→ ↑ → – No Dance (Soundtrack From The → ↑ → Film) [LP] (1985, Present Records, Dumb Films)

 

→ ↑ → (pronounced as three clicks, often written incorrectly as "Tsk Tsk Tsk" or "Tch Tch Tch") was an Australian music, art and performance group, best known for their experimental music. They formed in Melbourne in 1977 and were led by Philip Brophy. The group performed music, produced artwork, films, videos, live theatre, multi-media, and wrote literature. The Melbourne suburb of Clifton Hill's Community Music Centre, an artist run space focused on the performance of new sound art and experimental music, was the base for Philip Brophy's project, → ↑ →. Sometimes compared to Andy Warhol's Factory collective, the group provided experimental music (Brophy on drums or synthesiser), films, videos, and live theatrical performances exploring his aesthetic and cultural interests, often on a minimal budget. Musically the group touched upon a wide range of experimental styles including minimalism, punk rock, muzak, krautrock and disco, usually with no vocalist. 'No Dance' is the third LP by → ↑ →, originally recording in 1982 and remixed in 1985. It is the soundtrack to the film of the same name, mostly soundtrack pieces; the film deals with "the early-80s resurgence of dance in rock sub-culture which first arose during the punk explosion". [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA]

Label: Present Records – PRE004, Dumb Films – PRE004 

Format: Vinyl, LP 

Country: Australia 

Released: 1985 

Style: Soundtrack 

 

Tracklist: 

A1 No Dance Theme ("It's A Really Great Record") 

A2 The Linn Dance ("The Prime Factor Of Manipulation Is The Production Of The Beat") 

A3 The Body Dance ("I'm Dancing With Myself") 

B1 The Modern Dance ("Fuck Ideology! Let's Dance!) 

B2 The No Dance ("Speaking Without Moving Your Lips, Dancing Without Moving Your Feet") 

B3 The Megadance ("Meta-Mix / Culture-Clash") 

 

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Various – Why March When You Can Riot?! [LP] (1985, Aberrant Records)

 

Hard to find Sydney based compilation featuring such luminaries as Johnny Dole and The Scabs (one of the first Punk Rock bands in Australia during 1977 and 1978), X, XL Capris, Local Product, Feedtime (postpunk trio formed in 1979 and active from 1979 and 1989 and again from 1994 to 1996), The Hard-Ons, Bedspreads and Beggars Court. It was released in 1985 by Aberrant Records, a Sydney based record label active from 1983-1991 and run by comedy writer, stand-up comedian, and script doctor Bruce Griffiths, and it was reissued in January 1989 by French label Ripost Records with a different sleeve. 

 

 

Label: Aberrant Records – NUMBA3 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Numbered 

Country: Australia 

Released: Nov 1, 1985 

Style: Punk, Punk Rock

 

Tracklist:

A1 Johnny Dole & The Scabs – Living Like An Animal 2:00 

A2 X – Home Is Where The Floor Is 1:42 

A3 Hard-Ons – School Days 2:35 

A4 Local Product – Die Hard 2:10 

A5 Feedtime – Don't Tell Me 2:32 

A6 Bedspreads – Face The Facts 2:29 

A7 Local Product – Pig Boys 2:13 

A8 Beggars Court – Chemical Slave 1:25 

A9 Hard-Ons – Squat House 1:37 

A10 Johnny Dole & The Scabs – Psycho-Analyst 1:45 

B1 X – Hate City 1:30 

B2 Beggars Court – 3 Minute Warning 2:59 

B3 Hard-Ons – Coffs Harbour Blues 1:57 

B4 Bedspreads – Judge Dredd 1:08 

B5 XL Capris – Skylab (Son Of Telstar) 2:38 

B6 Johnny Dole & The Scabs – Stuff Your Rules 1:52 

B7 Feedtime – Small Talk 2:34 

B8 Beggars Court – Lipstick Blues 2:38 

B9 Local Product – Magenta 1:19 

B10 X – TV Cabaret Roll 3:31 

 

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Yeast Culture – Rena Leicia - The Exposition Of Nothing [7''] (1988, Petri Supply)

An experimental recording group in Seattle, WA started by UW DJs at KCMU Radio in the mid-80s. Yeast Culture did a lot of field recordings around the islands in Puget Sound, and in empty buildings. They inhabited a derelict 1950s apartment building known as Main Plant where shows were held and a shop was set up to sell noise records. Early records were made here. In the late eighties they moved to a downtown warehouse space, continuing the shop and publishing more records and hosting shows. Photography and screen printing and do-it-yourself tactics were used to create record covers and more. They developed a conceptual approach to sound recording, collecting together related field recordings to create produced work. Their sound sources ranged from closely miked natural specimens such as trees and water, to live electric plasma, empty industrial sites and historical military forts. Studio techniques included musique concrete style tape manipulations, custom editing processes, and gear and environments which were designed specifically for each project. The label started by Yeast Culture is Petri Supply.

The 7" comes with a shellac 10" and are packaged in hand-printed sleeves, coming with an eight page 10"x10" handmade booklet, all of which are contained in a black envelope with attached transparency artwork and paint splotch. The recordings on the 7" were made by collaging material from 114 salvaged 10", 78 RPM records. Each of the 114 copies of 'Rena Leicia - The Exposition of Nothing' comes with one of these original 10", 78 RPM records, though they have new labels to keep the original sources mysterious. The engineer (uncredited) was Jack Endino, best known for his production work with Mudhoney, Nirvana, Tad, Soundgarden, L7, Screaming Trees, and Hot Hot Heat, among others. 

 

 

Label: Petri Supply – ABO-1 

Format: Vinyl, 7" Shellac, 10" 

Country: US 

Released: 1988 

Style: Abstract, Experimental, Noise

 

Tracklist: 

A Untitled 

B Untitled 

 

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Where's Lisse? – Talk Takes Too Long / You Stole My Gun [7''] (1981, Glass Records)

 

Where's Lisse were a Northampton (UK) post-punk band active from 1980 to1982. They released two  vinyl on Glass Records: the 7" 'Talk Takes Too Long c/w You Stole My Gun' (1981) and the 12" 'Tutorial EP' featuring the songs "Tutorial", "I'll Think Of Something", "Red Light" and "Call It That" (1982). Main member were John Novak (bass, vocals), member also of punk rock band Isaws (1977-79 and 2002-2017), Cats Collide (1983-1985 and 2015-present), Venus Fly Trap (1986-1988), the design team primarily associated with EMI releases The Red Room (1989-1992) and E The Real K (2010-2013). Other members were Pat Egan (guitar), Ady Tilley (bass) and Mick Packwood (drums, also a member of the post punk band from Northampton The Tempest) 

 

Label: Glass Records – GLASS 008 

Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM 

Country: UK 

Released: 1981 

Style: New Wave, Post-Punk

 

Tracklist:

A Talk Takes Too Long 

B You Stole My Gun 

 

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Virginia Astley – Promise Nothing [LP] (1983, Les Disques Du Crépuscule)

 

Astley is more widely known for the people she's played with than her own records. A classically trained British pianist and flutist who also happens to be Pete Townshend's sister-in-law, she contributed piano to Townshend's "Slit Skirts," and has played sessions for Siouxsie & the Banshees. Her late-'70s band, The Ravishing Beauties, also included future Dream Academy singer Kate St. John and Nicky Holland, who would work with Tears for Fears and Ryuichi Sakamoto. Astley's sparse body of work combines ambient, even experimental textures and song structures with her pretty soprano vocals. Producing three albums, her records are recommended to listeners looking for intriguing ambient British pop who find the Cocteau Twins and the 4AD stable too wimpy and pretentious. 'Promise Nothing' collects two EPs: 'A Bao A Qu' (1982) on the side 1 and 'Love's A Lonely Place To Be' (1983) on the side 2, plus the track "Futility" originally released on the New Musical Express' 'Mighty Reel' cassette tape compilation from 1982. [SOURCE: ALLMUSIC]

 

 

Label: Les Disques Du Crépuscule – TWI 194 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo 

Country: Belgium 

Released: Sep 1983 

Style: Minimal, Ambient, Experimental, Ethereal, Dream Pop, Ethereal Wave, Art Pop, Chamber Pop

 

Tracklist: 

A1 We Will Meet Them Again 4:00 

A2 Arctic Death 3:02 

A3 Angel Crying 3:46 

A4 Sanctus 2:08 

B1 Love's A Lonely Place To Be 3:27 

B2 Soaring 3:25 

B3 Futility 3:25 

B4 A Summer Long Since Passed 4:40 

B5 It's Too Hot To Sleep 5:40 

 

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The Ullulators – Banging Bones [Cass] (1995, Better Day Tapes)

The Ullulators are an expansive and alternative space rock / dub / world music fusion band with roots in the UK festival scene, with history going back to the late 80's. In the early days of Ozric Tentacles they had two guitarist, Ed Wynne and Gavin Griffiths. But 'this town ain't big enough for the both of us'. Gavin formed The Ullulators, sharing some bandmembers with Ozrics. Their music was considered awesome, and the tapes released at the time 90 minute gems, 'Beyond The Gates Of Ull', 'Share A Clam' and 'Monads of Mangonia'. There was also a vinyl album, 'Flaming Khaos', and a track on the 'Feed Your Head' Planet Dog compilation. Contrary to other accounts, The Ullulators played for many years after their surpposed demise, playing a small festival each summer, Having achieved cult status over the years, the band continues to release new material and spread it's diverse and expansive musical wings in the digital age. [SOURCE: LAST.FM] 

 

Label: Better Days Tapes – none 

Format: Cassette, Album, CrO2 

Country: UK 

Released: 1995 

Style: Psychedelic Rock 

 

Tracklist: 

A1 Alex And The Mind Explosion 

A2 Neutron Bomb 

A3 People Of Earth, Attention 

A4 Joy Baba 

A5 Bellidjelli 

A6 Baliknees 

B1 Banging Bones 

B2 Waters Of Your Heart 

B3 Veggi No Name 

B4 Aum Man 

 

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Truss, + Instruments – 79/80 [Cass] (1980, Not On Label)

Plus Instruments' existence spans over the last 3 decades in a variety of constellations. Often also credited + Instruments the project was established in 1978 by Truus de Groot in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, as she tinkered with toy and electronic instruments in her flat -amidst the explosion of Punk Rock. Even though Truus was very active in that genre and “New Wave” as well, the more experimental side gradually took over and the concept of Plus Instruments was born. 

 

Label: Not On Label (Truus de Groot Self-released) – none 

Format: Cassette, C60 

Country: Netherlands 

Released: 1980 

Style: Experimental, Industrial, Minimal Wave, Minimal Synth

 

Tracklist: 

A1 Lucky Day 

A2 Music-zak 

A3 How? 

A4 Herhalingen 

A5 You're A Man 

B1 Dance 

B2 Untitledimprovisation X9 

B3 So 

B4 Stratego 

 

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Skeptics – Chowder Over Wisconsin [12''] (1983, Flying Nun Records)

 

Skeptics were a New Zealand post-punk band from 1979 to 1990. They became notorious in 1987 for an unusually graphic music video entitled "AFFCO". Skeptics' first recording appeared in 1982 on 'The Furtive Four Three Piece Pack', a 12" compilation EP which also featured The Bongos, The Dabs and The Prime Movers. They toured New Zealand on the Furtive Records "Three Piece Pack" tour. The tour was to be followed by a five track EP, 'Pyronnists Selections' which was to be released on Propeller Records, Furtive's parent label, but the master tape was stolen from the Propeller office and the EP was never released. 

In 1983, Skeptics released the EP 'Chowder Over Wisconsin', recorded live in a school library. From 1983-1984 they ran their own club, thanks to support from the City Council arts centre, in a former electrical warehouse in Palmerston North. They named the club Snailclamps after a chalk inscription they found in the warehouse, "C164 Snail Clamps". Initially the venue ran as an underage hangout but became a fully licensed venue not long after, until the band decided to pack up and relocate to Wellington. [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA]

 

 

Label: Flying Nun Records – CHOW 001 

Format: Vinyl, 12", Mini-Album 

Country: New Zealand 

Released: Dec 1983 

Style: Avantgarde, Post-Punk, Art Punk, No Wave

 

Tracklist: 

A1 Boo - Chang 

A2 New Barking Riff 

A3 Aud Balmoral 

A4 The Broach 

A5 Stella 

B1 The Old Grey Whistle Test 

B2 Chowder 

B3 Jelly 

 

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