I just got hipped to "Babies Dream Big" by Brooklyn musician and composer Alan Wilkis. OK, I got the word from Alan himself, but so what. The CD is pretty cool and should appeal to devotees of Casio-based, early 80s synth pop. Alan cites Kraftwerk, Johnny Cash, Van Halen, and Frank Zappa, among many others, as his influences. Sounds to me like a lo-fi cross between Todd Rundgren, George Clinton, and The Dazz Band. Alan has a lovely falsetto voice, and his songs would not have sounded out of place on 1970s/80s top-40 radio. In other words, my kind of music.
Don't take my word for it. Cruise over to Alan's MySpace page and hear for yourself.
