To view this video download flash player videos 360 view images age of consent. Boy was a firstsingle hit for them, followed by the age of consent album. Smalltown boy by freedom bremner 2009 small town boy by legato 1997. Its definitely up there with my first trip to nyc to record the age of consent. A strictly limited edition 3disc dance remix companion set to the recent bronski beat release the age of reason. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Bronski beat the age of consent deluxe ediition 2012 electronic, synthpop, new wave edsel 320 kbps mp3 unmixed 2012 02.
My original disc for age of consent had as bonus tracks both the 12 versions of why and smalltown boy. December 5, 1984 the age of consent is the debut album by synthpop band bronski beat steve bronski, larry steinbachek and jimmy somerville, released on london records on 15 october 1984. This seems like a combination of the first cd and second cd remaster. Download cd bronski beat the age of consent deluxe. Jimmy somervilles soaring tenor may take some getting used to, but the songs, many of them dealing with homophobia and alienation none more eloquently than smalltown boy, are compelling vignettes about the vagaries of life as a gay man. As a major signifier that gay music was going mainstream, other pop acts like the pet shop boys would continue bronski beat s concept of protest music or profound social statements set to dance music. Jimmy has always been an adept and talented creator of song. Bronski beat the age of consent album lyrics letssingit. Bronski beat were already faced with a formidable challenge in following up their debut, the age of consent, an album whose frank homosexual themes and catchy electrodisco made the london trio a huge leftfield success. The keyboard player from the band bronski beat larry steinbachek, has died aged 56.
Bronski beat is led by steve bronski but jimmy somerville drew all the attention. Steve bronski has been the driving force behind bronski beat for 35 years. The age of consent is the story of triumph over adversity, full of grit and poetry, determination and exultation. The age of consent is the debut album by synthpop band bronski beat released on london records on 15 october 1984. At their height, the band comprised distinctive and diminutive scottish singer jimmy somerville, backed by fellow scot steve bronski and londoner larry steinbacheck, both of whom played keyboards and percussion. Download bronski beat the age of consent remastered expanded edition 1983 free download. The bands age of consent album listed in its sleeve the age of consent for gay sex in various. Download bronski beat mp3 songs and albums music downloads. All about bronski beat and the communards, with particular reference to mike thornes. Somerville left bronski beat for the communards in 1985, but steinbachek and bronski.
The song opens with a questioning vocal by frontman and vocalist jimmy somerville and the shattering of breaking glass. The song, recorded at rpm studios, nyc and mixed at townhouse studio, london, pursued an energetic musical formula, while the lyrics focused more centrally on antigay prejudice. Bronski beat was a very popular scottish synth pop trio of the 1980s at their height, the band comprised distinctive and diminutive scottish singer jimmy somerville, backed by fellow scot steve bronski and londoner larry steinbacheck, both of whom played keyboards and percussion formed in 1983, their debut hit came the following year the striking tale of a boy who was cast away by his. The muchacclaimed album age of consent preceded bronski beat s 1985 cover of donna summers disco anthem i feel love, but soon afterward, somerville left the group to form the communards, a duo that topped the british charts in 1986 with a rendition of another disco classic, thelma houstons dont leave me this way. Studio album 4 remix 1 the age of consent remastered expanded edition 2018. Bronski beat the age of consent by bronski beat music. Bronski beat jimmy somerville smalltown boy the original video and song from the 1984 album the age of consent also sampled by supermode in their.
Continuing the progress through bronski beat s lively early history in the mideighties, we present the inside production story of age of consent, the groundbreaking album of 1984 that helped propel the gay rights movement in the uk. To say the age of consent is a great album of danceoriented synthpop music is to sell it extremely short. Jimmy somervilles voice is great and i am sorry to say bronski beat were never the same after he left. Now, 33 years after their debut album, the age of consent, steve bronski has returned to its songs to present a new, updated version with his current collaborators, stephen granville and ian donaldson. The new version of bronski beat for 2017 stars original keyboards and songwriter steve bronski, teaming up with professional session singer and backing vocalist for the industry steven granville, stepping out from the shadows for an awe inspiring performance and modern interpretation of the classic bronski beat album the age of consent. The new wave classic featuring jimmy somerville in a 2 disc edition with as many nonalbum single sides and remixes as they could fit, many of which appear. Very first ever concert of the duo jimmy somerville and richard coles. Bronski beat the age of consent 1984 full album youtube. A single from groups 1984 album the age of consent. Formed in 1983, their debut hit came the following year the striking tale of a boy who was cast away by his. Expanded edition, the age of remix, the age of reason, smalltown boy the ultimate remixes, truthdare doubledare, singles. Bronski beat were a scottish synthpop trio which achieved success in the mid1980s, particularly with the 1984 chart hit smalltown boy, from their debut album the age of consent, which was their only us billboard hot 100 single.
Bronski beat the age of consent 1984 new romantic rules. Download bronski beat the age of consent remastered. Bronski beat memories from the age of consent, 1984. Taken from the album the age of consent released in 1984 listen to smalltown boy. Bronski beat was a very popular scottish synth pop trio of the 1980s. Disc 2 called hundreds and thousands has 15 tracks,7 new remixes.
Bronski beat smalltown boy official music video youtube. Bronski beat age of consent why contempt in your eyes as i turn to kiss his lips broken i lie all my feelings denied blood on your fist. The age of consent is the debut album by synthpop band bronski beat, released on london records on 15 october 1984. It featured the ages of consent for gay men in different countries on the sleeve. It peaked at number 6 on the uk official singles chart and reached top ten in many european countries. Listen free to bronski beat the age of consent radio on. Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download. Age of consent s impact went far beyond its modest impact on the charts. Bronski beat love and money from the age of consent, 1984. Tracklist with lyrics of the album the age of consent 1984 from bronski beat, including the top song. The very best of jimmy somerville, bronski beat and the communards. The age of remix reorientates bronski beat s recent the age.
It was the trios second top 10 success in the uk, throughout europe and in australia and is today. London records 4670001543262, 4670001543262 format. Quite why hes done this, 22 years since the third and final bronski beat album, is unclear. While download sales continue to be available via the usual streaming.
This was the only album released by the band to feature somerville, who departed the band in 1985. Bronski beat happened whilst jimmy somerville and connie giannaris, and larry steinbachek and steve bronski all lived together with jill whisson in her 3 bedroomed flat, lancaster house, in brixton, south east london where sex gang children occupied the apartment directly above, and in the flat below was regine, a french performance artist. Zamow dostawe do dowolnego salonu i zaplac przy odbiorze. This was the only album released by the band to feature somerville, who departed.
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