In 1983, Depeche Mode entered a new phase with Construction Time Again.
In this documentary, I explore how this album marked the birth of a new sound and quietly laid the foundation for everything that followed.
In this video, I take a look at 15 essential women who helped define that era. From front women to key vocal contributors, each played a role in shaping the sound, identity and atmosphere of the early 1980s.
This is a self-made instrumental cover of Eurythmics song “Love Is A Stranger” created in the style of 80s synthpop. I compose all the background music for my documentaries myself, and this track is one of them.
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In 1983, Sweet Dreams went to number one. But it was not recorded in a grand studio. It was made in a small attic with an eight track machine, two microphones and a lot of imagination.
New video now on YouTube.
15 album tracks from 1980 to 1985 that were never released as singles, but in my opinion had all the qualities of a hit. A focused look at the golden age of UK new wave and synthpop.
Not all turning points in music history arrive with noise and headlines. Some happen quietly.
In this documentary, I explore why John Foxx chose to leave Ultravox just before the band entered a new and more successful chapter.
10,000 subscribers on YouTube.
Two years ago I started building 80s New Wave Music as a personal archive of 1980s new wave, synthpop and the New Romantic movement. What began as a quiet project has grown far beyond what I imagined. A deeply satisfying milestone.
When people talk about electronic music at the turn of the 1980s, the focus is usually on the artists and records that later became widely recognised. But between 1979 and 1982, much of the groundwork was being laid through more obscure and non-commercial releases.
In this documentary, I explore how Yellow Magic Orchestra helped influence the emerging British synthpop, new wave, and New Romantic scene, focusing on real connections and collaborations rather than distant inspiration.
AI video from Rusty Egan based on actual photos from The Blitz Club. Egan was the DJ at Blitz, the influential New Romantic nightclub in London, where he worked with Steve Strange from 1979 until 1981 and he was part of the legendary group Visage #newromantic #visage
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Coming soon: a new documentary exploring how Yellow Magic Orchestra influenced British synthpop, new wave, and the New Romantic movement, and how ideas travelled between Japan and the UK in the early 1980s.
This is a personal selection of non-hit tracks from 1980 and 1981, looking at the moment when synthpop and New Romantic were still taking shape. Album tracks and non-hit singles from artists at the very beginning, before the sound settled and the hits arrived.
The new documentary is now online.
The 2nd British Invasion: How Synthpop, New Wave and New Romantic Changed America explores how British synthpop, new wave, and MTV reshaped American music around 1982.
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A new documentary is coming soon.
The 2nd British Invasion explores how new wave, new romantic and synthpop crossed the Atlantic and changed American pop culture in the early 1980s.
More soon on 80s New Wave Music.
Now online!
Depeche Mode: Speak & Spell, The Innocence of Early Synthpop
A new documentary exploring the band’s debut album, the early years of Depeche Mode, and the moment before everything changed. The video also includes a mini review of the songs on the album.
Coming in early 2026.
Depeche Mode: Speak & Spell, The Innocence of Early Synthpop
A new documentary exploring the band’s debut album, the early days of Depeche Mode, and the moment before everything changed. The video also includes a mini review of the songs on the album.
More soon.
A new documentary reflecting on how The Human League rebuilt themselves and created Dare, one of the defining albums of early synthpop.
This is the final documentary on my 80s New Wave Music channel this year. Thank you to everyone who has watched, shared and supported the channel over the past year
A moment from my upcoming documentary on Dare by The Human League, the album that helped shape early synthpop.
#thehumanleague #dare #synthpop #80smusic
For more than four decades, Gary Numan’s The Pleasure Principle has stood as a landmark in electronic music.
In this video I take a look at the period that led to its creation, when Numan moved away from punk, embraced synthesisers, and found himself at the centre of a changing musical landscape.
Memento Mori was created during a period of loss and uncertainty for Depeche Mode, and over time the album has taken on new meaning for me as well.
#depecheMode, #mementoMori, #newwave, #synthpop, #80snewwavemusic
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I have started a T-shirt shop with 80s New Wave designs. I hope you like it.
80snewwavemusicstore.com
New Video Online soon!
Memento Mori: A Personal Look at One of Their Most Emotional Albums.
In this video I share my personal reflections on Depeche Mode’s Memento Mori. It is an album shaped by loss, change and quiet resilience. Over time it has taken on a very different meaning for me.
A new documentary "The Human League: The Making of the Album That Defined Synthpop" is coming between Christmas and New Year. It tells the story of how The Human League recovered from a major split and created Dare, the album that helped shape the direction of early synthpop.
In this video I take a detailed look at Japan’s 1980 album Gentlemen Take Polaroids, a defining moment in the band’s evolution and a major step in their artistic development.
#GentlemenTakePolaroids #JapanBand #DavidSylvian #AlbumReview #80sMusic
This music is taken from the video "The REAL Reason Alan Wilder Left Depeche Mode (It’s Not What You Think)".
This is a self-made instrumental tribute remix inspired by Depeche Mode and created in the style of Depeche Mode's 80s New Wave / Synth-pop music.
This documentary looks at the early beginnings of synthpop and how the sound developed long before it had a recognised name.
#synthpop, #electronicmusic, #80smusic, #earlyelectronic, #synthhistory
