Personal Space: Electronic Soul 1974-1984

by Various Artists

Personal Space: Electronic Soul 1974-1984 cover art

Explores the obscure world of privately pressed, home-recorded synthesizer soul and funk from the late 1970s and 80s. The compilation uncovers solitary musicians utilizing primitive drum machines and early analog gear to craft uniquely intimate, deeply eccentric, and highly personal R&B. It is a brilliant archival achievement that sheds light on a completely self-contained, lo-fi soul movement.

Genres

  • Synth Funk
  • Soul

Tracklist

  1. Excerpts From Autumn
  2. Disco From a Space Show
  3. I Finally Found the Love I Need
  4. A Man
  5. Money
  6. If You Give a Dance
  7. Are You Ready to Come? (With Me), Pt. 1
  8. Don’t Challenge Me
  9. It’s All Over
  10. Master Ship (excerpt)
  11. Love Vibrator
  12. Super Lady
  13. Shortest Lady
  14. One More Time
  15. Are You Ready to Come? (With Me), Pt. 2
  16. My Bleeding Wound
  17. Time to Go Home