Evil Edna's Horror Toilet! – Too Much Gristle In The Blancmange [Cass] (1986, Not On Label)

This tape is the personal concept project of Jane Reaction (ex-Magic Mushroom Band) and her -then- boyfriend Joie Hinton (from Ozric Tentacles). On the recording, as musicians guested members of The Oroonies and The Ullulators, plus Gary "Moonboot" Masters and Kim Oz. Jane Reaction later on reinvented herself as Nana Obscuri. Somewhere between psychedelic dub minimal wave, Ozric Tentacles jam, Gong and some odd groove-funk outsider twee pop, etc., the vocals are sometiems too weak and instrumentation stereotypical. A bit uneven maybe, but lovely, and a rather consistent whole. Mostly it's also original anyway, and doesn't default too much on existing genres. Recommended: "Omné" and "Turkeys Dinner", maybe the longer piece "Floating In The Overflow" if you want a long jam à la aforementioned bands. Horribly under produced, but interesting mix of primitive 80s synthesizer, festival era spacerock, reggae, and even some good old fashioned new wave pop. Lot of cheap digital drums to endure that are awful, though not nearly as awful as that cassette cover. [SOURCE: RATE YOUR MUSIC]

 

 

Label: Not On Label (Evil Edna's Horror Toilet! Self-Released) – EE1 †† 

Format: Cassette, Album

Country: UK 

Released: 1986 

Style: Reggae, Dub, Psychedelic Rock, Experimental, Space Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Minimal Wave

 

Tracklist:

SOD 1 

A1 Cistern Men 

A2 Warrior Dub 

A3 Mo-Ad 

A4 We Have A Mushroom Cloud 

A5 Ferbetha 

A6 Omné 

A7 Turkey Dinner 

Slide 2 

B1 Lend Me A Fiver 

B2 Floating In The Overflow 

B3 Mama Redstripe 

 

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Dog Faced Hermans – At The Ancienne Chocolaterie [Cass] (1991, Demon Radge Records)

Orchestral instruments, including viola, trumpet, and saxophone, were combined with such oddities as hippo tube and foghorn to create the ultra-loud post-punk sounds of the Dog Faced Hermans. Although the group disbanded in 1995, the members of Dog Faced Hermans remain active. Bass guitarist and steel drum player Colin McLean worked with Pere Ubu vocalist David Thomas before become a full-time sound engineer for The Ex. Guitar, hippo tube, and viola player Andy Ex went on work with The Ex, Kletka Red, Little Red Spiders, and The Magpie Dance Company. Nigerian-born vocalist and trumpet/bells player Marion Coutts relocated to London, where she played briefly with Spaceheads and works as a sculptor and lecturer. In addition to playing drums with Rhythm Activism, Wilf Plum has worked as a DJ in Amsterdam and had led his own group, Johnny Distance & the Web Riders. [SOURCE: ALLMUSIC] 

 

 

Label: Demon Radge Records – none 

Format: Cassette, Album 

Country: Netherlands 

Released: 1991 

Style: Alternative Rock, Punk, Post-Punk, Art Punk

 

Tracklist:

A1 Suppressa 

A2 Ballad About Bhopal 

A3 From The Top Of The Mountain 

A4 Fortune 

B1 Astronaut 

B2 Waiting For Their Waters To Be Stirred 

B3 The Running Man 

B4 Body Strategic 

 

Notes:

All songs recorded live in Neuchatel, Switzerland in June 1991. 

 

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Cold War – Irrational [Cass] (1982, Rasquap Is Dead Tapes)

Cold War was a Post-Punk band formed in 1980 in Hornchurch (London) and disbanded in 1982. Members were Ian Smith (vocals, also in Seventh Séance), Paul Harding (guitar), Chris Knowles (bass), and Kev Bulmer (drums). After splitting, Paul Harding and Chris Knowles ended up together in Hagar The Womb and We Are Going To Eat You. Then both became successful Techno DJs and producers during the 1990's and 2000's. Cold War released one live cassette ('Live At The Autonomy Centre Wapping 18-10-81', two demo cassettes ('Cold War' and 'Irrational', both in 1982) and a 7" released entitled 'The Machinist' (1983, Namedrop).

 

 

Label: Rasquap Is Dead Tapes – rid 1 

Format: Cassette 

Country: UK 

Released: 1982 

Style: Punk, Post-Punk, Anarcho-Punk

 

Tracklist:

1 Irrational 

2 Opening Doors 

3 Life On A Wire 

4 Pride 

5 Brother Murder 

6 Confrontation 

 

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Breeding Ground – Tales Of Adventure [LP] (1986, Fringe Product)

Breeding Ground was formed in Toronto in 1981 and subscribed to the cold wave mould of acts like New Order's school of rhythm. Their first release was an untitled 4 song 12" EP in 1982 on Mannequin Records and featured original drummer Ken Jones. They would receive notoriety with the independent 12" single "Reunion"/"Slaughter" in 1983 on Fringe. It was quite successful at college radio stations and ended up selling out three pressings. The follow-up LP, 1986's 'Tales Of Adventure', was produced by ex-Blue Peter guitarist Chris Wardman (who later joined the band for a short period) enlisting the help of Alta Moda singer Molly Johnson and Jason Sniderman on keyboards. The record made it to No.1 on the campus charts and No.60 on CFNY's "Best 86 of '86" based on the success of the single and video for "Happy Now I Know" and spawned the hit "This Time Tomorrow", a nicely gothic but light tune, brisk jangle pop with a dark atmosphere.

 

 

Label: Fringe Product – FPL3022 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country: Canada 

Released: 1986 

Style: Alternative Rock, New Wave, Goth Rock, Darkwave, Post-Punk

 

Tracklist:

A1 This Time Tomorrow 3:56 

A2 Turn To Dust 5:17 

A3 Epic 6:38 

A4 Reunion 4:45 

B1 Tales Of Adventure 5:07 

B2 Happy Now I Know 3:41 

B3 Reflections (In A Coffee Cup) 5:19 

B4 In The Sun 5:01 

 

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Anorexia – Radical Riot [Cass] (1986, Not On Label)

Anorexia was a hardcore punk band from Birmingham England. Started in 1985, featured Mick Harris (Napalm Death) on drums. They recorded their first demo with this line-up in 1985, performing their own songs and covers of Chaotic Dischord. Afterwards Scott (pre-Alcohol Licks) joined in for drums on the second demo and subsequent recordings.

 

Label: Not On Label (Anorexia Self-released) – none 

Format: Cassette 

Country: UK 

Released: 1986 

Style: Hardcore, Punk 

 

Tracklist:

A1 Instrumental 

A2 Master Of The Hunt 

A3 Dream Of Reality 

A4 Addict 

A5 Battle For Equality 

B1 Die For The Government 

B2 Infinite Divisions 

B3 Living A Nightmare 

B4 Torture 

B5 Animal Rights 

 

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Acces 22 – War!! [12''] (1990, Megabeat Records)

 

Access 22 was a Spanish Techno project from Valencia formed by DJ and sound technician Fran Lenaers, DJ and producer Vicente "Gani" Manero, and musician Julio Nexus (Julio Pastor), that recorded under other aliases such as Ground Zone, Interfront, Invisible 2, Megabeat, Nexus, Robotics, Spook, The Impossibles, The Lords Of The New Beat, The Ora:cle, The Sun Corporation and Tyrell Corporation.

 

 

Label: Megabeat Records – MEGABEAT DURO 1 

Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Mini-Album 

Country: Spain 

Released: 1990 

Style: EBM, Industrial, Electro, Techno, Makina

 

Tracklist:

A1 War!! 4:45 

B1 Ducted 5:10 

B2 Trust Me 4:04 

B3 Sex Floor 4:31 

B4 1-Ex 3:33 

B5 Up 2 U 2:06 

 

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Various – 1980: The First Fifteen Minutes [7''] (1979, Neutron Records)

Neutron Records was founded in Sheffield in 1978 by Stephen Singleton, Mark White and David Sydenham to release work coming from the burgeoning Sheffield electronic music scene. In its anarchic beginning, the label was conceived as fiercely independent, with as strong an emphasis on the visual aspects as the audio, regarding the material as manifestos focused on what they saw as the subversive principles of the postmodern and anti-art. Although fairly obscure (as the Sheffield underground scene at the time did not get much national or international notice) Vice Versa still succeeded in gaining public attention with their own blend of electronic pop tendencies, largely inspired by the fellow Sheffield group, Cabaret Voltaire. 

Neutron releases where seen as sharply intelligent statements for the new decade, beginning with Vice Versa's 'Music 4' (7" EP, NT001), a piece of electronic pop linked with cut-up statements on social decadence which went on to win a famous 'single of the week' line in NME, much to the surprise of the group. Two further releases, even more ambitious: a set of prints with a manifesto (NT002), and then the semi-legendary '1980: The First Fifteen Minutes' (7" EP, NT003), complete with six-sided fold out cover (which featured, alongside Vice Versa, three other Sheffield groups: Clock DVA, The Stunt Kites and I'm So Hollow.) Each band contributed one track each for what would be their first vinyl appearance. While the compilation received a great deal of critical acclaim, this wasn't enough to assuage the frustration with the lack of promotion which then led to Neutron singing a distribution deal with the major marketing facility Phonogram, in 1980.

 

 

Label: Neutron Records – NT 003 

Format: Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM 

Country: UK 

Released: 1979 

Style: New Wave, Punk, Synth-pop, Experimental, Post-Punk, Synth Punk, Minimal Synth

 

Tracklist:

A1 ClockDVA – Brigade 3:17 

A2 The Stunt Kites – Beautiful People 2:14 

B1 Vice Versa – Genetic Warfare 3:34 

B2 I'm So Hollow – I Don't Know 3:43 

 

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Ralph Lundsten And The Andromeda All Stars – Discophrenia [LP] (1978, Harvest)

It's probably the cover that misled to think that this would be a sub-par Moog disco LP, filled with synthetic instrumental versions of "Shake Your Groove Thing", etc. Even though everything else heard from Ralph Lundsten has been adequate-to-genius avant-electronic compositions, just pegged this as a disco cash-in. Maybe it is. But it falls more on the "funk" side of disco -the kind of late 70s sanitary funk that served as the backdrop to acts like Grace Jones, early rap, or the Eno/Byrne sound. Funk that went to modern Africa on an Anthropology graduate student fact-finding mission, but found that bouncing between recording studios in Nairobi was good enough. Funk that has a PhD at the mixing board. Funk by white guys with afros. Lundsten pins those steady, repetitive bass-led grooves under mildly entertaining spacey electronic improvisations with jazz fusion indicators. A little like Miles Davis at his 70s grooviest, toned way down into something much more commercially palatable. You know -disco funk for horny, lovesick robots. So... the cover is accurate after all. [SOURCE: RATE YOUR MUSIC]

 

 

Label: Harvest – 7C 062-35537 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country: Sweden 

Released: 1978 

Style: Disco 

 

Tracklist:

A1 Andromedian Nights 2:46 

A2 Discophrenia 7:10 

A3 Luna Lolita 3:20 

A4 Cat Nymphony 3:56 

B1 Robot Amoroso 5:50 

B2 Spring Fever 6:10 

B3 The Celestial Sphinx 4:07 

 

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Zajártalom – Áldozati Énekek / Live [Cass] (1996, Not On Label)

 

Zajártalom was an experimental noise band from Budapest, Hungary. Active period 1986-1988, with one release. “Our band was founded in the fall of 1986. Our first concert took place on December 6, 1986 in Petöfi Csarnok, Budapest. We want to stage a new attempt in our music. We’re trying to perform comprehensive noise music that embraces all environmental sound (noise) effects. This is not industrial music! The sound effects are basic, this is an instrumental production. Process music that is born on stage and forms a coherent whole together with background sounds. Each of our concerts are based on different songs, which is why we always make a concert that can only be heard once. It's difficult to make sense of it, but in fact there is no need to. It is impossible to listen to the ever-changing soundtrack and music at the same time. Our goal is for the listener to perceive what is happening on stage with his senses, surrender himself to sound effects, let his mind free, because these noises are everyday, consciousness sound effects in an amplified form. Congested feelings that even in their unity, they can manifest themselves in many ways... The band broke up in early 1988…” (Karel, Második Látás fanzine 1990). Members: Kalóczkai Attila (voice ), Tunner János (guitar ), Veress János (guitar ), Apró Imre (bass ) and Karel (drums, noise). [SOURCE: YOUTUBE]

 

 

Label: Not On Label (Zajártalom Self-Released) – none 

Format: Cassette, Album 

Country: Hungary 

Released: 1996 

Style: Alternative Rock, Noise 

 

Tracklist:

A1 Halott Lelkének Kisérete 

A2 Fények 

A3 Jegyzet 

A4 Engem Hívnak Úgy! 

A5 R.B. 

A6 Világ Vége 

A7 Át Akar menni A Zebrán 

A8 Harc Az Életért 

A9 Utolsó Áldozat 

B1 Live 

 

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Yen Pox – Deliver [7''] (1995, Drone Records)

 

Nuclear-nightmarish-ambient darkness in the vein of Lustmord, Thomas Koner and Atomine Elektrine. The duo (Michael J.V. Hensley and Steve Hall) also founded two others amazing "deep listening" projects under the name Blood Box and Veil of Secrecy. [SOURCE: PROG ARCHIVES]

 

 

Label: Drone Records – DR-15 

Format: Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM

Country: Germany 

Released: Dec 1995 

Style: Dark Ambient, Drone 

 

Tracklist:

A Deliver 8:48 

B Remove 8:51 

 

Notes:  

First edition (1995), limited to 250 hand-numbered copies, packaged in handmade silk-screened covers.

Second edition (1998), limited to 300 copies on black vinyl in black-on-red printed sleeves.

 

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