Telex
Somewhere between synthpop, disco and experimental electro, Belgian band Telex
built their legend in the early 1980s. Formed in Brussels in 1978 by Dan
Lacksman, Michel Moers and Marc Moulin, the trio attracted attention with their
offbeat covers of "Rock Around the Clock" and "Twist à Saint-Tropez". These
songs and the underground hit "Moskow Diskow" make the 1979 album Looking for
St. Tropez a must-have. Telex's subsequent career was less prominent, with the
albums Neurovision (1980) and Sex (Birds and Bees) (1981). In 1980, the group
took part in the Eurovision Song Contest, f...
