Think of this as a rerun. But this time, there are songs to go along with the post [the songs on the original post ended up getting lost in a site transfer].

No, this isn't the Ubercoolische Minimal Techno we're talking about here - I'm not going to bore you again with that subject. This is Minimal Wave, a term that encompasses early 80's electronic music that heavily emphasized raw analog synths and rhythm boxes. Genres include electro, obscure new wave, minimal synth, coldwave, darkwave and new romantic. Over the last few years there has been some renewed interest in Minimal Wave as today's sonic technicians look to the past for inspiration. The artists on the sadly now-defunct Invasion Planete conspired to supply the underground with very limited minimal wave releases along with a dose of propaganda. In 2003, Gigolo Records came out with New Deutsch, a long overdue compilation that unearthed some lost but not entirely forgotten gems from the German scene. More recently, Vitalic and David Carretta remixed the club favorite Cardboard Lamb from the underrated but highly influential Crash Course In Science, who are currently at work on a new LP.

The Actor - Covergirl
Experimental Products - Clear Images
Guyer's Connection - Dallas
Informatics - Factory Nightlife 03
Profil - 1964 [I think Juice Newton stole this for Queen of Hearts]
Transparent Illusion - We
Silicon Teens - Sun Flight
A Blaze Color - A Means To An End [Sounds like G.D. Luxxe got his vocal style from this guy]
G.K. Agenda - Enyhόles
Nine Circles - Twinkling Stars