We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

The Ballrooms of San Francisco

from The World of Tomorrow by Munich Syndrome

/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD  or more

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    The world of tomorrow… shaped and informed by the people, places and things from our past. Backwards glances at a sepia life. Who we thought we’d be, where we thought we’d end up and the things we did in the innocence (and often stupidity) of youth are a large part of this release. In the post-punk landscape of the very late 70’s into the new wave of the early 80’s, analog synths, 808 drum machines, vocoders, futuristic noises from another dimension were a part of the sonic landscape. Nights (and days) spent in San Francisco in pursuit of the elusive high of new music, friendship and love, from various indie record stores (and the much beloved and missed Tower Records), to small clubs, ballrooms, bars and a former ice rink (Winterland), are part of the DNA that led to this point in time. The world of tomorrow is here today…

    Mastered in HDCD® Audio

    Not responsible for Customs Fees or Duties

    Includes unlimited streaming of The World of Tomorrow via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.     ... more
    ships out within 4 days

      $11 USD or more 

     

  • Full Digital Discography

    61
    releases

    Get all 61 Munich Syndrome releases available on Bandcamp and save 35%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Take Away the Pain EP, Take Away the Pain, The HOA, New Day EP, (That) Last Christmas (Eve) (Instrumental Edit), No Regrets, Windswept, Walk Away (Extended Dance Remix), and 53 more. , and , .

    Purchasable with gift card

      $187.56 USD or more (35% OFF)

     

about

An ode to concerts and clubs from the rock era, on through to disco, punk, new wave, goth, rock and pop in the various venues in San Francisco

lyrics

At Fillmore on to Steiner and Post
Countless nights at Winterland, loved the most
From the Airplane, to Bowie, or the Nuns
The Rolling Stones, weren’t the only ones

New Wave Kabuki, Soft Cell or ABC
Frankie or Eurythmics, weren’t the only ones to see
Iggy and the Stooges, at Bimbo’s for a night
Erasure at the I-Beam, a wonderful sight

A night at Slim’s with the Art of Noise
Until December playing We Are the Boys
Blondie @ the Mahubay, coming on late
Siouxsie hanging out, on the Haight

Romeo Void, never said never
The B-52s party, going on forever,
The Warfield fogged for the Sister’s of Mercy
Prince at the Civic touring Controversy


All the Ballrooms of San Francisco
Rock & roll to glam, New Wave & Disco
Nights lost in the music,
Days lost in the bars
Anticipating magic
Caught up in the stars
Too many special places, now lost to time
Too many stars, cut down in their prime
Nothing could quench, that rock & roll desire
Needing to be there, when magic would catch fire

Dancing in the underground to Flash & the Pan
Sylvester rose to sing, everyone a fan
Marianne Faithful sang of longing and hope
While people in the bathroom were scoring some dope

Blancmange at Wolfgang’s or the Sex Pistols end
Winterland destroyed, never to transcend
The I-Beam, went condo, the Stone went away
The Regency reborn, to play another day

credits

from The World of Tomorrow, released August 13, 2016
David B. Roundsley

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Munich Syndrome image

Munich Syndrome California

Founded in the mid 80’s, Munich Syndrome IS David B. Roundsley. Post-punk, synth pop, new wave, with a bit of downtempo, ambient, and a pinch of glam! Styles range from dance, EDM, synthwave, to chill ambient and a bit of new wave rock. Munich Syndrome was, and is, David B. Roundsley! ... more

contact / help

Contact Munich Syndrome

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this track or account

Munich Syndrome recommends:

If you like Munich Syndrome, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Saxophonist Isaiah Collier chats about his new LP and the influence of Pharoah Sanders.
listen now