Suicide: 'Alan Vega and Martin Rev' is the second studio album by the American band Suicide. It was produced by Ric Ocasek of The Cars for Ze Records in 1980. Recorded in January 1980, Ocasek gave keyboardist Martin Rev new equipment to perform on while Alan Vega distanced himself from the music to concentrate on the vocals. Michael Zilkha of Ze pushed to give the album a more dance music oriented sound, hoping that disco musician Giorgio Moroder would produce it. The album was released in May 1980 and listed as one of the best albums of the year by the NME. Alan Vega felt… read more
Suicide: 'Alan Vega and Martin Rev' is the second studio album by the American band Suicide. It was produced by Ric Ocasek of The Cars for … read more
Suicide: 'Alan Vega and Martin Rev' is the second studio album by the American band Suicide. It was produced by Ric Ocasek of The Cars for Ze Records in 1980. Recorded in Janua… read more
Suicide was an American electropunk and proto-punk musical duo, intermittently active between 1970 and 2016 and composed of vocalist Alan Vega and Martin Rev on synthesizers and drum machines. They were an early synthesizer/vocal musical duo. Never widely popular amongst the general public, Suicide are highly influential: critic Wilson Neate argues that Suicide "would prove as influential as The Clash. Listening to their self-titled 1977 debut from the vantage point of late 2002, it's all so obvious: The synthpop, techno, and industrial dance sounds of the '80s and … read more
Suicide was an American electropunk and proto-punk musical duo, intermittently active between 1970 and 2016 and composed of vocalist Alan Vega and Martin Rev on synthesizers and drum machin… read more
Suicide was an American electropunk and proto-punk musical duo, intermittently active between 1970 and 2016 and composed of vocalist Alan Vega and Martin Rev on synthesizers and drum machines. They were an early synthesizer/vocal music… read more