A Lost Post-Punk Gem: Poeme Electronique
A couple of years ago, I was playing a lot of late-1970s and early-1980s synth pop videos, which I've loved since I was probably still a preteen. I was also listening to a lot of minimal wave (also sometimes called minimal synth) on YouTube as well. We all know how YouTube's algorithms work, so it was no surprise that I'd get suggestions for videos from different artists in the same basic genre. If I'm going to be obsessed with minimal wave, why not get a bit more obsessed? A video by a band I'd never heard of before, Poeme Electronique, had apparently cut a video of their one released single, The Echoes Fade . It's a haunting track that I continue to enjoy. It was apparently released in 1982, and it does sound like a synth pop song of the period. The lyrics have some depth to them, and the production and musical craftsmanship is outstanding, especially given what was likely a very limited budget. The video is also definitely a period piece, and clearly shot on ...