Electronic Toys 2 [Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 14, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Qdk Records
• ASIN: B0000365JZ
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,645 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Saturn Ski Jump

2. Yakety Moog

3. Son of Blob

4. Earthshine

5. Moog Foo Young

6. A Child's Life

7. Party Machine

8. Paris 2079

9. Love Syndrome

10. Sonik Re-Entry

11. The Ride of Aida

12. Circuit Breaker

13. Martha White Theme

14. Space Express

15. Song of the Second Moon 2.52

16. 1958 Revisited

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Garbled Moog emissions from the kitsch factory, June 19, 2000

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Roscoe C. Pernwickle "Charlatan" (Morgan Hill, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Electronic Toys 2 (Audio CD)

Pop music and electronic sound have had a marriage made in heaven ever since they exchanged matrimonial vows some 30 years ago. Sure, the work of composer Edgard Varese and Stockhausen was bold and innovative, but it took the pop geniuses of Perry and Kingsley and Kraftwerk to bring it into the public conciousness. If you ever wanted to know where artists like the aforementioned or the current crop of indie pop faves like Air and Beck got their inspiration, look no further than this CD. Although curiously lacking dates in the liner notes, this sublime compilation showcases the more obscure pop experiments of the last 25 years or so, with an emphasis on the late sixties to the early seventies (personal judgements based purely from listening). The songs range from the dementedley kitschy and ridiculous, to 60's Bond-esque swank spy tunes with electronic flairs, to full blown vocoder-roller-rink-electro-funk-on-acid by Canadian unknown Bruce Haack. Oh, did I mention some of these songs are a bit on the strange side? In all of this Comp's utter bizareness, every song is completley accessible and fun, and lacks any of the heavy handed pomposity of the "avant-guard". This CD without doubt should be played at an upper class pool party with all the butlers and servants dressed like Woodie Allen from "Sleeper". In other words, this is nothing like you have ever heard before. A true gem.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't just buy it for the alluring cover!, May 24, 2000

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M. Calicoat "the_calico_cat" (SEATTLE , WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Electronic Toys 2 (Audio CD)

If you enjoy 60's and 70's electronica, this is a must-have. The majority of the tracks on this compilation are bizarre, happy and "cartoonish" sounding. With the highlights falling on the various included Harry Breuer tracks and Bruce Haack's robot-disco, "Party Machine"- A fun listening experience indeed!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars what a fox, July 25, 2000

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John Mulvaney "music collector" (dunkirk, md. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Electronic Toys 2 (Audio CD)

yes this cd is a spaced out jam starter. pool party. funky junk.some country, polka, surreal.you know the deal.and hot fox naked.