Tag: The Technos

The Technos – Songs For A Nervous World – 1988

The Technos actually started out as the Techno Twins in the secular market. They released their first album in 1982 with the single “Falling in love again” which did very well in the European market. The band is generally credited with being the origin of the term “techno” which is something to be proud of. It’s pretty cool when your band name becomes a international term for a style of music. Anyway, after a couple of fairly successful secular releases they put out this one and only Christian release. It is actually a little different in that the songs are social/political oriented and they touch on subjects that weren’t often touched on by Christian artists. I don’t know if this was a popular album or not but I really like it.

Tracklist
1 – Friends & Frontiers – 4:02
2 – Dare To Dance – 3:47
3 – Share Food Like The Bees – 3:29
4 – Beat The Wings – 3:37
5 – Mechanical Ballet – 4:23
6 – Half A Story – 3:39
7 – War: One Voice – 4:18
8 – Pioneer´s Song – 4:02
9 – Walk Into The Light – 4:27
10 – What You Believe – 3:33

Credits
Backing Vocals – Bev Sage, Carolyn Nieto, Cynthia Rizas, Martin Bass, Steve Fairnie
Drums – David Prater
Engineer – Doug Oberkirker
Engineer [Assistant] – Dan Rudin
Guitar – Ronnie Drayton
Keyboards, Arranged By – George Small
Photography By – David Rose
Producer – Joey Powers
Saxophone [Sax] – Sydell Carter

Companies, etc.
Recorded At – Grand Slam Studios
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Refuge Records
Copyright © – Refuge Records
Distributed By – Mainroads Music Inc

The Techno Orchestra – Casualtease – 1982

Bev and Steve are back with another album and another band name. I really don’t understand why they felt it was necessary to have a slightly different name every album. Oh well anyway I think I know what they were thinking for this album. It has several experimental tracks and I think that’s what they were aiming for further demonstrated by the fact they didn’t release any tracks as a singles. While I don’t like it as much as their other work it’s still good and I enjoyed it.

Tracklist
1 – Let There Be Neon – 3:44
2 – Mechanical Ballet – 4:47
3 – Berlin Ballerina – 5:56
4 – Observation – 3:51
5 – Techno Refugee – 4:27
6 – Lunatic Republic – 4:13
7 – When Is Pleasure Pain? – 4:03
8 – Boy – 4:10
9 – Lily Marlene – 1:21
10 – Military Business (Muscle Culture II) – 4:22

Credits
Bass – Les Cargo
Drums, Percussion – Dolphin Taylor, Gus Hale
Horns – John Du Prez
Keyboards – David Hewson
Vocals – Bev Sage, Steve Fairnie

Companies, etc.
Made By – Sounds Marketing System, Inc.
Published By – Street Tunes
Published By – Street Tunes Ltd.
Published By – Westminster Music
Published By – Westminster Music Ltd.
Published By – Peter Maurice Co.
Published By – EMI Music

The Technos – Foreign Land – 1985

1985 came with a new name for The Techno Twins to simply The Technos. It seems like Steve and Bev were never happy with their band name as they were constantly changing it. The name may have changed but the sound is the same with a keyboard heavy pop sound. This was a doubt their most successful album with the single “Foreign Land” produced by Joe Glasman reaching the top 10 of the US Hot Dance Club Play chart. They also released a few version of Foreign Land with an extended and also a Dub mix. We’ll be sure to upload those too. Anyway this is the Techno album you need to hear as it’s probably their best work.

Tracklist
1 – Falling In Love – 3:07
2 – Spirit Of The Thing – 3:03
3 – Prisoner Of Love – 3:15
4 – Crying In The Rain – 4:05
5 – Visions Of The Night – 3:24
6 – Foreign Land – 3:09
7 – Nightime Heaven – 3:24
8 – Lunatic Republic – 4:04
9 – Clowns On The Ground – 3:24
10 – Slow Boats To China – 3:52

Credits
Producer – Joe Glasman
Arranged By [Rhythms] – Steve Fairnie
Arranged By [Vocals] – Bev Sage
Producer – Joe Glasman Vocals – Bev Sage, Steve Fairnie
Written-By – Bev Sage
Written-By – Garry Hughes
Written-By – Joe Glasman
Written-By – Steve Fairnie