David Stubbs - Mars by 1980: The Story of Electronic Music (Book) Zen Mantra its electronic textures thrum and

its electronic textures thrum and shimmy

he released his first full-fledged solo album

01 City of the Dead02 Endless Summer03 On the Floor04 Highly Suspect05 Set It Aside06 This Night07 Wild Loneliness08 Refracting09 Connection10 If You’re Not Dark

and while some of the lyrical content can appear a bit twee

Tracked on tape at Roundhead Studios

David Stubbs - Mars by 1980: The Story of Electronic Music (Book) Zen Mantra its electronic textures thrum andIn Mars By 1980, David Stubbs charts the evolution of electronic music from the earliest mechanical experiments in the late nineteenth century, through to the ubiquitous, familiar sounds of electronica, house and techno that we know today. It's a tale of mavericks and future dreamers overcoming Luddite resistance, malfunctioning devices, and sonic mayhem. The beginnings may be in the world of avant classical composition, but it continues on through