Soma Holiday

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Dark-electro female-boy dou from Lyon (Jean-Marc Vallod) and New York (Jane Honicker). Their only EP released by Chacalot Records (founded by Eric Dufaure in 1980, see: http://www.belugaprod.com/docs/lancement-cachalot-1980.pdf) "In 1984 “Shake your molecules” was released, a maxi vinyl by Soma Holiday. The song by the Franco-American duo (Jane Honicker, the platinum blonde diva, and Jean-Marc Vallod who handles the machines) got good reactions from college radio and went on to become a turntable hit in France on the new “free” commercial radio stations." (http://www.belugaprod.com/bio.php?Detail=Ostpolitik&) Album reissue! http://minimalwave.com/articles/article/soma-holiday-shake-your-molecules-ep Jean-Marc Vallod was the member of the new wave-punk band Marie et les Garçons (1976-1977, see: http://www.myspace.com/marieetlesgarcons) and later joined Electric Callas (http://www.myspace.com/electriccallas) in 1979. Now he is living in New York and works as a taxi driver. (http://rockmadeinfrance.canalblog.com/archives/2009/03/19/13036221.html) User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Shake Your Molecules

Shake Your Molecules (The Neutron Dance)

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Wave Klassix Volume 03-Post-Punk Minimal Wave Compilation

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Shake Your Molecules (7")

The Immutable Record Vol. 1

Shake Your Molecules - EP

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FACT Mix 194

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Analogsound 1

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Rare Hits of The 80's Vol. 42

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Soma Holiday

French Synth Lovers

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Perfect Magic Electronic III (Obscure New Wave & Synth Pop of the 1980s)

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