Living on Video (1983 album)

Living on Video
Studio album by Trans-X
Released	October 20, 1983 (1983-10-20)
Recorded	March–September 1983 Ultrasonic Studio, Montreal
Genre	Synthpop, dance-pop, new wave
Length	40:46
Label	Polydor
Producer	Daniel Bernier
Trans-X chronology
Living on Video (1983) Living on Video (1986)

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Living on Video, known in Canada as Message on the Radio, is the first album by Canadian synthpop group Trans-X. Recorded and released in 1983 by Mantra Records, Message on the Radio was a seven-track album. Produced by Daniel Bernier, the record featured all instruments played by Pascal Languirand with Anne Brosseau on supporting vocals. The album was reissued in 1993 and contains a total of 14 tracks.

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"3-D Dance"	Daniel Bernier, Dominique Nicodemo, Pascal Languirand	5:52
2.	"Nitelife"	Pascal Languirand	7:09
3.	"21st Century"	Pascal Languirand	5:25

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
4.	"Living on Video"	Pascal Languirand	5:55
5.	"Message On The Radio"	Pascal Languirand	5:10
6.	"Josee"	Lise Gregoire, Pascal Languirand	5:45
7.	"Digital World"	Steve Wyatt, Pascal Languirand	3:30

1993 CD reissue

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Living on Video"	5:54
2.	"Message on the Radio"	5:10
3.	"Nitelife"	7:10
4.	"21st Century"	5:24
5.	"Josee"	5:42
6.	"Digital World"	3:30
7.	"Eyes of Desire"	3:32
8.	"3D-Dance"	5:41
9.	"Monkey Dance"	5:45
10.	"Through the Eyes of the 90's"	5:05
11.	"Ich Liebe Dich (I Love You)"	5:25
12.	"Living on Video (Re-Recorded)"	7:04
13.	"Message on the Radio (Remix)"	5:27
14.	"Vivre Sur Video"	6:12

Personnel

Musicians

• Pascal Languirand - lead vocals, performer
• Pierre Lacoste - percussion ("Living on Video", "Message on the Radio")
• Pierre Lacoste - drums ("Josee")
• Guy Abrassart - guitar ("Message on the Radio", "Josee")
• Steve Wyatt - synthesizer ("Digital World")
• Laurie Ann Gill - female voice

Additional personnel

• Daniel Bernier - producer
• Carmine Nicodemo, Dominique Nicodemo - executive producer
• Pierre Bernard - synthesizer programming
• Claude Allard - mixing, engineer
• Gaetan Desbiens - recorded by
• Christian Traut - artwork by
• Anne Brosseau, Chiffon, Ian Lebofsky, Linda Benoy, Liz Tansey - additional personnel
• Carole Arsenaul - hair
• Lisa Fizzano - makeup
• Daniel Poulin - photography

Instruments: Roland Jupiter 4 and 6, CSQ 600 and TR-808, Korg Vocoder and Polysix, Oberheim OB8, DMX and DSX, Elka Synthex, electric guitar, Simmons and Mattel drums.

External links

• Music video for "Message on The Radio"
• Music video for "Living on Video"