I stumbled on Pitchfork's review of Inside the #DreamSyndicate, Vol. I: Day of Niagara and decided to give it a listen.
I was very surprised a) to find how poppy and upbeat it sounded, and b) to find it had very clear vocals
It turns out that I had Tidal running in another tab and that it had turned on autoplay, so I had #BrianEno and #JohnCale's Empty Frame playing at the same time.
Highly recommended - sorry about the YT links but I didn't have a better way to share both:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_VHBt4Q0d4
The Dream Syndicate, The Dream Syndicate (Self-Titled), 1982 on Down There Records / Enigma
Another band associated with the Paisely Underground / Paisely Punk movement of the early 80s, Dream Syndicate were Steve Wynn, Kendra Smith, Dennis Duck, and Karl Precoda.
This was their debut EP on Wynn’s own Down There Records label before they signed to Slash in 1982.
My copy, via a private sale, is on red / green Down There labels with “marketed by Enigma” on the label.
#1980s #1982 #DennisDuck #DownThereRecords #DreamSyndicate #Enigma #KarlPrecoda #PaiselyPunk #SteveWynn #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds
#KendraSmith (ex-#DreamSyndicate, ex-#Opal) drones her harmonium through #JoyDivision's "Heart and Soul"
How Did I Find Myself Here
Dream Syndicate con John Paul Jones e Chris Cacavas
https://thedreamsyndicate.bandcamp.com/track/how-did-i-find-myself-here-recorded-in-vads-norway
from the album How We Found Ourselves...Everywhere!
Dream Syndicate - Hiroshima Mon Amour Torino 21/01/2026
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb5n_WT--18&list=RDMb5n_WT--18&start_radio=1
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