Ultravox's "Sleepwalk": How German Krautrock Shaped a Synth-Pop Revolution and the Eighties dance music.

The Twelve Inch 154 : Sleepwalk (Ultravox)

There was a fleeting moment between punk’s decline and synth-pop’s rise when, as Gary Numan put it, “what had been was fading and the next thing hadn’t arrived.” This creative void became fertile ground for innovation, and few bands navigated it as compellingly as Ultravox.

Before they became synonymous with sleek, synth-driven anthems, Ultravox was a gl…