Throwback Thursday: Tubeway Army - Are 'friends' electric?

One of my favorite new shows is "Halt and Catch Fire" on AMC.  It's a fictionalized depiction of the personalized computer revolution and takes place in the early 80s.  The soundtrack to the show is some really great synth heavy 80s shit.  Tubeway Army dropped this track in 79 acctually but it's about as 80s synth banger as you can get.  The London based group was really masterminded by Gary Numan, the lead singer, song writer and producer. But they were definitely pioneering a new wave sound out of a punk era.

Johnny Jewel - SYMMETRY: THEMES FOR AN IMAGINARY FILM

 SYMMETRY / THEMES FOR AN IMAGINARY FILM by JOHNNY JEWEL
If you’ve seen Drive, Nicolas Winding Refn‘s arthouse noir, you’ll probably agree that the track "Nightcall" immediately and effectively set the tone for the entire film. Music turned out to play an unexpectedly important role in the movie. Johnny Jewel, the mastermind behind Drive‘s brilliant soundtrack and part of the featured Chromatics and Desire, just released Symmetry: Themes for an Imaginary Film. At 2.5 hours long, it’s every bit as 80′s synth-driven as the real film score. Track listing after the jizza.