Diskord Datkord – Identity [12''] (1988, Soho Girl)

Diskord Datkord was a hip hop house electronic collaboration between brothers Mark Tinley and Adam Tinley (who later became Adamski) and Johnny Melton (known as Johnny Slut). The brothers previously were in the Stupid Babies, when they were kids and Johnny Slut used to be in the goth group, The Specimen. Diskord Datkord only released one single, featuring the cover of X-Ray Spex's "Identity" in 1988, and split afterwards before Adamski and his brother went solo. Johnny Slut later joined Atomizer with DJ Fil Ok (Fil Jones). [JOHN PEEL WIKI]

 

 

Label: Soho Girl – 12SG 002 

Format: Vinyl, 12" 

Country: UK 

Released: Jul 1988 

Style: House, Hip Hop 

Tracklist: 

A Identity (House-Wife Mix) 

B1 Identity (Playlist Mix) 

B2 D*D*&*E*O*F*K 

Notes: 

NME single of the Week (July 8th, 1988) 

"D*D*&*E*O*F*K" is an abbreviation of "Diskord Datkord And Every Other Fucking Kord" 

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The Claim – Armstrong's Revenge & Eleven Other Short Stories [LP] (1986, Trick Bag Records)

 

The Claim were a British band from Cliffe, Kent, England. They formed around 1980, as part of the independent Medway scene around the nearby towns of Rochester, Chatham and Gillingham and influenced by classic acts such as The Kinks, The Jam, The Clash and The Smiths. Stylistically, they shared much in common with fellow Kent band The Dentists and early Creation Records acts such as The Jasmine Minks. 

Between 1985 and 1992, The Claim released two albums and various singles and EPs, first on their own record label, and then via Kevin Pearce's Esurient Communications imprint, Bob Stanley's Caff label and the German-based label A Turntable Friend. Their first outing, 'Armstrong’s Revenge & Eleven Other Short Stories' was followed by the 12" EP 'This Pencil Was Obviously Sharpened By a Left-Handed Indian Knife Thrower' (again on Trick Bag Records). None of The Claim's music appeared on CD at the time. [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA]

 

 

Label: Trick Bag Records – TBR 001 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country: UK 

Released: 1986 

Style: Power Pop, Mod, Jangle Pop, Post-Punk

Tracklist: 

A1 Ronnie's Orchard 

A2 The Girl With Foresight In Her Eyes 

A3 Turning Your Back 

A4 Shadow 

A5 Through His Sunglasses 

A6 Seen & Done It All 

B1 Armstrong's Revenge 

B2 I Walk The Valley 

B3 This Year's Shirt 

B4 Another Yesterday 

B5 Mary Stavin 

B6 Gullible Travels
 

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Boy Dirt Car – 1983-7 Live w/Out A Body [2xLP] (1988, RRRecords)

 

Milwaukee's Boy Dirt Car were their good city's preeminent punk-noise-industrial outfit who roamed the state and country from roughly 1981 'til 1989. Formed by the disgruntled duo of Eric Lunde and Darren Brown after being inspired by a local cacophonous Glenn Branca gig, they decided to gather a group of fellow miscreants from the Milwaukee punk scene with a mission to create a truly inspired, ungodly, riot-inducing racket. Roping in, amongst others, Dan Kubinski and Keith Brammer from local hardcore kings, Die Kreuzen, they formed Boy Dirt Car. With a sound approximating some sort of bizarre stew of Throbbing Gristle, early Sonic Youth, Birthday Party, AMM and Einsterzunde Neubauten, they set about documenting themselves through a slew of self-released cassettes. This album showcases two full records of live performances from Boy Dirt Car covering from 1983 to 1987. Usually experimental and live recordings mean a mess, and this is no exception. Odd cover of Iggy Pop's "Lust For Life" though. [SOURCE: FORCED EXPOSURE]

 

 

Label: RRRecords – RRR 047 

Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP 

Country: US 

Released: 1988 

Style: Noise, Industrial 

 

Tracklist:

A1 He Tore Out His Eyes 

A2 Black House 

A3 Prairie Fire 

A4 Forms Forced Surrender 

A5 The Brood 

B1 Guitar Test #4 

B2 5/8/85 Metro, Chicago 

B3 Lust for Life 

B4 12/22/84 Earwaves Records Milwaukee East Side BDC Haven 

B5 4/7/85 West End Chicago 

C1 Catalyst 

C2 Black House 

C3 Westweather Tour Remotes 1987: A) Laurel, MT 3/16/87; B) Pasco, WA 3/18/87; C) Grayland, WA 3/23/87; D) Austin, TX 4/9/87 

C4 Catalyst 

C5 Impact Test 

C6 Impact Test 

D1 Friction Moves 

D2 The Brood 

D3 The Necklace 

D4 Western Nile 

 

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Ambulatorio Segreto – Cardiotrak / Neuroconnector [Cass] (1990, Toracic Tapes)

The European avantgarde-trio Ambulatorio Segreto consisted of Stefano Barban (Italy), Miguel A. Ruiz (Spain; also active as Ventral Metaphor and Orfeon Gagarin) and Siegmar Fricke (Germany; also active as Bestattungsinstitut and Pharmakustik) -three legendary (and still very prolific) musicians who formed an integral part of the experimental tape-scene at that time. The trio that existed between 1988 and 1993 produced ten cassettes in Vicenza (Italy), Madrid (Toracic Studio, Spain) and Wilhelmshaven (Pharmakustik Studio, Germany) and took part in many cassette-compilations worldwide. Ambulatorio Segreto's musical style was never clearly defined -instead contradictory sound-elements such as emphasized beats, catchy melodies, vocal samples, strange loop-constructions and gloomy ambiences were main parameters of their work. The equipment was minimal but used in the most effective and creative way: sampling, rhythm-boxes, digital and analogue synths and multi-effectors. [SOURCE: VERLAG SYSTEM BANDCAMP]

 

Label: Toracic Tapes – TØ30 

Format: Cassette 

Country: Spain 

Released: 1990 

Style: Abstract, Electro, Industrial 

Tracklist: 

Cardiotrak 

A1 C1 

A2 C2 

A3 C3 

A4 C4 

A5 C5 

A6 C6 

Neuroconnector 

B1 N1 

B2 N2 

B3 N3 

B4 N4 

B5 N5 

B6 N6 

Notes:  

Recorded in Wilhelmshaven (West Germany) by Siegmar Fricke; Madrid (Spain) by Miguel A. Ruiz; Cavassaia (Italia) by Stefano Barban. 

Mixed in September 1990 at Toracic Studio, Madrid.

 

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→ ↑ → – Spaces [LP] (1981, Innocent)

Robert Randall and Frank Bendinelli's "Spaces" video art suite is based on recreating in video a set of well-known Australian modernist paintings by artists like Grace Cossington Smith, John Brack and Fred Williams. In each case, Robert and Frank brought a wry tongue-in-cheek approach to utilizing the then-still-new medium of video. Their agenda was to 'translate' the paintings by importing and transposing them into the realm of chromo-key, RGB and studio lighting. 

The brief given Philip Brophy for the required music was to match these 'video paintings' with background music which could play continually without any fixed beginning or end. Philip's tracks are generally minimalist in vein, with strong traces of all key → ↑ → preferences: Muzak, disco and electronics. Robert and Frank were keen to reflect the → ↑ → aesthetic world and its punk/new-wave stylistics. The 6th video "Expressive Space" recreates in hyper-graphic mode Philip and Maria Kozic's house at the time: chock-full of Maria's artworks, her toy collection, and Philip's massive record collection -all of which were filmed and chromo-keyed into the final video. [SOURCE: PHILIPBROPHY.COM]

 

 

Label: Innocent – NON-9 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country: Australia 

Released: 1981 

Style: Experimental, Avantgarde, Minimal, Minimal Wave, Soundtrack

 

Tracklist:

A1 Video Space 

A2 Color Space 

A3 Synthetic Space 

B1 Total Space 

B2 Flat Space 

B3 Expressive Space 

 

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Various – Zerstückelte Denkkurbeln [LP] (1988, Schimpfluch)

'Zerstückelte Denkkurbeln' is a 1988 compilation album released on the swiss Schimpfluch label, run by Rudolf Eber (Rudolf Eb.er). Includes tracks from the german band P16.D4 -whose music bordered on the industrial and on the cacophonous-, Drängende Hebelkraft, Wash Your Brains, G*Park -the musique concrète project of Marc Zeier-, and some others. This limited release comes in a two-thirds LP cover with an info-sheet and a fork stuck to it. Included is a booklet consist of 13 sheets. Limited Edition of 300.

 

 

Label: Schimpfluch – SH 02 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Limited Edition 

Country: Switzerland 

Released: 1988 

Style: Abstract, Noise, Experimental 

 

Tracklist:

A1 P16.D4 – Essenz 

A2 4 Schizoide Musikanten – Bevor Dada Da War War Dada Da 

A3 Fam. Pigdog – Tumultous Food 

A4 Drängende Hebelkraft – Dedicated To Wilhelm Amok 

A5 Red Light District – Red Light Jimmy 

A6 P16.D4 – Azur 

A7 Hansi B. – Untitled 

A8 Aufstand Der Dilettanten – Der Apfelbaum Krümmt Sich 

A9 P16.D4 – Akzidenz 

B1 Sterea Lisa – Engel 

B2 Wash Your Brains – Runzelstirn Und Gurgelstock 

B3 G*Park – Klima 

B4 3 1/2 Stempelkissen – Vernichtungs-Gefahr 

B5 Wash Your Brains – Burgenholzer Revue 

B6 Drängende Hebelkraft – Roter Bereich 

B7 Schmachtfetzen AG – Marschmusik Für Walrösser 

B8 4 Schizoide Musikanten – Abgetakt Fliessend 

 

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Zeni Geva – How To Kill [LP] (1987, Nux Organization)

One of Japan's more eccentric and intriguing extreme music exports of the late '80s and '90s, self-professed "progressive hardcore trio" Zeni Geva (their name derives from an ancient Japanese word for "money" and a corruption of the German "gewalt," or violence) forcibly fused elements of heavy metal, hardcore, industrial music, noise rock, and the avant-garde, gaining no small underground recognition in the process. Having already made a name for himself via several experimental outfits (Absolut Null Punkt, YBO2) and collaborations with Merzbow earlier in the decade, vocalist, guitarist, and programmer K.K. Null (real name Kazuyuki Kishino) founded Zeni Geva in 1987, calling on guitarist Fumiyoshi Suzuki and drummer Ikuo Taketani to join him on debut album 'How to Kill', recorded live at Egg Plant, Osaka on March 29 and May 16, June 5, 1987 and released on Null's own NUX Organization label. Said album also featured a short-lived vocalist named Elle. [SOURCE: ALLMUSIC]

 

 

Label: Nux Organization – NUX-R5 

Format: Vinyl, LP 

Country: Japan 

Released: 1987 

Style: Doom Metal, Experimental, Sludge Metal, Noise Rock

 

Tracklist:

A1 War Pig 

A2 Güystick Bodie 

A3 Dead Car, Sun Crash 

B1 Godkill 

B2 Slam King 

 

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Y Create – The Black Box [3xCass] (1984, Exart)

Y Create is the solo moniker of Hessel Veldman, but was also used to refer to a changing group of musicians connected to the Exart label, founded by Veldman and Nick Nicole in October 1982. A lot of their improvisations and compositions were recorded and several were released on the label. Apart from Veldman, musicians appearing on these sessions include Nick Nicole, Kees Beukelaar, Herman Te Loo, Jos van Ommen, Kees van Ede, Willem De Ridder, Jos Van Duijne, Peter Cornelissen and Gert-Jan Prins. 

'The Black Box' consists of three cassettes packed in a black box. No information on the cassette label or cover (completely black). Booklet in the box contains texts and collages but it is not clear whether these contain also the titles of the 6 sides.

 

 

Label: Exart – EA015 / EA016 / EA017 

Format: 3 x Cassette, C45, C60, C60 

Country: Netherlands 

Released: 1984 

Style: Minimal, Experimental, Minimal Synth, Dark Ambient

 

Tracklist:

A Untitled 

B Untitled 

C Untitled 

D Untitled 

E Untitled 

F Untitled 

 

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The Wild Flowers – Melt Like Ice [7''] (1983, Future Records)

 

Like Del Amitri, Wolverhampton’s The Wild Flowers became tired of a disinterested UK pop scene and looked to America for inspiration and appreciation. After two singles, ‘Melt Like Ice’ and ‘Things Have Changed’, and an album, 'The Joy Of It All', on Reflex in 1984, the fledgling outfit were dealt a blow when original guitarist Dave Newton left to form The Mighty Lemon Drops. The remaining members, Neal Cook (guitar, vocals), Mark Alexander (bass) and Dave Fisher (drums), eventually found a replacement in Dave Atherton, and the band duly signed to aspiring local label Chapter 22. [SOURCE: ALLMUSIC]

 

 

Label: Future Records – FS 11 

Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM 

Country: UK 

Released: 1983 

Style: New Wave, Jangle Pop, Post-Punk

 

Tracklist:

A Melt Like Ice 

B The Chosen Proof 

 

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Visible – Essor Assuré [7''] (1981, Hawai)

Visible was a synth-pop and minimal wave duo formed in Troyes, France, by Pascal Tritsch (Guitar, Bass, Vocals) and Yves Thibord (Keyboards), that released two 7", 'Essor Assuré' (1981) and 'Indicible Fréquence' (1982) and a 12'', 'A Fine Aim In Life' (1983) all on the Hawai label. In 1982, Yves Thibord produced the EP 'Shangaï Express' by the French band of the same name, and in 1989 he collaborated by adding effects and samplers to the rai album 'Hana Hana' by Chaba Fadela and Cheb Sahraoui. They have appeared on compilations such as 'BIPPP: French Synth-Wave 1979/85' (2006) and 'Des Jeunes Gens Modernes' (2008).

 

 

Label: Hawai – HA 01 

Format: Vinyl, 7" 

Country: France 

Released: 1981 

Style: New Wave, Synth-pop, Minimal, Minimal Wave

 

Tracklist: 

A Essor Assuré 3:18 

B Et Sort Assuré 3:15 

 

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