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| === Technology === | === Technology === | ||
| - | *[[CD-ROM]] (read-only memory) was introduced | + | *[[CD-ROM]] (read-only memory) is introduced |
| === Literature === | === Literature === | ||
| ==== Fiction ==== | ==== Fiction ==== | ||
| - | *''[[Perfume: The Story of a Murderer]]'' 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]]'' by Don DeLillo | ||
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| *''[[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 | *''[[The Great Cat Massacre]]'' by Robert Darnton | ||
| - | *''[[Noise: The Political Economy of Music]]'' by Jacques Attali | ||
| *''[[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 and Other Modernist Myths]]'' by Rosalind E. Krauss | ||
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| *''[[After Hours]]'' by Martin Scorsese | *''[[After Hours]]'' by Martin Scorsese | ||
| *''[[Tampopo]]'' by Juzo Itami | *''[[Tampopo]]'' by Juzo Itami | ||
| - | *''[[The Funeral]]'' by Juzo Itami | ||
| *''[[Kiss of the Spider Woman]]'' by Hector Babenco | *''[[Kiss of the Spider Woman]]'' by Hector Babenco | ||
| *''[[Into the Night]]'' by John Landis | *''[[Into the Night]]'' by John Landis | ||
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| *''[[Desperately Seeking Susan]]'' by Susan Seidelman | *''[[Desperately Seeking Susan]]'' by Susan Seidelman | ||
| *''[[Pee-wee's Big Adventure]]'' by Tim Burton | *''[[Pee-wee's Big Adventure]]'' by Tim Burton | ||
| - | *''[[Stephen King's Cat's Eye]]'' by Lewis Teague | ||
| *''[[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 | ||
| === Music === | === Music === | ||
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| *[[Norman Jay]]'s coins the [[rare groove]] genre in his late 1985 show 'The Original Rare Groove Show' | *[[Norman Jay]]'s coins the [[rare groove]] genre in his late 1985 show 'The Original Rare Groove Show' | ||
| *[[House music]] | *[[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. | + | **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]] | ||
| - | **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 ==== | ||
| - | *[[Into the Groove]] by Madonna | + | * [[Mystery of Love]] by [[Fingers, Inc.]] |
| - | *[[No UFOs]] by [[Juan Atkins]] | + | * [[Into the Groove]] by Madonna |
| - | *[[Your Love (Frankie Knuckles song)|Your Love]] by Jamie Principle and Frankie Knuckles | + | * [[No UFO's]] by Juan Atkins |
| - | *[[My Loleatta]] by Loleatta Holloway | + | * [[I Was Born This Way]] by Carl Bean |
| - | *[[Ring the Alarm]] by Tenor Saw | + | * [[State Your Mind]] by Nile Rodgers |
| - | *[[Under Me Sleng Teng]] by Wayne Smith | + | * [[Your Love (Jamie Principle song)|Your Love]] by Jamie Principle and Frankie Knuckles |
| + | * [[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 | * [[Throw It Away]] by African Head Charge | ||
| - | *[[Fingers, Inc.]] by Mysteries of Love | + | * [[Broader than Broadway]] by Barrington Levy |
| - | + | * [[Fall Down (Spirit of Love)]] by Tramaine | |
| - | *Chip E. - Like This | + | * [[Bad Habits]] by [[Jenny Burton]] |
| - | *[[Gwen Guthrie]] - Seventh Heaven/Getting Hot/Peanut Butter | + | * [[It's That East Street Beat]] by Chocolette |
| - | *[[T. C. Curtis]] - You Should Have Known Better | + | * [[You Should Have Known Better]] by T. C. Curtis |
| - | *[[J. M. Silk]] - [[Music Is the Key]] | + | * [[Music Is the Key]] by J. M. Silk |
| - | *[[Steve Hurley]] - [[Jack Your Body]] | + | * [[Jack Your Body]] by Steve Hurley |
| - | *[[Tramaine]] - Fall Down (Spirit Of Love) | + | * [[Trapped (Colonel Abrams song)|Trapped]] by Colonel Abrams |
| - | *[[Colonel Abrams]] - Trapped | + | * [[All I Want Is My Baby]] by Roberta Gilliam |
| - | *[[Carl Bean]] - [[I Was Born This Way]] | + | |
| - | *[[Alexander Robotnick]] - Problemes D'Amour | + | |
| - | *[[Nile Rodgers]] - State Your Mind/Stay Out Of The Light (Levan 12" Remix) | + | |
| - | *[[Roberta Gilliam]] - All I Want Is My Baby | + | |
| - | *[[Jenny Burton]] - Bad Habits | + | |
| - | *Chocolate - It's That East Street Beat | + | |
| ==== Albums ==== | ==== Albums ==== | ||
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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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Art and culture
Art
Technology
- CD-ROM (read-only memory) is introduced
Literature
Fiction
- Perfume by Patrick Süskind
- The Voyeur by Alberto Moravia
- White Noise by Don DeLillo
- The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Non fiction
- 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
- The Originality of the Avant-Garde and Other Modernist Myths by Rosalind E. Krauss
- Reflexivity in film and literature: From Don Quixote to Jean-Luc Godard by Robert Stam
- A Cyborg Manifesto by Donna Haraway
- Fous à lire, fous à lier by Gérard Oberlé
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
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
- 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.
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
- Your Love by Jamie Principle and Frankie Knuckles
- 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
- It's That East Street Beat by Chocolette
- 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
Albums
- Army Arrangement by Fela Kuti
- Sing & Shout by Chosen Brothers
Births
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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