#NYC #Freestyle singer #Cynthia Torres released 16 singles during her career & 9 of them were hits on the USA Dance Chart. In 2005 she released a duet with fellow #Freestyle legend #LisetteMelendez- her 1988 single “Endless Nights” was a Starck fave #OldSchool #80sMusic #1980s youtu.be/h0rEr09WT8Y

Debut LP Magazine was a #1980s UK compilation #vinyl record containing new songs by mostly #NewWave bands along with articles in each issue. 1984’s #7 included UK #Goth pioneers #PsyCon’s #HiNRG tinged cut “Make Yourself Scarce”- it was an early Starck fave #Vinyl #VinylSky youtu.be/J9jx7twADqo

Written by #BarryManilow, “Could It Be Magic” was a 1975 hit for him going to #6 on the USA Top10. UK boy band #TakeThat won 1992 song of the year at the Brit Awards with their version, but it was #QueenOfDisco #DonnaSummer’s 1976 cover that was a #Flashback fave at Starck Club youtu.be/DYVI3e9hUWs

French musician #MarcoAttali left #ItaloDisco group #Visitors after a band mate admitted to sleeping with not only his girlfriend but also his best friend- Scandal! Starckers loved his 1988 solo effort “Silex And Sex” which critic #MitchRush called “voluptuary” #80sMusic #1980s youtu.be/JmQVo3aVnAM

#London #ElectroPop duo #IStartCounting took their name from a controversial 1970 UK film about a 14 yr old girl who develops a crush on her new, enigmatic 32 yr old step brother- their 1986 track “Lose Him” was a much beloved Starck favorite #80sMusic #1980s #80s #80sRetro youtu.be/hngwZoIvh88

When his Roland Jupiter-8 gave out, #CorneliusBauer drove from Wurzburg Germany to Frankfurt & met #JorgBusing who fixed the #Synth & also joined Bauer’s #NewBeat group #BoysFromBrazil- their 1987 cut “We Don’t Need No World War 3” was a Starck fave #RESIST #80sMusic #80sRetro youtu.be/tFEP6PesWG8

Post nervous breakdown & struggles with the music industry, Terence Trent D’Arby meditated asking for “new spirit, new will, new identity” resulting in a dream that led him to change his name to #SanandaMaitreya- his 1987 single “Sign Your Name” was a Starck fave #SophistiPop youtu.be/dluHzQhLcME

UK #RnB group #LooseEnds hired #Philly producer #NickMartinelli to bring his magic touch to their 1985 album- jamming with session musicians, an impromptu cover of #Bowie’s “Golden Years” emerged & was added to the disc- it became a much beloved #StarckClub classic #80sMusic youtu.be/arscu0bu-6s

Struggling UK musician #ColinThurston knew zilch when he bluffed his way into sound engineering- eventually working for #Bowie #Numan #DuranDuran & #HumanLeague- his efforts on lesser known #ThePhotos 1983 track “There’s Always Work” was an early Starck fave #80sMusic #80s youtu.be/3w0cAiXI6To?...

Rolling Stone Mag called legendary #Chicago #SoulFunk band #EarthWindAndFire “innovative, precise yet sensual, calculated yet galvanizing” & VH1 called them “one of the greatest bands of all time”- Starckers loved their progressive 1981 deep cut “Kalimba Tree” #80sMusic #1980s youtu.be/QJUrekat_BU

Long active in the German underground #DarkWave scene, #ThomasLudke was instrumental in bringing artists out of the shadows & into the #FrankfurtSound movement- Starckers loved his group #TheInvincibleSpirit’s 1986 track “Push!” #EBM #Industrial #80sMusic #80sRetro #1980s youtu.be/WPhVyrap-fo?...

A sub-genre of #ItaloDisco, “SpaceSynth” used vocals filtered through vocoders to create robot like speech to accompany tracks laden with drum machines & sound effects- Starckers loved #Laserdance’s 1988 12” track “Power Run” #SynthSky #80sMusic #80sRetro #1980s #Synth #80s youtu.be/adBN6DALlwM?...

Before worldwide success as a superstar DJ & prolific producer #BarryHarris formed Canadian #SynthPop group #KonKan- their 1989 debut album spawned 3 hit singles along with the deeper cut “Bite The Bullet” which became a favorite at #StarckClub #80sMusic #80sRetro #1980s youtu.be/q1z5O0F8cY0?...

In 1975, #MaceoAndTheMacks #Funk cut “Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back)” hit #54 on the UK singles chart. It was a #Flashback fave at #StarckClub & in 1987 it was re-released & went to #1 on the UK Dance Chart. It’s also featured in the 2000 film SNATCH #Vinyl #VinylSky youtu.be/yPYM7uX_-h8?...

After being fired from UK #Punk band #TheClash, guitarist #MickJones formed #BigAudioDynamite purposely mixing musical styles & rhythms to reflect council life in #London- B.A.D.’s 1985 single “The Bottom Line” was a much beloved #StarckClub classic #80sMusic #80sRetro #80s youtu.be/4V5Zoe84BjE?...

Upon hearing some UK tracks from the burgeoning #AcidHouse scene, #ItaloDisco producer #SeveroLombardoni enlisted session vocalist Luca Colombo to test the waters & the resulting 1988 cut by #LukeAcidC “Work It To The Bone” became a Starck fave #80sMusic #House #1980s #80s youtu.be/8W0b_emn1us?...

The lead single from #London #SophistiPop band #Sade’s 1985 album PROMISE, "The Sweetest Taboo” peaked at #31 in the UK but went to #5 in the USA. Critic #BriannaEnnis called it “a smooth soulful storm of seductive superbness”- it was a Starck Club fave #80sMusic #80sRetro youtu.be/kcPc18SG6uA?...

#SanFrancisco #NewWave band #RomeoVoid’s 1984 single “A Girl In Trouble” was their biggest hit & their only Top40 entry peaking at #35. Critic #HalHorowitz said, ‘it’s a smart, sexy, spellbinding slice from one of the best artists of the #80s’- it was an early Starck fave youtu.be/o1TT0yVTlRg?...

Belgian #AltElectro band #Front242’s 1984 album NO COMMENT originated the term #EBM when the band included the phrase "Electronic Body Music Composed and Produced On Eight Tracks by Front 242”- the deeper cut “Lovely Day” was a Starck fave #80sMusic #1980s #80sRetro #80s youtu.be/U6egHwSZjB0?...

UK guitarist #LozNetto was a former member of 70s British #FunkRock band #Moon & left UK #NewWave band #SniffNTheTears (“Driver’s Seat”) in 1983 to fly solo- Starckers loved his 1986 #ElectroSynth 12” single “Dance To The Music” #NewRomantics #80sMusic #1980s #80s #80sRetro youtu.be/XqJp_iE15nI?...

UK #SynthPop group #NewOrder released their 4th studio album BROTHERHOOD in 1986. Critic #StuartMaconie called it “overlooked, nestling between two superior albums” but Spin Mag gave it 5/5 stars- the 1987 #RobertRacic remix of “Paradise” was a Starck fave #80sMusic #1980s youtu.be/OqH3hE3v8MI?...

Born Juan Antonio Ortiz, #Brooklyn #Freestyle singer #JohnnyO had several club hits including “Fantasy Girl,” “Runaway Love” & a duet with #Cynthia “Dreamboy/Dreamgirl” but it was his 1989 12” “Memories” that became a Starck favorite #OldSchool #80sMusic #1980s #80sRetro youtu.be/460HYJTccV0?...

Richard Jonckheere aka #Richard23 of Belgian #AltElectro band #Front242 provides vocals on #Chicago #Industrial group #Ministry’s 1987 12” single “The Nature Of Love.” Industrial Nation zine says it “delivers a brash hard spank of pulsing thrusts”- it was a Starck fave #80s youtu.be/QQRBJXhM1DI?...

Formed by producer #RonDeanMiller ft vocals from #VikkiLove, #NYC #Freestyle group #NUANCE’s 1984 track “Loveride” was a #1 USA Dance Chart hit. Critic #ChaseLopp called it “an infectious blast of rump-shaking merriment”- the Dub Mix was a Starck classic #Vinyl #Vinylsky youtu.be/7cjs9X9dzJk?...

UK #NewWave band #TearsForFears 1984 single “Change” hit #4 in the UK & became their first USA Hot100 entry stalling at #73. Critic #RikkiVentana called it “a moody, slick, new wave masterpiece that undulates cool impeccability”- it was an early Starck fave #80sMusic #1980s youtu.be/Ymh1gRJtw78?...

Born in #Maryland, singer/producer #UltraNate has had nearly a dozen songs enter the USA Dance Chart Top10 & in 2016 Billboard Mag ranked her as the 12th most successful dance artist of all time- her 1989 debut single “It’s Over Now” was a beloved Starck fave #80sMusic #80s youtu.be/qEnAelPzQ70?...

After leaving #Bauhaus- Daniel Ash, David J & Kevin Haskins created UK band #LoveAndRockets transitioning from their familiar #Goth sound to modern #AltRock- Starckers loved their 1985 debut single & cover of #TheTemptations’ 1970 hit “Ball Of Confusion” #80sMusic #1980s youtu.be/NcfXWtI7ML0?...

Born Roger Jouret, Belgian musician #PlasticBertrand is best known for his 1978 single “Ca Plane Pour Moi” which is featured prominently in the 1985 comedy film NATIONAL LAMPOON’S EUROPEAN VACATION- Starckers loved his 1989 track “Sex Tabou” #80sMusic #80sRetro #1980s #80s youtu.be/Aiv0FAohExw?...

UK #PostPunk band #FleshForLulu was formed by patrons of #London’s #Batcave nightclub. Their 1987 single “I Go Crazy” was featured in the 1987 teen romance film SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL & was a USA college radio hit- it was also a Starck fave #GenX #80sMusic #80sRetro #80s youtu.be/SFVmb4iFEsE?...

#DJPierre was a founding member of #Phuture & pioneered #AcidHouse music in #Chicago. His 1987 cut as #PierresPfantasyClub “Fantasy Girl” has vocals & keyboards by 15 year old Felix Stallings Jr soon to be known as #FelixDaHousecat – it was a Starck fave #House #80sMusic youtu.be/7XIVEAiIxeU?...

Born Neneh Karlsson in #Sweden, UK singer & rapper #NenehCherry took her surname from #Jazz musician #DonCherry who was her stepfather. #Punk was her first love & she was once a member of #TheSlits- her 1988 single “Buffalo Stance” was a Starck fave #80sMusic #80sRetro youtu.be/JWsRz3TJDEY?...

French #NewWave duo #TaxiGirl opened for #TheStranglers 1981 tour until they were sacked for shoplifting sex toys they planned to use as props during their set- member #Mirwais would later helm 3 albums for #Madonna- their 1984 single “Paris” was an early #StarckClub fave youtu.be/GxBlDcXcdNA?...

#NYC #Freestyle trio #TKA took their moniker from the initials of members Tony, Kayel & Angel. A performance at a #Quinceanera in #Harlem got them signed to #TommyBoy Records- their 1987 single “Scars Of Love” was a much beloved #StarckClub classic #80sMusic #80sRetro #80s youtu.be/qExbdvfDmmw?...

#German experimental #AltElectro band #Ledernacken’s 1989 cut “Wheelin And Dealin” was recorded at frontman #FolkeJensen’s Ultraschall Studios in #Hamburg where he also produced for #XmalDeutschland #Geisterfaher #Razzia #FSK & #Saal2- it was a Starck fave #80sMusic #1980s youtu.be/sIrUxYabeCE?...

Translating to “Love At First Sight” German #EBM band #DAF’s 1981 track “Liebe Auf Den Ersten Blick” was called by critic #MaudeFinch “years ahead of its time with a simplicity and minimalist approach that would influence many future synth acts”- it was a Starck fave #1980s youtu.be/D2Mr9BH8JUY?...

#NewYork #Freestyle singer #Jasmin only release 2 records but they both became club hits: 1990’s “Once Is Enough” & 1987’s “On The Loose” which music critic #JessJohns called “Boogie Down Bronx flavor with Manhattan sass attitude”- it was a Starck fave #80sMusic #NYC #1980s youtu.be/R6o0F3Y4ivE?...

Ian Robert Astbury of UK #AltRock band #TheCult claims to have had a “religious experience” while viewing the 1979 war film APOCALYPSE NOW sequence featuring #TheDoor’s “The End” saying “after, I would never be the same”- their 1985 single “Rain” was a Starck classic #1980s youtu.be/RD5b_0QB0wI?...

“Brand New Lover,” the lead single from UK #SynthPop band #DeadOrAlive’s 1986 album, was produced by #StockAitkenWaterman & became a huge worldwide hit though it fizzled in the UK stalling at #31. It was a #1 Dance Chart hit in the USA & Starck fave #80sMusic #PeteBurns youtu.be/wsdJ38K41QU?...

Although UK #SynthPop group #HumanLeague never released “The Things That Dreams Are Made Of” as a single in 1981, it would be remixed & released as a 12” in 2008 where it reached #2 on the UK Dance Chart- the original was an early Starck fave #NewWave #80sMusic #80sRetro youtu.be/E8LSw0LqbIY?...

Co-produced by #NewOrder’s #BernardSumner & #ACertainRatio’s #DonaldJohnson, #Manchester vocalist #MarcelKing’s 1984 12” single “Reach For Love” was called by critic #EllieGershakovich “eternally perfect… enthralling & euphoric”- it was a Starck fave #80sMusic #1980s #80s youtu.be/OA22fKMDSlY?...

Before hosting infamous nights of dancing & debauchery at Amnesia nightclub in #Ibiza, superstar DJ #SvenVath served as frontman for German #SynthPop band #OFF. Their 1985 single “Bad News” was called by critic #JanWeimar “a perfect dance record”- it was a Starck fave #80s youtu.be/GZLUXGc8kTA?...

#Chicago musician #Adonis’ 1986 club hit “No Way Back” became a #HouseMusic classic with critic #StanPhilbert calling it, “the gold standard of #ChicagoHouse cuts” & 5 Magazine hailing it “the track that begat everything that followed”- it was a Starck fave #House #80sMusic youtu.be/XguWA1JGlQ8?...

Music/video producer #FrankRuckert & #OliverLangbein came together under the guidance of producer #Talla2XLC to create the 1987 #ElectroIndustrial underground hit track “Lack Of Sense” which was their only release as #Tribantura- it was a beloved Starck fave #80sMusic #80s youtu.be/joJX36YYwl8?...

German #SynthPop group #Boytronic has had dozens of different members during its history as one lineup is often fired & quickly replaced with fresh handsome new band mates- Starckers loved the 1988 incarnation’s #HiNRG single “Don’t Let Me Down” #80sMusic #80sRetro #1980s youtu.be/oFmdslExHMY?...

UK maestro engineer #GeorgePeckham aka “Porky” mastered the song catalogues of #TheBeatles #LedZeppelin & #Genesis- he also helmed the final cut of UK #AltElectro act #CabaretVoltaire’s 1987 track “Here To Go”- it was a much beloved #StarckClub classic #80sMusic #1980s #80s youtu.be/U4bOBvK9Y00?...

#DanAykroyd & #TomHanks starred in 1987’s buddy cop comedy DRAGNET which received “Two Thumbs Up” from film critics #SiskelAndEbert but they despised the “disco thing” theme song by UK #AvantSynth group #ArtOfNoise- well...😛Starckers adored it😎👍👍 #ArtPop #80sMusic #80sRetro youtu.be/7y5U2N891E0?...

Notable for the sampled breathing of actual bicyclists during a race along with gears, chains & wheels in motion- German #Synth pioneers #Kraftwerk created a texturally complex dance record in 1983 “Tour De France”- it was an early Starck favorite #80sMusic #1980s #80s youtu.be/rTe7U92ecX8?...

Born Leroy Haggard Jr. #Chicago #HipHouse rapper & DJ #MrLee’s 1989 cut “Get Busy” went to #2 & 1990’s “Pump That Body” went to #1 on the Dance Club Play Chart- but it was his 1988 track with #HouseGang & #MikeHitmanWilson “Work My Body” that was a Starck fave #Vinyl #1980s youtu.be/qK-TBlSwQLo?...

French brothers Herve & Philippe Lomprez pioneered Euro #ColdWave music & took their band name from the 21st chromosome trisomy which causes Down Syndrome- Starckers loved #Trisomie21’s 1986 #DarkWave track “The Last Song” #80sFashion #GenX #GothSky #Goth #80sMusic #80s youtu.be/E6vafiYpH1Y?...