Lullaby For Polar Bears

1. Bibio - Oval Emerald Vertigo
Bibio makes a weird mix of folk and ambient music, that sounds to me like an acoustic version of Boards of Canada sometimes. 

2. Boards Of Canada - Nlogax
Boards of Canada is one of my favorite electronic bands ever, but in this track they leave ambient to explore electro territories.

3. Angela - I Gotta Little Love
German 1984 electro-pop gem

4. Art Of Noise - Beat Box
First single of Art Of Noise, English new wave cult band who were pioneers in the use of the sampler, and who became notoriously famous later for that: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfkJ53S2x-w

5. M - Pop Muzik (Todd Terje remix)
Remix from the 1979 synth-pop hit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avvh5H-EPWU) by my favourite norwegian producer, Todd Terje

6. Jackpot - Jungle Gym
Jackpot take the worst of 1980s italo-disco, and make it sound 2009

7. Metronomy - Do The Right Thing (Wild Geese remix)
No need to introduce Metronomy - love the band and love this disco remix by Wild Geese

8. Rebolledo - Guerrero
Rebolledo is mexican, he's fat, ugly and bad, and he wants to be a warrior ("guerrero") on the dancefloor

9. Azari & III - She's An Illusion
Azari & III released a couple of 12" in 2009 that were just huge. This one is the B-side of "Hungry For The Power", out on French label I'm A Cliché

10. Legowelt - Lovestory SH21
Same as Boards of Canada - one of my favourite electronic producers. In a perfect world, this guy would be sell millions of records and Britney and Justin would just beg him to remix them. In the real world, he's an underground producer who sells a few hundreds of very limited pressing vinyls. 

11. Oni Ayhun - OAR 003-B
Oni Ayhun is rumoured to be the work of Olof Dreijer, half of the Swedish duo The Knife. I've been listening to this track over and over again for the last month. 

12. Grauzone - Eisbaer
Early 80s coldwave band from Switzerland, singing about polar bears in this 1981 track. It is also featured in my favorite mix CD ever, Optimo's "How To Kill The DJ part II" (http://www.discogs.com/Various-How-To-Kill-The-DJ-Part-Two/release/1915169)

13. Iko - Radioactive Mist
Very obscure Canadian synth-pop combo from the early 80s. The singer seems to be quite influenced by Ian Curtis from Joy Division. 

14. Deux - Game And Performance
More early 80s synth-pop, this time from France. Dark, minimal and elegant. 

15. Rheingold - Dreiklangsdimensionen
I heard this 1980 German track in a mix by Ewan Pearson about a year ago, and I'm still obsessed with it. Once again, in a perfect world, this would be a famous as "Thriller" and "Kiss". 

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