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
@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.
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.
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! ❤️
@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.
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......
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
@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.
>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.. :(
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?
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!
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
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
@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
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.
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! ❤️
wish there was music like this now
The fat dude with the synth/keytar is the best part lol
He wore Jane Fonda leggings
GREAT BAND, THIS SONG TO WAKE UP!
just look at these guys! amazing!
We love you Minimalwave!
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 ;)
sounds like devo, very good
Hysterical
Listen to two Barry Manilow LPs and call me in the morning.
to tragoudi apla ta spaei.awesome song and band.
epitelousss!!!
i am so glad to see this video!!
thanks for posting!
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.
Love this
Synthpunks UNITE!
AWESOME!
Un clasico fantastica banda
good work and taste minimalwave
Great band !
btw.. FUTURISK 's Player Piano LP 30th Anniversary release is OUT NOW on Minimal Wave!!
VERY nice.
🎹🎹🎹🎹🖤👍🏼🎹💥🎹
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.
DOPE!!!
wouldve liked to see em play the ambassador, that would've been quite memorable!
Wow! Sounds like an old "The Faint"
iiiiiiiii love you.
@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.
that's COOL !!!
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......
UUFF!!! EXCELENTE!!
awesome, "my cup of tea"
That version is much better than the studio version I think, even if the sound is muffled...
wow. punk wasn't very popular in florida back then. these guys were pioneers.
pretty damn cool
There were only 3 bands like this, Futurisk, B-Movie and "U"
synthpunk is cool...
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
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.
riiight..it was actually a Santos Fiske tube amp from bavaria...he got it for peanuts. literally.
>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.. :(
OH SHIT!
NEW WAVE
I want that portable moog thingy
Singer's on 12 cups of coffee and I think the keytar player is Shelley from Friday the 13th III.
are they all from Florida? id like to check out B-Movie and "U" if theyre similar sounding synthpunk/electro
Omg
interesting stuff, what moog is he using?
BRING BACK THE KEYTAR!!!
@IMaiden89 that would be the Moog Liberation
IT IS OOOOK
I see what RUclips did here.
Futurisk rules my world! This one sounds eyebrow-raisingly similar to Black Kar by the Spits.
Lol good observation
CyberPunk Hereos!!!
I can't find the lyrics to this anywhere.. :(
and electronic music was practically non-existant in the southern US at the time, except for Futurisk!
SLAM ZOOM SLAM ZOOM SLAM ZOOM
SHITS HELLA DOOOPE!!
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!
hee hee hee!
Deerfield Beach band :)
I must have a moog keytar.
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.