dance – Renjeaux

42.7+8 Renjeaux Listens to Friends Of Mine+Tel Aviv, from Duran Duran – Duran Duran

For our 42nd cool album, we’re listening to Duran Duran’s titular debut album from 1981. This album was one of the milestones of the New Romantic movement, which grew out of New Wave. NOTE: we are listening to the “Harvest Release” of this album.We close out this cool album with track 7, the heavily-processed, atmosphericContinue reading “42.7+8 Renjeaux Listens to Friends Of Mine+Tel Aviv, from Duran Duran – Duran Duran”

42.5+6 Renjeaux Listens to Night Boat+Sound Of Thunder, from Duran Duran – Duran Duran

For our 42nd cool album, we’re listening to Duran Duran’s titular debut album from 1981. This album was one of the milestones of the New Romantic movement, which grew out of New Wave. NOTE: we are listening to the “Harvest Release” of this album. It is the first U.S. release, and opens with the “NightContinue reading “42.5+6 Renjeaux Listens to Night Boat+Sound Of Thunder, from Duran Duran – Duran Duran”

42.3+4 Renjeaux Listens to Anyone Out There+Careless Memories, from Duran Duran – Duran Duran

For our 42nd cool album, we’re listening to Duran Duran’s titular debut album from 1981. This album was one of the milestones of the New Romantic movement, which grew out of New Wave. NOTE: we are listening to the “Harvest Release” of this album. We close out side A with track 3, “Anyone Out There,”Continue reading “42.3+4 Renjeaux Listens to Anyone Out There+Careless Memories, from Duran Duran – Duran Duran”

42.1+2 Renjeaux Listens to Planet Earth+Girls On Film, from Duran Duran – Duran Duran

For our 42nd cool album, we’re listening to Duran Duran’s titular debut album from 1981. This album was one of the milestones of the New Romantic movement, which grew up out of New Wave. NOTE: we are listening to the “Harvest Release” of this album. It is the first U.S. release, and opens with theContinue reading “42.1+2 Renjeaux Listens to Planet Earth+Girls On Film, from Duran Duran – Duran Duran”

40.9 Renjeaux Listens to Whispers, from Visage – The Anvil

It’s our 40th anniversary! And we’re celebrating by pumpin’ it with the second Visage album, 1982’s “The Anvil.” This album is a pretty significant change from their first album, which takes a more funk and disco turn, while retaining a serious romanticism (and lots of whispering). We close out this cool album with what couldContinue reading “40.9 Renjeaux Listens to Whispers, from Visage – The Anvil”