Michele K-tel salutes electro-punk pioneer Alan Vega and the minimalist synth of SUICIDE.
Playlist 7.19.16
Alan Vega/Alex Chilton/Ben Vaughn “Fly Away” Cubist Blues
Suicide “96 Tears” Attempted: Live at Max’s Kansas City 1980
Suicide “Be Bop Kid” The Second Album + The First Rehearsal Tapes
Suicide “Dream Baby Dream” The Second Album + The First Rehearsal Tapes
Neneh Cherry & the Thing “Dream Baby Dream” The Cherry Thing

Alan Vega “Jukebox Baby” (1981)
Suicide “Do It Nice” The Second Album + The First Rehearsal Tapes
Suicide “Ghost Rider” Suicide (1977)
Alan Vega “Speedway” Sweetheart EP
Suicide “Love So Lovely” A Way of Life
Suicide “Pump It” Why Be Blue?
Alan Vega/Alex Chilton/Ben Vaughn “Do Not Do Not” Cubist Blues

Suicide “Frankie Teardrop vs The Space Alien” (1976 demo)

Marc Ribot & The Young Philadelphians “Love Rollercoaster” Live in Tokyo [Live]
Meridian Brothers “El Jazz del Chupasangres” Sounds and Colours Colombia
Ed Bird “Gady Y Su Estudiantina” Sonidos Raíces del Perú

EVERYONE IS DIRTY “Banana Split” Cassingle (Royal Oakie)
The Chills “There Is No Harm in Trying” Soft Bomb
The Fabulettes “Try The Worryin’ Way” Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found: One Kiss Can Lead To Another
Nancy Elizabeth “I Used To Try” Battle And Victory
The Knitters “Try Anymore (Why Don’t We Even)” The Modern Sounds Of The Knitters
Delta 5 “Try” Singles & Sessions 1979-81
Eddie Head And His Family “Tryin’ To Get Home” Raw Pre-war Gospel (1926-36) – American Primitive, Volume 1 (Revenant)