All The Young Droids; Junkshop Synth Pop 1978-1985 2CD

The absurdity of a DIY synth pop explosion in the late seventies and early eighties is chaotic yet illuminating, layered with a sardonic flair. Packed with 24 tracks from artists often sidelined in music history, "All The Young Droids" unearths a peculiar irony: in their flight from punk's shadow, they forged an alternate, vivid legacy; a patchwork of misfit anthems and charming failures. Listening feels like wandering through a forgotten club where musicians, armed with cheap synthesizers, grappled to make sense of a burgeoning electronic age.