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| + | "The [[cyborg]] does not [[dream]] of [[community]] on the model of the [[organic family]], this time without the oedipal project. The cyborg would not recognize the Garden of Eden; it is not made of mud and cannot dream of returning to dust."--"[[A Cyborg Manifesto]]" (1985) by Donna Haraway | ||
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| '''1985''' is the 985th year of the 2nd millennium, the 85th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the [[1980s]] decade. | '''1985''' is the 985th year of the 2nd millennium, the 85th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the [[1980s]] decade. | ||
| + | ==Events== | ||
| + | *[[May 29]] - [[Heysel Stadium disaster]]: In [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]], 39 [[Football (soccer)|football]] fans die and hundreds are injured. | ||
| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| ===Art=== | ===Art=== | ||
| - | *''[[L'Amour fou : Photography and Surrealism]]'' | + | *''[[L'Amour fou : Photography and Surrealism]]'' by Rosalind Krauss and Jane Livingston |
| === Technology === | === Technology === | ||
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| *''[[Perfume (novel)|Perfume]]'' by Patrick Süskind | *''[[Perfume (novel)|Perfume]]'' by Patrick Süskind | ||
| *''[[The Voyeur]]'' by Alberto Moravia | *''[[The Voyeur]]'' by Alberto Moravia | ||
| - | *''[[White Noise]]'' by Don DeLillo | + | *''[[White Noise (novel) |White Noise]]'' by Don DeLillo |
| *''[[The Handmaid's Tale]]'' by Margaret Atwood | *''[[The Handmaid's Tale]]'' by Margaret Atwood | ||
| ==== Non fiction ==== | ==== Non fiction ==== | ||
| *''[[The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat]]'' by Oliver W. Sacks | *''[[The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat]]'' by Oliver W. Sacks | ||
| - | *''[[The Great Cat Massacre]]'' by Robert Darnton | ||
| *''[[Amusing Ourselves to Death]]'' by Neil Postman | *''[[Amusing Ourselves to Death]]'' by Neil Postman | ||
| - | *''[[The Originality of the Avant-Garde and Other Modernist Myths]]'' by Rosalind E. Krauss | + | *''[[The Originality of the Avant-Garde]]'' by Rosalind E. Krauss |
| - | *''Reflexivity in film and literature: From Don Quixote to Jean-Luc Godard'' by Robert Stam | + | *''[[Reflexivity in Film and Literature]]'' by Robert Stam |
| *''[[A Cyborg Manifesto]]'' by Donna Haraway | *''[[A Cyborg Manifesto]]'' by Donna Haraway | ||
| *''[[Fous à lire, fous à lier]]'' by Gérard Oberlé | *''[[Fous à lire, fous à lier]]'' by Gérard Oberlé | ||
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| *''[[After Hours]]'' by Martin Scorsese | *''[[After Hours]]'' by Martin Scorsese | ||
| *''[[Tampopo]]'' by Juzo Itami | *''[[Tampopo]]'' by Juzo Itami | ||
| - | *''[[Kiss of the Spider Woman]]'' by Hector Babenco | + | *''[[Kiss of the Spider Woman (film) |Kiss of the Spider Woman]]'' by Hector Babenco |
| *''[[Into the Night]]'' by John Landis | *''[[Into the Night]]'' by John Landis | ||
| *''[[Runaway Train]]'' by Andrei Konchalovsky | *''[[Runaway Train]]'' by Andrei Konchalovsky | ||
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| *''[[The Falcon and the Snowman]]'' by John Schlesinger | *''[[The Falcon and the Snowman]]'' by John Schlesinger | ||
| *''[[The Angelic Conversation (film) |The Angelic Conversation]]'' by Derek Jarman | *''[[The Angelic Conversation (film) |The Angelic Conversation]]'' by Derek Jarman | ||
| - | *''[[The Stuff]]'' by Larry Cohen | + | *''[[The Stuff]]'' by Larry Cohen |
| + | *''[[Come and See]]'' by Elem Klimov | ||
| === Music === | === Music === | ||
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| **And house music was born with "[[Mystery of Love]]" by [[Mr. Fingers]]; The 110bpm original instrumental becomes an anthem at the [[Paradise Garage]] after [[Larry Levan]] gets hold of it on acetate. | **And house music was born with "[[Mystery of Love]]" by [[Mr. Fingers]]; The 110bpm original instrumental becomes an anthem at the [[Paradise Garage]] after [[Larry Levan]] gets hold of it on acetate. | ||
| *demise of Salsoul records | *demise of Salsoul records | ||
| - | *[[DJ International]] | + | *[[DJ International Records]] |
| **A Chicago label that was founded by [[Rocky Jones]] in 1985. DJ International focused on releasing mainly vocal house, while the other big Chicago label, Trax, is known for rougher tracks. Label's hits include "Music is the key" by [[J. M. Silk]] (the first release), "Acid Thunder" & "Can U dance" by [[Fast Eddie]], "It's allright" by Sterling Void, and [[Chip E]]'s "[[Like This]]". | **A Chicago label that was founded by [[Rocky Jones]] in 1985. DJ International focused on releasing mainly vocal house, while the other big Chicago label, Trax, is known for rougher tracks. Label's hits include "Music is the key" by [[J. M. Silk]] (the first release), "Acid Thunder" & "Can U dance" by [[Fast Eddie]], "It's allright" by Sterling Void, and [[Chip E]]'s "[[Like This]]". | ||
| - | *[[MDMA]] Exposed | + | *[[MDMA]] exposed |
| - | **The Face magazine runs the first in-depth article on MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine), which is the basis for the party drug Ecstasy. It was first synthesised and patented before World War I by German company Merck as a diet aid. In the 60s it was rediscovered by Alexander Shulgin, a US biochemist, who used it for therapeutic purposes. It was banned in the USA in 1985. | + | **[[The Face]] magazine runs the first in-depth article on MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine), which is the basis for the party drug Ecstasy. It was first synthesised and patented before World War I by German company Merck as a diet aid. In the 60s it was rediscovered by Alexander Shulgin, a US biochemist, who used it for therapeutic purposes. It was banned in the USA in 1985. |
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| ==== Singles ==== | ==== Singles ==== | ||
| * [[Mystery of Love]] by Fingers, Inc. | * [[Mystery of Love]] by Fingers, Inc. | ||
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| * [[Broader than Broadway]] by Barrington Levy | * [[Broader than Broadway]] by Barrington Levy | ||
| * [[Fall Down (Spirit of Love)]] by Tramaine | * [[Fall Down (Spirit of Love)]] by Tramaine | ||
| - | * [[Bad Habits]] by [[Jenny Burton]] | + | * [[Bad Habits]] by Jenny Burton |
| - | * [[It's That East Street Beat]] by Chocolette | + | |
| * [[You Should Have Known Better]] by T. C. Curtis | * [[You Should Have Known Better]] by T. C. Curtis | ||
| * [[Music Is the Key]] by J. M. Silk | * [[Music Is the Key]] by J. M. Silk | ||
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| * [[Trapped (Colonel Abrams song)|Trapped]] by Colonel Abrams | * [[Trapped (Colonel Abrams song)|Trapped]] by Colonel Abrams | ||
| * [[All I Want Is My Baby]] by Roberta Gilliam | * [[All I Want Is My Baby]] by Roberta Gilliam | ||
| + | * [[In a Manner of Speaking]] by Tuxedomoon | ||
| ==== Albums ==== | ==== Albums ==== | ||
| - | *Army Arrangement by [[Fela Kuti]] | + | *''[[Army Arrangement]]'' by Fela Kuti |
| - | *Sing & Shout by [[Chosen Brothers]] | + | *''[[Sing & Shout]]'' by [[Chosen Brothers]] |
| + | *''[[Thursday Afternoon]]'' by Brian Eno | ||
| == Births == | == Births == | ||
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"The cyborg does not dream of community on the model of the organic family, this time without the oedipal project. The cyborg would not recognize the Garden of Eden; it is not made of mud and cannot dream of returning to dust."--"A Cyborg Manifesto" (1985) by Donna Haraway |
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1985 is the 985th year of the 2nd millennium, the 85th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1980s decade.
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Events
- May 29 - Heysel Stadium disaster: In Brussels, Belgium, 39 football fans die and hundreds are injured.
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Art and culture
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Art
- L'Amour fou : Photography and Surrealism by Rosalind Krauss and Jane Livingston
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Technology
- CD-ROM (read-only memory) is introduced
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Literature
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Fiction
- Perfume by Patrick Süskind
- The Voyeur by Alberto Moravia
- White Noise by Don DeLillo
- The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
[edit]
Non fiction
- The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver W. Sacks
- Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman
- The Originality of the Avant-Garde by Rosalind E. Krauss
- Reflexivity in Film and Literature by Robert Stam
- A Cyborg Manifesto by Donna Haraway
- Fous à lire, fous à lier by Gérard Oberlé
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Film
- The Purple Rose of Cairo by Woody Allen
- Miranda by Tinto Brass
- Lust in the Dust by Paul Bartel
- Insignificance by Nicolas Roeg
- After Hours by Martin Scorsese
- Tampopo by Juzo Itami
- Kiss of the Spider Woman by Hector Babenco
- Into the Night by John Landis
- Runaway Train by Andrei Konchalovsky
- Better Off Dead by Savage Steve Holland
- My Life as a Dog - by Lasse Hallström
- Desperately Seeking Susan by Susan Seidelman
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure by Tim Burton
- The Falcon and the Snowman by John Schlesinger
- The Angelic Conversation by Derek Jarman
- The Stuff by Larry Cohen
- Come and See by Elem Klimov
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Music
- Metroplex Records founded
- Sean Penn marries pop star Madonna
- William Socolov founds Fresh Records
- The Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC)
- Norman Jay's coins the rare groove genre in his late 1985 show 'The Original Rare Groove Show'
- House music
- And house music was born with "Mystery of Love" by Mr. Fingers; The 110bpm original instrumental becomes an anthem at the Paradise Garage after Larry Levan gets hold of it on acetate.
- demise of Salsoul records
- DJ International Records
- A Chicago label that was founded by Rocky Jones in 1985. DJ International focused on releasing mainly vocal house, while the other big Chicago label, Trax, is known for rougher tracks. Label's hits include "Music is the key" by J. M. Silk (the first release), "Acid Thunder" & "Can U dance" by Fast Eddie, "It's allright" by Sterling Void, and Chip E's "Like This".
- MDMA exposed
- The Face magazine runs the first in-depth article on MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine), which is the basis for the party drug Ecstasy. It was first synthesised and patented before World War I by German company Merck as a diet aid. In the 60s it was rediscovered by Alexander Shulgin, a US biochemist, who used it for therapeutic purposes. It was banned in the USA in 1985.
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Singles
- Mystery of Love by Fingers, Inc.
- Into the Groove by Madonna
- No UFO's by Juan Atkins
- I Was Born This Way by Carl Bean
- State Your Mind by Nile Rodgers
- My Loleatta by Loleatta Holloway
- Ring the Alarm by Tenor Saw
- Under Me Sleng Teng by Wayne Smith
- Throw It Away by African Head Charge
- Broader than Broadway by Barrington Levy
- Fall Down (Spirit of Love) by Tramaine
- Bad Habits by Jenny Burton
- You Should Have Known Better by T. C. Curtis
- Music Is the Key by J. M. Silk
- Jack Your Body by Steve Hurley
- Trapped by Colonel Abrams
- All I Want Is My Baby by Roberta Gilliam
- In a Manner of Speaking by Tuxedomoon
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Albums
- Army Arrangement by Fela Kuti
- Sing & Shout by Chosen Brothers
- Thursday Afternoon by Brian Eno
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Births
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Deaths
- Italo Calvino (1923 – 1985)
- Ado Kyrou (1923 - 1985)
- Louise Brooks (1906 – 1985)
- Orson Welles (1915 - 1985)
- March 28 - Marc Chagall, Russian-born painter (b. 1887)
- May 8 - Theodore Sturgeon, American writer (b. 1918)
- May 12 - Jean Dubuffet, French artist (b. 1901)
- July 16 - Heinrich Böll, German writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
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