Universal Order Of Armageddon – Demo [Cass] (1993, Vermin Scum Records)

Universal Order of Armageddon was an American hardcore band, formed in September 1992. By early 1993, after quickly gaining a small but devoted following, they recorded and toured the East Coast. They became known for their extreme short chaotic performances, which sometimes resulted in complete destruction. Larry Livermore (founder of Lookout! Records) was so impressed by their live performance that he stated in a magazine column that punk bands should take note of U.O.A. and bring back this type of energy into punk rock. Drummer Brooks Headley once said, "Our live shows are like turning on a vacuum cleaner for like ten minutes". They went on to release records on indie labels such as Kill Rock Stars, Gravity, and Jade Tree. They toured the United States several times in 1993 and 1994 in support of those releases before breaking up in late 1994. Following the band's demise, guitarist Tonie Joy and bassist Anthony Scott Malat started the group The Great Unraveling, and Headley went on to play in the group's final lineup. Vocalist Colin Seven moved to Seattle in 2007. He spent from October 2009 to May 2010 riding his motorcycle from Seattle to Argentina. The four original members of the group played a series of shows in July 2010. This was followed by further live performances announced for the following January. [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA]

 

 

Label: Vermin Scum Records – none 

Format: Cassette, Promo 

Country: US 

Released: 1993 (?)

Style: Post-Hardcore, Emo, Emocore, Hardcore Punk

 

Tracklist: 

1 Painfully Obvious 

2 Act II 

3 Mud 

4 Close To Far Away 

5 The Fence Song 

6 The Entire Vast Situation Act I 

7 City 

8 Desperate Motion 

 

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The Twenty Second Sect – Get That Charge [LP] (1988, Greasy Pop Records)

Liz Dealey and The Twenty Second Sect were part of a conglomeration of bands centered around Adelaide (a long days drive along the coast going west from Melbourne) down in south Australia. Formed in 1986 as a studio-only band to release the debut single, 'The Wailing House'. For that single, the band consisted of Liz Dealey and three members of Lizard Train. Liz formed a new band, The Twenty Second Sect, around July 1987 when they actually began to play live. Liz retained the vocal spot with Orietta on guitar, Michael Tohl on bass, Scott Nadebaum on drums, and Sharron Wetherall from Bloodloss on guitar. By late 1987 Sharron had left and was replaced by Bloodloss drummer Andrew Foley on guitar. 'Get That Charge' is a brilliant slice of Adelaide punk that hits you hard and never outstays its welcome. Seven aggressive tunes that pack melody, dynamics and good musicianship without sacrificing their rawness. Liz Dealey should be as well known as Nick Cave or Tex Perkins. [SOURCE: RATE YOUR MUSIC]

 

 

Label: Greasy Pop Records – GPR 144 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Mini-Album 

Country: Australia 

Released: 1988 

Style: Garage Rock, Punk, Punk Rock

 

Tracklist:

A1 I'll Be Your Navigator 

A2 I Never Said 

A3 Beach Rock 

B1 Pull The Trigger 

B2 Hell 

B3 Get That Charge 

 

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Sleep Chamber – Admit To Desire [Cass] (1985, Inner-X-Musick)

Sleep Chamber is an American industrial band fronted by John Zewizz. The band is known for using S&M, bondage and magic imagery on their artwork, during their performances, and within their lyrics. Formed in 1981 by high school friends Zewizz, Eugene Difrancisco, and Phil Brosseau, over the years the Sleep Chamber lineup has changed many times with Zewizz being the sole permanent member, stating that the constant lineup changes are because Sleep Chamber is not a "band", but rather a "concept". 

Difrancisco and Brosseau had fronted a band called The Product; Zewizz produced their sole single. When The Product folded, Difrancisco and Brosseau began a band called Daze of Trance. Zewizz occasionally helped out with Daze of Trance, even playing on a cassette release as part of the band. Sometime between 1981 and 1982, Sleep Chamber came into existence, with Zewizz as the frontman. Their earliest works were experimental and electronic/industrial in nature. Live Sleep Chamber performances were quickly labeled as resembling a "Black Mass", with smoke (containing a special blend of incense) billowing out of machines, and the band donning black bondage masks while performing on stage. [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA]

 

 

Label: Inner-X-Musick – none 

Format: Cassette, Limited Edition, C60 

Country: US 

Released: 1985 

Style: Industrial, Experimental 

 

Tracklist: 

A1 Fetish......(Remix #3) 

A2 Submit To Desire......(Alternate Take) 

A3 Kum Kleopatra.........(Alternate Take) 

A4 Subterranean Subhuman.(Version) 

A5 Rain Dance 

A6 Green Sky--(Outtake) 

A7 Dream Distillate--(Outtake) 

B1 Sex Ghost 

B2 Priestess 

B3 Distant Lives #1 

B4 Distant Lives #2 

B5 Distant Lives #3 

B6 Oral Maze 

 

Notes:

The Last 2 tracks on Side A were recorded inbetween breaks at a video session in August 1984. 

A strict limited edition ov 100 copies. 

 

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Raw Sex, Pure Energy – Stop The War / Give Sheep A Chance [12''] (1982, Island Records)

Neneh Cherry is the daughter of West African percussionist Ahmadu Jah and artist Moki Cherry. Raised by her mother and trumpeter stepfather Don Cherry in Stockholm and New York City, Cherry left school at age 14, and in 1980 relocated to London to sing with the post-punk group The Cherries. Following flings with The Slits and The Nails, she joined the experimental funk/post-punk outfit Rip Rig + Panic and appeared on the group's albums 'God' (1981), 'I Am Cold' (1982), and 'Attitude' (1983). During this period, she also recorded with New Age Steppers and as one-third of the one-off group Raw Sex, Pure Energy. Their only output, this 'Stop The War' single, has plenty of raw underground charme, with a young Neneh Cherry dropping old school raps, analog drum machine, lots of funk and animal noises. This really could be considered a forgotten classic. [SOURCE: RATE YOUR MUSIC]

 

 

Label: Island Records – 12WIP 6797 

Format: Vinyl, 12" 

Country: UK 

Released: 1982 

Style: Dub, Electro, Synth-pop, Dance-Punk, Synth Funk, Disco Rap

 

Tracklist: 

A1 Stop The War 

A2 Give Sheep A Chance 

B Give Sheep A Chance (Woolly Version) 

 

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Philip Sanderson, Michael Denton – Telephone Music [Cass] (1986, Telephone Music)

Born in 1960, Philip Sanderson first began experimenting with reel to reel tape recorders and rewired ‘circuit bent’ electronic equipment in his teens. He compiled his first cassette 'Dark Cuttings' in 1977 and in 1978 formed the Snatch Tapes label releasing 'Snach Tapes 1' the first outing for Claire Thomas & Susan Vezey and Storm Bugs (a collaborative project with Steven Ball). 1980 saw the release of 'Snatch Tapes 2' and the first Storm Bugs EP entitled 'Table Matters' as well as the cassette release, 'Reprint' by Claire Thomas & Susan Vezey, and 'A Safe Substitute' by Storm Bugs. Both tapes featured the quirky British synthesizer the VCS3 as the main instrument. The following year 1981, "Bright Waves" by Thomas & Vezey was the opening track on the Cherry Red 'Perspectives And Distortion' LP and a second Storm Bugs single was released on the French L’invitation au Suicide label. 

 
In the early 1980s Sanderson collaborated with David Jackman (of Organum fame), Clip from Orior, Michael Denton, as well as recording with the chanteuse Naomi. From this came two more tape releases in the shape of '0º North' and 'Telephone Music'. 

 

'Telephone Music' was compiled by Philip Sanderson, with sleeve layout & design by Michael Denton. Between 5-10 copies were made and the tape came in three sleeves. Versions of the tracks: "Maps, Drinks & Aeroplanes", and "Spy Garden (Tale Chase)" were re-issued on the 2018 LP 'On One Of These Bends' by Philip Sanderson (Séance Centre, 11SC). "Merry Christmas Adolf" is also known as "Teal Blue & Silver". [SOURCE: SÉANCE CENTRE]

 

 

Label: Telephone Music – tel 001 

Format: Cassette, Stereo 

Country: UK 

Released: 1986 

Style: Ambient, Abstract, Electroacoustic, Minimal 

 

Tracklist: 

A1 Maps 3:21 

A2 Thief 4:20 

A3 Merry Christmas Adolf / Teal Blue & Silver 2:31 

A4 Drinks and Aeroplanes 2:34 

B1 Ups and Downs 2:36 

B2 Apostrophe S 4:21 

B3 Spy Garden 1:38 

B4 Mr Sound 3:34 

 

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Orquesta De Las Nubes – Manual Del Usuario [LP] (1987, Grabaciones Accidentales)

 

Orquesta De Las Nubes formed in 1980 by Suso Saiz and percussionist Pedro Estevan when the two met whilst studying a course on Techniques of Contemporary Composition in Madrid. Sharing a curiosity for American minimalist and Non-Western music, the pair began to share music through many listening sessions, during which the idea slowly evolved to try and make music together. Pedro’s partner at the time, soprano singer María Villa, would later join the two on vocals. With Suso’s sparse use of guitar loops, synthesizers, and drum computers in combination with the hypnotic percussion of Pedro Estevan and the wordless drifting vocals of María Villa, Orquesta De La Nubes would evolve as a group with a truly unique musical language; an ethereal and almost otherworldly musical realm. 

In their third album 'Manual Del Usuario', released in 1987 by GASA, one can perceive a much more elaborate and better production work than on the first two. They have truly magical moments that make you believe you are listening to the Mexican musician Jorge Reyes, in his excellent album 'Comala'. Jorge Reyes, when he was in Spain in the mid-eighties, became friends with the members of Orquesta De Las Nubes, and the album 'Manual Del Usuario' was also released in Mexico under Jorge's label, Producciones Exilio. [SOURCE: GRUPOS NACIONALES NUEVA OLA 80]

 

 

Label: Grabaciones Accidentales – GA-169 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country: Spain 

Released: 1987 

Style: Experimental, Ambient, Post-Minimalism, New Age, Progressive Electronic, Art Pop

 

Tracklist: 

A1 El Corredor 9:10 

A2 Vendrán Lluvias Suaves 4:00 

A3 Ella No Lleva Gafas 3:58 

A4 Conversaciones Entre Una China Y Un Ogro 5:00 

B1 Tiempo De Espera 7:00 

B2 Dum? Reprise 2:54 

B3 Como Un Guante 6:40 

B4 Un Diente En El Bolsillo 6:49 

 

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No Safety – This Lost Leg [LP] (1989, RecRec Music)

 

No Safety was a New York based progressive rock band formed by harpist, pianist, and accordionist Zeena Parkins, formally of Skeleton Crew and News From Babel and featuring avant-rock great Tim Hodgkinson. The band also included guitarists Chris Cochrane and Doug Seidel, bassist Ann Rupel, and drummer Pippin Branett. They released this first album, 'This Lost Leg', in 1989 before being joined by DJ David Shea for their second album, 'Spill' in 1992. The band also released a split with The Flying Luttenbachers in 1994 before disbanding. With their intricate drum-heavy sound and catchy vocals they are a band not to be missed, with a sound most similar to that of the also great Dog Faced Hermans. [SOURCE: PROG ARCHIVES]

 

 

Label: RecRec Music – RecRec 25 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country: Switzerland 

Released: 1989 

Style: Avantgarde, Post-Punk, Avant-Prog, Art Punk, Brutal Prog

 

Tracklist: 

A1 Opium Wars 3:33 

A2 Freedom's A Theory 2:43 

A3 In Traffic 2:41 

A4 Fire On Teeth 2:30 

A5 Outside 0:48 

A6 More To It 2:51 

A7 Speed Of Accidents 3:29 

B1 Fitch 3:14 

B2 Humidity 4:44 

B3 Can You Can't 2:11 

B4 How Many Steps 3:05 

B5 Escape 4:26 

B6 I Sleep 1:23 

 

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Moe Tucker – Moejadkatebarry [12''] (1987, 50,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Watts Records)

 

Moe Tucker's second recording project is a collaborative EP with Jad Fair, founder of the avant-garde group Half Japanese, guitarist Kate Messer and bassist Barry Stock (hence the title). A handful of weeks in a makeshift studio (a garage) for a repertoire consisting mostly of covers, including two obscure songs by The Velvet Underground ("Guess I'm Falling In Love" and especially the torrential "Hey Mr. Rain", perhaps in its most successful version ever recorded); the new "Jad Is A Fink" crowns the experiment, one of the few happy moments in Moe's solo affair. [SOURCE: RATE YOUR MUSIC]

 

 

Label: 50,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Watts Records – MOE 1 

Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, EP 

Country: US 

Released: 1987 

Style: Lo-Fi, Psychedelic Rock, Art Rock, Indie Rock, Slacker Rock, Garage Punk

 

Tracklist:

A1 Guess I'm Falling In Love 4:28 

A2 Baby, What You Want To Do 2:44 

A3 Jad Is A Fink 1:36 

B1 Why Don't You Smile Now 2:23 

B2 Hey, Mr. Rain 4:06 

 

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La Otra Cara De Un Jardín – Noche Gruesa [Cass] (1985, Not On Label)

La Otra Cara De Un Jardín is the pseudonym used by the multidisciplinary artist Francisco Felipe from Madrid. Under this mysterious name, he develops a strong collage of processed sounds that reminds us of the sound experiments of foreign projects such as the French Etant Donnes. [SOURCE: GRUPOS NACIONALES NUEVA OLA 80]

 

 

Label: Not On Label – none 

Format: Cassette 

Country: Spain 

Released: 1985 

Style: Experimental, Noise, Industrial 

 

Tracklist: 

A Untitled 

B Untitled 

 

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Kilgore Trout – Bad Puddings [12''] (1989, Thunderball Records)

Kilgore Trout is an alternative rock band that was based in Nottingham and Sheffield in the north of England between 1985 and 1991. In that time Kilgore Trout released two EPs, contributed eight tracks to two compilation LPs, and appeared on a flexidisc that came free with the legendary fanzine Ablaze! This band's mainstay was Chris Trout, a seminal figure in the British alternative music scene, who has also worked with Bear, A.C. Temple, Spoonfed Hybrid, Lazerboy, Coping Saw and Smokers Die Younger. Trout wrote the songs and played most of the instruments in Kilgore Trout. He also recorded over 50 four-track demos for the band that were never released at the time. [SOURCE: LAST.FM]

 

 

Label: Thunderball Records – 12 TBL 3 

Format: Vinyl, 12" 

Country: UK 

Released: 1989 

Style: Alternative Rock, Post-Punk, Noise Rock

 

Tracklist:

A1 Basilisk 5:14 

A2 Bad Puddings 4:52 

B1 That Twat (Lysistrata) 3:57 

B2 Seventh Dog 3:40 

 

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