NON ‎– Mode Of Infection / Knife Ladder [7''] (1979, Not On Label)

Boyd Rice: the man, the motherfucker, the myth. Professional liar! Schoolboys admire! Young girls desire! And this little slab of wax is where the legend began. But not just the legend of the man, but the legend of industrial music itself: this is the first industrial single of all time. 

Much like fellow experimentalists Merzbow and Nurse With Wound, NON started out as a group rather than a solo project. ‘Mode of Infection / Knife Ladder’ has some bloke called Robert Turman on tapes alongside the Riceman. 

"Mode of Infection" is a hypnotic maze of dark synth drones, which bury some mumbling vocals from Boyd. "Knife Ladder" is a landmark of harsh noise; even TG’s live shows from the era couldn’t capture the sound of machinery gone haywire as accurately as this crude, shrill assault. The tortured female screaming throughout created images of abduction, some unfortunate soul dragged off the streets into some van and taken to god knows where. Pretty sinister stuff anyway. 

Of these two tracks, "Mode of Infection" is the strongest but it represents a sound that Boyd has sadly revisited rarely. "Knife Ladder", however, is practically the blueprint for albums like ‘Physical Evidence’. [SOURCE: RATE YOUR MUSIC] 

Label: Not On Label (Boyd Rice/Robert Turman Self-released) ‎– MR-00 

Format: Vinyl, 7", Single Sided, Stereo, Mono 

Country: US 

Released: 1979 

Genre: Electronic 

Style: Industrial, Noise, Experimental, Turntable Music, Tape Music, Spoken Word

Tracklist:

A1 Soundtrack #1 

A2 Soundtrack #2 

A3 Soundtrack #3 

A4 Mode Of Infection 

A5 Knife Ladder 

Notes:

A1-A3 are normally quoted together as 'Soundtracks 1-3' 

Multi-axial: includes an off-axis hole drilled by the artist. A few copies feature up to three additional off-axis holes. 

Mode of Infection recorded in stereo. 

Knife Ladder recorded in mono. 

All Soundtracks are in stereo. 

Soundtrack #1 recorded in San Francisco, CA, USA. 

Soundtrack #2 recorded in London, UK. 

Soundtrack #3 recorded in El Cajon, CA, USA.

"Multi Axis, Multi Speed. Soundtracks designed for play at 16, 33, 45, and 78. Engineered to permit remixing at home. Maximal volume suggested. This record is absolutely unbreakable." 

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