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I just saw this on Top Of The Pops 2. And im like wtf??? Pseudo Echo - Funky Town.
It had everything that seemed to encapsulate the 80s. Slap bass, Wanky Guitar solo, synths. fucking awful.
So who is gonna admit to liking this?

― Damien s, Wednesday, 13 August 2003 16:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Then or now? Then, yes. Also lurved the original too, and that I still lurve.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 16:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Was this a really big hit in the 80s then? The keyboard bit sounds awfully familiar. Has someone sampled it?

― Damien s, Wednesday, 13 August 2003 16:48 (twenty-two years ago)

lemme second mr. raggett's love for the first pseudo-echo record. it's a recent discovery of mine (thankee to Audio Paragon!) and it's a real lost synth-pop gem.

― Tad (llamasfur), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 16:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Lips Inc. were from SAINT PAUL!

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 16:53 (twenty-two years ago)

The original was the 2nd 45 I ever bought (1st: Blondie - "Call Me"). I used to spin the Psuedo Echo remake at high school dances, it was a fairly minor hit. I have no interest in ever hearing it again though. Still love the original.

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 17:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Pseudo Echo had another hit though, didn't they?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 17:45 (twenty-two years ago)

"Living in a Dream"

― dave q, Wednesday, 13 August 2003 17:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Thanks, Dave.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 17:53 (twenty-two years ago)

They had quite a few really. I've always been rather partial to "A Beat For You".

― edward o (edwardo), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 19:25 (twenty-two years ago)

...and who could forget "My Personality's a Stranger to Me"? Almost everyone. That was their Numan track. And their first album was called "Autumnal Park". I am a repository of information about desperate early 80's synth pop bands. Anyone want to ask me about Real Life?

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 21:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Send Me an Angel?

I used to love the Psuedo Echo cover when I was a little kid. You can get away with loving the cheese when you are about 7 years or so.

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 22:24 (twenty-two years ago)

They went heavy metal shortly after that. They had electric fans blowing their hair back on stage and everything.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 22:57 (twenty-two years ago)

And suddenly I'm thinking of ... the Cutting Crew ... and also, somewhere in the back of my mind--[ouch!]--Europe?

― brian nemtusak (sanlazaro), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 23:07 (twenty-two years ago)

ghastly. i do still like send me an angel. doees anyone remember when the machinations went fnky? the lead singer started wearing legwarmers. you had to stay up with the fashions if you were a 80's aussie synth band. stay up or disappear completely.

o, wait...

― gaz (gaz), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 23:14 (twenty-two years ago)

i remember when Pseudo Echo were huge. i remember adoring their debut single "Listening". I wonder if i'd still like it if i was to hear it today..

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 23:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Machinations! they RULED!!! sooooo underrated.

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 23:51 (twenty-two years ago)

did i mention how Machinations were underrated?

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 23:51 (twenty-two years ago)

I really loved "A Beat For You" at the time of its release, but I wonder if I would now?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 23:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I think Dan's point is being grossly ignored here.

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 23:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Although, World Domination Enterprises did the far superior cover.

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 23:56 (twenty-two years ago)

i didn't get the significance of Dan's point

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 14 August 2003 00:01 (twenty-two years ago)

funkytown?

― gaz (gaz), Thursday, 14 August 2003 00:12 (twenty-two years ago)

can we talk about Machinations now?

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 14 August 2003 00:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Of course you can Jim. The Australians are in the house. Shall we talk about 'Average Inadequacy' or 'Jumping the Gap' first?

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Thursday, 14 August 2003 00:27 (twenty-two years ago)

ooh Average Inadequacy please. and Pressure Sway.

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 14 August 2003 00:28 (twenty-two years ago)

pressure sway???? av in ok...but. colin! take sides!

― gaz (gaz), Thursday, 14 August 2003 00:31 (twenty-two years ago)

I am... oh damn it, this is hard for me to admit but I am a big fan of Pressure Sawy and their later funky stuff with the *choke* slap bass and the duck-haired new wave women in the clips. Gaz?

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Thursday, 14 August 2003 00:35 (twenty-two years ago)

learning to live with slap bass affection can be hard colin. but i know you've been through it (fck me, i had to hear it), and are workin those steps.

― gaz (gaz), Thursday, 14 August 2003 00:38 (twenty-two years ago)

I am Colin and I am a slap bass player. I gave up slap bass in 1985 but I will always be a slap bass player. Becuase it's on record. And Gaz has the record.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Thursday, 14 August 2003 00:41 (twenty-two years ago)

(tell me what the record is!)

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 14 August 2003 00:43 (twenty-two years ago)

this is true (apart from the 85 bit...i'm guessing 89) you just have to look at him to know.

but back to the machinations.

― gaz (gaz), Thursday, 14 August 2003 00:44 (twenty-two years ago)

it seems odd to me that they've been all but forgotten now that the 80s is being revisited (with the Tales.. and Can't Stop It compilations) and it's not like they've been canonised..

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 14 August 2003 00:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Gaz, it was 1985 ya bastard. Tackhead with Gary Clail remember?

If you must blow my cover, tell Jim on private courriel. Jim, do you think it's time for an 80's comp of this stuiff? We should also have Idiom Flesh and Geisha then.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Thursday, 14 August 2003 00:55 (twenty-two years ago)

absolutely! i wouldn't be surprised if somebody was working on it right now.

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 14 August 2003 00:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh and of course we must have Deckchairs Overboard - 'Mixed Low' or 'That's the Way'.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Thursday, 14 August 2003 00:59 (twenty-two years ago)

nah i'd never blow yer cover. all i'll say jim is he's a fckn genius (or at least he was...)
i'm certain wimbish at that gig would have made anyone give up. was that 85? fck me i am old. i remember they asked everyone to evacuate their bowels before tackhead came on.

― gaz (gaz), Thursday, 14 August 2003 01:00 (twenty-two years ago)

gimme a clue! what label was he on!!

don't forget Dropbears and Dugites!!

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 14 August 2003 01:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Yay! And of course, of course, Kids in the Kitchen.

Gaz, I have numerous instruments of torture and am not afraid to use them on you if necessary.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Thursday, 14 August 2003 01:04 (twenty-two years ago)

this compilation has SO gotta happen now. 80s Aussie synth pop represent!

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 14 August 2003 01:05 (twenty-two years ago)

o man, no way am i buying this comp yer compiling. (how about moving pctures "what about me?")

― gaz (gaz), Thursday, 14 August 2003 01:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Now Jim, I reckon Gaz HAS most of these records at his work. Perhaps we might just be able to whip something up with his help.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Thursday, 14 August 2003 01:06 (twenty-two years ago)

this may or may not be true. does phil need to be in on this...or are we out to make a quick buck offa suckas?

― gaz (gaz), Thursday, 14 August 2003 01:09 (twenty-two years ago)

phil's input is urgent and key

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 14 August 2003 01:10 (twenty-two years ago)

but he'll just give them away!

― gaz (gaz), Thursday, 14 August 2003 01:12 (twenty-two years ago)

"what about me" can go on the unreleased second volume

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 14 August 2003 01:13 (twenty-two years ago)

thank god

― gaz (gaz), Thursday, 14 August 2003 01:14 (twenty-two years ago)

incidently i quite like quasimodo's dream.

― gaz (gaz), Thursday, 14 August 2003 01:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Phil's taste is too good. He definitely should not be involved.

Quasimodo's Dream is an Aussie classic of course.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Thursday, 14 August 2003 01:15 (twenty-two years ago)

dave warners from the suburbs! suburban boy! (i realise this is 70's, but hey, synth pop!)

― gaz (gaz), Thursday, 14 August 2003 01:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Skipping 1020 messages at this point... Click here if you want to load them all.

I think it's called having two kids. But I wonder if he isn't planning to return to recording his own projects in due course.

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Wednesday, 20 October 2004 03:53 (twenty-one years ago)

i have the soundtrack to until the end of the world. i love it. although i don't know if that has more to do with my love of the film itself than the music.

― gem (trisk), Wednesday, 20 October 2004 05:29 (twenty-one years ago)

'The Insect Musicians' and "Byzantine Flowers' are two very nice latterday soundtracky SPK records (well after their pop phase).

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Wednesday, 20 October 2004 05:40 (twenty-one years ago)

yes i always wanted to hear that insects one. how much do the sounds influence the compositions? (haha i remember reading an interview with col where he claimed to be listening exclusively to insect sounds. it was accompanied by a goofy photo)

― bulbs (bulbs), Wednesday, 20 October 2004 06:41 (twenty-one years ago)

two weeks pass...

"Jumping The Gap" by the Machinations has the best bass line of any song EVER. Now that I've got that off my chest, I'm looking for a song by an Australian synth band of the 80s called something like Anabus Form caled "Itchin' in The Kitchen". Any leads? Also, the Whirlywhirld best of and anything Andrew Duffield's put his mark on.

― lido, Monday, 8 November 2004 23:18 (twenty years ago)

is the whirlywirld available on cd? i have the lp. "best of" might be a misnomer...its got eveything on it they released i think.

― bulbs (bulbs), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:33 (twenty years ago)

How does the original "Rooms for the Memory" come up?

― lido, Monday, 8 November 2004 23:49 (twenty years ago)

its not on it...maybe they never recorded it?

it is on CD!!!!!!

― bulbs (bulbs), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:53 (twenty years ago)

Thanks for the link but I have to say that if I ever try to get something off International Trash again it'll be too soon.

― lido, Monday, 8 November 2004 23:58 (twenty years ago)

o dear. i was thinking it was cheap too :(

― bulbs (bulbs), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:59 (twenty years ago)

My fave Whirlywirld = 'Moto'.

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 01:10 (twenty years ago)

two months pass...

Back in late 2003 in this legendary thread, Nag! Nag! Nag! said...

>Incidentally, I saw a free Pseudo Echo / Geisha double-bill
>in a suburban park circa 1986. Not everyone can make that claim!

I can make that claim. They may well have done a few, but the one I went to was at Partington's Flat in Greensborough. The band I was in in high-school were also on the bill ("battle-of-the-bands" factor).

It was synth-rockin' action!

― Casey B, Saturday, 15 January 2005 15:49 (twenty years ago)

one month passes...

Folks...

I Noticed these lyrics earlier on in the thread:

"The lights of the city/Come shining down on you
And suddenly you know/Your're not alone anymore
The lights of the city?The lights are calling (calling!)
And suddenly there's nothing there at all/ There's nothing there at all"

Can anyone tell me who the artist is?

Cheers,

― Sharkbite (Sharkbite), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 00:14 (twenty years ago)

What would happen if post-wise this here thread surpassed

Dave Matthews Band : Name Your Reasons Why They Are So Bad & Hated.

that one? What?

― prissy glitchy poofta stuff, Tuesday, 15 February 2005 01:09 (twenty years ago)

Folks...
I Noticed these lyrics earlier on in the thread:

Can anyone tell me who the artist is?

Cheers,

-- Sharkbite

Hi Sharkbite, that's an Australian band called The Numbers. They were great!

― thee music mole, Tuesday, 15 February 2005 08:06 (twenty years ago)

[Casey B on Pseudo Echo in the park:]
They may well have done a few, but the one I went to was at Partington's Flat in Greensborough. The band I was in in high-school were also on the bill ("battle-of-the-bands" factor).

Sweet Jesus! Yes, that is the same one, Casey B. Now THAT is amazing.

How did your band go? It's entirely likely I encountered y'all as a prepubescent, and went and called it a mere 'double bill' above. OMGGGGGGGG!!!!! I'm laughing so loudly it hurts!

― Nag! Nag! Nag! (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 09:52 (twenty years ago)

How does the original "Rooms for the Memory" come up?
-- lido (lido_shuffle200...), November 8th, 2004.
have you heard the b side"golfcourse' ?

back to psuedo echo i've paid $10,000 for them to play at my bday in port melbourne in june.i'm gonna charge 20 people $1000 and make a profit ....

― crian banham, Tuesday, 15 February 2005 12:12 (twenty years ago)

three months pass...

i just heard a live version of pseudo echo's version of "funky town" -- god, IT'S REALLY SHITTY!!!!!!!!!!

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 29 May 2005 18:22 (twenty years ago)

gawd, the sucker has (a) audience participation (P/E: "won't you take me to ..." audience: "... FUNKYTOWN!!!"; (b) a synth-guitar thingee solo; and (c) the singer making rude guturral "UUUUNNNNNNNNH" sounds.

this version is every 80s hata's wetdream.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 29 May 2005 18:27 (twenty years ago)

what the fuck are you doing Eisbär?

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Sunday, 29 May 2005 21:23 (twenty years ago)

it came on the internet radio station i am listening to ... the same one that played the hunters and collectors song!

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 29 May 2005 21:34 (twenty years ago)

weird.

o man col if you get here i downloaded "whats grafton to you is rangoon to me" it is fucking genius. james dibble! things were so much better in the old days.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Sunday, 29 May 2005 21:39 (twenty years ago)

eisbar you gotta get it for a real taste of what australia was like in the late 70's.

here

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Sunday, 29 May 2005 21:45 (twenty years ago)

i'm downloading it now gaz!

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 29 May 2005 21:59 (twenty years ago)

ten months pass...

This thread got big huh?

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Sunday, 23 April 2006 15:35 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.tattersalls.com.au/venues/home/venuesEntTourIdols.html

Relive the hits of the 80s with the biggest and coolest party band in the country!

― jcartledge (jcartledge), Monday, 24 April 2006 22:54 (nineteen years ago)

(for posterity)

― jcartledge (jcartledge), Monday, 24 April 2006 22:54 (nineteen years ago)

ten months pass...

Time for a revival then?

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Thursday, 22 March 2007 01:36 (eighteen years ago)

and what band was Colin in?

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Thursday, 22 March 2007 01:52 (eighteen years ago)

It wasn't Pseudo Echo.

― moley, Thursday, 22 March 2007 02:07 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.simplifiedsigns.org/slap.jpg http://www.geocities.com/rayzone_99/fishing_graphics/bass/bass10b.gif

― haitch, Thursday, 22 March 2007 02:11 (eighteen years ago)

It wasn't Pseudo Echo.

You're not gonna say are you?

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Thursday, 22 March 2007 02:22 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.simpsoncrazy.com/itchy/pics/itchy2.gif http://www.simpsoncrazy.com/itchy/pics/scratchy2.jpg

― energy flash gordon, Thursday, 22 March 2007 09:40 (eighteen years ago)

A mere 28 years after I first heard Funkytown, I have only now just realised that Lips Inc. is a bad pun.

― underpants of the gods, Thursday, 22 March 2007 10:33 (eighteen years ago)

lol i never realised that either

― Noodle Vague, Thursday, 22 March 2007 10:35 (eighteen years ago)

moley was in ratcat (he was the bass player)

― electricsound, Thursday, 22 March 2007 10:51 (eighteen years ago)

Back when they were a bass gankin' funk band.

― moley, Thursday, 22 March 2007 11:23 (eighteen years ago)

I only realised Aladdin Sane was a bad pun a few years ago

― mentalist, Thursday, 22 March 2007 12:25 (eighteen years ago)

Well, I worked out Perry Farrell last year. But that pun is particularly elaaaime.

― moley, Friday, 23 March 2007 23:48 (eighteen years ago)

three months pass...

You guys, I still listen to my Pigs Arse CD all the time you know!

― Trayce, Thursday, 19 July 2007 08:03 (eighteen years ago)

Also: moley was in ratcat (he was the bass player)

Lolol!

― Trayce, Thursday, 19 July 2007 08:03 (eighteen years ago)

the real actual bass player from ratcat got a job at my work recently

― energy flash gordon, Thursday, 19 July 2007 11:27 (eighteen years ago)

mr zaid esq

― electricsound, Thursday, 19 July 2007 14:04 (eighteen years ago)

He's the one who gave me a dirty look at this one Ratcat gig cos of my home made ratcat tshirt ;_;

― Trayce, Thursday, 19 July 2007 14:10 (eighteen years ago)

three years pass...

...you know, I found my PigsArse CD the other day while cleaning up.

I still listen to the tracks off it on occasion, when Friends of a Certain Age come over for drinks! They always appresh.

― Connect Four Tet (Trayce), Wednesday, 15 September 2010 10:35 (fifteen years ago)

ahhh this thread

― too late for alcohol mate (electricsound), Wednesday, 15 September 2010 10:39 (fifteen years ago)

It is our pride and joy.

― Connect Four Tet (Trayce), Wednesday, 15 September 2010 10:44 (fifteen years ago)

Holy shit I've even just realised that this afternoon I was humming "Everywhere I go" to myself FOR NO REASON, certainly not to do with this thread! Weird as.

― Connect Four Tet (Trayce), Wednesday, 15 September 2010 10:48 (fifteen years ago)

that pops into my head every now and again, usually after i see "QED" in print

― too late for alcohol mate (electricsound), Wednesday, 15 September 2010 10:52 (fifteen years ago)

I fukkin hate that song tbh.

I was reading an interview with Grace Knight in ver Age yesterday, and it made me rememer thatbog awful "we will together" song with it's utterly embarrasing video with the soft pron sex and I wanted to be a bit of sick.

― Connect Four Tet (Trayce), Wednesday, 15 September 2010 11:06 (fifteen years ago)

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