Episode 104: 11/10/2019

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We commemorated the thirtieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in this episode, by playing tracks from artists that were from behind the Iron Curtain. We started the show with a set in which we went back in time by dancing to the fall of the Berlin Wall, the 1989 anti-communist revolution, went back to the Cold War and met with someone from the DDR (Eastern Germany), who took us through Checkpoint Charlie. Then we started the show proper with post-punk tracks by artists from Poland, Hungary, and Soviet Russia. We followed that with synthpop and new wave tracks from Soviet Russia, Romania, and Soviet Latvia. The last set had some Hungarian punk rock, and experimental music from Soviet Kazakhstan and Eastern Germany/DDR.

Half Machine Lip Moves Episode #104
  1. Half Machine Lip Moves Introduction [0:00:00 - 0:03:13]
  2. Techniques Berlin (Canada): Dancing to the Fall of the Berlin Wall (Suburban Playgrounds and Concrete Beaches, 2012, Fabrika Records) [0:06:02 - 0:10:00]
  3. Terror Art (Romania): ‘89 (Cu Plamâni De Noroi, 1999, Self-Released) [0:10:00 - 0:15:18]
  4. Oppenheimer Analysis (Britain): Cold War (New Mexico, 1982, Self-Released/Minimal Wave)
  5. Gleitzeit (West Germany): Ich Komme Aus Der DDR (Ich Komme Aus Der DDR, 1982, Robot Records)
  6. Nowo Mowa (Poland): Dekoder (Jeszcze Młodsza Generacja Compilation, 1986, Tonpress/Agencja Artystczna MTJ)
  7. Madame (Polanad): Moźe Własnie Sybilla (Glupi Numer, 1985, Tonpress)
  8. F.O. System (Hungary): Ne Félj (F.O. System, 1990, Weast CMC Agency/Magyar Hanglemezyártó Vállalat/Grund Records)
  9. Aurora (Soviet Union/Latvia): Barjera (Dziesmu Izlase – 80-tie #2 Compilation, 2006, Microphone Records)
  10. Nova Generatsiya (Нова Генарация) (Bulgaria): Samo Dvama (Само Двама) (BG Rock: Kontrol/Nova Generatisya Split LP, 1989, Balkanton)
  11. Grazhdanskaya Oborona (Гражданская Оборона) (Soviet Union/Russia): Afganskiy Sindrom (Афганский Синдром) (Instruktsiya Po Vyzhivaniyu (Инсструкция По Выживанию), 1990/1997, Khor/Moon Records/BSA Records/Neuro Empire)
  12. Nochnoi Prospekt (Ночной Проспект) (Soviet Union/Russia): Dai Mnye (Дай Мне) (Asbastos (Асбастос), 1991, SNC Records/Geometriya)
  13. Biokonstruktor (Биоконструктор) (Soviet Union/Russia): Teleturizm (Телетуризм) (Tantsy Po Video (Танцы По Видео), 1987, Self-Released/ZeKo Records/Maschina Records)
  14. Forum (Форум) (Soviet Union/Russia): Davaite Sozvonimsya! (Давайте Созвонимся!) (Belaya Noch (Белая Ночь, 1987, Melodiya)
  15. Rodion G. A. (Romania): Cântec Fulger (The Lost Tapes, 2013, Strut/Future Nuggets/Ambassador’s Reception)
  16. Dzeltenie Pastnieki (Soviet Union/Latvia): Kāpēc Tu Mani Negribi (Man Ļoti Patīk Jaunais Vilnis, 1982/2003, Self-Released)
  17. Al’yans (Альяанс) (Soviet Union/Latvia): Na Zare (На Заре) (NRG/Alyans Split LP, 1991, Melodiya)
  18. Aurora (Hungary): Viszlát Ivan (Viszlat Iván, 1989, Aurora Records/Fekete Lyuk Hangja/Favorit)
  19. Medeo (Медео) (Soviet Union/Kazakhstan): Okhotnik (Suite) (Ansambl “Medeo” (Ансамбль «Медео»), 1985, Melodiya)
  20. Reinhard Lakomy & Rainer Oleak (DDR/East Germany): Gleichzeit (Excerpt) (Zeiten, 1985, AMIGA)