Love And Dancing

Forget La Roux, Little Boots (remember her?), Gaga, and all of today's other neo-eighties synthpop idols, the first wave was genuinely pioneering and, damn it, brave (NB the clothes!). They worked with cutting edge technology the potential of which, in terms of music, no one really yet understood. Ironically, perhaps, the music they produced was also intensely human in its vocal feel and lyrical thrust. Otherwordly, but also small, emotional, and often vulnerable. I loved it all then and still do. Happily the haircuts and male use of eyeliner have largely disappeared. Depeche Mode 'See You' (1982)