Various – Fantastic Voyage (New Sounds For The European Canon 1977 - 1981)

Fantastic Voyage: New Sounds For The European Canon 1977–1981 is a compilation released in 2024 by Ace Records, curated by Bob Stanley (of Saint Etienne) and Jason Wood.

Featuring 17 tracks, the album offers a snapshot of the European musical landscape in the late 1970s and early 1980s, heavily shaped by David Bowie’s Berlin period. His influence—marked by synthetic textures, minimal production, and a futuristic sensibility—resonates throughout a selection that includes artists such as Simple Minds, Grauzone, Thomas Leer, Robert Fripp, Gina X Performance, Yello and Tuxedomoon. Rather than a nostalgic retrospective, this compilation repositions a European canon of experimental, electronic and art pop music that preceded the MTV era.