From Danny Thierens Sent Mon, Jun 22nd 1998, 11:28
From Danny Thierens Sent Mon, Jun 22nd 1998, 11:28
>The electronic disco pop tracks produced by legendary >Belgian band Telex between the late 70's and the mid- >80's has influenced numerous producers of house and >techno, espectially in the States. Through their >exclusive use of synths/vocoders and their stripped- >down beats, Telex rank among the forerunners of dance >music as we know it. Tracks such as 'Moskow Diskow' >have been genuine dancefloor and radio hits when they >came out, both in Europe and the USA, and seem as >relevant as ever in '98. ... and to think that hardly anyone in .be liked them, except my brother who has loads of their stuff. it is nice to see them getting some recognition ... dv8 ps : small newsbit : telex was the .be contestant for the eurovision song contest (for non-european : a yearly festival with extremely crappy music) in the early '80s (with a track called _eurovision_). they performed in true kraftwerk-style, robotic behind their synths and drum machines. as a young kid, i remember this track on tv for millions to see caused quite a stir, to most people this was not considered music at that time.