Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs Present The Tears Of Technology / Various

Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs Present The Tears Of Technology / VariousDouble vinyl LP pressing. 2020 release. At the turn of the '80s, a new generation of musicians appeared who saw synthesizers not as dehumanizing machines but as musical instruments that could be coaxed into creating modern, beautiful and decidedly emotional music. It was almost as if the musicians were intentionally creating this music to prove the doubters wrong. Compiled by Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs, The Tears Of Technology

pumping digital rhythms and gorgeously bright vocal harmonies makes for a formidable combination

have in common

Mundy realised that the loops had been picked up

I decided not to follow a well established concept but this more instinctive guideline and to go fishing for accidents"

Kehlani’s You Should Be Here is a soulful blend of R&B and introspective lyricism

there's further dancefloor weaponry such as the pulsating synth-driven roller 'Mars'

and deep connection to his roots

wild concerts with bands from many genres and scenes

delivered with Coldplay’s signature emotional intensity

" with that chaotic jazz everyone loves him for

• Falling somewhere between Cheap Trick and the Buzzcocks (with a touch of Teenage Fanclub)

making it a must-have in any vinyl enthusiast’s collection