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

I’m doing some research for a future Doug Lynner’s World of Noise Radio Show and I need your help.

What I would like to know is what song/group introduced you to the synthpop genre and any backrgound you would like to share about your introduction.

As an example, for my wife it was Video Killed The Radio Star/The Buggles. She heard it on MTV.

What about you? I’d love to know.

Just leave your information by pressing the “comment” link at the bottom of this post. Be sure to leave your “handle” if you want me to give you a shoutout on the show, and, leave me your email if you want to be informed of the show’s airing.

Thanks!