i-Select #123 (Part 2)

White Lion Radio have released Part 2 of edition #123 of i-Select.

This is a series of shows that focuses on Electronic/Synthpop bands from around the world, that are unsigned, signed to a small independent label or self release their material.

If you like electronic music, you will enjoy this show

You can listen to the show via Mixcloud:

https://www.mixcloud.com/whitelionradio/i-select-123-part-2/

Full Playlist

LonelyKlown - When The Birds Of Autumn Sing
APL - Salvage Operation
Split Vision - City Limits
Eugene - Une
Icicle - Bouquet Of Sun Rays
Soapnote - Invisible
Perfect Female Type - Rosanna
Positronic - A Sky Full Of Stars
MTTM - We Are Alive
Zynic - Everyday Is Like Sunday
Après La Nuit - Life And Lies (Original)
Liquid 1nc - Liquid Lunch
Elin Engdahl Ft Elitronic - Utopia
AC83 - Almost Human
Funkenstaub - With You Again (Narcotic Elements Remix)
Spring Break 83 - Sunsets Of Summer
APL - The Monday Morning Trauma
Rogue FX - The Great Escape (Perfect Female Type Remix)
Miami Nights 1984 - Golden Hour
Icicle - Dry As Dirt
Split Vision - Inside My Sphere

Put The Needle On The Record - Week #95

Put The Needle On The Record Week #95 Depeche Mode - Black Celebration

For this weeks feature we go back to March 1986 and the Depeche Mode album "Black Celebration".

"Black Celebration" was Depeche Mode's 5th album and easily their best since "Speak And Spell" up to the point of this albums release, it has some fantastic tracks on it, indeed some of their best ever tracks, such as, "Stripped", "Black Celebration" and "A Question Of Lust", Other highligts are "Here Is The House" and "World Full Of Nothing". What I will say is, the tracks "Dressed In Black" and "New Dress" do not deserve to be alongside the obvious highlights on this album, "But Not Tonight" should certainly have been on the album replacing either of those tracks.

The album was produced by Daniel Miller and Gareth Jones and was hard work to get completed, Daniel Miller was concerned about the Demo's Martin Gore had given him and felt nothing really stood out as a single, after some discussions Daniel Miller relented and let the band record the album and take it in the direction that they wanted to, which resulted in Gore singing lead vocals on 4 songs on the album.

Suprisingly music critics were quite divided about this album, Melody Maker and Sounds hammered the album, however, the NME were more forgiving in their assesment of the album.

4 singles were released off the album, "Stripped", my favourite track off the album (which reached number 15 in the UK Singles chart), "A Question Of Lust", (which reached number 28 in the UK Singles Chart), "A Question Of Time" (which reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart) and "But Not Tonight", released as a single in America, where it failed to chart.

The album, reached Number 4 in the UK album chart and number 90 in the US Billboard Top 200.

Track Listing

Side 1

Black Celebration
Fly On The Windscreen (Final)
A Question Of Lust
Sometimes
It Doesn't Matter Two

Side 2

A Question Of Time
Stripped
Here Is The House
World Full Of Nothing
Dressed In Black
New Dress

If you have this album in your collection, dig it out and give it a spin!

i-Select #123 (Part 1)

White Lion Radio have released Part 1 of edition #123 of i-Select.

This is a series of shows that focuses on Electronic/Synthpop bands from around the world, that are unsigned, signed to a small independent label or self release their material.

If you like electronic music, you will enjoy this show

You can listen to the show via Mixcloud:

https://www.mixcloud.com/whitelionradio/i-select-123-part-1/

Full Playlist
Exposed Brick - Autumn
Promenade Cinema - Play With Fate
Ani Glass - Like Waves
Minuit Machine - Hold Me
Von Kaiser - Monalisa Overdrive
Natcho - 3 AM
Petition For Mercy - Universe
Lunar Plexus - Save It For Another Day
deZeption - A Master Of Disaster
Promenade Cinema - The Abyssal
TheStaRiders - My Life
Minuit Machine - Créatures
JXNS - Remember The Days
Mayah Camara & SelloRekt LA Dreams - Love Take Over 
Ani Glass - Now You Know
Bending Grid Ft Violet Fears - Lost In Space
Natcho - Dreams That Died In Stereo
Minuit Machine - Party People
Alenis - As She Dances
Promenade Cinema - Alone At Parties
Astraumur - Airwaves Part 8 (Arvid Tuba Remix)

Put The Needle On The Record - Week #94

Put The Needle On The Record Week #94 John Foxx - The Garden

For this weeks feature we go back to September 1981 and the John Foxx album "The Garden".

"The Garden" was the 2nd album by John Foxx, following his split from Ultravox and this album goes back to the sound of the Ultravox album "Systems Of Romance" (the last album John Foxx featured on with Ultravox). "The Garden" actually features a track called "Systems Of Romance" that was written but not recorded for the Ultravox album "Systems Of Romance". Another connection between "The Garden" and "Systems Of Romance" is the fact that Robin Simon featured on both of the albums!

It is quite an interesting album to listen to as it touches many different genres, the standout tracks on the album are "Europe After The Rain", "Systems Of Romance", Dancing Like A Gun", "You Were There", "Walk Away" and "The Garden"

2 singles were released off the album "Europe After The Rain" (which reached number 40 in the UK Singles chart) and "Dancing Like A Gun" (which failed to chart in the UK).

The album, reached Number 24 in the UK album chart.

Track Listing

Europe After The Rain
Systems Of Romance
When I Was A Man And You Were A Woman
Dancing Like A Gun
Pater Noster
Night Suit
You Were There
Fusion/Fission
Walk Away
The Garden

If you have this album in your collection, dig it out and give it a spin!

Maximum 80s #141

Welcome to edition 141 of Maximum 80s here on White Lion Radio, a show that celebrates the 1980s 12 Inch Single!

This a series of shows that features some of the finest 12 Inch Singles from the 80s all in one continuous mix.

The biggest hits in the 12 Inch format from the greatest decade in music history!

Listen to the show on Mixcloud here

Playlist

Kelly Marie - Feels Like I'm In Love (Original 12 Inch)
Madonna - Into The Groove (Extended Dance Remix)
Copy-Right - Hypnotized (Maxi Version)
New Order - Touched By The Hand Of Gaod (12 Inch Version)
Patrice Rushen - Watch Out (Extended Remix)
Depeche Mode - A Question Of Lust (Flood Mix)
Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself (Extended Remix)
A-Ha - Hunting High And Low (Extended Remix)
Ollie & Jerry - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now (Club Mix)
Wham - Bad Boys (12 Inch Version)
Val Young - If You Could Ever Be Lonely (Club Mix)
Nik Kershaw - I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Extended Version)

Put The Needle On The Record - Week #93

Put The Needle On The Record Week #93 Ultravox - Lament

For this weeks feature we go back to April 1984 and the Ultravox album "Lament".

"Lament" was the 7th album released by Ultravox (the 4th with Midge Ure) and after "Vienna" is my favourite Ultravox album and it is an outstanding piece of work and was the last Ultravox album to feature original drummer Warren Cann until they reformed in later years and released the album "Brilliant".

The album was produced by the band themselves, drawing on knowledge gained with working with the likes of Conny Plank and George Martin.

The album features many highlights including, "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes", "Lament" (my favourite track on the album), "One Small Day", "White China" (how that wasn't a single I will never know) and "Man Of Two Worlds". In truth the whole album is excellent and in subsequent re-issues over the years, especially on CD, we were treated to some outstanding 12 inch mixes of some of the songs, including the 10 minute version of "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes", extended mixes of "White China", "One Small Day" and of course "Lament". I recently purchased the 5lp super deluxe edition of this album which is a superbly put together collection and is highly recommended if you can find a copy!

All the songs on the album were written by the band (Midge Ure/Chris Cross/Billy Currie/Warren Cann).

3 singles were released off the album "One Small Day" (which reached number 27 in the UK Singles chart - really surprised it wasn't a bigger hit). "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes" (which reached number 3 in the UK Singles chart and has one of the greatest promo videos produced in the 80s) and "Lament" (which reached number 22 in the UK singles chart - it certainly deserved to go much higher than that!). The track "Heart Of The Country" was also released as a single, only in Germany.

The album, reached Number 8 in the UK album chart.

Track Listing

Side A

White China
One Small Day
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
Lament

Side B

Man Of Two Worlds
Heart Of The Country
When The Time Comes
A Friend I Call Desire

The recent 5 LP Deluxe Edition mentioned above featured the following track listing:

LP1: LAMENT: White China/One Small Day/ Dancing With Tears In My Eyes /Lament /Man of Two Worlds/Heart of The Country/When The Time Comes/A Friend I Call Desire 
 
LP2: LAMENT (Extended Album Re-Mix Part 1): White China [Extended Re-Mix]/One Small Day [Extended Re-Mix]/Dancing With Tears In My Eyes [Blank & Jones so8os Reconstruction]/Lament [Moby Remix]
 
LP3 LAMENT (Extended Album Re-Mix Part 2): Man of Two Worlds [Extended Re-Mix]/ Heart of The Country [Extended Re-Mix]/When The Time Comes [Steven Wilson 12” Re-Mix]/A Friend I Call Desire [Steven Wilson 12” Re-Mix]
 
LP4: SET MOVEMENTS: Hammersmith 1984: Man of Two Worlds*/Passing Strangers*/We Stand Alone*/New Europeans*/I Remember (Death In The Afternoon)*/Visions In Blue*/Heart of The Country*/Western Promise*/Vienna*
 
LP5: SET MOVEMENTS: Hammersmith 1984 [Pt.II]: Reap The Wild Wind*/We Came to Dance*/White China*/One Small Day*/Hymn*/The Voice* /Lament*/Dancing With Tears In My Eyes*/ All Stood Still*
 
* Previously Unreleased

I also bought a new box set of 8CDs that includes a surround sound mix of the album and a whole host of bonus tracks and is available at a very reasonable £40, again highly recommended.

It is available on Amazon here for those that might be interested:

https://tinyurl.com/5f82s7h9

If you have this album in your collection, dig it out and give it a spin!

Rubik's 80s Mix #141 (November 1983)

White Lion Radio have released edition #141 of Rubik's 80s Mix, on this show, we feature tracks that were in the charts, in November 1983.

Listen to the show on Mixcloud here

Playlist For The Show:

Will Powers - Kissing With Confidence
ABC - That Was Then This Is Now
The Police - Synchronicity II
Limahl - Only For Love
Eurythmics - Right By Your Side
Marilyn - Calling Your Name
Imagination - New Dimension
The Assembly - Never Never
Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart
The Smiths - This Charming Man
ABBA - Thank You For The Music
The Style Council - A Solid Bond In Your Heart
Paul Young - Love Of The Common People
Shannon - Let The Music Play
Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Do It)

New Kraftman Singles Compilation

Kraftman will be releasing a collection of 7 inch singles, titled "Short Circuit (The Singles)" on October 10th 2025 that will feature 17 tracks, including 4 previously unreleased singles.

The singles are taken from the albums "Electrique Fabrique", "Giro D'Italia" and "Chernobyl", 15 of which are released on CD for the very first time.

The singles released connected to the album "Giro D'Italia" have re-done recorded vocal parts to show case the songs in their best possible way.

The track listing for the CD is:

Florian
Bundesautobahn 52 (Radio Edit)*
A Face I Knew (7 Inch Version)*
Call Me Up
Waiting For The Day (12 Inch Edit)
Riding Through The Alps (Remix)*#
Giro '22 (New 2025 7 Inch Version)*
King Of The Mountains (New 2025 7 Inch Version)*
La Gazzetta Dello Sport (7 Inch Version)*
Passo Dello Stelvio (New 2025 7 Inch Version)*
La Maglia Rosa (7 Inch Version)*#
Luigi Ganna (New 2025 7 Inch Version)*#
Meltdown To The Core (7 Inch Version)*
AZ-5 (Radio Edit)*
Anatoly Dyatlov (7 Inch Version)*#
Radiation (7 Inch Version)*#
Skala System

*First time on CD
#Previously Unreleased

The album is available initially as a digital download via Bandcamp, with a small amount of the CD edition to follow on that platform too.

https://kraftman.bandcamp.com/album/short-circuit-the-singles

A promotional film has been made, showcasing the tracks and can be viewed here 

Put The Needle On The Record - Week #92

Put The Needle On The Record Week #92 Visage - The Anvil

For this weeks feature we go back to March 1982 and the Visage album "The Anvil".

"The Anvil" was the 2nd album by Visage and was recorded at Mayfair studios in London and featured the same line-up that appeared on their self titled debut album, with the exception of John McGeoch who had left the band.

Apparently the albums title is named after a famous gay club/bar in New York!

After this album was released Midge Ure left the band and from that point the band lost their way totally, especially with the next album "Beat Boy", which is a dreadful album, however, "The Anvil" is a superb album, my favourite tracks on the album are "The Damned Don't Cry", "Night Train", "The Anvil", "Look What They've Done", "Again We Love" and "Whispers".

It was well received by the music press and some very impressive sleeve designs for the records released. In addition, I should also point out that their were some fantastic 12 inch mixes of the singles that were released.

2 singles were released off the album "The Damned Don't Cry" (which reached number 11 in the UK Singles chart) and "Night Train" (which reached number 12 in the UK Singles chart). "Whispers" was also released as a single but only in Japan.

The album, reached Number 6 in the UK album chart.

Track Listing

Side A

The Damned Don't Cry
The Anvil (Night Club School)
Move Up
Night Train

Side B

The Horseman
Look What They've Done
Again We Love
Wild Life
Whispers

If you have this album in your collection, dig it out and give it a spin!