Radio Free Europe were an Experimental and Minimal band from Austin, Texas. They released one cassette ('´79B', MiG Records, 1980), one LP, 'Laughoncue' (1980) in the UK indie new-wave and experimental label Hedonics Record, and a couple of singles: 'History Of The Invisible Dog' (1979), and 'It Likes You' (1980), both on MiG Records.
Members were
Brian Hansen
(drums, voice) -sometimes credited as Brian Damage-, Dave Maya (keyboards, saxophone, guitar, flute), Stephen Miller (guitar, keyboards), Dan Puckett (keyboards, also in The Huns), and
Neil Ruttenberg (bass).
Neil Ruttenberg was a staple in the early Austin punk/new wave scene. He began working at pivotal record store Inner Sanctum in '74 and by '79 was doing a weekly radio show on KUT as Reverend Neil X. Having played in Neil Young cover bands in high school, it was in '78 that he changed directions while playing in the experimental band Radio Free Europe, but after 5 or 6 gigs he was let go for being "too commercial," which led to him starting his next group, F-Systems.
The band incurred numerous line-up changes through their duration so they never had a definitive sound. Neil's songs would often be inspired by films as well as his love for prog rock and bands like Siouxsie and the Banshees, Magazine and PIL. Typically he would write the music and play bass while Lorenda Ash would come up with the words and sing the songs.
After the band disbandement in 1982 Neil moved to LA to work on his true passion, film. [SOURCE: DISCOGS]
Label:
MiG Records – MiG 001+ 002
Format:
2 × Vinyl, 7"
Country:
US
Released:
1979
Style:
Industrial, Experimental, Minimal, Minimal Wave, Musique Concrète
Tracklist:
A Alien Day 2:54
B Borrow More Money 3:03
C Eno's Funeral 3:03
D Disco Blanco 2:43
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Now this sounds promising! Only have one other track by them, A-Side of the 7" "It Likes You".
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