August 2010
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Midnight Star - The Midas Touch (Hell Interface...
(psst, hell interface is boards of canada.)
The original:
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Telex - Looking for St. Tropez
RKM, 1979
Marc Moulin, the now-deceased frontman of Belgian synthpop trio Telex, once said of his music, “the best compliment anybody could pay us is that our music is disposable - that’s what all music should be.” Well, sorry Marc. It may be rather dated, but I love it.
And what’s not to love? It’s cheesy. It’s over the top. It’s almost unbearably...
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Eurovision 1980
In 1980 Telex’s manager asked them to enter for the Eurovision Song Contest. They entered, and were eventually sent to the finals, although they apparently hoped to come last: “We had hoped to finish last, but Portugal decided otherwise. We got ten points from them and finished on the 19th spot” (Marc Moulin).
Their song “Euro-Vision” was a cheerful bleepy song...
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