Alan Vega - Wipeout Beat Video
For my money, the high point of Alan Vega's long and under-rated solo career was 1983's Saturn Strip. Featuring production by original Suicide producer Ric Ocasek and some keyboards by a very young Alain Jourgensen (yes, him of Ministry fame) the album is pretty ear-catching. There's lots of 80s synth and polish with futuristic imagery a plenty and more than a smidgen of what Sigue Sigue Sputnik went on to popularise a year or two later.
I've not really seen anything from that period, so I was pleased to spot a video for Wipeout Beat from the album. Cheesy 80s video effects, futuristic looking cyber punkoids and Alan wigging out doing his thing. It's a great track and if you've never given the Suicide singer his dues, it's a great place to start.
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