Show Notes
Pull up a chair and get your ears out! We get giddy when we’re together in the same space, which we were for this episode. You’ll hopefully forgive our exuberance and all the talking over each other in excitement of brotherhood, music, pizza and other various inputs. All in the name of exalting the third of four CDs in the Steven Wilson-curated Intrigue compilation series. Join us for another walk through the fascinating world of progressive-minded ‘80s-era UK post-punk and alternative rock.
Note I:
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Note II:
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Note III:
If you haven’t checked them out already, we encourage you to listen to our first two Intrigue dissections, conveniently linked for you here:
Music cited in order of appearance:
intro: David Bowie, “Up the Hill Backwards” (Scary Monsters [and Super Creeps], 1980)
[all snippets below are taken directly from the Intrigue compilation; the following indicates where the songs originally appeared]
Twelfth Night – “Three Dancers” (Smiling at Grief, 1982)
Thomas Dolby – “Airwaves” (The Golden Age of Wireless, 1982) Crispy Ambulance – “Are You Ready?” (The Plateau Phase, 1982)
Rupert Hine – “The Outsider” (Waving Not Drowning, 1982)
A Certain Ratio – “Knife Slits Water” (Sextet, 1982) Tears for Fears – “Memories Fade” (The Hurting, 1983) Peter Hammill – “Patient” (Patience, 1983)
Cocteau Twins – “Donimo” (Treasure, 1984)
Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Mr. Drake – “In a Waiting Room” (Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Mr. Drake, 1984) The Art of Noise - “Close (to the Edit)” (Close [to the Edit] 7”, 1984)
Dalis Car – “Dalis Car” (The Waking Hour, 1984)
Scott Walker – “Rawhide” (Climate of Hunter, 1984)
David Sylvian – “Brilliant Trees” (Brilliant Trees, 1984)
Propaganda – “Dream Within a Dream” (A Secret Wish, 1985)
Ep. 188 preview: Renaissance, “The Death of Art” (The Death of Art, 1994)
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