)
18 La Düsseldorf - Rheinita (7" Version)
19 Tim Blake and Jean Phillipe Rykiel - New Jerusalem (Extract)
20 Instant Automatons - All You Need Is Love
Additional Information
| Pre Order Date | 2026-01-23 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Release Date | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Pre order | 16/01/2026 |
| Artist | Various Artists |
| Barcode | 5013929120389 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Label | Cherry Red |
| Format | Clamshell Box |
Tracklist
DISC ONE
1 The Buggles - Technopop
2 M - Made In Munich
3 The Korgis - Cold Tea
4 Metal Voices - At The Banks Of The River
5 Yello - I. T. Splash
6 Dalek I - The Kiss
7 Karel Fialka - Armband
8 Japan - Life In Tokyo (Pt 1)
9 Black Rod - Going To The Country
10 Tubeway Army - Are Friends Electric?
11 Dollar - Star Control (B- Side Mix)
12 Quantum Jump - The Lone Ranger (1979 Remix)
13 Fashiøn – Technofascist
14 The Cars - Night Spots
15 Devo - Strange Pursuit
16 Bruce Woolley & The Camera Club - Video Killed The Radio Star
17 Moebius- Mirror Of Infinity
18 Tanya Hyde - Herr Wunderbar
19 Final Program - Hanging Around
20 Metrophase - New Age
DISC TWO
1 Gary Numan - Cars
2 Giorgio Moroder - E=MC²
3 Gina X Performance - Nice Mover
4 Blah Blah Blah - In The Army
5 Gerry And The Holograms - Gerry And The Holograms (Alternate Drumbox Version) 6 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Almost
7 The Men - I Don't Depend On You
8 Telex - Rock Around The Clock
9 They Must Be Russians - Nagasaki's Children
10 Silicon Teens - Memphis Tennessee
11 Henry Badowski - Making Love With My Wife
12 After The Fire - One Rule For You
13 Cowboys International - Thrash
14 Jude - Mirror Mirror
15 Minny Pops - Dolphin's Spurt
16 Mi-Sex - Computer Games
17 Passage - 16 Hours
18 Zeus B. Held - Held It
19 The Family Fodder - Sunday Girl #1
20 Secret Service - Oh Susie
DISC THREE
1 The Human League - Blind Youth
2 Fad Gadget - Back To Nature
3 Landscape - Japan (12" Version)
4 Calvin Twilight - Harmony
5 Cuddly Toys - Madman (Original 1979 Japanese Mix) 6 R.L. Crutchfield’s Dark Day - Hands In The Dark
7 Visage - Frequency 7
8 New Musik - Living By Numbers
9 Suicide - Dream Baby Dream
10 John Foxx - Young Love (1979 version)
11 The Dodgems - Science Fiction (Baby You're So)
12 Genocide - Pre Set Future
13 Hammer - Forever Tonight
14 Toyah - Computer
15 Thomas Leer and Robert Rental - Attack Decay
16 Plain Characters - Man In The Railings
17 Steve Hillage - Don't Dither Do It (7" Version)
18 La Düsseldorf - Rheinita (7" Version)
19 Tim Blake and Jean Phillipe Rykiel - New Jerusalem (Extract)
20 Instant Automatons - All You Need Is Love
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