V/A - Electro Throwdown (Sci-Fi Inter-Planetary Electro Attack on Planet Earth 1982-89)

2LP Vinyl - SJRLP547

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.

Condition:

Media: Mint (M)

Sleeve: Mint (M)

Track List: 

A1. The Rickie Clark Company - Time To Throw Down
A2. The Troids - Boogie Troids
A3. The Packman - I'm The Packman
B1. Pretty Tony - Fix It In The Mix
B2. Jazaq - All Systems Go
B3. Rich Cason - Killer Groove
C1. The Jonzun Crew - We Are The Jonzun Crew
C2. Ozone Layer - Planetary Deterioration
C3. Elijah Williams, Jr., Bileo - Robot People
C4. Extra T's - E.T. Boogie
D1. Planet Detroit - Invasion From The Planet Detroit
D2. Professor X - Professor X (Saga)
D3. Mo-Jo - Jump, Stomp, And Twist