thomas dolby - C or D?

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i dont know either way, but im intrigued to hear him cos apparently george clinton was a big fan in the 80s

― okok, Wednesday, 28 December 2005 13:17 (twenty years ago)

classic, the flat earth remains one of my favorite records ever.

― philip sherburne (philip sherburne), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 13:31 (twenty years ago)

george clinton connection was all about Dolbys Cube 12" - 'may the cube be with you' .. very p-funked up grooves in a 80's pop manner of course.

not too bad - and available on the Aliens Ate my Buik cd i think.

oh, and as for the rest -

Golden Age of wireless - 80's pop classic
Flat Earth - timeless classic
Aliens Ate My Buik - off the wall madness, quirky pop but not quite all classic, other than the wonderful 'Budapest By Blimp' that is far to good to be forgotten.

― mark e (mark e), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 13:57 (twenty years ago)

"I Love You Goodbye" is well worth seeking out, a lovely track.

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 14:35 (twenty years ago)

I have just one thing to say: Thomas Dolby's "The Golden Age Of Wireless" can not be overrated. He is my favorite 80s producer. I love love love the sophisticated yet understated use of warm analog/digital hybrid synthesizer on tracks like "Weightless" and "Airwaves". On top of that, he's a good songwriter. People interested in Thomas Dolby's work should definitely check out his production work on Prefab Sprout's masterpiece "Two Wheels Good" (called "Steve McQueen" outside of the US). Best pop album evah!

― Herr Fahrstuhl, Wednesday, 28 December 2005 15:09 (twenty years ago)

golden age of wireless and flat earth are fantastic. also seek ye out the live wireless video 9some dvds doing the rounds apparently) which has the fantastic 303'd version of europa and the pirate twins - channel 4 used to show it when they first started broadcasting.

― frenchbloke (frenchbloke), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 15:20 (twenty years ago)

i LOVE thomas dolby, and i really really really can't stand "she blinded me with science".... not sure if that is through annoying overexposure through the years, or what.

― chr1sb0y (chr1sb0y), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 15:30 (twenty years ago)

The Flat Earth predates the direction Talk Talk went with Spirit Of Eden and Laughing Stock. It's beautiful.

One of the first artists I went nuts for as a music starved 10/11 year old. I remember buying Golden Age Of Wireless after hearing "Europa and The Pirate Twins". A very talented musician.

― Brooker Buckingham (Brooker B), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 15:40 (twenty years ago)

chr1sb0y, the first issue of '...wireless' doesn't have she blinded me with science on it. it does have the fab wreck of the fairchild on it and a re-arranged tracklist to the added science one. and it has radio silence on it too. with added daniel miller.

flat earth has the gorgeous screen kiss which is worth admission proce alone.

― frenchbloke (frenchbloke), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 15:54 (twenty years ago)

is the cd version of the flat earth complete? I seem to remember there being some weird different versions of that album around

― kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 17:03 (twenty years ago)

not sure about the cd. i bought it the day it came out on vinyl.

― frenchbloke (frenchbloke), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 17:09 (twenty years ago)

Here here for "Screen Kiss", and "Airwaves", etc...you guys are gonna make me pull these out real soon.

― Tomato Voyeur (Bimble...), Wednesday, 28 December 2005 17:16 (twenty years ago)

"One of Our Submarines"!

― telephone thing, Thursday, 29 December 2005 04:31 (twenty years ago)

The Flat Earth OTM
"Screen Kiss", & "The Flat Earth" esp.
"Airwaves" & "One of Our Submrines" from The Golden Age Too

― Nick Holmes (nother), Thursday, 29 December 2005 04:39 (twenty years ago)

i hope c, b/c i just on a strange whim, bought "Fieldwork" by Ryuichi Sakamoto featuring Thomas Dolby. i'm afraid to listen to it. and it was $1.99

― Susan Douglas (Susan Douglas), Thursday, 29 December 2005 05:15 (twenty years ago)

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