Jakko – Silesia [LP] (1982, Chiswick Records)

'Silesia' was meant to introduce the wider world to guitarist, singer and songwriter Jakko M. Jakszyk, then recording simply as Jakko. Born Michael Lee Curran in London and adopted as a child by a Polish family, Jakszyk had already built a reputation on the British underground scene through his work with the cult band 64 Spoons and collaborations with keyboard player Dave Stewart. At the time he was still searching for his own musical identity, and 'Silesia' captures that moment perfectly, blending art rock, sophisticated pop, new wave and progressive influences into a record that never quite fits neatly into a single category.

 
The album was recorded after Jakko signed with Chiswick Records, one of the UK's most respected independent labels. Founded in 1975, Chiswick had earned its reputation by releasing records from pub rock, punk and new wave artists including Motörhead, The Damned and The 101'ers, while also giving opportunities to musicians who didn't fit the mainstream mould. By the early 1980s the label was broadening its catalogue, and Jakko's polished, adventurous songwriting was a natural addition, even if it stood apart from the harder-edged acts Chiswick was best known for. 

The songs on 'Silesia' are full of memorable melodies wrapped in inventive arrangements. Tracks such as "Grab What You Can", "Straining Our Eyes" and the title track combine crisp guitar work with keyboards, layered vocals and a distinctly British sense of melancholy. The sessions also featured contributions from musicians including Dave Stewart, David Jackson of Van der Graaf Generator and vocalist Amanda Parsons, adding another layer of depth and character to the recordings without taking the spotlight away from Jakko's songwriting. 

Although three singles were released to promote the album in 1982, 'Silesia' never enjoyed the exposure it deserved. Chiswick's financial difficulties limited its distribution, and the LP ended up being issued only in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands rather than receiving a full UK release. As a result, it quickly became one of those elusive records that collectors were always on the lookout for. Unlike many overlooked albums from the period, 'Silesia' has never been officially reissued on either CD or vinyl, making original pressings from those three European countries especially desirable. 

Today, 'Silesia' stands as an important early chapter in Jakko's long career. Long before joining King Crimson and becoming known to progressive rock audiences around the world, he had already demonstrated an impressive gift for combining intelligent songwriting with adventurous musicianship. The album remains one of the hidden treasures of the early 1980s British scene, revealing an artist whose talents were evident from the very beginning. 

 

Label: Chiswick Records – 0067.082 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country: Germany 

Released: 1982 

Style: Alternative Rock, New Wave, Synth-pop, Jazz-Funk, Progressive Rock

 

Tracklist:  

A1 I'll Stand On My Own 2:52 

A2 Grab What You Can (Biez Co Mozesz) 5:13 

A3 Something In The Mirror 3:16 

A4 If It Should Be Today 4:04 

A5 Straining Our Eyes 5:06 

B1 One More Time 3:09 

B2 This Is Me 4:17 

B3 Mills And Boone 3:03 

B4 Tell Me Where To Run To 3:45 

B5 Silesia 1:19 

B6 Ingmar Bergman On The Windowsill 4:02 

 

Other versions: 

'Silesia' (LP, Album) Chiswick Records [CWKL 3021] (Italy, 1982)

'Silesia' (LP, Album) Chiswick Records [TOSS-3630] (Netherlands, 1982)

 

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Various – Catalogue Issue [LP] (1984, IRA)

 

'Catalogue Issue' is a 1984 Italian various-artists compilation that holds a special place in the history of Italy’s alternative music scene. Released on vinyl by the independent label I.R.A. Records, it wasn’t just another compilation -it was actually the very first release by the label, making it something of a manifesto pressed to wax.

 
I.R.A. Records (often expanded as Immortal Rock Alliance or Immortal Record Alliance) was founded in 1984 by Alberto Pirelli along with Anne Marie Parrocel. The label had a clear mission from the start: to promote a new wave of Italian underground bands who sang in Italian at a time when many alternative acts felt pressured to perform in English. 'Catalogue Issue' perfectly captures that spirit. It was designed not only as a sampler of the label’s roster, but as a bold statement about the future of Italian independent music.

 
The LP features eight tracks split between four bands that would go on to become key names in the scene: Diaframma, Moda, Litfiba, and Underground Life. Diaframma appears with “Siberia” and “Delorenzo,” Moda contributes “Nubi d’Oriente” and “La Voce,” Litfiba shows up with “Onda Araba” and “Versante Est,” and Underground Life rounds things out with “India” and “Glasarchitektur.” All tracks were recorded at the Global Art System Studio in Florence, a place closely tied to the early development of this movement.

 
The release also had a strong visual identity. The cover artwork, designed by Fabio Galavotti of Moda Graphic Studio, played on the idea of a debut or launch -fitting for what was essentially the birth announcement of I.R.A. Records. The label even pushed the slogan “La nuova musica italiana cantata in italiano” (“the new Italian music sung in Italian”), underlining its cultural stance.

 
Never officially reissued, 'Catalogue Issue' remains a vinyl-only release, and original copies are now quite collectible. Some promotional versions were distributed as “Campione gratuito” (free sample) copies, which adds another layer of interest for collectors. Today, the record is seen as a landmark of the Italian new wave and post-punk era, capturing early material from bands like Litfiba and Diaframma before they became major names in Italy’s alternative rock history. 

 

Label: IRA – IR-LP2001 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation 

Country: Italy 

Released: 1984 

Style: New Wave 

 

Tracklist: 

A1 Litfiba – Onda Araba 

A2 Litfiba – Versante Est 

A3 Moda – Nubi D'Oriente 

A4 Moda – La Voce 

B1 Diaframma – Siberia 

B2 Diaframma – Delorenzo 

B3 Underground Life – India 

B4 Underground Life – Glasarchitektur 

 

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The Warlord – The Ultimate Warlord [12''] (1978, CBS)

The Warlord (aka Technique, aka The Intergalactic Orchestra) were a studio group with members David Garrick and Peter Green. David Garrick (aka David Byron, 29 January 1947 – 28 February 1985) was a British singer and songwriter best known for fronting Uriah Heep. He was lead vocalist for Spice (an early incarnation of Uriah Heep) from 1967 to 1969. From 1968 he also worked as a session vocalist working at City of London Studios and PYE Studios for Avenue Recordings. His early work for the budget label was all cover versions and all uncredited. He is purported to have recorded over one hundred and forty of these cover version tracks between 1968 and 1970. The rapid rise in fame of Uriah Heep put an end to the session work. 

Peter Green (aka Peter Charles Green) is an English pop singer and songwriter, born 31 July 1942 in Birmingham, England, UK. Among projects with various groups, Green also did session vocal work alongside David Byron for Avenue Records producing cover hits of popular songs of the late 1960s early 70s. 

In 1979 they released their first full length LP 'Super Nova' in the attempt to cash in on the techno / disco dance music that was popular throughout the world. This would be the second of three projects listed that seemed to run hand and hand during that attempt. The project itself was a direct spinoff from the members who experimented with The Warloard material as the song "I Shall Return" was the B side for most of those singles. A question comes up if these projects were discussed and original ideas for the work started during the recording of "Baby Faced Killer" which was being recorded at the same time that they started this venture the year before and at the same studio. It also involves heavy influence by Muff Murfin who also was part of those sessions. This would appear to be the first thing officially released with David actually listed using the alias name of Mark Oxford. Questions also come into play on the credits since most of musicians weren't listed. It's suspected that Alan Caddy would have been part of this project too.

 
The 'Super Nova' LP itself was preempted by the release of the single 'Star Probe Navigator'; this song was a direct remake of The Warlord song "The Ultimate Warlord" but with full verses and intent to explore the music further. This version and the album itself had some good response from the audience it was geared to in the UK. Not near the attention of the original over time but the music is more techno rather than disco as it's now classified as. Some of the clips are pretty interesting and "Star Flying" has a definite Pink Floyd feel to it. This album has a nice flow and provides some interesting bits of music, far beyond anything David ever attempted in his career. The original LP is extremely rare and sales for a rather high price tag in most places that have it. The album was remastered in Germany by Vertigoflight and released again as a limited edition LP in March 2011. [SOURCE: TRAVELLERS IN TIME]

 

Label: CBS – CBS 12.7104 

Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition, Stereo 

Country: Germany 

Released: 1979 

Style: Disco, Space Disco

 

Tracklist: 

A The Ultimate Warlord 3:32 

B I Shall Return 3:02 

 

Other Versions:

The Warlord – The Ultimate Warlord [7''] (1978, BirdsNest) - UK, 1978

The Warlord – The Ultimate Warlord [7''] (1978, Philips) - Italy, 1978

The Warlord – The Ultimate Warlord [7''] (1978, Mercury) - Scandinavia, 1978

 

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Underground Life – Away [7''] (1983, Suono Records)

Underground Life were formed in 1977, during the punk era, with a temporary formation of young musicians, founded by the drummer Lorenzo LaTorre. Singer Giancarlo Onorato joined the band last. In 1979 they released their first 45, 'Noncurance / Blackout!' on the Disco Ivoire label, exposed in the windows of London's Rough Trade shop as “italian punk rock”. In 1980 followed a hard-to-find tape, 'I Fiori Del Male'. After some live shows, they released the 12" 'The Cross' (1981) on Trinciato Forte Records and their first LP 'The Fox' (1982) on Suono Records. After joining the legendary I.R.A. Records labels, some more albums were released, including two tracks for the compilation 'Catalogue Issue' (1984) shared with Litfiba, Diaframma and Moda. Musically the sound of Undeground Life were between the classical new wave sounds and the minimal synth stuff. [SOURCE: LAST.FM]

 
 

 

Label: Suono Records – SR 7124 

Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM 

Country: Italy 

Released: 1983 

Style: Minimal, Darkwave, Italo-Disco, Synth-pop, Post-Punk, Goth Rock

 

Tracklist:

A Away 

B Le Vol 

 

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Underground Life – VM Uno [Cass] (1984, Produzioni VM)

Underground Life were born in 1977, during the punk era, with a temporary formation of young musicians, founded by the drummer Lorenzo LaTorre. Singer Giancarlo Onorato joined the band last. In 1979 they released their first 45, 'Noncurance/Blackout!' on the Disco Ivoire label, exposed in the windows of London's Rough Trade shop as “italian punk rock”. In 1980 followed a hard-to-find tape, 'I Fiori Del Male'. After some live shows, they released the 12" 'The Cross' (1981) on Trinciato Forte Records and their first LP 'The Fox' (1982) on Suono Records. After joining the legendary I.R.A. Records labels, some more albums were released, including two tracks for the compilation 'Catalogue Issue' (1984) shared with Litfiba, Diaframma and Moda. Musically the sound of Undeground Life were between the classical new wave sounds and the minimal synth stuff. [SOURCE: LAST.FM]

 

 

Label: Produzioni VM – PVM 01 

Format: Cassette, Limited Edition 

Country: Italy 

Released: Jun 1984

Style: New Wave, Post-Punk

 

Tracklist:

A1 Fluid / X Ocean / Shang-hai Lilium 5:25 

A2 Listen Listen 5:50 

A3 Blue Room 2:45 

A4 Gordon's Gin 2:45 

A5 Kama 2:45 

B1 Rain Of Our Age 3:05 

B2 Desolation Boulevard 5:00 

B3 Giorni Di Luce 5:00 

B4 Glass House 7:30 

 

Notes:

Came with number one of VM fanzine, limited to 100 numbered copies.

 

A1, A3, B3 recorded live in Bolzano, Salone delle Fiere, December 1982. 

A2 and B1 recorded live in Milano, Odissea 2001, November 1983. 

A4 recorded live in Milano, Colonne di S. Lorenzo, July 1982. 

B2 recorded live in Milano, P.zle Abbiategrasso, December 1980. 

A5 and B4 recorded in Monza, Studio Underground Life, June 1983. 

 

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F:A.R. – Da Consumarsi Con Grazia [LP] (1985, ADN)

 

F:A.R. (Final Alternative Relation) was an Italian industrial prime-movers, led by Mauro Guazzotti (later known as MGZ). This album is full of dense, collaged, avant soundscapes that meander and twinkle through layers of radios and TVs, and the wall of sound that was created is fantastic in all the pieces, like a symphony from another planet. [SOURCE: RATE YOUR MUSIC]

Label: ADN – DLL 003 R 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Stereo

Country: Italy 

Released: 1985 

Style: Industrial, Experimental, Sound Collage

 

Tracklist: 

A1 Lucciole Preservate I 

A2 Flessioni 

A3 Von Kinder An Guazzz 

A4 Ninna Neta 

A5 Lucciole Preservate II 

A6 Charm 

B1 XXPX (Live) 

B2 Da Consumar Con Grazia 

B3 Gesti Rapiti 

B4 Lucciole Preservate III 

B5 Encomio Di Cordelia 

B6 Lucciole Preservate IV 

B7 Piano Forte 

 

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La 1919 Spontaneo – L'Enorme Tragedia [Cass] (1985, ADN)

  

La 1919 (aka La 1919 Spontaneo) are a Milanese avant-progressive band that first started life in September 1980. The brainchild of Luciano Margorani (born 19th July 1961, in Milano) and his friend Piero Chianura, the band have released five albums to date. Their sound is electronic-based, but still consists of traditional rock-band instruments, such as electric and bass guitar (with assistance by clarinets and saxophones on later releases). Mostly though, the band uses keyboard effects and tape looping, combined with a Fripp-ian and Frith-ian guitar sound, supplied by Margorani (much more evident on their second and third releases), with overlying electronic drums, culminating in a unique sound that flirts with jazz, no-wave, post-punk and electronica, yet is remarkably progressive rock in its basic state. From 1982 to 1983, La 1919 were part of the "Coopertiva L'Orchestra" of Milan and they eventually released their debut album 'L'Enorme Tragedia' on cassette only in 1985.

 

The way to describe the sound of the first side of this tape at first listen is a mixture of Throbbing Gristle, This Heat, and Canterbury-prog music. The first track, "Questo Caldo", with the seeming androgyny of the drums (meaning they sound both electronic and acoustic, creating a neutrality in its binary of sound), goes a good job to introducing the sound of the album. "Molto Azzardato" could be described as dark ambient mixed with a bastardization of Frippertronics. Nevertheless, it creates an interesting environment. The last part of the track, which gives us a duo of synthesizer and guitar, paints a dreary picture with the nearly-unsettling distortion of synthesizer. The third track, "Senza Tregua", has a sound that could be noted as proto-IDM. There's really nothing left to say, other than it's a great track. The beginning of "Dornier Cordaianthus" sounds Eno-esque. To the untrained ear, one would say that it would be devoid of influence, but a good example of a more accessible version of this would be Gang Of Four.

 

The B-side starts off with "L'Enorme Tragedia", with both band members' voices playing a big role for once. They eventually give way to the avant-rock style that this album seems to do so well. The tracks on this album in general feel like they're feeding off the one trick they can pull (a mixture of industrial and prog). However, the third track, "Metzengerstein", feels a little fresher as it mainly focuses on the percussion rather than guitar. Mechanic rhythm comes to mind when listening. The fourth track, "8'35", while lying about the supposed track time, gives us a more indie rock setting, something that if cleaned up would probably be on a college radio. "La Caduta" begins with a lo-lo-lo-fi cymbal playing behind a droning synthesizer. The album had a This Heat influence from it, and hearing the vocals from this track, one can definitely hear it coming through. The muffled narration, which is the formation of a short sound collage, definitely gives a new perspective to the sound. [SOURCE: RATE YOUR MUSIC]

 

 

 

Label: ADN – ADN TAPES 16, ADN – 16 

Format: Cassette, C30 

Country: Italy 

Released: 1985 

Style: Electro, Experimental, Future Jazz, Avant-Prog, Industrial

 

Tracklist: 

A1 Questo Caldo 

A2 Molto Azzardato 

A3 Senza Tregua 

A4 Dornier Cordaianthus 

B1 L'Enorme Tragedia 

B2 Il Sogno Di F.F. 

B3 Metzengerstein 

B4 8'35" 

B5 La Caduta 

 

Credits: 

Composed By, Arranged By [Improvvisato] – La 1919 Spontaneo 

Graphics [Grafica] – Piero Chianura 

Guitar [Chitarre Impreparate], Bass [Basso], Drum Machine [DDM "C.H." 110], Keyboards [Casio], Voice [Voce] – Luciano Margorani 

Keyboards [Casio MT 40, Yamaha CS 30], Drum Machine [DDM "Charles Hayward" 110, DR 55], Bass [Basso], Tape [Tapes], Voice [Voce] – Piero Chianura 

 

Notes: Recorded at home on 4-track during the harsh winter of 1984. Mixed in March 1985. 

 

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Die Sonne Satan – Fac-Totum [Cass] (1993, Slaughter Productions)

Die Sonne Satan (real name Paolo Beltrame) is an Italian dark ambient project. The Latin title "Fac- Totum" invites us: "Do Everything". For a long time (A1-A6) sounds of anxiety and depression eat up insecure lonely souls with electronic knives, forks and spoons, repetitive chewing on a plate made of dark, drony and spacy ambient. That's hardly suitable for the next children birthday party. With section B1 the meal seams to be finished and slowly the after lunch grogginess is starting, supported by an adaptation of "Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgare" in sequence B2. And than, maybe for the dinner walk, under a black sun a short time the dance floor is opened, before in the end you are guest during an underwater birth of the next little black star. The recipe how to cook poor souls. [SOURCE: RATE YOUR MUSIC] 

 

Label: Slaughter Productions – T. 07 

Format: Cassette, Album, C60 

Country: Italy 

Released: 1993 

Style: Dark Ambient, Experimental, Industrial, Dungeon Synth

 

Tracklist: 

A1 Razor Cut 2:27 

A2 Regerminated 1 (Airport Music) 6:18 

A3 Regerminated 2 (Knife Dance) 5:16 

A4 Radiation 4:50 

A5 Res Inferna 3:53 

A6 Shadows From The Past 3:19 

B1 Purity 5:01 

B2 Dismal Chant 5:52 

B3 Hic Cum Apostuli Sui (Experiment In Pop) 4:21 

B4 A Cosmic Mantra (Birth Of A Star) 9:21 

 

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Love Of Life Orchestra – Casino [12''] (1982, Expanded Music)

Love of Life Orchestra was created by Peter Gordon (sax, keyboards, composition) and David Van Tieghem, a talented, smart-aleck avant-garde percussionist with ties to new music composer Steve Reich. Both have gone on to greater fame as elder statesmen of the downtown music scene in New York, but these early works stand as an important developmental chapter. Collaborators on their recordings have included Arto Lindsay and David Byrne. Early members of the band included Laurie Anderson (electric violin), Blue Gene Tyranny (keyboards), Ken Deifik (harmonica), Scott Johnson (guitar), Rhys Chatham (flute), Peter Zummo (trombone), Arthur Russell (cello), Kathy Acker (vocals), and Jill Kroesen (vocals). [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA] 

 

Label: Expanded Music – EX 8 Y, Expanded Music – EX 8 

Format: Vinyl, 12", EP, 45 RPM 

Country: Italy 

Released: 1982 

Style: New Wave, No Wave

 

Tracklist: 

A1 Siberia 2:55 

A2 Casino 5:33 

A3 Jocks On Ice - O 1:12 

B1 Roses On Bond Street 4:50 

B2 Condo 4:31 

B3 Jocks On Ice - OO 1:26 

 

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2+2=5 – Di Che Cosa Parliamo Quando Parliamo D'Amore - Odio [12''] (1985, Materiali Sonori, U.T. Comunicazioni)

On cold autumn evenings of Milan in 1981 met for the first time Nino La Loggia and Giacomo Spazio. Both were regulars of the Bar Concordia, one of the few meeting places for the post punk generation. Nino with Mark Philopat had given birth to the HCN, one of the pioneering punk bands of the peninsula. Giacomo instead was a performance artist, interested in graphics and was looking for a new form of painting that was innovative and provocative. When the two met sparked. The two had the same passion for music: Kraftwerk, Joy Division, DAF and the whole new scene of proto-electronic wave and together they decided to start the musical project called 2+2=5, a tribute to Orwellian dystopia. Shortly after entered the band Cha Cha Hagiwara, already a keyboard player in Jeunesse d'Ivoire, enriching the band's raw sound with sonority which we can now define analog. The slouching combination of coldwave and dream-pop of 2+2=5 may sound derivative and outdated, their music duplicating 'Faith'-era Cure ("Haiku"), The Wake's anemic romanticism ("So 11"), and Sad Lovers & Giants's somber dreaminess ("Rayographie"). [SOURCE: RATE YOUR MUSIC] 

 

Label: Materiali Sonori – none, U.T. Comunicazioni – UT 01 

Format: Vinyl, 12", Mini-Album

Country: Italy 

Released: 1985 

Style: New Wave, Minimal, Post-Punk, Minimal Wave

 

Tracklist:

A1 Haiku 

A2 So 11 

A3 Rayographie 

B1 Haiku 

B2 La Leggenda Di Sennefer E Anthar 

B3 Abbracciati 

 

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Weimar Gesang – Our Silent Growth [Cass] (1984, W.G.Rec.)

Weimar Gesang is an Italian darkwave/minimal synth band. The band consisted of four members: Donato Santarcangeli, Fabio Magistrali, Giuseppe Tonolini, and Paolo Mauri, a few of which went on to play in various other Italian bands over the years. Recommended heavily for fans of first The Cure / New Order and Victrola. 

 

Label: W.G.Rec. – none 

Format: Cassette, Mini-Album 

Country: Italy 

Released: 1984 

Style: New Wave, Post-Punk

 

Tracklist:

A1 Frail Moments 

A2 Torn Souls 

A3 The Play 

B1 Show Me 

B2 Motionless Dance 

B3 Frail Moments (Second View) 

 

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Frigidaire Tango ‎– Frigidaire Tango [12''] (1983, Frigidaire Tango)

 

July 1977: Carlo Casale and Stefano Dal Col begin a musical collaboration and found The Outkids, one of the first Italian Punk Rock combos. After a series of local concerts, the band expands with the arrival of Marco Brenda, keyboardist. Marco gave to the young band a sound more personal that, scrambling their background, shortly becomes one of the most appreciated New Wave bands of the peninsula. With the name of Frigidaire Tango in 1980 the band recorded their first full-length LP 'The Cock', a small masterpiece of Italian music that was inserted in September 2010 among the 100 fundamental least-known Rock LPs by the French magazine "Tsugi". In early '83, with the addition of a second keyboardist, Frigidaire Tango returned to the studio releasing a self-produced a self-titled mini-LP titled that became one of the classics of the new Italian Rock of the period. At the same time the band was on tour with The Sound in Italy. In mid-'86, on the top of their popularity and after being invited for a series of gigs at the Biennale in Barcelona, the band split-up. [SOURCE: DISCOGS] 

 

 

Label: Frigidaire Tango ‎– FT001 

Format: Vinyl, 12" 

Country: Italy 

Released: 1983 

Style: New Wave 

 

Tracklist:

A1 Recall 7:05 

A2 Vanity Fair 4:03 

B1 Russia Dolls - Part Two 9:28 

 

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Kino Glaz ‎– Al Passo Con L'Arcangelo [LP] (1988, Auf Dem Nil)

 

This is the only work by Kino Glaz, released on ADN (Auf Dem Nil), a label founded in the early 80's, at the beginning as a fanzine and tape-label, and immediately characterized by its experimental 'nature'. Its vinyl catalog is still remembered for the works by Doubling Riders, Riccardo Sinigaglia, Christina Kubisch, La 1919 and Kino Glaz, italian experimental neofolk pioneers, formed by ex Tomografia Assiale Computerizzata (T.A.C.) members Simon Balestrazzi and Gregorio Bardini -who also collaborated with Thelema-, plus Paola Sartori and Patrizia Mattioli. 

 
The sound of this album can be summarized in the term 'Neofolk', though the content offers significant insights into Gothic inspiration and neoclassical expression. A record of undoubted stylistic and 'historical' value, this is an album that should be counted among the most important releases of that period. An LP not easy to enjoy, dedicated to those who want to know the path of a sound that is still immune to negative contaminations and disintegrations caused by easy listening, that matter that transforms and dissolves in musical obviousness what was born not to be. [SOURCE: SHERWOOD] 

 

 

Label: Auf Dem Nil ‎– DMM 008 R 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo 

Country: Italy 

Released: 1988 

Style: Modern Classical, Neofolk, Experimental, Neo-Medieval Folk, Avant-Folk

 

Tracklist:

A1 Luce Del Mattino 3:21 

A2 Ecce Quam Bonum 4:08 

A3 Il Segreto Del Fiore D'Oro 5:03 

A4 Cortili D'Europa 6:16 

B1 Il Veltro 7:29 

B2 Ianua Caeli 3:54 

B3 L'Etoile Flamboyante 3:21 

B4 S. Michele Arcangelo 4:21 

 

Notes:

Recorded between Nov. '86 and Nov. '87. 

 

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Wax Heroes ‎– Sher [7''] (1983, Electric Eye Records)

 

Wax Heroes, from Treviso, Italy, managed to capture the sound of transition between punk and post-punk. The songs were based on guitars with a coarse grain reminiscent of the Crisis of Douglas P. and Tony Wakeford, while the atmosphere -thanks to a powerful and enveloping bass- echoed those of the inescapable Joy Division. The guys were good at building melodies and pressing rhythms, but they were above all able to write pieces of impact, some of which are anthemic ("Sorrow Remains", "Win By Losing") Another small but precious piece of the Italian post-punk mosaic. [SOURCE: ONDA ROCK] 

 

 

Label: Electric Eye Records ‎– EES003 

Format: Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP 

Country: Italy 

Released: 1983 

Style: New Wave, Goth Rock, Post-Punk

 

Tracklist:

Lato B 

A1 Win By Losing 

A2 She Was She Was 

Lato AA 

B1 Never Ending Fall 

B2 Once Again 

 

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Zona Industriale ‎– Requiem [Cass] (1987, Discipline Produzioni)

 

Zona Industriale was a post-industrial music and power electronics duo from Cosenza formed in 1983 by Michele Pingitore and Pino Iannelli involving a compositional reassembly of sounds recorded from life, comprised of radio speeches interspersed with radio frequencies, recordings taken from everyday life such as hairdryers, train stations and crackling doors and wood, as well as samples taken from special effects discs, translating into music the sounds of routine and boredom of everyday life, and totally excluding the usual musical instruments. The sound of the group was initially very industrial and noisy and later became more evanescent and dilated, towards rarefied sounds with ambient implications providing more and more tempered scale instruments. [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA] 

 

 

Label: Discipline Produzioni ‎– DP05 

Format: Cassette, Numbered 

Country: Italy 

Released: 1987 

Style: Industrial 

 

Tracklist:

A1 La Destruction 4:48 

A2 Lo Specchio 3:44 

A3 Metamorfosi (I & II) 2:02 

A4 Les Silences Des La Voix 3:23 

A5 Modern 1:38 

A6 Interno 2:15 

B1 Nichts 4:53 

B2 Illatio: Introibo Ad Altare-Sanctus 7:21 

B3 Excerpt From "Stalker" (A.Tarkovskij - 1979) 3:31 

B4 L'Inizio 3:05 

 

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Zona Industriale ‎– Materiali (1985-87) [Cass] (1997, Slaughter Productions)

Zona Industriale was an industrial duo from Cosenza composed by Michele Pingitore and Pino Iannelli and formed in 1983. That year they released their first album entitled 'IZ', initially self-produced and then reissued in 1996 and 2003 by Slaughter Productions. The album, which involved a compositional reassembly of sounds recorded from everyday life, was composed of radio speeches interspersed with radio frequencies, recordings taken from as hairdryers, railway stations or crackling doors and wood, as well as samples taken from special effects records, translating into music the sounds of routine and boredom of everyday life, and totally excluding the usual musical instruments. [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA]

 

Label: Slaughter Productions ‎– SPT78 

Format: Cassette, Compilation, Limited Edition 

Country: Italy 

Released: 1997 

Style: Industrial 

 

Tracklist:

A1 L'Inizio 3:20 

A2 Metamorfosi (Part 1 & 2) 3:40 

A3 Les Silences Des La Voix 1:55 

A4 Alla Ricerca Dell'Ignoto 3:20 

B5 Il Tempio Delle Tenebre 6:31 

B6 Inside 3:02 

B7 Essere E Tempo 5:34 

 

Notes:

Some tracks are taken from various compilation (1985/87) + unreleased tracks. Limited to 100 copies. 

 

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XX Century Zorro ‎– "La Côte D'Azur" Edition Allemande [Cass] (1981, Compact Cassette Echo)

Miss Sox (Fabio Zigante) formed XX Century Zorro around 1981, after leaving The Great Complotto scene of Pordenone. Created using tapes, recorders and minimal instruments and verging on a lo-fi, avant-garde (dada) oriented new wave, their first and only LP is 1983's 'La Volpe du XX Siécle'. The vinyl was recorded through a sound system called Monster System that Miss Sox himself patented. [SOURCE: RATE YOUR MUSIC]

 

Label: Compact Cassette Echo ‎– none 

Format: Cassette, Album 

Country: Italy 

Released: 1981 

Style: Experimental 

 

Tracklist:

A1 Phrase 

A2 Party Me Ending 

A3 Echo' Echo 

A4 Cinemascope In Moscow 

A5 Grammar Etiquette 

A6 The Phuture 

A7 Ventriloquous 

A8 Phon 

B1 Le Poupèe Electrique 

B2 Beaux' Call 

B3 Noir & Colour 

B4 8000 Days 

B5 Hypnosis Is 

B6 Neo Neon 

B7 Lacoste Azure 

B8 The Visit Oph Sea Sons 

B9 Nontiscordardimé 

B10 Le Poupèe Electrique 

 

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Hartmann / Bourbonese Qualk ‎– Music While You Work [Cass] (1985, ADN)

Bourbonese Qualk began in Southport (UK) in 1979 when Simon Crab and his brother Ted began working together to create experimental music grounded in a DIY anarchistic spirit. Ca. 1982 after moving in a squat in London Julian Gilbert and Steven Tanza become members. They run the Ambulance Station as open culture space with an own studio, place for rehearsals, exhibitions and performances, printer workshops etc. and manifested their publications under the umbrella Recloose Organisation. Julian Gilbert left during 1985 to pursue a different path and Steven Tanza around 1986 working as The State in music and concentrating on art projects. From 1986 onwards Owen If (Rossitter) on percussion and multi-instrumentalist / guitarist Miles Miles became core members alongside big contributions by Kif Cole. They stayed true to their origins, stylistically uncompromising publishing and touring whenever they wanted with full control of their music, image and graphics. In late 2002 the band officially disbanded in the wake of the death of member Miles Miles. 

Hartmann was Thomas Scholz, also member of German experimental unit T.A.S.S. II. [SOURCE: DISCOGS]

 

Label: ADN ‎– ADN TAPES 09 

Format: Cassette 

Country: Italy 

Released: 1985 

Style: Experimental, Industrial

 

Tracklist:

A1 – Hartmann Music 1 1:49 

A2 – Hartmann Message 1 3:19 

A3 – Hartmann Music 2 6:08 

A4 – Hartmann Music 3 1:39 

A5 – Hartmann Message 2 2:25 

A6 – Hartmann Message 3 3:06 

A7 – Hartmann Music 4 1:21 

A8 – Hartmann Music 5 1:11 

A9 – Hartmann Message 4 4:19 

B1 – Bourbonese Qualk Succubare 5:31 

B2 – Bourbonese Qualk Exposure 6:02 

B3 – Bourbonese Qualk Live Bologna 11-09-1983 Headstop 7:24 

B4 – Bourbonese Qualk Into Innocence 4:21 

B5 – Bourbonese Qualk Blackout 1:57 

B6 – Bourbonese Qualk Papal Order 7:16 

B7 – Bourbonese Qualk Meatrack 3:34 

 

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