Live footage of South Florida synth-punk band, Futurisk, featured on the Ed Rich Rock Show. Buy the triple 7" box set on Minimal Wave minimalwave.co...
I was the 2nd drummer in Futurisk 1981, after Jack, and then after Jeff, Frank and I left to form Radio Berlin, he returned. Jeremy the singer was the founder, who after winning a guitar contest in Fort Lauderdale FL, sponsored by Modern Music a large retail musical instrument store. He won studio time and quickly formed Futurisk with Jack on drums, Jeff on Bass, and Frank on Keyboards. When Frank, Jeff, and I left to form Radio Berlin with Mike Green, Jack came back to Futurisk around early 1982. IMHO, Jeremy was extremely talented and original in his writing. He was also a good friend. I hope he is doing well and ok.
Vinnie Scrimenti was a great drummer..i wish the songs i had that we recorded were better. the drums and other stuff are good, but i think i only like "Jolanta" lol
I like this track, there's something really dark about it that inspires me to produce more music, If only there were more people who enjoyed synthpop/minimal wave, I love synthpop and minimal wave and people think I'm strange but who cares :D
Thanks minimalwave for posting this. I was in campus/community radio for several years in the 80s but never heard of this. I stumbled into this after watching some videos by The Screamers, another band I stumbled into today.
@ladronguapo I've been listening to electro music for almost like 32 years and I think there are hundreds of little electronic bands like this that most of us probably never ever heard of before.I used to have some weird indie electronic singles and cassettes myself.(I remember one of them was called Future Toys.God what a name for a band).Never too late to discover some of them still I think.
My brother played similar on his guitar about 1976/77, except, his was called 'Chest Expander',, it went like this.. Building muscles on your chest, watch those springs! They'll rip your vest,, Chessst Expander! Ahead of his time was our boy! ;)) Brill track! ❤️
wooow, excelent...... hey , do you know an american synth band called "experimental products".....can you tell something about them....they were similar like this band......
@ksine if you look at the closeup around 2:20 and after you can see it is a liberation, thought is was a rogue too at first then compared images of the two against each other.
hey is this THE Franzko Blankensteen? for that matter wtftwhere IS Jack Howard for real?! we told him don't smile or look at the camera haha , but he loved kieth moon as you can tell, i think he even had the same drum set maybe..he invented a drum hybrid style for futurisk
>may be confusing Leppo with another group.> yes.. that was the group Televison Dusseldorf. but i thought Leppo was the leprosy dude who COULD play but died before the 1st ep.. :(
@PandPfreestyle it does look like a Liberation, but it is actually Moog Rogue in the attachable strap-on encasement that was available before the Liberation, that's why it looks oversized on the underside. it was a real heavy bitch.
This is terrible. Really, really bad. I thought it was a parody, at first. Go watch the Screamers, they were an actual synth-punk band... or just watch Devo.
I was the 2nd drummer in Futurisk 1981, after Jack, and then after Jeff, Frank and I left to form Radio Berlin, he returned. Jeremy the singer was the founder, who after winning a guitar contest in Fort Lauderdale FL, sponsored by Modern Music a large retail musical instrument store.
He won studio time and quickly formed Futurisk with Jack on drums, Jeff on Bass, and Frank on Keyboards.
When Frank, Jeff, and I left to form Radio Berlin with Mike Green, Jack came back to Futurisk around early 1982.
IMHO, Jeremy was extremely talented and original in his writing.
He was also a good friend.
I hope he is doing well and ok.
Vinnie Scrimenti was a great drummer..i wish the songs i had that we recorded were better. the drums and other stuff are good, but i think i only like "Jolanta" lol
Any idea where I can locate some of the records?
I like this track, there's something really dark about it that inspires me to produce more music, If only there were more people who enjoyed synthpop/minimal wave, I love synthpop and minimal wave and people think I'm strange but who cares :D
holy shit, i've been listening to electronic music for almost 20 years now and i've never heard of this band until now, awesome!
That drum fill gets me every time.
This track gets me hooked everytime. I can't count how many times I have listened to this track.
I always come back to this song
Thanks minimalwave for posting this. I was in campus/community radio for several years in the 80s but never heard of this. I stumbled into this after watching some videos by The Screamers, another band I stumbled into today.
@ladronguapo I've been listening to electro music for almost like 32 years and I think there are hundreds of little electronic bands like this that most of us probably never ever heard of before.I used to have some weird indie electronic singles and cassettes myself.(I remember one of them was called Future Toys.God what a name for a band).Never too late to discover some of them still I think.
just discovered this band. today was a good day
wish there was music like this now
The fat dude with the synth/keytar is the best part lol
He wore Jane Fonda leggings
My brother played similar on his guitar about 1976/77, except, his was called 'Chest Expander',, it went like this.. Building muscles on your chest, watch those springs! They'll rip your vest,, Chessst Expander! Ahead of his time was our boy! ;)) Brill track! ❤️
We love you Minimalwave!
sounds like devo, very good
GREAT BAND, THIS SONG TO WAKE UP!
Holy shit, I was 1 when this was performed O_o
Damn awesome to see stuff like this on youtube. This is the roots of synth music as we know it!
ALso, thanks for the follow on twitter ;)
just look at these guys! amazing!
🎹🎹🎹🎹🖤👍🏼🎹💥🎹
epitelousss!!!
i am so glad to see this video!!
thanks for posting!
Hysterical
Listen to two Barry Manilow LPs and call me in the morning.
good work and taste minimalwave
VERY nice.
Love this
to tragoudi apla ta spaei.awesome song and band.
AWESOME!
Great band !
btw.. FUTURISK 's Player Piano LP 30th Anniversary release is OUT NOW on Minimal Wave!!
if only i'd lived in deerfield beach 30 years ago i might fit in better with this generations youth
PnxNdd420 I'm going to guess they were probably a bit of an aberration in that generations youth. even they probably didn't fit in.
Synthpunks UNITE!
Un clasico fantastica banda
DOPE!!!
yes i should be more clear ;) and Richard Bone was around, but he was mostly a New Yorker . there was a couple of Pink Floyd type bands using synths.
wooow, excelent......
hey , do you know an american synth band called "experimental products".....can you tell something about them....they were similar like this band......
that's COOL !!!
iiiiiiiii love you.
awesome, "my cup of tea"
pretty damn cool
@ksine if you look at the closeup around 2:20 and after you can see it is a liberation, thought is was a rogue too at first then compared images of the two against each other.
hey is this THE Franzko Blankensteen? for that matter wtftwhere IS Jack Howard for real?! we told him don't smile or look at the camera haha , but he loved kieth moon as you can tell, i think he even had the same drum set maybe..he invented a drum hybrid style for futurisk
UUFF!!! EXCELENTE!!
Wow! Sounds like an old "The Faint"
synthpunk is cool...
wouldve liked to see em play the ambassador, that would've been quite memorable!
There were only 3 bands like this, Futurisk, B-Movie and "U"
>may be confusing Leppo with another group.>
yes.. that was the group Televison Dusseldorf.
but i thought Leppo was the leprosy dude who COULD play but died before the 1st ep.. :(
wow. punk wasn't very popular in florida back then. these guys were pioneers.
OH SHIT!
this is rad! i had never heard of them! there was a synth punk band in my town (grand rapids, mi) called ZYKLON! check em out!
@PandPfreestyle it does look like a Liberation, but it is actually Moog Rogue in the attachable strap-on encasement that was available before the Liberation, that's why it looks oversized on the underside. it was a real heavy bitch.
That version is much better than the studio version I think, even if the sound is muffled...
riiight..it was actually a Santos Fiske tube amp from bavaria...he got it for peanuts. literally.
I want that portable moog thingy
Omg
I see what UA-cam did here.
NEW WAVE
Lol good observation
interesting stuff, what moog is he using?
@IMaiden89 that would be the Moog Liberation
are they all from Florida? id like to check out B-Movie and "U" if theyre similar sounding synthpunk/electro
IT IS OOOOK
BRING BACK THE KEYTAR!!!
Singer's on 12 cups of coffee and I think the keytar player is Shelley from Friday the 13th III.
CyberPunk Hereos!!!
I can't find the lyrics to this anywhere.. :(
Futurisk rules my world! This one sounds eyebrow-raisingly similar to Black Kar by the Spits.
and electronic music was practically non-existant in the southern US at the time, except for Futurisk!
SHITS HELLA DOOOPE!!
SLAM ZOOM SLAM ZOOM SLAM ZOOM
hee hee hee!
AHAHAH strange according to what really, because isn't it all really? abrasive? wah Wah WAH
hilarious, thanx for sharing!
A wookie with a moog!
I must have a moog keytar.
Deerfield Beach band :)
That's what I'm talking about! I like this. - Johnny love-ly j-boi swagger (c) 2016 all rights reserved do not copy comment without permission. ™
Nerd alert.
haha xD - Johnny love-ly j-boi swagger (c) 2016 all rights reserved do not copy comment without permission. ™
moog versus vox 3-0
This is terrible. Really, really bad. I thought it was a parody, at first. Go watch the Screamers, they were an actual synth-punk band... or just watch Devo.