My genesis moment.

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I assure you, my friend, that this robot is indeed systematic.

Nearly 30 human years ago, this track was putting hairy-chested robots into full-frame meltdown on space disco floors all over Planet Italy. 'Lectric Workers members Franco Rago and Gigi Farina were also responsible for Decadance's considerably darker, yet ultimately synthulescent On and On (Fears Keep On).

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Dark, italo alchemy at its finest! Although somewhat of a false alarm since Decadance members Franco Rago and Gigi Farina were also responsible for 'Lectric Workers' tasty italo-biscuit Robot is Systematic, this is the one and only Decadance experiment.  The twisted lyrics are a perfect match for the track's underground, synthy goodness.

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Hot off the press!!! Aptly-named revival label Minimal Wave has compiled Futurisk's entire catalog and pressed it on collector-quality 180g vinyl, including this alternate take of their signature track, Meteoright. Destined to be a collectible. At $22, you'd be crazy not to pick one (or two) up.

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This EP/12" gets me all wound up with some serious non-goth electro industrial madness! Crash Course in Science was formed in 1979 while the three members were attending art school in Philadelphia.Flying Turns is off their 12" Signals from Pier Thirteen originally published on Press Records in 1981.

SCHEMATICS: More videos and MP3s from the 12"...

Clean, first pressings sell for upwards of $100, with second pressings from 1986 on LD Records fetching only slightly less.

Cardboard Lamb (2:41)

Crashing Song (2:35)

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Factory Forehead (2:56)

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