10 mixes taggedpost punk synth pop

old and new: new wave/postpunk/synthpop with Devo, Joy Division, and Blondie...

John Peel is an iconic British Radio DJ, he mentored many alternative acts throughout his career. In 1976 he created a radio chart called the Festive 50s. Listeners would call in and name their top 3 songs of all-time, and he’d compile the list in a notebook. At the end of the year he’d play the top fifty selects. In 1982 the chart changed to only included songs of the year. It’s a great selection of artists including Artery, New Order and Bauhaus. Album cover is a 1982 POYi by Suzanne Vlamis.

Twenty-three tracks spanning many years of music for whatever your Halloween party needs may be - including music by Bat For Lashes, Bauhaus, and Chelsea Wolfe.

Thirteen tracks including music by Chad Valley, Empire of the Sun, and Hercules and Love Affair.

Did you pass the bottle around when the car went over the top? Eh? GOODBYE, ERIC!

1979 is my favorite year for music (despite the fact that I was negative three years old). It was when punk intermingled with synths, a match made in heaven. This mix includes Joy Division, Talking Heads, and The Cars.

Cold, emotionless synthesizer music from across the spectrum. part 1 :: http://8tracks.com/pdd/sawtooth-and-sine-wave

Sixteen tracks including music by A Liaisons Dangereuses, A Popular History of Signs and Art of Noise.

Synthesizer-related music / part two :: http://8tracks.com/pdd2/my-other-car-is-a-synthesizer

Thirteen tracks including music by Joy Division, New Order and David Bowie.