The critically acclaimed band Trees was pretty much a one-man-band but oh what a band it was! Join me when, that one man, Dane Conover shares his musical influences and how they led to the Sleep Convention album and beyond.

Ira Robbins of Trouser Press couldn’t praise the Sleep Convention album enough: He said, “That this album died the commercial death is not just incomprehensible, it’s criminal. ”

Join Doug and Dane Feb. 12, 2009 at 6pm and 9pm Pacific time on FlashbackAlternatives.com on Doug Lynner’s World of Noise.

How is the obscure late ’70s/early ’80s band Dow Jones and The Industrials (featured in Show #3) connected to the 1956 RCA Electronic Music Synthesizer (featured in Show #1 and Show #5)? The instrument, now in disrepair, is in the office of Columbia University professor Brad Garton, keyboard and synthesizer player in Dow Jones and The Industrials (featured in show #3).

Show #5 is a listener-driven show about what song or group introduced them to synthpop. To see the original listener posts, go here.

Playlist:
Intro and historical voice over from The Sounds and Music of the RCA Electronic Music System RCA ERD-1922
Being Boiled – Human League
Through Being Cool – Dev
Oxygene #4 – Jean Micheal Jarre
Sex Drawf – Soft Cell
Alien – Japan
Autobahn – Kraftwerk
Knock On Wood – Amii Stewart
Video Killed The Radio Star – Buggles
Cars – Gary Numan

Join me tonight on Flashback Alternatives for a listener driven show – What Song or Group Introduced You to Synthpop!

The show airs tonight,1/08/09, at 9pm ET/ 6pm PT.

Doug Lynner’s World of Noise repeats tonight Midnight ET and on Sunday at 9:00am ET.

UPDATE: Kraftwerk interview is here.
The Synapse archive is hosted at Cyndustries.com

Doug rang in the new years in Hawaii and the Aluetian Islands this year. Were you listening?

Playlist:
Heart of Rock & Roll – Huey Lewis and The News
Anger Inc. – Adam Ant
Precious – Pretenders
Paisley Park Prince
Your’s Is No Disgrace – Yes
99 Luftballons – Nina
East of Eden – Eyes of God
Whirlpool Heart – Wild Swans
Yellow Magic – Yellow Magic Orchestra
Easy Street – Edgar Winter Group
A Natural Women – Aretha Franklin
Ruby Tuesday – Rolling Stones, The

Hey, did you notice? The first letter of the song and the performer both spell Happy New Year!