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Blancmange - Happy Families (CD)

Happy Families
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Album Details: Happy Families

Release Date:01/01/1982
Label:Edsel Records Uk
UPC:740155102630

Track List: Happy Families

  1. I Can't Explain
  2. Feel Me
  3. I've Seen the Word
  4. Wasted
  5. Living on the Ceiling
  1. Waves
  2. Kind
  3. Sad Days
  4. Cruel
  5. God's Kitchen

Pro Reviews: Happy Families

  • All Music Guide

    Blancmange's first album, 1982's Happy Families, yielded the minor radio hit "Living on the Ceiling," which also received a good deal of attention from early MTV. Though Happy Families can accurately be described as techno-pop, it's techno-pop with a modicum of taste and sophistication, putting it more in the ballpark of genre pioneers like OMD and Yazoo than of annoying '80s anachronisms like Kajagoogoo or EBN-OZN. Neil Arthur's lyrics are interesting enough to reward close listening, and his Bowie-esque voice, while somewhat limited, serves the material well. The sound of Happy Families is built largely around synthesizers, played by Arthur and partner Stephen Luscombe. The duo have a knack for catchy bass lines and drum programming, on top of which they strategically deploy guitars, Eastern instrumentation, and female backing vocals. Particular highlights include "I Can't Explain" (not the Who song), "Feel Me," "Sad Day," and "God's Kitchen."

    - Bill Cassel, All Music Guide

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Blancmange

Taking their name from a type of cooked pudding, the electronic duo Blancmange interlaced the arty, exotic dance rhythms of Talking Heads with the quirky melodrama of early-'80s British synth pop. Consisting of Neil Arthur (vocals, guitar) and Stephen Luscombe (keyboards), Blancmange formed in London, England, in the late '70s. Originally called L360, Blancmange receive... Read more