Agreed! They should have been given more support ๐๐
@starckclub
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
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Formed in #Wiltshire, #London based #Goth rockers #TheBolshoi were known for catchy songs rife with lyrics reflecting upon social issues & raising public awareness- Starckers loved their 1985 single โHappy Boyโ which critic #CamiDent called โa haunting heartacheโ
#Darkwave #80s
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Singer #DebbieDeb was discovered working in a #Miami record store when producer #PrettyTony complimented her speaking voice & asked if she could sing- her sung answer was โYEEESSSS!โ Her 1984 #Freestyle single โLookout Weekendโ was a Starck fave
#OldSchool #80sMusic #1980s #80s
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Brit #Pop group #Wax gained a cult following years after their initial foray into music. They released a dozen singles but failed to crack the USA Top40 & had only one UK Top40 hit; the 1987 single โBridge To Your Heartโ which was a beloved Starck fave
#80sMusic #1980s #80s
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Early career & low on cash, NYC #Freestyle duo #TheLatinRascals used razor blades & tape to splice separate studio takes into the rhythmic elements of their songs. Their 1985 track โLisaโs Comingโ was featured in the 2012 film END OF WATCH- it was a beloved #StarckClub classic
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Born to a Nigerian father & British mother, UK #SophistiPop singer #Sade launched her successful career with the biggest-selling debut album ever by a UK female vocalist at that time- her 1988 deep cut โKeep Lookingโ was a much beloved Starck favorite
#80sMusic #1980s #80s
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UK #SynthPop band #OMD nicknamed their 1984 track โLocomotionโ โFrankensteinโ because it was recorded in #Montserrat, #Brussels, #London & #TheNetherlands where it was finally mixed. It became one of their biggest hits & was an early Starck fave
#NewWave #1980s #80sMusic #80s
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Always stop to listen to her songs whenever shuffling through radio stations ๐๐
The 1st single from #IanMcCullochโs 1989 debut solo album CANDLELAND, โProud To Fallโ stalled at #51 on the UK Hot100, but reached #1 on the USA Modern Rock Chart. Sounds mag called it โa perfect song to usher in a new phase of evolution for Ian McCullochโ- it was a Starck fave
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UK #PostPunk band #TheMarchViolets formed at #Leeds University the same year fellow students formed #Goth group #TheSistersOfMercy. Violets percussion was provided by โDr Rhythmโ- their beloved old drum machine. Their 1985 single โDeepโ was a Starck fave
#Alternative #1980s
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Originally a B-side, UK #AltRock band #TheSmiths โHow Soon Is Now?โ became so popular that it was released as a single in 1985 & reached #24 in the UK. When it was re-released in 1992 it hit #16- it was a much beloved Starck fave
#Morrissey #80sMusic #1980s #JohnnyMarr #80s
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DJ #RickSquillante who rose to fame at #StarckClub adored โQueen of Discoโ #DonnaSummer & often spun her deeper album cuts which Starckers also came to love- like her 1979 #GiorgioMoroder helmed track โLuckyโ featured in Season 2 of HBOs #NicoleKidman TV hit BIG LITTLE LIES
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German #SynthPop trio #Camouflageโs 1987 debut single โThe Great Commandmentโ spent 3 weeks at #1 on the USA Dance Chart after heavy airplay on #LongIslandโs legendary #NewWave radio station #WLIR. #TroySims of AllMusic gave it 5 of 5 stars- it was a beloved #StarkClub classic
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KROQ in the 80s was the BEST! K-K-K-R-R-R-R-R-O-O-O-O-O-O-Qqqqqqq๐๐
#Harlem #HipHop group #TheBoogieBoys met while volunteering for Sweep, Scrub & Shine- a community led org that helped seniors & veterans with household chores & yard work. Starckers loved their 1985 ditty โA Fly Girlโ which critic #MarkHop called โgroovetasticโ
#Vinyl #VinylSky
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So amazing you were able to see them live! Most Americans know โHappy Birthdayโ & maybe โI Could Be Happyโ but only if they had MTV back then. They were very beloved at Starck Club ๐
โDonโt Talk To Me About Loveโ was the final big hit from Scottish #NewWave band #AlteredImages & was the 1st single from their 1983 album BITE. #1 Mag called it โPop perfectionโ & it went Top10 in the #UK & #Ireland but failed to chart in the USA- it was an early Starck fave
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Many Starckers appear in the โclub sceneโ of #PaulVerhoevenโs 1987 film ROBOCOP which was shot at #StarckClub- neon art was added by set designers but the glowing grates are original. The track- โShow Me Your Spineโ by PTP (aka #Ministry) was released in 2004
#Dallas #80sMovies
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Bravo!!! Great parenting ๐๐
Dutch #Darkwave band #ClanOfXymox helped pioneer the #Goth music of the #1980s. AllMusic called their style โicy, seductive, throbbing & gloomy.โ Their 1985 single โA Dayโ was called by critic #FaithAlcott โEuphorically, Brutally Visceralโ- it was a Starck fave
#80sMusic #80s
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Produced by Babyface & L.A. Reid, SoCal singer #KarynWhiteโs self-titled 1988 debut album spawned 3 consecutive #1 singles on the #RnB chart which was a first for a female artist- Starckers loved her single โThe Way You Love Meโ (#1 on the USA Dance Chart & #7 Top10)
#80sMusic
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UK #SophistiPop band #TheBlowMonkeys fused #Pop #Soul & #Jazz for their 1986 single โDigging Your Sceneโ to address the hatred and judgment of those living with HIV/AIDS & urge people to support gay artists & musicians whose work they โdugโ- it was a Starck fave
#80sMusic #80s
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During the video shoot for UK #RnB group #Soul2Soulโs 1989 single โBack To Lifeโ a strange silver disc reportedly hovered above the tree line in #EppingForest for several minutes during production- Starckers loved the track & apparently so did ๐ฝ๐ธ
#80sMusic #1980s #80s
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When UK group #SistersOfMercy became #TheSisterhood, guitar driven #AltRock became #Synth driven #Industrial. On their 1986 track โFinland Red, Egypt Whiteโ singer #LucasFox reads the technical specs of an AK-47 assault rifle- it was a much beloved Starck classic
#Darkwave #80s
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โค๏ธ DJ GoGo Mike loved this track - definitely takes me back. Midnight Mix is such a great name ๐๐
Known for her theatrical vocals & outlandish style of dress, #NinaHagen began her career as an actress appearing with her mother Eva-Maria in several German films- Critic #VicTolker called her 1983 single โNew York, New Yorkโ โa remarkable oddityโ- it was an early Starck fave
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