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''Folk of the 80's'' is an EP released by Canadian
synth-pop Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a subgenre of new wave music that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s ...
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Men Without Hats Men Without Hats are a Canadian New wave music, new wave and synth-pop band, originally from Montreal, Quebec. Their music is characterized by the baritone voice of their lead singer Ivan Doroschuk, as well as their elaborate use of synthesizers ...
. Recorded in the summer of 1980 at Studio A in
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, Canada and released later that year, it was their first release. The song "Antarctica" is featured here in its original length with an extra instrumental break and verse that does not appear in the edit used on the album ''
Rhythm of Youth ''Rhythm of Youth'' is the debut studio album by Canadian new wave and synth-pop band Men Without Hats, released in April 1982 by Statik Records in Europe and Canada and in 1983 by Backstreet Records in the US. It propelled them to fame with i ...
'' and future compilation albums. The song "Modern(e) Dancing" proved to be a minor club hit in the local Montreal alternative club scene at the time of the initial release of the EP. The original 1984 UK CD release of ''Rhythm of Youth'' contained this EP and the extended club remix of "
The Safety Dance "The Safety Dance" is a song by Canadian new wave/synth-pop band Men Without Hats, released in Canada in 1982 as the second single from ''Rhythm of Youth''. The song was written by lead singer Ivan Doroschuk after he had been kicked out of a cl ...
" as bonus tracks, however the version of "Antarctica" used there was edited. All four songs on the record later appeared on the band's ''
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'' EP in 1985. In 2014, the album was reissued as a digital download, however it used the single version of "Antarctica". This EP is not to be confused with ''
Folk of the 80's (Part III) ''Folk of the 80's (Part III)'' is the second studio album by Canadian synthpop group Men Without Hats, released in early 1984. The album reached #127 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart. It was the band's final album with the lineup co ...
'', the band's second studio album. Music videos were filmed for "Antarctica" and "Security". The former features Ivan and Arrobas playing the song against a white background, with Ivan on bass and Arrobas on synths.


Track listing


Personnel

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Ivan Doroschuk Ivan Eugene Doroschuk (, ), born 9 October 1957, is an American-born Canadian musician. He is the lead vocalist and founding member of Men Without Hats, best known for the hit song "The Safety Dance". Early life Ivan Doroschuk was born on 9 ...
- vocals, electronics *Jeremie Arrobas - drums, electronics with: *Stefan Doroschuk - bass *Roman Martyn - guitars *Lysanne Thibodeau - backing vocals, electronics


References

1980 debut EPs Men Without Hats albums {{1980s-pop-album-stub