Listening to the Music the Machines Make
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Listening to the Music the Machines Make

by Richard Evans

This playlist captures the dynamic and pioneering spirit of the early British electronic pop revolution between 1978 and 1983, blending experimental instrumentals with evocative vocal tracks that reflect the book's exploration of krautrock, disco, glam, and punk influences. The mix of instrumental and vocal songs mirrors the evolution and emotional arc of electronic music's formative years, with diverse sub-genres and artists evoking the era's innovative energy and cultural backdrop.

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May 13, 2026
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1
Instrumental Covers of New Order

Blue Monday

White Knight Instrumental · Instrumental Covers of New Order

2
Time Traveler (Symphonic Organ Edition) [Symphonic Organ Interpretations of Jean-Michel Jarre]

Oxygene, Pt. 4

Jean-Michel Jarre · Time Traveler (Symphonic Organ Edition) [Symphonic Organ Interpretations of Jean-Michel Jarre]

3
Radar de Éxitos: Instrumentales

Merry-Go-Round of Life - from 'Howl's Moving Castle'

Joe Hisaishi · Radar de Éxitos: Instrumentales

4
Wavelength

Wavelength

Sleep Navigator · Wavelength

5
I Could Be Your Dog / I Could Be Your Moon

Moon In Your Eye

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith · I Could Be Your Dog / I Could Be Your Moon

6
some kind of peace

Spiral

Ólafur Arnalds · some kind of peace

7
Mortal Kombat: The Album

Techno Syndrome (Mortal Kombat)

The Immortals · Mortal Kombat: The Album

8
Clásicos de la Música Electrónica

Pacific State

808 State · Clásicos de la Música Electrónica

9
Music Sounds Better With You

Music Sounds Better With You

Stardust · Music Sounds Better With You

10
Canzoni estive

Just Can't Get Enough

Depeche Mode · Canzoni estive

11
Electronic 80's (Ministry Of Sound)

Enola Gay

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark · Electronic 80's (Ministry Of Sound)

12
Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1989 (audio Version)

Cars - Live

Gary Numan · Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1989 (audio Version)

13
The Best Of Heaven 17: Higher And Higher

Temptation

Heaven 17 · The Best Of Heaven 17: Higher And Higher

14
Cool - Dance

Fade To Grey

Visage · Cool - Dance

15
Sample This! The Foundation of Modern Classics

Planet Rock (Public Enemy - Fight the Power)

Afrika Bambaataa · Sample This! The Foundation of Modern Classics

16
Babies Go Billy Idol

Dancing with Myself

Sweet Little Band · Babies Go Billy Idol

17
Fragment 02-04

Are 'Friends' Electric?

Gary Numan · Fragment 02-04

18
Popular

Popular - but it's slowed and muffled

TommyMuzzic · Popular

19
Everything Is Connected (The Best of Blancmange)

Living On The Ceiling

Blancmange · Everything Is Connected (The Best of Blancmange)

20
Why not?

Midnight Kings

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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