Our Daughter's Wedding - Moving Windows [1982]

Our Daughters Wedding are: Layne Rico (synthesizers) Keith Silva (vocals/synthesizers) Scott Simon (saxophone/synthesizers) Review by Stephen SPAZ Schnee Although some may not see it this way, Our Daughters Wedding were like early Men Without Hats, except a little snottier (and that is meant in the nicest way possible). Yes, there were plenty of synth pop outfits filling up the record bins during the first half of the '80s, but ODW's raw East Coast vibe set them apart from their British (and British wannabe) contemporaries. This New York synth pop trio gained plenty of attention on college radio and in the dance clubs with the ultra-cool "Lawnchairs" in 1980. Signing to EMI, the band re-recorded that song and a handful of other tracks for their Digital Cowboy EP, released in 1981. A year later, this album appeared and showed the band maturing into their craft, dishing up a delightful platter of catchy, intelligent synth pop. "Elevate Her," the first single, contained all the right elements to take the band to a higher plateau of fame, yet unfortunately didn't (although it is still regarded as one of their finest moments). The band's imaginative, albeit simple, use of synthesizers helped to create a slightly unsettling atmosphere, embracing a commercial direction, yet remaining an arms length outside of the mainstream. While "Auto Music," "Elevate Her," "She Was Someone" and the likeably goofy "Buildings" are fun and infectious, ODW serve up their artier side with "Daddy's Slave," "Longitude 60" and the almost touching "Paris" (Keith Silve's vocals on this track are not his most flattering). Relying exclusively on synths, Silve and bandmates Layne Rico and Scott Simon, create an intriguing aural landscape. There is not a synthetic beat out of place here, and it is a most enjoyable release. Too bad we didn't get to hear more of them. A1 Auto Music A2 She Was Someone A3 Elevate Her A4 Track Me Down A5 Daddy's Slave A6 Longitude 60 B1 Love Machine B2 Always Be True B3 Moving Windows B4 Paris B5 Buildings

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MoskwaTV (2008-09-14)

The great thing about synth music in the late 70s/ early 80s is that the bands used synthesizers as tool for a means of expression. At that time a synthesizers was just a musical instrument. The genre of Synth-Pop or Techno-Pop hadn?t been coined. During this time period there was so much versatility in sound and style of the synth music, which later in the 80s became stagnate and cliché? when the genre was called Synth-pop and the standard was Depeche Mode & Erasure. Our Daughter?s Wedding was one of those early great bands that just made music and didn?t worry about their clothes or there hairstyle.

Andy_von_Rampage (2009-01-09)

YOU know man, with ALL these "Great Torrents" YOU been putting up... i really do HATE to bother ya... but do you have The:"Digital Cowboy EP"?? Used to have it On vinyl ... but its "Long long gone"
THX!

 80zforever (2009-01-25)

Hey Andy, I had already posted this. see the link

Andy_von_Rampage (2009-02-11)

THANKS 80's Guy! I just NOW "found" it!...AND Your Comment!!

DSign-NL (2009-04-22)

Many thanks again, 80zforever! :)
I only have heard the "Auto Music" track [in a remixed Razormaid version] so I'm very curious about their other songs!
Keep up the great work!
d(O¿O)b

ManQu (2010-02-12)

Sounds good
just need some seeders or someone to actually share some bytes of data...PLEASE...

smurphyzeke (2011-03-04)

Thanks