After compiling numerous anthologies charting the evolution of synth pop and post-punk, Cherry Red explores the harder side of alternative dance music with the three-disc Control I’m Here: Adventures on the Industrial Dance Floor 1983-1990. Like a lot of the label’s genre deep-dives, the set touches on several different scenes and movements within a larger whole, aiming to demonstrate the range of styles produced within the era.
Lots of big names and influential figures are present, including groups synonymous with EBM such as Nitzer Ebb and Front 242, but the focus is often on deep cuts or extended 12″ mixes rather than hits. Case in point: the compilers went with Twitch-era Ministry, rather than the group’s early synth pop incarnation or the heavy,…

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