“Our Lips Are Sealed” (1983) By Fun Boy Three (1981-1983)

“Experience” (1996) by Bisk

Hailing from Japan, this electronic project’s brainchild is Naohiro Fujikawa. You can download his latest album Twisted for free.

Wendy Carlos

“Eighties” (1985) by Killing Joke (1978-1996; 2002-present)

Nirvana definitely listened to these guys:

“Come As You Are” (1991) by Nirvana (1987-1994)

“Der Adler” (1991) by Udo Kier from My Own Private Idaho

Udo Kier is a German actor with a prolific number of films under his belt, particularly those dealing with vampires. Although he gravitates towards horror films, he also appears in other genres.

My Own Private Idaho is a film by Gus Van Sant. Taking inspiration from Shakespeare, it stars River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves.

Dog Faced Hermans (1986-1995) live at Le Cafe Shakes in Lincoln, NE (1994)

“Dayvan Cowboy” (2005) by Boards Of Canada (1986-present)

Boards of Canada is a duo from Edinburgh, Scotland.

“Songs for Swinging Larvae” (1981) by Renaldo and the Loaf (1975-1988; 2006-present)

Pretty uncategorizable and weird….this is a short film compromised of bits and pieces from the album of the same name.

Further Reading:

Renaldo and the Loaf Official Site

Article on The Weirdest Band in the World

NPR probably won't be streaming this album for much longer since it came out this week. Highly recommended listening.

Séance (full album) (1984) by Twisted Nerve

“Map Ref 43 Degrees North 110 Degrees W” (1979) by Wire (1976-1980; 1985-1992; 1999-present)