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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 29/09/2026

Today in 2020 I released a single in Afrikaans. Translated, the title Uit die Storms en die Dieptes means "out of the storms and depths". It is from a project I call SOPHIA, which stands for Songs of People's Hearts in Afrikaans. You can stream it on your favourite platform. #thefreddieerasmustapes

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 28/09/2026

#ForeverYoung by #Alphaville is a legendary 80s synth-pop album. The vinyl here was a placemat in Zeppelins, Mossel Bay. I almost asked the owner if I could have it, but it was already bent and scratched. I still have the CD below, which is well looked after and stored with my other treasures.

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 28/09/2026

On this day in 1999, #Sting released #BrandNewDay. It's the album that also gave us the gigantic Desert Rose and After the Rain Has Fallen. It is an album that still sounds current, yet fused with Sting's timeless fingerprint. My favourite track is A Thousand Years.

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 27/09/2026

Today in 1982 #DepecheMode released one of their cornerstone albums, #ABrokenFrame. It is my favourite from the early era. Barely 21 and already creating such a moody masterpiece after losing their main songwriter. The album ends with one of my favourite songs of all time, The Sun and the Rainfall.

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 27/09/2026

" And Di replied That there are no more lovers left alive No one has survived So there are no more lovers left alive And that's why love has died Yes, it's true Look, it's happened to me and you..." #verypetshopboys #petshopboys

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 25/09/2026

After 2010, great albums are significantly scarcer, but we can always rely on the legends for more. #MusicComplete is one of #NewOrder 's best albums. It is chock-full of synth bliss, melody, British melancholy and accessible choruses. It boasts a Brandon Flowers feature and my favourite, Academic.

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 25/09/2026

When I see album covers like #TheSeedsofLove or #inXs, I automatically see a collage of iconic albums, which saturated the charts of a magical era: Undefined by instrumentation, or stock standard examples of pop or rock – just super creative and sophisticated late 80’s/ early 90’s cornerstones.

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 24/09/2026

Today in 1984, #DepecheMode released their 4th studio album, #SomeGreatReward. It peaked at No. 1 in Germany and delivered the singles People Are People, Master and Servant and the double A-side, Blasphemous Rumours/ Somebody. I share more fun facts and views about it in the comment section.

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 20/09/2026

These are my four favourite Tori Amos albums. Please tell me yours/ A generous use of synthesizers can always be found in my influences. There hasn't been as much talk about Native Invader as the other albums, but Mary's Eyes, Cloud Riders and Up the Creek are only a few of my favourites on there.

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 20/09/2026

A 1000 oceans wash abliss Loved to Venus and back The 80's glory that I miss That current airwaves lack #toriamos #tovenusandback

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 18/09/2026

#rattlethatlock by #davidgilmour is one of my favourite albums. I love how On an Island and Rattle That Lock create a continuum on the Pink Floyd albums, A Momentary Lapse of Reason and The Division Bell. Give the four singles, A Boat Lies Waiting, and Beauty (my choice for album opener) a whirl!

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 14/09/2026

" Wake up, your time is nearly over No more the supernova No action guaranteed... ... Wake up, you're holding on to nothing You know you're only bluffing As dead as autumn leaves... " #tearsforfears #everybodylovesahappyending

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 12/09/2026

I had such fun with this one's fan art, that I am going to leave you to explore this brilliant album by yourself without a mini-essay. It opens and closes with the legendary Shine On You Crazy Diamond. #pinkfloyd #wishyouwerehere

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 09/09/2026

Two number ones, a #DustySpringfield collab, contributions by #EnnioMorricone and #TwinPeaks maestro #AngeloBadalamenti, and a vampire in your music video, who would later become #Gandalf in #TheHobbit and #LordoftheRings. That a good enough resume for an album? Yes, that's #petshopboysactually !

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 25/08/2026

Known mainly as a country music icon, Dolly was a prolific songwriter for others. I will always remember her masterful version of Stairway to Heaven and her collaboration with for KING & COUNTRY on God Only Knows.

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 21/08/2026

It delivered stadium anthem Everything Counts, but also one of my old favourites, because of deep cuts like Pipeline and Alan Wilder crafts like Two Minute Warning. From scary carnivals in More Than a Party to the moody outtro of The Landscape is Changing, masterful youth! #constructiontimeagain

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 01/07/2026

Woodface by Crowded House helped to make 1991 one of the greatest years in music. It features five singles: "Chocolate Cake", "Fall at Your Feet", "It's Only Natural", "Weather with You", and "Four Seasons in One Day" #crowdedhouse #woodface

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 08/06/2026

My favourite Tears for Fears album, as well as one of my favourite albums of all time: 1993's Elemental. #tearsforfears #tearsforfearselemental

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 04/06/2026

Do have any favourites from these three albums released on this day? Mine are: Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire Metallica - Mama Said Bryan Adams - Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? #metallicaload #brucespringsteenbornintheusa #bryanadama18tilidie

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 03/06/2026

I wasn't the biggest fan of Roxette albums after Have a Nice Day, until 2016's Good Karma. It is still the latest Roxette studio album and is also the last to feature the late Marie Fredriksson. Very underrated, but fantastic pop-rock songs and production. #roxette #roxettegoodkarma

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 01/06/2026

Celebrating its bday with A-ha’s Hunting High and Low and Dido’s No Angel, is Sting’s debut, The Dream of the Blue Turtles. My favourites are If You Love Somebody Set Them Free, Russians, Children's Crusade, Moon Over Bourbon Street, and Fortress Around Your Heart. #stingthedreamoftheblueturtles

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 01/06/2026

Celebrating Take On Me and it’s groundbreaking music video of painstaking rotoscoping, the epic anthem The Sun Always Shines on TV, Train of Thought’s soaring “and his mind once full of reason…”, and the indescribably beautiful ballad and title track, Hunting High and Low. #a-hahuntinghighandlow

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 17/05/2026

"When it's all mixed up, better break it down.." From one of my favourite albums of all time, Elemental. #tearsforfears #tearsforfearselemental

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 02/05/2026

One of my favourite The Cure albums and also of all time turns 37 today. What are your favourites? #thecuredisintegration

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 01/05/2026

One of 1985 loveliest albums, Suzanne Vega's debut, was released on this day. It includes the singles Marlene on the Wall, Knight Moves and Small Blue Thing. Beautiful songwriting and masterful poetry/ storytelling. #suzannevega

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 01/05/2026

And the planets of the universe Go their way Not astounded by the sun or the moon Or by the day You and I will simply disappear Out of sight But I'm afraid soon there'll be No light #stevienicks #troubleinshangri-la

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 21/04/2026

It's not Friday but I'm in love with this album. Revisit it today and wish impossible things! #thecure #thecurewish

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 17/04/2026

Ben Hillier was a perfect producer for Playing the Angel, but Sounds of the Universe perhaps proves that DM shouldn't work with the same producer again. Though DM proved for 3 albums they can exist without Wilder, his remix of In Chains maybe proves otherwise? Nevertheless, masterful songwriting!

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 16/04/2026

Today in 2021 I released my debut album, Air Base of the Senses. It features the singles The Beginning of Sorrows, You Can Be Now and (If You Don't) Forgive. All 10 tracks were written, performed and produced by myself and mastered by Ludwig Bouwer at One Big Room Studios in Pretoria.

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 14/04/2026

From the bittersweet, abandoned mansions and morgues of Velvet, to Morten holding the longest note in UK chart history (20,2 seconds) in the lead single, Summer Moved On. Also check out the amazing non-single gems, Little Black Heart and I Won’t Forget Her. #a-ha #minorearthmajorsky

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 14/04/2026

"And the spirit of love Is rising within me Talking to you now Telling you clearly The fire still burns" #depechemodeultra

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 13/04/2026

Strangelove, strange highs and strange lows Strangelove, that's how my love goes #depechemode #strangelove

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 10/04/2026

"On candystripe legs the spiderman comes Softly through the shadow of the evening sun Stealing past the windows of the blissfully dead Looking for the victim shivering in bed" #thecure #thecurelullaby

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 03/04/2026

Simple Minds’ 1989 live version of East at Easter in Verona, Italy, is a truly epic piece of emotional transitions. Just when you think it ends, an even better part starts. The video is a moving backdrop of live performance and religious scenes. #simpleminds #eastateaster

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Simple Minds - East At Easter - Live Verona - 1989

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 31/03/2026

"I'll be fine I'll be waiting patiently 'Til you see the sign.." #depechemode #depechemodeitsnogood

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 29/03/2026

In the play The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett), a man locks up his favourite garden spot, after his wife falls to her death. A guest from India perceives a gloom in his manor and finds the key to restore the garden. Even his son, believing he was terminally ill, gets up from his bed.

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Secret Garden

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 28/03/2026

" Find the girl while you can" "thecureaforest"

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 28/03/2026

Beyond the horizon of a place we lived when we were young In world of magnets and miraculous albums! #pinkfloyd #thedivisionbell

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 24/03/2026

I forgot to adjust the years in my template. You guys must correct me. Lol

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 19/03/2026

Let me show you the best album in my eyes. It's the sweetest perfection. I'm waiting for the night to put it on! It is Depeche Mode's Violator, released on this day in 1990. A handful of other albums come very close, but this is my favourite album. #depechemodeviolator #violator #depechemode

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 18/03/2026

It has occurred to me that most of my favourite and most influential albums and singles, were released in March. How many do you recognize and which are your favourites? #greatalbums #depechemode #u2 #tearsforfears #pinkfloyd #REM #thecure #roxette #rolandorzabal #davidgilmour #sting #marchreleases

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 17/03/2026

My 2nd favourite DM album after Violator! Also released on this day, Spirit, which doesn't rank high in my favourite DM albums. Nevertheless, still a good album with great singles. #depechemode #blackcelebration

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 16/03/2026

My favourite B-side of all time was released on this day: The Cure - This Twilight Garden #thecure #thecurehigh #thecurewish #thecurethistwilightgarden #thistwilightgarden

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The Freddie Erasmus Tapes @thefreddieerasmustapes.com · 13/03/2026

Depeche Mode's legendary concert at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, June 18 1988, was released as a live album on this day in 1989. It is an iconic reminder that we should not give up on territories, who don't seem to accept us, when one day their support might explode with passion! #depechemode101

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