Michael Gimignani

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Member Since: 2/11/2004
Total Mixes: 4
Total Feedback: 2

Other Mixes By Michael Gimignani

danger men don't talk so well
Cassette | Mixed Genre
an exercise in proper crosscut shredding
Cassette | Mixed Genre
Judgment Day (false start)
Cassette | Mixed Genre

Establishing a New Order: How Psychedelia Turned into 80s Dance-Pop

Artist Song
Jefferson Airplane  Somebody to Love 
Pink Floyd  See Emily Play 
Rolling Stones  In Another Land 
United States of America  Garden of Earthly Delights 
Soft Machine  We Did It Again 
Silver Apples  Ruby 
Frank Zappa  Little Umbrellas 
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer  Lucky Man 
Silver Apples  Lovefingers 
Tangerine Dream  Sunrise in the Third System 
Wendy Carlos  Theme from "A Clockwork Orange" 
Kraftwerk  Ruckzuck 
Faust  Why Don't You Eat Carrots? 
Can  Spoon 
Neu!  Isi 
Brian Eno  Here Come the Warm Jets 
Commodores  Machine Gun 
David Bowie  Sound and Vision 
Suicide  Rocket U.S.A. 
Cabaret Voltaire  Nag Nag Nag 
Duran Duran  The Chauffeur 
Depeche Mode  Just Can't Get Enough 
New Order  Blue Monday 

Comment:

This is a roughly chronological mix, showing the gradual electronic retooling of San Francisco psychedelic rock into the all-synth pop music prevalent two decades later. Whenever possible, shorter and more accessible songs are included, although some of these songs (especially the early Kraftwerk and Faust) can get randomly experimental. Constraints of the 80-minute CD also kept this mix shorter and less experimental than it "could" have been.

Feedback:

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Scott K
Date: 11/12/2002
Ambitious...and some great choices. Especially like the Stones, Zappa and Wendy (Walter) Carlos. Welcome to the site!
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Abe12
Date: 11/12/2002
Very impressive! Especially love the Faust and Eno, and that's a great Bowie(&Eno) song as well.
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Ben McCormick
Date: 11/12/2002
I have reservations about the ELP (and "Tomorrow Never Knows" seems essential), but this is an excellent mix.
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spacelab
Date: 11/12/2002
Colour me impressed as well.
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Curtis_Burns
Date: 11/12/2002
Good stuff. Welcome aboard.
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valis
Date: 11/12/2002
Good stuff indeed..., although I think the best psychedelic bands--- state-side, we're from L.A. (not San Francisco). Also, the case can certainly be made that 60s psychedelia evolved into the 70s progressive rock and Germanic electronica/prog' into what you're saying is the 80s dance/synth' pop....the original thread of psychedelia was never lost and is still going strong, in another stream....
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valis
Date: 11/12/2002
oops, welcome aboard!
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Fundak
Date: 11/12/2002
there is some great stuff here...i know that's not an earth shattering comment, but i had to add my voice to the cacaphony of praise being heaped upon this mix.
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McDonald12
Date: 11/12/2002
Hi Michael! Welcome to AOTM. This is a great mix to kick off with. I am more inclined to believe that the music from that era evolved the way Valis described, and then into stuff like the rain parade, REM, long ryders, green on red etc. From there, into the stone roses, charlatans etc and then into White Stripes, Dandy Warhols, Brian Jonestown experience etc. But that's just my take on things. I am in no way detracting from your view and your really groovy mix! Keep 'em coming. Healthy criticism is good for all of us.
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lo-fi jr.
Date: 11/12/2002
Interesting concept. Anxious to see more.
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Muzag
Date: 11/13/2002
Nice idea that has resulted in some great picks.Welcome!