Electronic System - Tchip.Tchip (Vol. 3) FLAC

Skylab Also Available in full on The Sound Of Belgium 3 (4-CD compilation) The composer D. Lacksman is well known amongst New Beat / Euro Disco / Cosmic scene and he honed his electronic skills over the years. Heard Skylab at Cafe Del Mar in the mid 80's which on investigation was the album cut. Album was sourced in a bargain bin - lord knows how that DJ found it amongst the rest of the dross on the Album. Now a proper trainspotters track of course...

So a lot of people are probably here because a fortunate Youtube algorithm introduced them to the song "Skylab". These folks may notice the collector value is indeed high, and assume that the rest of the album must contain similarly interesting content. I just wanted to stop by to offer a bit of a warning...So as not to beat around the bush, I'll just come out and say it: This album is almost unbearably shitty. Most of the what's here could not possibly be interesting to anyone besides vintage analog synth nerds—and even they know there are far more enlightening records from the era that are very much worth time and investment. Even listeners who find enjoyment in the most toothless classical music would not be able to appreciate these bouncy children's lullabies with any seriousness. "Annoying" is usually a pretty subjective term (what's annoying to some people will oftentimes be pleasant to someone else) but in this case, it's completely objective. This music is purely, perversely bad. It's the type of thing that may well be playing in the torture chambers in Hell. The ghastly notion of this scenario is almost enough to consider living a life without sin just so you can ensure you're no where near the devil's speakers when the rapture finally does hit.That being said, the song "Skylab" is truly one of the most magnificent instrumentals I've ever heard. It is heavenly; completely out of this world. I will eagerly and gratefully permit those glorious gobs of synthesized space pudding to carry me into the ether for 14 minutes over and over til I die. But I will not under almost any circumstances allow the rest of this album to be played in my home. Cheers and warm wishes in these confusing times,-Euphonics

Hi tremmelmark So there's a few artists that are definitely worth noting just for their historical provenance. They were the ones forging new ground on what could be done with electronic instruments (before they were really even considered 'instruments'). A lot of stuff from this era is pretty abstract and experimental, but there are moments of grooviness, so perhaps worth a look. These are artists like Morton Subotnick, Tom Dissevelt, Kid Baltan, and Dick Hyman, and a few players from Europe who were associated with the BBC. “Minotaur” from Moog - The Electric Eclectics Of Dick Hyman is especially worth checking out, as well as Tom Dissevelt - Electronic Movements, which is basically house music from 1957. Completely mindblowing that some of this stuff even exists.From there you'll find that a lot of people started making synthesized novelty records through the '60s. Some of them are pretty cheesy, but others are quite serious. Nonetheless, there's a boatload of albums to look into, with varying degrees of interesting content. But here's a few you can start with:Richard Hayman - Genuine Electric Latin Love MachineMartin Denny - Exotic MoogBruce Haack - The Way-Out Record For ChildrenTerry Riley - Reed StreamsTerry Riley - A Rainbow In Curved AirThis style diverged into a couple different directions, with Krautrock being the deeper, darker route and Disco being the funkier and more stylized route. Whatever your feelings on that genre, some of these grooves a fantastic. Some similar atmospheres can also be found in the prog/fusion camp from this period. A few worthwhile sights:The Cosmic Jokers - The Cosmic JokersGalactic Supermarket - Galactic SupermarketCluster - Cluster IIAshra - BlackoutsAsh Ra Tempel, Manuel Göttsching - Inventions For Electric GuitarSynergy (3) - Electronic Realizations For Rock OrchestraStephen Encinas - Disco Illusion / Lypso IllusionSpace - Magic FlyLouis and Bebe Barron - Forbidden PlanetPatrick Vian - Bruits Et Temps AnaloguesTim Blake - Crystal MachineIt wold also be foolish to overlook the depth and richness of Africa. I think some of these have a similar feel, and may scratch the itch you’re going for:Hailu Mergia And The Walias* - Tche BelewYishak Banjaw - Love Songs Vol.2Francis Bebey - Psychedelic Sanza 1982 - 1984Francis Bebey - La Condition MasculineFinally, if you agree that "Skylab" is amazing, the live versions of "Any Colour You Like" during Pink Floyd's DSOTM tour were marvelous and used the same chord progression... Not to be missed! All that said, I'm certainly no expert and other people would probably have some great suggestions to add onto this. Mozel tov,-Euphonics

Hey, good feedback, and I'm thankful for that, but could you then maybe recommend where one should continue the seach? I came here by a lucky youtube algorithm into my search for cosmic jazz kind of deals. -M

I want a nice 45rpm 12" press of Skylab !

Oh I wish that happened, doesn't seem likely at all tho

'tchip tchip' (or 'cheep cheep' in english) formed the basis of what went on to become that euro-pop abomination 'the birdy song' by the tweets sometime in the early 1980's

Skylab is the track, the rest of the album is kind of goofy.

Really? I thought that the album was going to be an absolute just because I heard a song on youtube

Totally agree! Skylab does however take up almost half the album :)

I've got another different version of this, from Australia, on 'carinia' records called 'the electronic system vol III' with slightly different tracks and a nice lady on the cover : )