Red Flag Russian Radio (1988)
Synthpop duo Red Flag brothers Chris and Mark Reynolds were originally Liverpool natives before moving to San Diego in the mid 70s. Comprised of siblings Mark and Chris Reynolds, Red Flag released a dozen albums between 1988 and 2002, and nearly twice that many singles and EPs. The duo said their music was inspired by bands like Depeche Mode and the Cure, describing their sound as a blend of synthpop, new age, ambient. The brothers first started playing electronic music in 1982, when Mark Reynolds bought a Roland Juno60 synthesizer over a guitar on a trip to a music store. The first song they recorded, Distant Memories, under the name Shades of May, was selected for a compilation album, Local Heroes, by San Diego radio station 91X in 1984. Signed to Enigma Records in 1988, the LP Naïve Art (produced by Paul Robb of Information Society), released the following year, earned them two top ten hits on Billboards Dance Charts (Russian Radio and If I Ever), as well as an appearance on American Ban
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