I'm gonna creep inside you like a warm kitten!

Today is indeed a great day, I was originally bringing together a piece about synthpop/electropop and low and behold on Rufus Wainwright's forum (don't ask why I was there) I found out that The Mighty Boosh are indeed doing a third season, oohh the excitement. The electropop is of course going to continue, even more so fuelled by the knowledge that the electro loving Vince Noir will be back. So first up the electropioneers who invented music, The Human League, before them was nothing but tune ups and setting up equipment in the hope that they would turn up.

The Human League - Don't You Want Me Baby?

Gary Numan, one of the great frontment who could indeed 'pull shapes', was another of the synthpop pioneers. Brought up in Slough, arse end of nowhere, he came to the music scene really quite young (in the days before Daphne & Celeste) and had millions of records! In 2000 some of the finest musical talent came forward and told of their love for the Numan (plural being Numanoids) and created a tribute album called Random. One of such covers was An Pierl who does a wonderful cover of Are Friends Electric? on the piano. So for your aural pleasure I have dug out Me! I Disconnect From You, which was always a favourite as a child, and Music for Chameleons, which I can't listen to without thinking about Alan Partridge attacking tax ladies.

Gary Numan - Me! I Disconnect From You
Gary Numan - Music for Chameleons
An Pierl - Are Friends Electric?

During the time of The Human League and all of the new wave/new romantics, there was a mini battle between themselves and the mighty Depeche Mode. Personally I was always a Depeche Mode (Sound of Silence did it for me) man though I have never been too sure why I didn't jump over. Saying that Wikipedia says that Depeche Mode were actually the more successful band and supposedly one of the longest-lived bands ever! Yet on the flipside Dave Gahan has been on a long drugs spiral whereas Philip Oakley still gigs (with new ladies), not sure what qualifies as a winner there

Depeche Mode - Strangelove

Synthpop has recently seen something of a comeback with the likes of the new wave Indie boys playing with their Moogs and Korgs. From the Kaiser Chiefs to the Klaxons to The Killers (?? maybe its in the 'K') we are hearing more and more of the new Indiesynth which is taking the UK, especially, by a bit of a storm. MSTRKRFT, pronounced Master Kraft, so I am told, was the brainchild of Jesse F. Keeler of Death From Above 1979 fame. They have provided some good (not amazing) fresh tracks of their own, but its with their remix tracks that they really shine. This one is a remix of Death From Aboves Sexy results and reminds me of Friday afternoons in the sunshine, in the pub, just after work, or maybe thats just whats on my mind.

Death From Above 1979 - Sexy Results (MSTRKRFT Remix)