Various All The Young Droids – Junkshop Synth Pop 1978-1985 (2xLP)

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• All The Young Droids: Junkshop Synth Pop 19781985 is a lovingly curated dive into synth pops eccentric fringe, compiled by Philip King (of All The Young Droogs and Boobs fame). Spanning 24 tracks, it captures the hunger and ingenuity of artists working with borrowed gear and big dreamschannelling the spirit of Gary Numan, Depeche Mode, and early Mute Records, but from bedrooms and basements.

  The compilation uncovers minimal synth gems, fizzing DIY pop, and bold chart stabs. Standouts include Ian Norths lost classic Were Not Lonely, Andreas Doraus English version of Fred Vom Jupiter, and feminist performance artist Peta Lillys stark I Am A Time Bomb. Elsewhere, Harry Kakoulli (formerly of Squeeze) blasts off on Im On A Rocket, while Incandescent Luminaire channel OMD-like melancholy on Famous Names.

  Far from a coldwave footnote, All The Young Droids offers a rich, genre-blurring portrait of synth pops formative yearswhere naive label punts, outsider art and failed futurist hits collide. Mastered by Simon Murphy, it includes extensive sleevenotes and rare images, celebrating a generation of sonic tinkerers and dreamers.

• Artist: Various Label: School Daze Format: LP Units: 2 Country: UK Genre: Compilations Style: New Wave, Synth-Pop

• A1 Premonition
  A2 Lucifer’S Friend
  A3 Alien Girl
  A4 I Tune Into You (I-2Ne-In-2-U)
  A5 We’Re Not Lonely
  A6 The Unknown
  B1 I’M On A Rocket
  B2 The Lady Wants To Be Alone
  B3 Woman
  B4 Science Fiction
  B5 Computer
  B6 I’M A Computer
  C1 Gerry &Amp; The Holograms
  C2 The Ultimate Warlord
  C3 Fred From Jupiter
  C4 I Am Your Master
  C5 I Am A Timebomb
  C6 It’S Not What You Are But How
  D1 Do You Read Me?
  D2 Armband (The Mystery Song)
  D3 My Life
  D4 Famous Names
  D5 No Motion
  D6 A Drop In The Ocean