I was recently trolling my vinyl section that never seems to get any attention, when I came across this NRG catastophre. I was totally clueless to what this interesting chunk of vinyl was... Until I put it on.. Oh man!! What was I thinking? It brought back memories of sneaking in a flask of booze to the downstairs lounge at The Monster in NYC, and dancing like Al Pacino in the movie Crusing with dirty old men.. a couple of days after high school graduation. That was the sound, and I was sucked in.. Deep down DIRTTY Hi-NRG.. I can smell the Amyl nitrite..
Signed to Elton John's Rocket Records in 1981, this ultra Glam, Synth, New Wave, Industrial-ish masterpiece will sure stun you up... This Lp was built around material Warman first premiered live with his band Three Minutes. Check out "Screaming Jets," a masterful, electronics-driven slab of wartorn paranoia whose edginess was only amplified by the presence of Peter Gabriel on effectively keening backing vocals (very Shock the Monkey)..
Here is the CD release from 2002 with bonus songs.
Johnny Warman - Walking Into Mirrors CD - 1981/2002
This comp was the thing in 1985. If you owned it you were soo downtown chic..
Check out this Leftfield, Alternative, Spoken Word, Experimental comp from hell, with memorable moments by Cabaret Voltaire, Sonic Youth, Diamanda Galas, and COIL.
Released through Giorno Poetry Systems label (run by a poet John Giorno), artwork for the compilation was created by New York artist Keith Harring..
Various - A Diamond Hidden In The Mouth Of A Corpse Lp - 1985 - USA
As a student of Leeds Polytechnic Fine Arts University, renaissance man Ball experimented with electronic sounds and sleeze..
He met fellow student Marc Almond, who, taken with Ball's unique take on avant-garde electronic soundscapes, asked him to help in developing music to complement his performance art pieces. The two cut a 4-track EP, funded by Ball, entitled Mutant Moments, and were soon signed to the small label Some Bizarre Records. Working alongside Almond, who by this time had taken on the role of lead singer and lyricist at Ball's suggestion, the band achieved massive success with their cover of Gloria Jones's Tainted Love, which reached #1 in seventeen different countries and #8 in the U.S., where it stayed on the charts for 43 weeks, holding a then Guinness World Record for the longest such stay and becoming the biggest-selling UK single of 1981.
Ball then went on to release a solo album entitled In Strict Tempo, featuring Gavin Friday of The Virgin Prunes, and Genesis P Orridge of Throbbing Gristle. He then went on to produce electronic dance music records alongside producer Ingo Vauk and collaborator Richard Norris. Ball eventually teamed with Norris to form the techno group The Grid, and regrouped with Almond for a Soft Cell tour..
Come get this awesome chunk of left field dubby electronic sleeze..
Here is some lovely NRG Industrial pop.. Can that be? Well, you decide.
Gothic Industrial NRG at its best!
They were a duo from San Fran, and played to DEATH at one of my favorite clubs in Long Island "Paris New York" Ohh those days..
Member Adam Sherburne later formed the band Consolidated in the 1990s. Bryan Weisberg later formed Maximillion's Motorcycle Club. Greg(Auggie)Senzer former drummer owns and operates a motorcycle customizing shop and plays with several bay area bands.
ROCKETS history starts in Paris (France), in the year 1972, when they were known under the name CRYSTAL. In 1974, they changed their name to ROCKET MEN (or ROCKETTERS) as five aliens, bald, with grey eyes, silver skin and space suits, recording the single 'Rocket Man' produced by Claude Lemoine, who would become their producer 'til 1983. In 1975, they changed their name in ROCKETS and recorded a single 'Future woman'. In 1976, their first LP entitled, 'Rockets' was released in France, and the group launched a series of phantasmagoric live shows which involved vocoder, lasers, coloured lights, smoke and a bazooka fighting flames three.
Back in the day NYC had a huge Electro Disco/Freestyle scene. Groups like New Order and The Petshop Boys used to troll these cool clubs like The Funhouse and Peppermint Lounge and "borrow" electronic ideas..
Here is a great release by Digital Emotion, a Dutch Electronic Disco trio.. Had a minor hit with "Don't Stop". Loads of vocorders, tin-y beats, and pure cheezy spacey electro brilliance..
I remember getting this gem at "Artiificial Eye" a little booth in the Kensington Market in London. This little store was jam packed with awesomely curated cassette's, gear, and unique objects D' art!!.. Looking through my one HUMUNGOUS box of cassettes, I forgot I owned these, I will be posting some more of the "Artificial Eye" comps and groups in the near future..
Van Kaye & Ignit was a minimal wave trio formed in the early 1980's in Holland. Not your typical Klang-y, tinny, experimental/industrial/synth outfit..
Van Kaye & Ignit - A Slight Delay/ Cass - 1982 - Netherlands
Born in 1946 Hong-Kong.. from a French-English father and an Asian-Russian mother. She was raised in South of France and moved to Paris to make a career in painting. She became a top model and one of Salvador Dali's Muses. She posed as the "lady with the panther" on the famous cover of Roxy Music's "For Your Pleasure" album of 1973. Then David Bowie fell in love with her and she began her career as a disco singer. To create more hype about her they invented the story that she is a transexual!! Since the early 80's she has presented TV broadcast in Italy, France and Germany.
Amanda's music is a hypnotic force to be reckoned with. That deep trance inducing voice, those swirly sleezy disco beats. How can you go wrong?
Here is the out of print Super 20 CD. All her kitch ass hits just for you!
Although GYRATE is a great (over rated) album, to me it all about CHOMP!
Chomp has all the manic experimental New Wave goodness that is done with such articulate perfection. Hey DFA.. why didn't you re-release this gem too?!!
This awesome deep dark gem was recorded for Throbbing Gristle's Industrial Records label in 1979. I picked this up in the mid 80's at Bleeker Bob's during my hardcore TG/Psychic TV phase.. There was this tall blond skinhead who was in the group "God is my Co-pilot" who worked at BB's, swore up and down that I needed it for my collection. I wasn't a fan at the initial listening, but I recently really grew to enjoy the complexities of this coldnoise treasure!
Sounds like Soft Cell and Cabaret Voltaire recorded in the TG studios while tripping hard..
"Recording info. This album was recorded at home on 8 track equipment, provided for us by Industrial Records. It was produced in the two weeks dating 18th June to 2nd July. All blips and un seemly noises were generated by refridgerators & other domestic appliances & are intrinsic to the music. Special Thanks to Throbbing Gristle for their help & encouragement throughout."
Daphne worked for the BBC from 1943 firstly as a sound engineer, and then as the co-founder and Director of the "Radiophonic Workshop" from 1958 until she set up her own studio Folly Tower, so that she could make her own music, not just creating sounds to be used as special effects. She also created a musical machine that converted pictures into sound, known as 'Oramics' which she later continued working on, with the onset of the home computer revolution in 1981.
Dreamy short Sci-Fi bursts of electronic goodness.
Then there is..
Delia Derbyshire - Inventions For Radio - Dreams - 1964 - UK
The creator of the "Doctor Who" theme. This British bird laid out advanced electronic soundscapes from the 50's till her death in 2001. Shortly before Delia died, she wrote the following: "Working with people like Sonic Boom on pure electronic music has re-invigorated me.. Us too D!
Thanks to Moogoo who had these recordings on SlSk.
Then there is one of my favorite all time Lp's ever recorded..
Louise Huebner - Seduction Through Witchcraft Lp - 1969 - US
Louise Huebner the Official Witch of Los Angeles County is the only officially appointed Official Witch in the World. In fact she is the only officially appointed Official Witch in the entire Cosmos.
You will be caught up in her wacky orgy spells, and that voice! I never heard of her until I came across this Lp in a Miami thrift store in the early 90's. Rosemary's baby meets Lydia Lunch without the noise.. Watch out.. she makes witchcraft trippy and sleezy, approach with care...
Photo courtesy of my lovely buddy KC... Why'd she move to LA?
So here we got's 3X7 inchers and 2x 12'ers.
Just the way you like it.. big and raw!
First we start with..
Gleitzeit - Ich Komme Aus Der DDR 7"- 1982 - Germany
Taken from the movie Nuclearvision. A Kraftywerky robo jam. I found this at Flamingo Plaza thrift stores in Miami.. Lotsa treasures can be found there..
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Car Crash Set - Two Songs 12" - 1983 - New Zealand
A bouncy synth gem from the other down under..
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Do-Po - Rhythm / Oxidization 7" - 1981 - Italy
I paid ALOT for this years ago... A overprogrammed manic electro-synth masterpiese! It's got every trick in the book.
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Days Of Sorrow - Remembering The Days 12" - 1984 - Germany
Check out this Gothic synth obscurity.. Sounds like Xymox..
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Ti-Tho - Traumtänzer 7" - 1982 - Germany
Last check out this duo from the Hamburg New Scene, bandname Ti-Tho formed by the member names Christina & Thomas.. Its crazy bitch synth wave!..
I been out of commission for a while, but glad to be back.
Happy new year!
SO!
Disco Dream And The Androids
Check out this rare Sleezy gem.
Bob Calvert(of the original Hawkwind) wrote the complete lyrics for two tracks as well as contributing to the entire concept and is the lead vocalist on the song Connection Disconnection.
Deep sleazy disco robotic jams that you will cherish and laugh at...
Disco Dream And The Androids - The Androids - 1979 - UK
K.I.E.M. is an abbreviation of "Klank Improvisatie Elektronische Muziek" (Sound Improvisation Electronic Music). Formed in 1982 in Rotterdam (always a great place for interesting rhythms)from oil drums, chains metal bins, anvils, anchors and other scraps from a wrecked tow-boat..
Kiem's sound is like a intelligent New Wave version of Test Dept, with some goofy humor thrown in the mix.
I remember getting this and a good chunk of my collection at Slipped Disc Records of Valley Stream NY, a great Metal store with a well curated New Wave section..
Were you can download electronic ditties, and enjoy them on your futuristic devices.
Exploring through a cloud of subgenre experiments in music and art:
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MINIMAL / DISCO / LEFTFIELD / NEUE DEUTSCHE WELLE /
GARAGE / EXPERIMENTAL /
RAVE / ITALO / SOUNDTREK /
PUNK / INDUSTRIAL /
FUZZPOP / NUE WAVE...
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