Poptronica: Romance (1999)

About this title: Buddha's Poptronica series boasts a title that's a play on the prevalent term for techno in the '90s, electronica. In the early '80s, however, synth-pop was often called techno -- something that the compilers of Poptronica remembered when it came time to assemble a three-disc series of synth-pop hits from the '80s. Though Poptronica has a bit of a jokey title, the discs themselves are excellent new wave retrospectives. Romance focuses on hits about love, even if it stretches the definition of a love song (Laurie Anderson's "O Superman" isn't most people's idea of a romantic tune). It also ... read more

Tracks:

1. The Metro [Crawford]
2. Here Comes the Rain Again [Lennox/Stewart]
3. In the Name of Love [Bailey/Currie/Leewa]
4. Gentlemen Take Polaroids [Sylvian]
5. Stand or Fall [Curnin/West-Oram/Wo]
6. So Alive [Love and Rockets]
7. Lucky Number [Chappell/Lovich]
8. Words [Bozzio/Cuccurullo]
9. Guilty [Solo]
10. Love Plus One [Heyward]
11. Love Is Fire [Conger/Oates/Segato]
12. O Superman (For Massenet) [Anderson]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.