Executive Slacks ‎– You Can't Hum When You're Dead [LP] (1984, Fundamental)

The Executive Slacks' 'You Can't Hum When You're Dead' was another obscure jewel from the early 80's. "The Bus" sounded like a fragmented funk-rock version of the industrial noise of the Swans, but mostly payed tribute to the anarchic kraut-punk of early D.A.F.. The same applied to the dysfunctional chaos of "30 Years" and the orgiastic electronic-punk of "Cinema", while the cyber psychedelia of "So Mote It Be" was revolutionary enough to label it a precursor of trip-hop. The real attraction in these tracks is the ever evolving amoebic background, as in the abstract tribal mayhem "Sexual Witchcraft", again, revolutionary enough to label it as a predecessor to Black Dice's mutant electro-punk. Unfortunately side-two followed a more traditional industrial-punk formula, but it was still pretty wild rock 'n' roll, with the deformed vocals in particular giving it a violent and demonic feel. [SOURCE: RATE YOUR MUSIC] 

Label: Fundamental ‎– SAVE 3 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation 

Country: UK, Netherlands

Released: 1984 

Style: EBM, Darkwave, New Wave, Post-Punk, Synth Punk, Industrial

Tracklist:

A1 The Bus 3:01 

A2 30 Years 3:28 

A3 Cinema 2:54 

A4 So Mote It Be 4:31 

A5 Sexual Witchcraft 3:59 

B1 Our Lady 3:30 

B2 Man Of Christ 3:42 

B3 I'm Coming 7:23 

B4 Our Lady (Yoof Dub) 3:23 

Notes:

A1 to A4 recorded Aug/Sept. 1982 Fresh Tracks. 

A5 provided by Executive Slacks, recorded on a Fostex Multi-Track in Dec. 1982. 

B1 to B4 recorded Jan/Feb 1984 at Secret Sound Studio N.Y. 

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