Various Artists - Electro Throwdown: Sci-Fi Inter-Planetary Electro Attack On Planet Earth, 1982-89 CD/2LP

Soul Jazz Records" new collection, "Electro Throwdown: Sci-Fi Inter-Planetary Electro Attack on Planet Earth, 1982-89", is a journey into the outer reaches of electro, a galactic roller-coaster ride of turbo-charged sci-fi grooveology.

The album is comprised of mainly private-press and independent label electro jams of the highest calibre (with some as rare as space ships landing on Mars) all created in the 1980s, at a time when a vocoder, a Roland TR-808 drum machine and a groove was all that was needed to get the party started. 

With a few notable exceptions (Michael Jonzun"s Jonzun Crew and The Packman) the album features mainly under-the-radar killer tracks from a host of one-off artists and back-room electronic pioneers - including Pretty Tony, Planet Detroit (James McCauley, aka Maggotron) and Rich Cason - who together helped shape the sound of electro across the USA from Miami to New York, Los Angeles and beyond during the 1980s.

Tracklist:

1. Time to Throw Down [The Rickie Clark Company]
2. Boogie Troids [The Troids]
3. I'm the Packman [The Packman]
4. Fix It In the Mix [Pretty Tony]
5. All Systems Go [Jazaq]
6. Killer Groove [Rich Cason]
7. We Are The Jonzun Crew [The Jonzun Crew]
8. Planetary Deterioration [Ozone Layer]
9. Robot People [Bill Williams and Bileo]
10. E.T. Boogie [Extra T's]
11. Invasion from the Planet Detroit [Planet Detroit]
12. Professor X (Saga) [Professor X]
13. Jump, Stomp and Twist [MO-JO]

About this product: this release is available on CD and 2LP formats.

The 2LP is pressed on black vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve. Includes a download code.