2 Timers were an American new wave rock group who formed in New York in late 1977. By early 1978 the group had relocated to London, England. The line-up in March 1978 was: John Warnick (vocals), George Fury (bass), Johnny Jones (rhythm guitar), Audie Willert (lead guitar) and Jim Morrison (drums, former member of Tuff Darts). Notably, their 'Now That I've Lost My Baby' single was produced by ex-Gong member Mike Howlett (OMD, Sting, Revillos, etc.), and that's probably why it also sounds very British and of it's era. They self released a second single, 'Living For The Week End' in 1979, but that was it for these guys.
Scott McIlroy (born 1971, Coventry, England), better known as Doc Scott or Nasty Habits,
is a British drum and bass DJ and producer. He originally started to DJ
at clubs and raves such as Amnesia House and The Eclipse in 1989/1990,
before appearing all over the country and in the mid 1990s played at the
seminal Metalheadz at the Blue Note nights. Goldie has called him "The King of the Rollers". His first track was 'The N.H.S. EP' released on Simon 'Bassline' Smith's label Absolute 2. From it, "Surgery (Midnite Mix)" is the one if you like frenetic, dark, and
sinister dance music, more techno than hardcore. Belgian influences with a big nod
to the early Warp and Network sound, all with the 4/4 plus breakbeat twist
that 1991 UK producers gave us.
From
there, he would record classics on labels such as Reinforced Records
and Metalheadz, such as "Here Come The Drumz / Dark Angel", "Deranged",
"VIP Drumz/Unofficial Ghost", and "Shadow Boxing" (released on his own
31 Records label). Between 2014 and 2018, he hosted the Future Beats
show on London's Origin FM. [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA]
Label:
Absolute 2 Records – ABS 001 DJ
Format:
Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP
Country:
UK
Released:
1991
Style:
Breakbeat Hardcore, Techno, Belgian Techno, Detroit Techno
Tracklist:
A1 Surgery (Ordinary Mix) 5:26
A2 Surgery (Midday Mix) 5:29
AA1 Surgery (Midnite Mix) 5:36
AA2 Nite Nurse 4:57
Notes:
"Surgery" samples both Second Phase's "Mentasm" and 808 State's "Pacific".
"Nite Nurse" samples:
Organs from Crystal Waters - "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)"
This is not an out-and-out masterpiece of an early Eighties Boston / coastal New England region compilation, but it has enough goodies on it to make it worthwhile. And, equally important, the collection itself makes for another key puzzle piece in the stitched-together panorama of the time and place. The Throbbing Lobster compilations would be an example of another.
In 1984, this was probably a big opportunity for most of the
artists listed, as none of the groups except Sorry, Salem 66 and The Flies had released their own recordings to date. Most of
the bands then achieved their breakthrough just under two years later.
In this respect, therefore, it is an album with almost groundbreaking
qualities. The recording quality is also very reminiscent of lo-fi
at times. However, if you like this kind of thing, you'll be very well
served here.
[SOURCE: RATE YOUR MUSIC]
Label:
Conflict Records – CON 001, Radiobeat Records – RB 003
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country:
US
Released:
1984
Style:
Alternative Rock, Punk, Avantgarde, Hardcore Punk, Post-Punk, Emocore
Recorded throughout 1983 @ Radiobeat Studios, Boston except tracks A9 & B1 recorded @ Downtown Recorders and tracks B2 & B4 recorded @ Baker St. Studio.
Mastered in January 1984 @ K-Disc, Hollywood.
Includes a single-page, double-sided 8.5"x11" info sheet. Some copies additionally include individual pages for all the bands, with the exception of Deep Wound, stapled together with the info sheet to form a 10-page booklet.
'Close Calls in Texas' (1984) is an album exploring different sounds and voices, guitars, violoncello, accordion, saxophone, balloon sound, farts, drums, frog sounds and more, all of this changing throughout the album. This variety is mainly for the A side of the album; B side is mainly saxophone and accordion. Overall a good experiment.
Wally Shoup (1944-2024) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, painter, and author. Based in Seattle, Washington since 1985, Shoup was a mainstay of that city's improvised music scene. Seattle Metropolitan named him one of the 50 most influential musicians in that city's history.
LaDonna Smith is an improvisor, composer, and artist in Birmingham, Alabama. She is a violinist, violist, vocalist and musical impresario pioneering the field of free improvisation in America. Best known for her improvisation work on violin and viola and her collaborative work with avant-garde guitarist Davey Williams (1952-2019). Doug Carroll is a Bay Area electric cellist who has studied with Stockhausen, Lou Harrison and Braxton. [SOURCE: RATE YOUR MUSIC]
The Zippers were a Los Angeles-based punk/pop band from the late 1970s and early 1980s formed by Lou Cammarata (guitar, vocals, and member in the 60's and 70's of the soul bands Nicky C & The Chateaux and CRYSTAL), Danielle Faye (bass, vocals, also a member of Venus & The Razorblades), Bob Willingham (guitar, vocals) and Bill Willett (drums, vocals, also in The Imperial Dogs). They debuted in 1977 with the 7" single 'He's A Rebel / You're So Strange' on the Californian label Back Door Man Records. The A-side is a nice and punchy new wave cover penned by Gene Pitney and originally recorded by The Crystals in 1962. The B-side is too moody and epic but might appeal to anyone interested in hearing a very early example of neo-psychedelia. [SOURCE: RATE YOUR MUSIC]
The Young Ones (aka The Reputations) was a power pop/new wave group from London, England active in the late 70s (preceding the famous TV show of the same same). They are best known today both for the 1978 single "Rock n Roll Radio" released by Virgin as well as the fact that band keyboardist Wix Wickens went on to join Paul McCartney's solo band. [SOURCE: LAST.FM]
Wash Your Brains is another project by Rudolf Eb.er (real name Rudolf Ebner). Rudolf Eb.er’s rites and artefacts are portals to the traumatic expanses
and abysses of human existence. Regarded as psychopomp or art-brut
shamanist, his trail of work leads deep down to -and through- the
nethermost regions of the human psyche.
Rudolf Eb.er’s research de-occults the psychic body through
psycho-physical tests and trainings. He employs and combines abreactive
and cleansing actionism with sonic rituals, psychoactive acoustics and
close-up field recordings of nature and decay, generating
audio-environments into which he plants grotesque psycho-magic rituals
and tantric exercises that trigger a nondual, higher awareness.
Rudolf Eb.er aka Runzelstirn & Gurgelstøck founded the
Schimpfluch extreme and outsider artist collective in Zürich in 1987.
Schimpfluch exponents are highly regarded for their unique and obscure
aural and visual work; their confrontational, physically demanding
performances and shock treatments remove the boundaries of the body and
open up accesses to the collective unconscious. Rudolf Eb.er lives and works in Japan.
Label:
Schimpfluch – SH 01
Format:
Vinyl, LP + Cassette, C20. All Media, Limited Edition
Country:
Switzerland
Released:
1988
Style:
Noise, Experimental, Sound Collage
Tracklist:
LP-A Wash Your Brains – Das Schuldgeständis Des Trööt (Jekröt Desto Quqg)
LP-B Wash Your Brains – Die Stammellaute Des Kn K Knarr (Jegans Desto Schnatt)
Tape-C Wash Your Brains – Stürm In Your Wund
Tape-D 4 Schizoide Musikanten – Würm In Your Schlund
Notes:
Limited edition of 150 copies.
Packaged in 9" by 12" jacket with A4 insert.
The cassette is wrapped in plastic and comes in a zip lock bag with sawdust and four cards.
The cover says: "a limited edition of suggestive records 1".
There is a small slip of paper with the cassette that says: "stürm in your wund besteht ausschliesslich aus mechanisch-akustisch manipulierter stimme" ["stürm in your wund consists exclusively of mechanically and acoustically manipulated voice"].
Vandykes were a Post-Punk band from Boston formed by Craig Kutner (later in Tall Paul), Frank Dehler (The Chord Rockers, The Gremies, Tomato Monkey, Unnatural Axe, Tall Paul), Roger Tripp (La Peste, The Mighty Ions, Unnatural Axe, The Transplants) and Kurt Henry. They only released the 7" single 'Breakin My Heart / Heaven Will Fall' on Black Records, a Boston-area label that released also the La Peste 7".
Label:
Black Records – CB 411
Format:
Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Country:
US
Released:
1984
Style:
Power Pop, Punk, Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Jangle Pop
The Untamed Youth were a mid-1980s garage rock band from Columbia, Missouri, United States, led by Deke Dickerson, who is best known as the frontman for Deke Dickerson & the Eccofonics. Original members (1986) were Deke Dickerson, Steve Mace, Doug Walker and Joel Trueblood (Alcohol Funnycar, Neko Case).
The Untamed Youth first performed in Columbia at local club The Blue Note in January 1987, and quickly started playing locations throughout the United States between the years 1988–1993. The group disbanded in August 1993, but later reformed for a European tour in 1996 and to record two studio albums for both the Estrus and Norton labels in 1997 and 1998 respectively.
The Youth were primarily a '60s-styled surf/frat rock band known for their wild stage antics such as spraying the audience with cans of beer and for their self-deprecating sense of humor (most notably to be found on their last album for Norton, 'Youth Runs Wild'). All this, while holding a true reverence for their influences.
While their live shows were generally hard-edged, their albums are notably well-produced and arranged particularly their early Norton work, which was produced by Billy Miller of Norton Records and Andy Shernoff of The Dictators. Despite considerable local success and strong critical acclaim (including album reviews in Goldmine, Alternative Press, and Maximum Rock & Roll), the band followed many of their garage rock brethren into obscurity due to the (at the time) limited appeal of 1960’s retro music. However, as has often been the case with bands of this genre, the Youth gradually acquired a cult status as is evidenced by their reuniting recently for festivals in both the U.S. and Europe. The band's first albums, 'Some Kinda Fun' and 'More Gone Gassers' are now highly sought after collector’s items on vinyl. [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA]
The Tapes were a band from Amsterdam, Netherlands, active between 1977 and 1982. Singer / guitarist Rolf Hermsen and guitarist Michiel Brandes met at the Rietveld Academy, and the group started in late 1977 with bassist Igor Roovers and drummer Dick van der Vaart. The influences came from emerging new wave bands like Talking Heads, XTC, Wire and Scritti Politti -especially with Talking Heads, with which the band was often compared. With its short and quirky songs, the debut album 'You Just Can't Sleep' (1978) was well received, and the band attracted interest from record labels, and abroad. The LP 'Party' was recorded on a larger budget, and distributed by Passport / WEA. There was a new drummer (Peter Meuris), and they work at Music Farm Studio in Baambrugge, under the direction of producer Don Willard (Beach Boys, Ron Wood, Steve Marriott). The album received good reviews in the country and abroad in 1980.
For this album -and the last one- producer John Leckie (XTC, Magazine, Simple Minds) was cast. The group gained identity, ceasing to be "the Dutch Talking Heads". On this record they received participations from Henk Hofstede and Michiel Peters (Nits), Dennis Duchhart (Minny Pops -who would continue to perform with the band, replacing keyboardist Huba de Graaff), and from the pop and jazz singer Mathilde Santing (all artists who achieved recognition abroad). But The Tapes did not receive financial support to pursue an international career (although the record was released in the USA), and decided to stop.
