Home / Music / Eurogliders' This Island is classic mid-80s Australian synth-popMusic linernotes album music euroglidersEurogliders' This Island is classic mid-80s Australian synth-popIsland is firmly rooted in new wave and synth-pop, right in the sweet spot of the mid-1980s Australian pop scene. It’s a time capsule of that era’s sound. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesEurogliders' This Island came out on Mercury in 1984Eurogliders are Australian, despite the nameNick Davis produced This IslandPrince's 1999 rebrand was made for MTV, and Little Red Corvette became his first top 10The Visitors stood as ABBA's final album for four decadesExploreIDLES borrowed their album title from a Toi Derricotte poemA fuzz box and a 1970s afro-rock band inspired Merzbow's Pulse DemonShaker Loops plays on both trembling strings and Shaker dancingThe Undivided Five layers Hilma af Klint, the perfect fifth, and the five sensesHermann Hesse's Siddhartha inspired Yes's 'Close to the Edge'Previous Eurovision's Fire Saga hit Netflix in June 2020Next Eurogliders' This Island came out on Mercury in 1984