One Man And His Uke
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SEASON 292 - 80's SYNTH POP
Before we go any further with this, I know we have already had an 80s season, which was SOTU 237, but for this season your source material is specifically synth pop from the 80s, pop music driven primarily by synthesisers, often with electronic rhythm too. Guitars, drums were sometimes played in these songs but they were secondary to the electronic sounds.
Here are some of the artists ( some of whom were covered in SOTU 237) you might want to look at, some are the obvious ones, some less so:
The Human League, Heaven 17, Ultravox, John Foxx, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Blancmange, Pet Shop Boys, Soft Cell, Visage, Gary Numan, Eurythmics, Thomas Dolby, Howard Jones, Tears for Fears, Japan, Landscape, Flock of Seagulls, The Buggles, Bronski Beat, The Communards, Yello, Alphaville, Aha, Thompson Twins, Duran Duran , Spandau Ballet, Kraftwerk, China Crisis, Cabaret Voltaire, ABC, Yellow Magic Orchestra.
Obviously many of the above were recording before and after the 80s, but it is their output from that decade I'd like you to focus on.
Don't forget Giorgio Moroder and some of the artists he worked with during the 80s, ( e.g. Limahl, Phil Oakey to name but two.....)
I'd also love to hear any artists who are not on the list, from anywhere around the world. I'm exited to hear how predominantly electronic pop translates to the ukulele. It's gonna be fun.
Originals are welcome too from any of the very fine Seasonista song writers. And if you've never written a song before, why not have a go now? Originals could be pastiches of 80s Synth Pop, or about how much you love/ loathe Synth Pop.
Any lurkers who are tentatively thinking about having a go at Seasons, now's as good a time as any. Throw off the chains of lurkhood...or is that lurkinghood?
Rules:
Ukulele to be main instrument.
Videos to be new recordings for this season.
Videos to show this is Season 292.
Season starts 12.00 am Hawaii time on Sunday 17th and ends 11.59pm Hawaii time the following Sunday.
Multi tracking is fine.
Collaborations are fine.
Other instruments are fine too.
There will be one or two token prizes drawn at random.
Don't forget Uke4ia's season still has a day to go.
ENJOY!
Playlist below
SOTU 292