As a change of pace I thought I would write about one of the most forgotten groups on the New Wave, the perfectly-named New Musik. They created some of the most perfect synth-pop you will ever hear. It is a rare sound as any of their songs will sound as strong and full played by a lone musician with nothing but his or her voice and an acoustic guitar. Their sound, while in some ways dated is also quite ahead of its time as this acoustic-electronic integration is constantly being attempted to less successful results these days. They actually had some hits, but have all but been forgotten. Based on music alone it is a wonder why, but the band's unhip aesthetic bizarre lyrics comprised mainly of metaphor and apocalyptic visions may have had something to do with it. My friends and I were lucky enough to discover them via an old mix tape that Tommy's dad had compiled in the early 80s featuring "Straight Lines." Their popularity in their time yielded many videos, mainly from Top of the Pops:
Check out the bassist's playing in this one!
Anything else you could wonder about them is on this extremely informative website.
And of course, here's is the little bit of their music I have (including all the songs from the videos).
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