When I was in college, I finally met some people who were able to point me to finding new music. Ultravox, OMD, The Residents... Each new thing I found to listen to was like finding a new magical chemical with unique amazing properties... With every new piece of music I found that resonated with something within me, I had discovered another piece of myself. I've often had people who like InSoc records ask me what sort of stuff I listen to. here's a partial list of stuff over the years, followed by a list of recommended records. Early ('63 - '75) - Disney's Pinocchio - Disney's Peter Pan - Engelbert Humperdinck's opera of Hansel & Gretel (Disney) - Soundtrack to My Fair Lady - Sesame Street Junior High - - The Beatles - Sweet - Jethro Tull - Styx - Aerosmith - Gordon Lightfoot High School - - Pink Floyd - Joni Mitchell - Synergy - DEVO - Gary Numan - B-52's - Rocky Horror Soundtrack - Pink Floyd College - - Kraftwerk - The Residents - Laurie Anderson - OMD (First 2 albums) - Yello - Dead Kennedeys - Brian Eno (The ambient stuff) - Deutsche Amerikanishe Freundschaft - SPK - Fad Gadget - Ultravox - Human League - Heavan 17 - Icehouse - Tuxedomoon - Timbuktu - Public Image Ltd. - Throbbing Gristle - Wall of Voodoo - Lene Lovich - Siouxsie - Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Brian Brain Post-College ('85 - '89) - Tom Tom Club - Big Black - Cocteau Twins - Einsturtzende Neubauten - Harold Budd - Danielle Dax - Nick Cave - Ryuichi Sakamoto - Soundtrack to Bladerunner (I taped it from a video!) - Tones on Tail - Love And Rockets - Peter Gabriel - Thompson Twins - Hugo largo - Dead Can Dance - Art of Noise - Psychadelic Furs - This Mortal Coil - Kate Bush Recent History ('89 - '92) - Enya - Depeche Mode - Foetus - Roger Eno - Lead Into Gold - Nine Inch Nails - Peter Murphy - Sisters of Mercy - Laibach - Rosa Crux - Front 242 - Front Line Assembly - KMFDM - Tears for Fears - Pet Shop Boys - Jesus Jones - Stan Ridgeway - The Overlords Current ('93 - Present) - Frazier Chorus - Fred - Single Gun Theory - David Sylvian - Will - Current 93 - The Swans - Death in June - LeatherStrip - Daniel Ash - Crispin Glover - Xymox - Switchblade Symphony - Faith and the Muse --------------------------------- Also, try any of these: Aerosmith - Rocks - Toys In The Attic Laurie Anderson - Big Science - United States Live (America I-IV) - Bright Red Daniel Ash - Coming Down - Foolish Thing Desire Angelo Badalamente - Soundtrack to Twin Peaks Toni Basil - Word Of Mouth The Beatles - Revolver - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The White Album - Let It Be The B-52's - The B-52's - Wild Planet Big Black - 1st 4-song EP (Don't recall the name) David Bowie - Scary Monsters Harold Budd - Lovely Thunder - The White Arcades Agnes Buengarnas - Rosensfole Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love Channel 69 - 1 Minute, 50 Seconds Cocteau Twins - Treasure - Victorialand - The Pink Opaque - Blue Bell Knoll - The Moon And The Melodies Julee Cruise - Floating Into The Night Current 93 - Emblems: The Menstrual Years Danielle Dax - Jesus Egg That Wept - Inky Bloaters - Dark Adapted Eye Dead Can Dance - Within The Realm Of The Dying Sun - The Serpent's Egg - Spleen And Ideal - Into The Labyrinth Death In June - But, What Ends When The Symbols Shatter? Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft - Gold Und Liebe - Alles Ist Gut - Für Immer DEVO - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DEVO! - Duty Now For The Future - Freedom Of Choice - New Traditionalists - Oh No! It's DEVO! - Smooth Noodle Maps Danny Elfman - Soundtrack to Edward Scissorhands - Soundtrack to Nightmare Before Christmas Brian Eno/Daniel Lanois - The Pearl Brian Eno - Ambient 1 and 2 - Apollo - Before And After Science Roger Eno - Between Tides - The Familiar Enya - Enya - Watermark - Sheperd Moons - The Memory Of Trees Faith And The Muse - Elyria Fields Of The Nephelim - The Nephelim Foetus - Nail John Foxx - Metamatic Frazier Chorus - Sue - Ray Fred - Fred Front Line Assembly - Caustic Grip Front 242 - Tyranny For You Future Sound Of London - Lifeforms Lisa Gerrard - The Mirror Pool Peter Gabriel - Soundtrack to 'Birdy' - Passion (Soundtrack to 'Last Teptation Of Christ') Crispin Glover - The Big Problem Kurt Harland & Robert Olivier - States 01 Heaven 17 - Penthouse & Pavement Hugo Largo - Drum - Mettle Human League - Travelogue - Reproduction Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses - Songs From The Wood Jesus Jones - Liquidizer - Doubt KMFDM - Money - Nihil Kraftwerk - Man Machine - Trans-Europe Express - Computer World Fad Gadget (Frank Tovey) (Anything you can find) Laibach - Opus Dei - Let It Be Gordon Lightfoot - Summertime Dream Lead Into Gold - Age Of Reason Leatherstrip - Object V Annie Lennox - Diva Lene Lovich - Stateless Love & Rockets - 7th Dream Of Teenage Heaven - Earth Sun Moon - Hot Trip To Heaven Monsoon - Third Eye Moussolini Headkick - Themes For Violent Retribution Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine - The Downward Spiral Gary Numan - The 1978 Plan - 1978/1979 Vol. 2 - 1978/1979 Vol. 3 - Tubeway Army - Replicas - The Pleasure Principle - Telekon - Living Ornaments (live) - Dance - White Noise Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Organization (Also called 'Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark') - Architecture & Morality - Sugar Tax The Overlords - Organic? Ozzy Ozborne - No More Tears Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Penguin Cafe Orchestra Pet Shop Boys - Behavior - Very Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother - Meddle - Dark Side Of The Moon - Wish You Were Here - Animals - The Wall - The Final Cut - A Momentary Lapse Of Reason - The Division Bell Andrew Poppy - The Beating Of Wings The Psychedelic Furs - Forever Now - Mirror Moves - Midnight To Midnight - World Outside Public Image Ltd. - First Issue - The Flowers Of Romance - 9 Raplh Records Compilations: - Frank Johnson's Favorites - Subterranean Modern The Residents - Not Available - The Commercial Album - Nibbles - Duck Stab - Diskomo - Mark Of The Mole - Intermission - Residue Of The Residents - George & James Jane Siberry - The Speckless Sky Stan Ridgway - Mosquitos Soundtrack to The Rocky Horror Picture Show Single gun Theory - Like Stars In My Hands - Flow, The River Of My Soul Siouxsie And The Banshees - Peepshow - Through The Looking Glass - Hyaena - Superstition - Rapture The Sisters Of Mercy - Floodland - First, Last, And Always - Vision Thing Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way (single) SPK - Leichenschrei The Swans - Burning World - Love Of Life - The World Of Skin: Ten Songs For Another World - The Great Annihilator - White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity Sweet - Give Us A Wink Switchblade Symphony - Serpantine Gallery David Sylvian - Secrets Of The Beehive Synergy - Cords - Sequencer Yukihiro Takahashi - Neuromantic Soundtrack to The Terminator Throbbing Gristle - Throbbing Gristle's Greatest Hits This Mortal Coil - It'll End In Tears - Blood - Filigree & Shadow Tones On Tail - Night Music Tuxedomoon - Half-mute - You - Short Stories Soundtrack to Until The End Of The World Ultravox - Vienna - Rage In Eden Vangelis - Soundtrack to BladeRunner Vatic[A.N.] - Infocalypse Vidna Obmana - Memories Compiled 1 Wall Of Voodoo - Dark Continent - Call Of The West Will - Word, Flesh, Stone Soundtrack to Wings Of Desire Xymox - Twist Of Shadow Yello - Solid Pleasure - Claro Que Si - Ya Gotta Say Yes To Another Excess - Stella ------------------------- - Kurt Harland - 07/97