Nervous Gender – Selected Pieces 1979-1983 [Cass] (1983, Party Sound Tapes)

Nervous Gender is an American punk rock electronic band founded in Los Angeles, California in 1978 by Gerardo Velazquez, Edward Stapleton, Phranc and Michael Ochoa. Their use of heavily distorted keyboards and synthesizers made them, along with The Screamers, one of the original innovators of what is today called "electropunk", although they could equally be considered an early industrial group. 

The group was confrontational and experimental. Phranc's androgynous appearance was the embodiment of the group's name, garnered the band much press in zines such as Slash and, later, proving inspirational to founders of the Queercore movement. Despite their somewhat high profile, the groups' habit of provoking the audience, obscene material and harsh erotics guaranteed they would never gain commercial acceptance.

 

In 1979, Don Bolles of the Germs joined as drummer. The next year Phranc left the band and Paul Roessler of the Screamers joined. In 1981 they released their LP 'Music From Hell', which included guest vocalist Alice Bag from Bags singing on "Alice's Song". Nervous Gender did not record in the studio again. After the LP came out, Paul Roessler moved to New York City to play with the Nina Hagen Band and was replaced by Bill Cline, and Don Bolles left the band to play with 45 Grave. During their career Nervous Gender was called by one critic, "...the thorn in the side of the L.A. music scene...". [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA] 

 

Label: Party Sound Tapes – P.S. 17 

Format: Cassette, Compilation, C90 

Country: US 

Released: 1983 

Style: Experimental, Synth Punk

 

Tracklist:

A1 Praise The Lord 

A2 Dyphteria 

A3 Castration 

A4 Green Tile Floor 

A5 Cardinal Newman 

A6 Slave 

A7 Why/All Day Long (I Felt Like Smashing My Face Through A Clear Glass Window) 

A8 I Don´t Scat Anymore 

A9 Bathroom Sluts 

A10 Pretty Vacant 

A11 Lying Braggard 

A12 Bible Stories 

A13 Fat Cow 

A14 Miscarriage 

A15 Waterpiss 

B1 She Works For Safety.... 

B2 Ron & Edward 

B3 O Of Scat 

B4 Berlin Red Head 

B5 Poets 

B6 What Can I Do? 

B7 Scandinavian Dilemma 

B8 Misscarriage 

B9 Slave 

B10 My Mommy´s Chest 

B11 Dog Boy 

B12 Monsters 

B13 Fat Cow 

B14 Cardinal Newman 

B15 Regress For You 

B16 Music From Hell (Tape Collage By Gerardo) 

 

Notes:

C-90 tape and 17 double side printed A4 in a fold out (over sized) A4 sleeve. Numbered "unlimited edition". "Everything you ever wanted to hear by Nervous Gender, but were afraid to listen to!" 

 

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