Excentrique Noiz – Dark Crystal Day [7''] (1986, Ex Record)

Gothic Rock band Excentrique Noiz formed in Japan in 1982 and disbanded in 1996, founders of Noiz Record and EX Record. Members were Takashi Sekine (vocals, keyboards, drum machine), Yoshiro Osone (vocals, guitar), Shigeo Kanamori (bass), Mitsuhiro Matsuzaki (drums), Makoto Kitai (guitar, chorus), Kazumi Kurihara (effects) and Haruhisa Kondou (drums). In 1984 vocalist Yoshiro leaves, and keyboardist Takashi Sekine (also member of Nubile) then becomes the new vocalist. This is a self-released 7" recorded at Studio Showa 03/1986.

 

Label: Ex Record – EXN-0001 

Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single 

Country: Japan 

Released: Jun 1986 

Style: New Wave, Coldwave, Minimal, Synth-pop, Post-Punk, Goth Rock

 

Tracklist: 

A Dark Crystal Day 

B In・ Dis ・Tree 

 

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The Dogma Cats – Experts [7''] (1980, Leisure Sounds)

The Dogma Cats were a post-punk band from the Melbourn, Cambs area (UK) in the late 70's and early 80's, line up being Ed Harbud, Richard Sell, Richard Kenzie and Steve Penn. The band later changed its name to The Great Divide. This single was recorded at Spaceward Studios -studio based in Cambridge, UK founded in 1972 by sound engineer and producer Mike Kemp and engineer, producer and studio manager Gary Lucas-, and produced by Hugh Ashton (member of various bands in the 80's such as Skunks and Hard Corps, before focusing on more electronic based music in the 90's with Sunkings) and Mike Kemp. 'Experts' was the only record by the band, along with the cassette shared with The Dogmatic Duo 'Live At The Dogma Cafe' (Deleted Records, Leisure Sounds, Dogmatic Cafe, 1980).

 

Label: Leisure Sounds – SRS 33 

Format: Vinyl, 7", Single 

Country: UK 

Released: 1980 

Style: New Wave, Post-Punk

 

Tracklist: 

A Experts 

B Choke 

 

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Collective Horizontal – Crap Game [7''] (1979, Dolmen Records)

Collective Horizontal formed in London by Adrian "Ada" Taylor (vocals), Igor [Simon Pearce/Paris] (keyboards, also in Take It and Blue Screaming), Keith Whitehorn (guitar) and Nag [Stephen Lee] (bass). This is their only record, a wonderfully strange and unique thing. It's like a cross between art school UK post-punk, early Pink Floyd, and a small band of beachcombers who stumbled upon an old waterlogged accordian on the shore, picked it up to discover it still worked, and started making up songs on the spot. [SOURCE: RATE YOUR MUSIC]

 
 

 

Label: Dolmen Records – none 

Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Mono 

Country: UK 

Released: 1979 

Style: New Wave, Experimental, Minimal, Post-Punk, Zolo, Experimental Rock 

 

Tracklist: 

Off-Side 

A1 Crap Game 1:05 

A2 Slow Guns 1:40 

A3 Edward's Leer 3:30 

Sea-Side 

B1 Beach Coma 3:10 

B2 Tortured Meanderings 2:30 

 

Notes: 

Recorded 'live' in a studio in mono. 

 

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BDN / Brighter Death Now – Temp Tations [Cass] (1989, Börft Records)

Brighter Death Now is the artist name under which Roger Karmanik (b. 1965 as Roger Karlsson), the founder of the Swedish record label Cold Meat Industry, releases death industrial, power electronics and dark ambient music. Whereas early Brighter Death Now recordings tended to be largely instrumental and atmospherically oriented, present-day releases often feature screamed vocals, distorted beyond comprehension. 

 

Throughout its history, Karmanik has kept his music's thematic elements focused on such topics as child molestation, sadism, and psychosis. 'The Great Death' trilogy and 'May All Be Dead' have become rare collectors items, and are sought after by many Brighter Death Now fans. Roger Karmanik has been active under other names such as Lille Roger (Swedish for Little Roger) and Bomb The Daynursery. 

 

In 2009, Karmanik remixed the short films of Jason LaRay Keener as projection for live shows. Karmanik closed down Cold Meat Industries around the beginning of 2014 as he expressed that he was suffering mentally and physically from the stress of running the label. By the end of 2014, Karmanik had fully immersed himself within the shroud of Brighter Death Now and announced the creation of his new label Familjegraven whose sole purpose is to release his own projects, including rarities, reissues, and new recordings. [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA] 

 

Label: Börft Records – BÖRFT 13, Börft Records – börft 013 

Format: Cassette, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, C60 

Country: Sweden 

Released: 1989 

Style: Industrial, Death Industrial 

 

Tracklist: 

A1 Now 

A2 Demands & Commands 

A3 Trained 

A4 Signality 

A5 The Housewives 

B1 Luci-A-Fer 

B2 Overaged Seduction 

B3 Bloodsex & Murder 

B4 Blood On The Sheets 

B5 Death Continues 

 

Notes: 

Limited to 50 handnumbered copies. 

 

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Anorexic Dread – Tracey's Burning [12''] (1984, Criminal Damage Records)

 

Anorexic Dread formed in Southend in July 1983 and existed until 1985, and in that time played some fantastic local shows, such as their gig with Alien Sex Fiend at Crocs, as well as playing further afield at venues such as The Batcave, and they managed to release the 12" single 'Tracey's Burning in 1984. Influenced initially by bands like The Birthday Party, Killing Joke and The Cramps, their first line up was Phil Black on Vocals (ex-Time in Motion), Andi Schurer (ex-Convicted) on Guitar, Pat Moriarty on Keyboards and Donald Frame (ex-Occult) on Drums. Their first gig was a riotous occasion at The Zero 6 on Monday July 18th, 1983, where half the audience walked out in disbelief and disgust. 

Not too long after the bands debut performance, there was a change on the guitar position and Leonard Finch joined. The band had quite a set of songs at this time, including "Tracey's Burning", "She's Beautiful and She's Mine", "Dragnet", "Tick Tock" and "Limelight". They went in to Diploma Studios to try and capture their live sound, and the result was the infamous 'Tracey's Burning' 12" as released on Criminal Damage records in 1984. Reviewed by Alan Wheeler in the Evening Echo, he had this to say "A throbbing, psychobilly, zombiepunk drum and bass beat niggle away in the mix while the guitar screetches and squeals over it. This almost unbearable tension is ironically undercut with Phil's ritualistic chant. This hypnotic horror is inflammable material of the highest order. And the Munster-like mush of the B-Side 'Tick Tock' is just about as searing and vital as you will want to get his side of the crematorium. I severely suggest you go out and buy this record. It will do you in." 

In late 1984, a further line up change occurred. As Phil explained at the time "We have been operating on a skeleton crew since our guitarist Leonard de Finchy went away on tour roadying for The Cure, but now we have a new guitarist, Andy Fisher, who used to play Bass in Kronstadt Uprising." The band started to introduce more serious lyrical themes at his time, although Phil was keen to point out that "We don't want to get away from the fun element in the music. The new stuff is going to be done in a danceable way, even if the content of the lyrics is more serious." 

Not long after the Batcave Show, early in 1985 on Sunday January 20th, the band played with their new line up supporting a band they greatly admired, Killing Joke, at the Queens Hotel, and following on from this recorded a new demo, containing tracks such as "Dark Night in London" which evidenced a darker, more R 'n' R direction. Sadly not too long after the recording though, the band split and went their separate ways, but "Tracey's' Burning" still appears on DJ playlists around the globe and has guaranteed the band their place in eternity. [SOURCE: SOUTHEND PUNK ROCK HISTORY] 

 

Label: Criminal Damage Records – CRI 12-114 

Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM 

Country: UK 

Released: 1984 

Style: Goth Rock, Deathrock, Post-Punk, Punk 

 

Tracklist: 

A1 Tracey's Burning 

A2 Epitaph 

B Tick Tock 

 

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