I think everyone who loves this track is immediately transported back to memories of the people/places attached to this song. Durdle Door looks like a magical place ππ
02.12.2025 02:48 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@starckclub.bsky.social
French designer Philippe Starck helmed creation of legendary STARCK CLUB in Dallas TX- famous for its 1980s cutting edge style, architecture & progressive music #NewWave #Industrial #EBM #ItaloDisco #NewBeat #Electro #Darkwave #SynthPop #Funk #SophistiPop
I think everyone who loves this track is immediately transported back to memories of the people/places attached to this song. Durdle Door looks like a magical place ππ
02.12.2025 02:48 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0#NigelDick directed the video for UK #NewWave band #TearsForFears 1984 single βShoutβ which features #RolandOrzabal & #CurtSmith on the south coast of England at Durdle Door in #Dorset- it went to #1 in over a dozen countries & was a Starck fave
#80sMusic #AT40 #80sRetro #1980s
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UK #Techno duo #Orbital consists of brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll who took the bandβs name from greater #Londonβs Orbital Motorway (the M25) which they used to hop from warehouses to clubs during the #AcidHouse explosion- their 1989 track βChimeβ was a Starck classic
#1980s
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The 8th and final album by UK #SophistiPop band #RoxyMusic, 1982βs AVALON was their most successful- selling over a million copies in the USA alone. Rolling Stone Mag's list of β100 Greatest Albums Of The 80sβ puts it at #31- the deeper cut βTrue To Lifeβ was a Starck fave
#80s
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Agreed! ππ
30.11.2025 20:47 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0#Londonβs #JohnRocca was the force behind groups #Freeez & #PinkRhythm. He also teamed up with superstar DJ #PaulOakenfold for their #Balearic dance project #Electra- Starckers loved his work on Scottish #SynthPop group #Secessionβs 1984 track βFire Islandβ
#80sMusic #80sRetro
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β€οΈβπ₯Starck Club classic π
30.11.2025 18:54 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0β€οΈβπ₯Starck fave - coming up as a featured track in a week or so ππ
30.11.2025 03:20 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Lβ€οΈVE this song & their next album OVER THE EDGE is a personal favorite ππ
30.11.2025 03:17 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Lock up the entire administration!
30.11.2025 00:53 β π 14 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0For their 1978 debut single, #Experimental Belgian #Electro group #Telex covered French #RockAndRoll band #LesChatsSauvages (The Wild Cats) 1961 single βTwist A St Tropez.β Critic #TeoFleiss called it βwacky, weird & wonderfulβ- it was an early Starck fave
#80sMusic #80sRetro
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So many great 80s tracks remain unknown even to 80s music lovers- glad you discovered this one & hope you find some others you like ππ
29.11.2025 20:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Zanni & Cundari of Memory Records were considered the #Motown of #ItaloDisco because of their knack for cranking out club hits- Starckers loved their #GiorgioMoroder inspired 1989 12β track by #Helen βI Love Youβ which critic #BillDine called βdazzlingβ
#Vinyl #VinylSky #80s
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UK #Industrial band #TestDept couldnβt afford instruments in 1981 so they banged on pipes at abandoned factories & salvage yards to produce βferal fusionsβ- the more polished sounds of their 1986 12β as #TDA βThe Faces Of Freedomβ was a Starck fave
#80sMusic #80sRetro #1980s
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Belgian #NewBeat group #MondoBagdad changed their name to #BlueVertigo after learning that #SaddamHussein used chemical weapons against Iranians- their 1988 track βAbadanβ was written in support of that city in southern Iran- it was a beloved #StarckClub classic
#80sMusic #80s
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Ha! π
28.11.2025 04:12 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0In 1989 UK powerhouse producers #StockAitkenWaterman helmed 6 #1 songs including βYouβll Never Stop Me Loving Youβ from #Liverpool teen sensation #Sonia who became the first UK female singer to have 5 Top20 singles from 1 album- it was a Starck fave
#SAW #80sMusic #80s #1980s
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Cash poor UK #SynthPop duo #Doppelganger bought-begged-stole remaining studio time from acts who were exiting #London recording studios until they were able to create a decent demo- their 1986 track βCommunication Breakdownβ was a Starck favorite
#Electro #80sMusic #80sRetro
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Look forward to reading it!
27.11.2025 08:51 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0#NYC #Freestyle singer #Cynthia Torres released 16 singles during her career & 9 of them were hits on the USA Dance Chart. In 2005 she released a duet with fellow #Freestyle legend #LisetteMelendez- her 1988 single βEndless Nightsβ was a Starck fave
#OldSchool #80sMusic #1980s
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Debut LP Magazine was a #1980s UK compilation #vinyl record containing new songs by mostly #NewWave bands along with articles in each issue. 1984βs #7 included UK #Goth pioneers #PsyConβs #HiNRG tinged cut βMake Yourself Scarceβ- it was an early Starck fave
#Vinyl #VinylSky
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Great track β€οΈβπ₯
26.11.2025 04:40 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0They are TRULY disgusting for doing this
26.11.2025 04:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Written by #BarryManilow, βCould It Be Magicβ was a 1975 hit for him going to #6 on the USA Top10. UK boy band #TakeThat won 1992 song of the year at the Brit Awards with their version, but it was #QueenOfDisco #DonnaSummerβs 1976 cover that was a #Flashback fave at Starck Club
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French musician #MarcoAttali left #ItaloDisco group #Visitors after a band mate admitted to sleeping with not only his girlfriend but also his best friend- Scandal! Starckers loved his 1988 solo effort βSilex And Sexβ which critic #MitchRush called βvoluptuaryβ
#80sMusic #1980s
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#London #ElectroPop duo #IStartCounting took their name from a controversial 1970 UK film about a 14 yr old girl who develops a crush on her new, enigmatic 32 yr old step brother- their 1986 track βLose Himβ was a much beloved Starck favorite
#80sMusic #1980s #80s #80sRetro
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When his Roland Jupiter-8 gave out, #CorneliusBauer drove from Wurzburg Germany to Frankfurt & met #JorgBusing who fixed the #Synth & also joined Bauerβs #NewBeat group #BoysFromBrazil- their 1987 cut βWe Donβt Need No World War 3β was a Starck fave
#RESIST #80sMusic #80sRetro
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Saw him at the Stone Pony is Asbury Park NJ 1988- amazing performer β€οΈ
24.11.2025 19:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Agreed! ππ timeless perfection
24.11.2025 08:33 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0β€οΈβπ₯Sooo goodππ
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