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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.
 +==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===
 +*''[[L'Amour fou : Photography and Surrealism]]'' by Rosalind Krauss and Jane Livingston
=== 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 (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
-*''[[Noise: The Political Economy of Music]]'' by [[Jacques Attali]] +*''[[The Originality of the Avant-Garde]]'' by Rosalind E. Krauss
-*''[[Amusing Ourselves to Death]]'' by [[Neil Postman]] +*''[[Reflexivity in Film and Literature]]'' by Robert Stam
-*''[[The Originality of the Avant-Garde and Other Modernist Myths]]'' by Rosalind E. Krauss+*''[[A Cyborg Manifesto]]'' by Donna Haraway
-*''Reflexivity in film and literature: From Don Quixote to Jean-Luc Godard'' by [[Robert Stam]]+*''[[Fous à lire, fous à lier]]'' by Gérard Oberlé
-*''[[A Cyborg Manifesto]]'' by [[Donna Haraway]]+
=== Film === === Film ===
 +*''[[The Purple Rose of Cairo ]]'' by Woody Allen
*''[[Miranda]]'' by Tinto Brass *''[[Miranda]]'' by Tinto Brass
-*''[[Titus Andronicus]]'' by Jane Howell  
-*''[[Purple Rose of Cairo]]'' by Woody Allen 
*''[[Lust in the Dust]]'' by Paul Bartel *''[[Lust in the Dust]]'' by Paul Bartel
*''[[Insignificance (film)|Insignificance]]'' by Nicolas Roeg *''[[Insignificance (film)|Insignificance]]'' by Nicolas Roeg
*''[[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 (film) |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
*''[[Runaway Train]]'' by Andrei Konchalovsky *''[[Runaway Train]]'' by Andrei Konchalovsky
-*''[[Better Off Dead]]'' by Savage Steve Holland+*''[[Better Off Dead (film)|Better Off Dead]]'' by Savage Steve Holland
*''[[My Life as a Dog]]'' - by Lasse Hallström *''[[My Life as a Dog]]'' - by Lasse Hallström
*''[[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]]'' by Derek Jarman+*''[[The Angelic Conversation (film) |The Angelic Conversation]]'' by Derek Jarman
 +*''[[The Stuff]]'' by Larry Cohen
 +*''[[Come and See]]'' by Elem Klimov
=== Music === === Music ===
*[[Metroplex Records]] founded *[[Metroplex Records]] founded
*[[Sean Penn]] marries pop star [[Madonna]] *[[Sean Penn]] marries pop star [[Madonna]]
-*''[[L'Amour fou : Photography and Surrealism]]''+*[[William Socolov]] founds Fresh Records
-*[[William Socolov]] founded Fresh Records+
-*"[[Tunes from the Missing Channel]]" by [[Adrian Sherwood]]+
*[[The Parents Music Resource Center]] (PMRC) *[[The Parents Music Resource Center]] (PMRC)
-*[[Norman Jay]]'s who 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 ‘Mysteries 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 theraputic 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 ====
-*"[[No Ufos]]" by [[Juan Atkins]]+* [[Mystery of Love]] by Fingers, Inc.
-*"[[Your Love (Frankie Knuckles song)|Your Love]]"+* [[Into the Groove]] by Madonna
-*"[[My Loleatta]]" by Loleatta Holloway +* [[No UFO's]] by Juan Atkins
-*"[[Wax the Van]]" by Arthur Russell+* [[I Was Born This Way]] by Carl Bean
-*''[[Like a Virgin]]'' by [[Madonna]] +* [[State Your Mind]] by Nile Rodgers
-*[[Fingers, Inc.]] - Mysteries of Love +* [[My Loleatta]] by Loleatta Holloway
-*Chip E. - Like This+* [[Ring the Alarm]] by Tenor Saw
-*[[Gwen Guthrie]] - Seventh Heaven/Getting Hot/Peanut Butter +* [[Under Me Sleng Teng]] by Wayne Smith
-*T.C. Curtis - You Should Have Known Better +* [[Throw It Away]] by African Head Charge
-*J. M. Silk - Music Is The Key +* [[Broader than Broadway]] by Barrington Levy
-*[[Steve Hurley]] - Jack Your Body +* [[Fall Down (Spirit of Love)]] by Tramaine
-*Tramaine - Fall Down (Spirit Of Love) with the famous 'I Need You' sample +* [[Bad Habits]] by Jenny Burton
-*Tony Paris - Electric Automan +* [[You Should Have Known Better]] by T. C. Curtis
-*[[Colonel Abrams]] - Trapped +* [[Music Is the Key]] by J. M. Silk
-*[[Carl Bean]] - I Was Born This Way +* [[Jack Your Body]] by Steve Hurley
-*[[Alexander Robotnick]] - Problemes D'Amour +* [[Trapped (Colonel Abrams song)|Trapped]] by Colonel Abrams
-*[[Nile Rodgers]] - State Your Mind/Stay Out Of The Light (Levan 12" Remix) +* [[All I Want Is My Baby]] by Roberta Gilliam
-*[[Rochelle Fleming]] - Love Itch +* [[In a Manner of Speaking]] by Tuxedomoon
-*[[Serious Intention]] - You Don't Know +
-*[[Farley Jackmaster Funk]] - Farley Knows House (Chicago has the rawest tracks) +
-*[[Wally Badarou]] - Chief Inspector +
-*[[Model 500]] - No UFOs +
-*[[Roberta Gilliam]] - All I Want Is My Baby +
-*[[Skipworth & Turner]] - Thinking About Your Love +
-*[[Jenny Burton]] - Bad Habits +
-*Chocolate - It's That East Street Beat +
-*[[Under Me Sleng Teng]] - Wayne Smith+
==== 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.

Contents

Events

Art and culture

Art

Technology

  • CD-ROM (read-only memory) is introduced

Literature

Fiction

Non fiction

Film

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
  • 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.

Singles

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Births

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