The Soundtrack of ‘Future Geniuses’

black boots on dashboard on a highway, with a clear view of the road and passing cars.

At Artransport we listened to a lot of music on the road. Most of it was 80’s New Wave music. It kept us engaged on long drives around the country battling exhaustion—and it kept us awake (for the most part).

“Space is what we need, room to breathe, call your own…”
–It’s Immaterial: ‘Space’ 1986

Soft Cell
Tainted Love’ 1981
The Flying Lizards
Money

REM
Radio Free Europe’ 1982
Modern English
I Melt with You’ 1982
Albert Collins
Snowed In’ 1980
Naked Eyes
Always Something There to Remind Me’ 1983
A Flock of Seagulls
I Ran (So Far Away)’ 1982

Joy Division
Love Will Tear Us Apart’ 1980
The Clash
‘London Calling’ 1979
The Clash
Rock the Casbah’ 1982
The Clash
Should I Stay or Should I Go’ 1982

New Order
‘Blue Monday’ 1983

New Order
Age of Consent’ 1983

New Order
True Faith’ 1987

Simple Minds
Don’t You (Forget About Me)’ 1985
Echo and the Bunnymen
The Killing Moon’ 1984

Echo and the Bunnymen
Lips Like Sugar’ 1987
The Psychedelic Furs
‘Love My Way’ 1982

Gary Numan
Cars’ 1979

Tears for Fears
Head Over Heels’ 1985

Tears for Fears
Shout’ 1984

Tears for Fears
Mad World’ 1982
Depeche Mode
Everything Counts’ 1983
Depeche Mode
Personal Jesus’ 1990

Blondie
Heart of Glass’ 1978
Blondie
Rapture’ 1981
Kraftwerk
Autobahn’ 1974
Talking Heads
Once in a Lifetime’ 1981
Talking Heads
Burning Down the House’ 1983

The Smiths
How Soon is Now?’ 1984
Easterhouse
Nineteen Sixty-Nine’ 1986
Cowboy Junkies
Sweet Jane’  1988

The The
Uncertain Smile’  1982

The The
This is the Day’ 1983

The B-52s
Roam’ 1989

The Sundays
Here’s Where the Story Ends’ 1990