80’s Minimal Electro, Underground Synth-Pop, Dark Wave, proto-EBM and related stuff available on Spotify

By trybuna
updated over 3 years ago

List in no particular order of my favourite 80’s Minimal Synth, Underground Synth-Pop, Dark Wave, proto-EBM and related recordings that are available on Spotify.

Most of the Spotify versions came from later vinyl re-releases by labels as Minimal Wave, Medical Records, Dark Entries, Domestica, etc, and some can contain bonus stuff, different covers or altered tracklists.

  1. 1
    Snowy Red - Snowy Red
    Snowy Red - Snowy Red
    Snowy Red - Snowy Red

    5 For Sale from $109.33

    LP Released in 1981.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/6tQaqdouwaub5RkCcZfUdt?si=-JxmdUCxSe6bnEx5B1zbHg

  2. 2
    Snowy Red - The Right To Die
    Snowy Red - The Right To Die
    Snowy Red - The Right To Die

    1 For Sale from $230.00

    LP Released in 1982.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/3ZAwdPJPsS09kFWzollDdo?si=z8K0dMgbRQKrgZXRNYwRQg

  3. 3
    Iko - '83
    Iko - '83
    Iko - '83

    4 For Sale from $75.98

    LP Released in 1982.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/2XXoAKmuvTnmO357b0AjWh?si=YbMTfdRqSviLLb_arQxpyg

  4. 4
    Tranquil Eyes - Walks
    Tranquil Eyes - Walks
    Tranquil Eyes - Walks

    3 For Sale from $54.34

    Tape released in 1985.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/0PrxJkcCgI31aKRzNLL5z0?si=OUxSqBw6SqC6ih6Vm56gjw

  5. 5
    Laugh Clown Laugh - Laugh Clown Laugh
    Laugh Clown Laugh - Laugh Clown Laugh
    Laugh Clown Laugh - Laugh Clown Laugh

    16 For Sale from $9.10

    LP Released in 2013 but tracks recorded between 1982 and 1984.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/5CX3nZqfkXDl70S57E8OcY?si=537SM9YrQ0GSVNn1NyEN_A

  6. 6
    Guyer's Connection - Portrait
    Guyer's Connection - Portrait
    Guyer's Connection - Portrait

    1 For Sale from $163.04

    LP Released in 1983.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/6sPJATmlKFc9n66o9Th0tr?si=CJUBuGfwRkGA4rtPoZqNTQ

  7. 7
    Linear Movement - On The Screen
    Linear Movement - On The Screen
    Linear Movement - On The Screen

    6 For Sale from $43.48

    LP Released in 2008 but tracks recorded between 1982 and 1984.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/4ulSJfAXjzVQQ5bPJg0x89?si=6JZO6X1FQPKOW2fvHksq8A

  8. 8
    Twilight Ritual - Rituals
    Twilight Ritual - Rituals
    Twilight Ritual - Rituals

    10 For Sale from $90.00

    LP Released in 1986.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/0tTmeFVnSJ9LhZRQwzSA3e?si=GMu2vF1_SAKdq0hSUXnM4A

  9. 9
    Autumn - Synthesize
    Autumn - Synthesize
    Autumn - Synthesize

    4 For Sale from $54.35

    LP Released in 2011 but tracks recorded between 1982 and 1984.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/5xpGPn3NLWvKj00JHM1Gnr?si=bJi5jRfITtqJPDI8u-HCpw

  10. 10
    Das Kabinette - The Cabinet
    Das Kabinette - The Cabinet
    Das Kabinette - The Cabinet

    7” released in 1983.
    Both tracks included in this Spy Thriller LP:

    https://open.spotify.com/album/5Q5VtK3EOr4KsnoXGWZaQC?si=wuenFmWaRj2AW3jK4C7w1w

  11. 11
    Demian (6) - Kopek / Duende
    Demian (6) - Kopek / Duende
    Demian (6) - Kopek / Duende

    13 For Sale from $6.52

    7” Released in 1983.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/356QqjAPjXmMYCKFNPGrWL?si=CLYMsRc-SGOgL1FIbDRbOg

  12. 12
    Disco Volante (2) - No Motion
    Disco Volante (2) - No Motion
    Disco Volante (2) - No Motion

    3 For Sale from $37.97

    7” Released in 1984.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/4v86O0AY2pPoRqNz1ISHcd?si=On92dTOUTa6kDifgHKdwWw

  13. 13
    The Fast Set - Junction 1
    The Fast Set - Junction 1
    The Fast Set - Junction 1

    11 For Sale from $50.71

    7” released in 1980.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/5uJYn1jYoMkcYYdyNF9kLs?si=sdMhMvvAQeSSLbrm-npmqQ

  14. 14
    Ceramic Hello - The Absence Of A Canary
    Ceramic Hello - The Absence Of A Canary
    Ceramic Hello - The Absence Of A Canary

    9 For Sale from $81.48

    LP released in 1981.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/0CpDhvDm1vnVwAwcLo4SVK?si=vKVZ3UO4RPeuAzAWNZRJiw

  15. 15
    Andie Oppenheimer* - New Mexico
    Andie Oppenheimer* - New Mexico
    Andie Oppenheimer* - New Mexico

    Tape released in 1982. Later re-releases under the moniker Oppenheimer Analysis.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/2EFRdrrqXcPov6Ok6y2kvF?si=SdUmpOerR46WMNNcOaF9eA

  16. 16
    The Actor - Exploded View
    The Actor - Exploded View
    The Actor - Exploded View

    2 For Sale from $53.26

    Tape released in 1982.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/5UOfpY5ccKnuQ8waapaZcy?si=lYTHQIAcTbeE2D7qKZCCpA

  17. 17
    Das Ding - H.S.T.A.
    Das Ding - H.S.T.A.
    Das Ding - H.S.T.A.

    11 For Sale from $21.74

    LP Released in 2009 but tracks recorded between 1982 and 1985.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/0Pys0h7YBUKhoBafkZsdds?si=pUNvrEGaSE-DiGM1hhhLng

  18. 18
    Das Ding - Missing Tapes
    Das Ding - Missing Tapes
    Das Ding - Missing Tapes

    17 For Sale from $17.06

    LP Released in 2016 but tracks recorded between 1982 and 1985.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/1hYZK6tRqLxUQBiAtlF6Ox?si=70DVEaf1RA2_4GdnIhFuLQ

  19. 19
    Son Of Sam - The Collapse Of Ancient Funk (1984-85 A.D.) (Born Again Disco Remixes)
    Son Of Sam - The Collapse Of Ancient Funk (1984-85 A.D.) (Born Again Disco Remixes)
    Son Of Sam - The Collapse Of Ancient Funk (1984-85 A.D.) (Born Again Disco Remixes)

    Tape released in 1985. Original tracks are included in two different LP re-releases by Domestica:

    https://open.spotify.com/album/403VIqSjw2H7U2y1IbL6YQ?si=gt2P33LeQvujwuo3SbHvHA

    https://open.spotify.com/album/4vgmR9Ea1XQuHmezXUqrew?si=eHwwTSvhS5azbEpPX6srPA

  20. 20
    Bal Paré - Hamburg Paris Catania
    Bal Paré - Hamburg Paris Catania
    Bal Paré - Hamburg Paris Catania

    3 For Sale from $135.87

    LP Released in 1982.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/6J9o3PbxOACieJjxp0Tdyw?si=mJlJzHM8TJ-r3TIisyROnQ

  21. 21
    Bal Paré - Metamorphose
    Bal Paré - Metamorphose
    Bal Paré - Metamorphose

    1 For Sale from $156.54

    Mini-LP released in 1985.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/5REGU5AtFcTFYrwgUEG9Pc?si=GAadYGnETeqBDLBkrY-7Ig

  22. 22
    Nagamatzu - Sacred Islands Of The Mad
    Nagamatzu - Sacred Islands Of The Mad
    Nagamatzu - Sacred Islands Of The Mad

    Tape released in 1986.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/4jyBSirED6b5ahEmfG7Dt5?si=L2NWcaaDQuyEdnp2LwFulw

  23. 23
    Nagamatzu - Shatter Days
    Nagamatzu - Shatter Days
    Nagamatzu - Shatter Days

    Tape released in 1983.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/1o3fEhliqD63eOeCxNqz0g?si=ZPTletRVQrWxHe3lKh2wjw

  24. 24
    Those Attractive Magnets - ElectroMagnetic Pulse
    Those Attractive Magnets - ElectroMagnetic Pulse
    Those Attractive Magnets - ElectroMagnetic Pulse

    3 For Sale from $48.91

    LP released in 2010 but tracks recorded between 1980 and 1983.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/1yEjWwdXwW5X21WTN6OoG2?si=3hmrpv8LTNWx2hzDI-ycAQ

  25. 25
    Moderne - Moderne
    Moderne - Moderne
    Moderne - Moderne

    8 For Sale from $43.48

    LP released in 1980.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/5lXrwZ2piRt1EdcYpRfaed?si=tKyZI_YcQHmU6auTK3gYoA