sibylle baier

Sibylle Baier's Colour Green is a collection of private recordings she made from 1970 to 1973 on reel-to-reel tape recordings at her home in Germany. The actress-singer's son compiled the music on a CD to give to family members as presents. But, once Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis heard the CD, he passed it along to the Orange Twin label, which released the album in 2006. Quite lovely.

I Lost Something In the Hills - Sibylle Baier (buy full album)
Give Me A Smile - Sibylle Baier (buy full album)

mostly '80s

Much of the music below (and oh so many other late-'70s, '80s songs that could be added) remind me of cleaning the kitchen after school on Fridays to get money for the weekend. Maybe it will be my new cleaning mix.

Madame Butterfly - Malcolm McLaren (watch video)
Goodbye Horses - Q Lazzarus (watch video)
Dreaming of Me - Depeche Mode (watch video)
Mandika - Sinead O'Connor (watch video)
Cough/Cool - The Misfits
M - The Cure
(Everyday Is) Halloween - Ministry
Headhunter, Vol. 1.0 - Front 242 (watch video)
Slowdive - Siouxsie & The Banshees (watch video)
Mind Your Business - Delta 5
Lucky Number - Lena Lovich (watch video)
Give Me Back My Man - The B-52's
Sister Europe - The Psychedelic Furs (watch video)
Rainy Season - Howard Devoto (watch video)
Well I Wonder - The Smiths

And for hardcore grime:
N.W.O. - Ministry

post punk

Brave New World - The Cultural Decay (buy full album)
Grinding Halt - The Cure (buy full album)
All Night Party - A Certain Ratio (buy full album)
Boys - Bauhaus (buy full album)
Dead Souls - Joy Division (buy full album)