Time for something a bit different this week, as Music Weekly investigates incredible lost synth-pop from the early 80s. Cold Wave was a scene that was never a scene – a bunch of musicians scattered across Europe (and beyond) who emerged out of post-punk with an icy new sound. Often armed with the first affordable synthesisers and inspired by Kraftwerk, Throbbing Gristle and Joy Division, they set about making a fascinating new noise that's been virtually ignored by pop historians. Until now, that is. A brilliant new compilation entitled Cold Waves and Minimal Electronics Vol 1 is released this week on Angular Records, and Tim Jonze met Angular boss Joe Daniel to discover how he tracked down a musical treasure trove. Tim also chats to Lidia the Rose from the Dutch band Nine Circles to see what it was like making Cold Wave.
We head back to the present with Singles Club in which Alexis Petridis and Rosie Swash join Tim to discuss new releases by Erykah Badu (the psychedelic soul of Jump in the Air), Plan B (the Winehouse-tinged She Said) and Farah (the completely baffling Gay Boy). And, as if that just wasn't enough, Husky Rescue pop into the pod to play an exclusive session.
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