General 80's Indie & Post-Punk thread (post songs)

Jon Wane · 08-10-2011, 12:16 AM

Sorry if this has been done... I couldn't find a thread like this *shrug*

Basically, I am looking for any and all recommendations for all kinds of obscure, forgotten, or just plain GOOD (even if well-known) 80's/early 90's Indie, Indie-Pop, Alt, and Post-Punk... Stuff that has a bit of Goth influence is certainly welcome too, of course (and some of my reference links do)

Being a huge fan of this stuff, I really can't get enough... So post 'em up, and maybe give some information if you have any. If I haven't heard it, I'm willing to give it a listen. The more "chilly", introspective and emotional/moving (or just plain catchy), the better.

Examples:

Miracle Legion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-p4o9_29ak
(early) My Bloody Valentine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0mL_xwuZb4
Househunters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM8gE_9IEds (sorry the video sounds crummy... I will rip that record and upload it myself one of these days!)
Dumptruck: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxsHjvZSZL0
(early) Clock DVA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sputl2yAbfQ
Orange Juice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyG7VzPY_hI
Death Cult: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKnpc3VzuiY
The Orchids: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATGzjLSaGaY
Another Sunny Day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYNONw9B_j0
Shop Assistants: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU9fZkXHqns

Modern bands are also of interest if you have any recommendations...

Buffalo Bangers are a newer Indie band with pretty blatant (and perhaps lovingly tongue-in-cheek) Goth influences: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q26JYraR3k

Whatever you have, GIMME!

Mr.Doobie · 08-10-2011, 09:38 AM

Indie isn't a genre.

Jon Wane · 08-10-2011, 10:11 AM

Helpful!

Spare me. I'm well aware of the connotations of the term. I'm well aware that Indie is not "a genre".

I'm pretty sure anyone can grasp what I'm referring to since the term is used to describe a fairly broad but defined sound and musical approach...

Same could be said of "Post-Punk"... It's incredibly diverse in terms of sound, but just about everyone can set some musical parameters based on the term...

Hydrodyssodia · 08-12-2011, 08:22 PM

Eh, I'd say indie was a genre that turned into an umbrella term, just like goth.

Jon Wane · 08-12-2011, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hydrodyssodia

Eh, I'd say indie was a genre that turned into an umbrella term, just like goth.

Valid argument.

But no links yet...

I need more music to cry myself to sleep to, haha.

And don't recommend no "Chillwave" crap!

maresque · 08-15-2011, 04:25 PM

Just names (many names!), no links... you'll find them very easily (google/youtube):

the alarm
all about eve
and also the trees
au pairs
balaam & the angel
band of susans
big country
birthday party
blitz
bolshoi
bow wow wow
the call (usa)
the chameleons (uk)
comsat angels
the cramps
the creatures
crime & the city solution
the danse society
del amitri
the dream syndicate
durutti column
echo & the bunnymen
the fall
felt
fiat lux
galaxy 500
gavin friday
gene loves jezebel
the go-betweens
house of love
hugo largo
josef k
killing joke
lords of the new church
love & rockets
magazine
marc seberg
marquis de sade
microdisney
mighty lemon drops
minimal compact
modern english
the names
opposition
palais schaumburg
the passions
psychedelic furs
punishment of luxury
raincoats
section 25
siglo xx
the sound
spear of destiny
swans
teardrop explodes
test department
theatre of hate
triffids
urban verbs
wall of voodoo
wire
wolfgang press
x mall deutschland
young marble giants
zerra one

I think for now, it's enough! Enjoy the searching!

Black Spiral Dancer · 08-15-2011, 10:39 PM

You put in Love & Rockets but left out Bauhaus? Curious...

A couple others you might want to look for are:

Foetus
Fad Gadget
Clan of Xymox (or just Xymox, depending on your preference)
Dead Can Dance

Jon Wane · 08-16-2011, 11:46 AM

I'm familiar with many of these names, but there are several names I've seen and not heard, and several I've never even heard of.

I appreciate the recs, folks... I'll check them out after I get through my several-hours-long Smiths-listening, weeping-on-the-floor-in-a-pile-of-dirty-jackets suicide contemplation-fest...

Jon Wane · 08-23-2011, 03:19 PM

Thanks again... I've had some time to check out a few of the familiar-but-unheard names.

My local record store has a ton of old 80's UK import records from someone's storage... so plenty of these groups mentioned pop up in there... Been finding a lot of new music through compilation records, singles, and all the cheap $1 cassettes since they got them in... It's great, but it's been hell on my wallet...

Well worth a dollar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK_fV...eature=related

VXTip · 09-06-2011, 12:01 AM

im sure its been posted but the blog Systems of Romance has an endless pit of excellent music spanning punk rock, new wave, minimal, post punk etc both from the 80's and modern bands producing those same sounds.