Thomas Leer - Letter from America

yup. Not to mention, especially on Hear What I Say, the best synth-horn playing this side of Heaven 17.

ok so finally got the chance to check out a singles collection, contradictions, and his album with robert rental... it's all so damn good. this thread should really be about 5 times this size.

he's such a perfect bridge between colder, more nihilistic type synth-wave and the artier, ultraproduced 80s pop stuff discussed in the 'sounds like late period roxy music' thread. eating this stuff up atm

the live record with the normal is rly good

(w robert rental that is)

thomas leer is great too obviously

"Don't" is the jam

Listening now to From Sci-Fi to Barfly -- which is closer in spirit to his popper stuff, and has vocals. I'm kind of enjoying this.

Scale Of Ten is amazing. there are too many songs on it and all sounds a bit rushed, also dated but amazing all the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anvXNfZq4_c

Good winter track

https://futurehistoric.bandcamp.com/

Currently on bandcamp with some amazing things from the archives.

1979, "Recorded in 1979. This was my very first explorations into the world of electronics." proto Private Plane/The Bridge
1982, "Series of tracks for unreleased album Circa 1982" Sounds like All About You/Saving Grace electro/synth-pop.
Fairlight EP '83, "First set of demos emerging from week-long Fairlight sessions, 1983" proto-Scale of Ten?

Plust"Songs from a Sensual Revolution", a 1993 album "inspired by New York club music" and Conversation Peace from the mid/late 90s.

Gotta check those out. Thx for the heads up, Dan.