Synthesizer Classics is a new compilation of all-star synth-pop cover versions that feels like everyone involved is playing it safe.
Tag: cover versions
Smash It Up! The Musical Tomfoolery Of Matt Button
Exploring the world of musical cut-ups and eccentric sound collisions.
Classic Albums Revisited: Out-A Space – The Spotnicks In London
The surf guitar spacemen from Sweden visit London for an incongruous collection of easy listening pop.
A Spike Into Your Brain: Cover Versions That Miss The Point Part 2
Another collection of woefully misguided cover versions.
Tiffany Goes Goth With Jyrki 69
Goth meets pop meets New Romantic – it’s like the 1980s never ended.
The Things You Think Are Precious I Can’t Understand: Cover Versions That Miss The Point
In which introspective, personal studies of human frailty and despair are turned into vacuously bouncy dancefloor bangers, metal misfires and saccharine pop show tunes.
The Alternative Cartoon Reality Of Spin A Magic Tune
An oddball collection of easy listening show tunes inspired by the children’s TV favourites of the early 1970s.
Dora’s World: Remembering Dora Hall, Queen Of The Vanity Record
The prolific and pointless musical career of a woman with limited talent but unlimited resources.
Die Crazy Girls Take On The Leader Of The Pack
The spectacular German-language cover version of the immortal pop classic.
Arthur Brown Reheats Fire
The God of Hellfire returns with a new, all-star version of his classic hit song.
The Unexpected Joys Of Lockdown: Toyah Willcox And Robert Fripp’s Sunday Lunches
The eccentric performances from the married couple have been an unexpected highlight of the last year.
Champion! Stuart Damon’s Musical Career
The unheralded musical career of the star of The Champions and General Hospital.