Los Iniciados

La Marca De Anubis (LP, Dro, 1982, Spain)

1. Obertura
2. La Marca De Anubis
3. La Comitiva Celeste
4. Maritatón y El Nilo
5. Isis y Osiris
6. Resurrección
7. Atlas
8. Mantis Religiosa
9. Ella Es Intangible
10. El Hombre Sin Nombre
11. Peter Pan
12. Soy El Vacio

Goofy Egyptian-themed side project of El Aviador Dro, I'm sure everyone's seen that video by now. Nice synth bloops and bleeps.

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Los Iniciados - La Marca De Anubis

Dome

Will You Speak This Word (LP, Uniton, 1982, UK)

1. To Speak
2. To Walk, To Run
3. To Duck, To Dive
4. This
5. Seven Year
6. Atlas

Peculiar experimental/industrial album from Bruce Gilbert and Graham Lewis. Really hard to explain this one, it's pretty out there. I'm not sure if the "industrial" tag is even correct. "This" is one of the strangest/coolest songs I've ever heard.

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Dome - Will You Speak This Word

Violent Squid

I wanted to take a minute to talk about an artist from my town, Denton, TX.

This brain-melter culture-jammer improvisational group is probably one of the most interesting things going on around here. My friend, Ty Stamp, is the main instigator. A while back he made a mix that I posted here. The music may or may not be any direct influence on Violent Squid, but it's a pretty bizarre mix of sublime frequencies style foreign tunes, and some more contemporary experimental artists.

I've seen Violent Squid as a drum trio... a small army of musicians playing guitars/electronics/phototheremins/metal boxes with springs... a "turntabalist" was involved one time (and it was not as stupid as that sounds!)... I even jam with them on occasion. The only constant member is usually Ty.

I caught them last Saturday at a local club. I was a bit too inebriated to pay attention, but thankfully, Ty recorded the whole thing.

You can find that recording, a funny video, and almost ALL of their other live and studio recordings for download at Ty's blog:

violent squid autopsy

I'm going to be posting some more releases from my favorite dfw artists in the near future.

Trevor Wishart

Journey Into Space (CD, Paradigm Discs, 2005, UK)

1. Birth Dream
2. Journey
3. Arrival

Self-released originally in 1973 as a 2xLP, then re-released by Colin Potter's label, ICR, on cassette and then once again on this disc. Strange experimental tape collage music, certainly way ahead of its time. Reminds me of some Nurse With Wound or Étant Donnés at times. This album's a pretty big head trip.

More Trevor Wishart can be downloaded here.

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part one
part two

Blue Mathue

Perfect Pictures (12", Uniton, 1983, Norway)

1. Perfect Pictures
2. In Our Dream
3. The Vision

Bad ass proto-electro, and excellent utilization of the TR-808. I'm going to try to post more from the "Uniton" label later.

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Blue Mathue - Perfect Pictures

Greg Vandike

Clone (7", United Artists, 1979, UK)

1. Clone
2. All Of The Girls

Nice synth-pop single.

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Greg Vandike - Clone

Discussion

I recently put up an album that I found in SoulSeek. I uploaded it here, because I liked it. I did not rip the mp3s myself. Is there something wrong with that? The person that ripped these files and put them in their SHARED folder, seemed to think so.

I'm very frustrated with this unwritten "rule book" for music blogging. I am doing this because I love music, playing music, music is MY LIFE. I'm not trying to step on anyone's toes. I'm not trying to say I'm better than anyone, and I'm not trying to get cool points. I'm not attempting to take credit (?) for uploading things first. I'm not even sure what "taking credit" for uploading music that isn't your own means anyway.

If anyone has anything to say about this... leave a comment. If not, that's fine too! I'm going to continue doing what I do.

-Shane/Soundhead

Portion Control

Simulate Sensual (LP, In Phaze Records, 1983, UK)

1. Simulate Sensual
2. Bombay CID
3. Electrotechnik
4. Moving Towards A Waste
5. The Pressure Is High
6. New Phaze
7. Le Crunch
8. If I Could Spit
9. Return To Situation
10. He Is Patriotic
11. Come Alive
12. He Is A Barbarian

Excellent collection of various studio and live tracks from 1980-1982 from the classic EBM pioneers.

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Portion Control - Simulate Sensual

Esplendor Geométrico

Necrosis En La Poya (7", Tic Tac, 1981, Spain)

1. Necrosis En La Poya
2. Paedophile Information Exchange
3. Negros Habrientos

Early single from one of my favorite bands. Passionate rhythmic industrial from Spain.

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Esplendor Geométrico - Necrosis En La Poya

Ike Yard

Ike Yard (LP, Factory America, 1982, US)

1. M. Kurtz
2. Loss
3. N.C.R.
4. Kino
5. Cherish 8
6. Half A God

Absolutely essential dark no wave electronics and voice.

Acute Records put out a fantastic collection of Ike Yard songs. If you like this record, buy the CD from them HERE.

At the request of Acute Records, I've taken the download link down for this. Don't miss this... order the CD from them,

Rational Youth

Cold War Night Life (CD, EMI Music, 1997, Canada)

1. Close To Nature
2. Beware The Fly
3. Saturdays In Silesia
4. Just A Sound In The Night
5. Le Meilleur Des Mondes
6. Ring The Bells
7. City Of Night
8. Dancing On The Berlin Wall
9. Power Zone
10. I Want To See The Light
11. Coboloid Race

CD reissue of the 1982 Canadian synth-pop record. Includes a couple other tracks (9-11).

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Rational Youth - Cold War Night Life

Logic System

Logic (LP, EMI Music, 1981, Japan)

1. Intro
2. Unit
3. Domino Dance
4. 天変地異 (Convulsion Of Nature)
5. XY ?
6. Talk Back
7. Clash (Chinjuy Of Sun)
8. Person To Person
9. Logic

Awesome arpeggios and synth soundscapes. Reminds me of YMO at times, which I'm sure they were influenced by. I'm a sucker for great monotone vocoder... there's some of that in here too. Great Japanese proto-electro!

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Logic System - Logic

Der Künftige Musikant

Veitstanz (7", Scrott, 1982, Germany)

1. Warten Auf Das Grosse Ha-Ha
2. Zu Zot Um Zu Sterben
3. Es Ist Kalt
4. Ja Ja
5. Die Doofe(n) Lawine(n)
6. Mein Freund
7. Ich Bin Zu Weit Weg Für Dich
8. Laluna

Fantastic and sometimes chaotic NDW/synth.

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Der Künftige Musikant - Veitstanz

18:e Oktober

Hybris (Cassette, Neuköln, 1985, Sweden)

1. Stömavbrott
2. En Gömd Tid (Källar Version)
3. 18 Ugglor-Hybris
4. (Utdrag Ur) Evigheten
5. Atmosfär

Minimal wave from Sweden!

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18:e Oktober - Hybris

Charles De Goal

Algorythmes (LP, New Rose Records, 1980, France)

1. Exposition
2. Dans Le Labyrinthe
3. Synchro
4. L'Homme Pierre
5. Radio On
6. Hang On To Yourself
7. Frédéric
8. Ralentissement Sur L'Autoroute
9. Modem

French minimalist postpunk with some synthyness and a drum machine.

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Charles De Goal - Algorythmes

Indoor Life

Indoor Life (12", Indoor Life Records, 1980, US)

1. Voodoo
2. Gilmore Of The Fillmore
3. Archeology
4. Madison Avenue

Strange and wonderful mix of postpunk, no/new wave, and yes... minimal electronics. Get this, it's great!

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Indoor Life - S/T 12"

No Big Business 2

V/A - No Big Business 2 (LP, Anything But Records, 1983, Belgium)

1. Men 2nd - The Healer
2. A Blaze Colour - The Ultimate Fight
3. Maid In Belgium - Feel The Beat
4. The Neon Judgement - T.V. Treated
5. Nightcap - My Guest
6. Portrait Bizarre - Friends Could Be Friends
7. Kebab - Weekend
8. Sovjet War - The Nuthouse
9. M-Bryo & D.M.T. - The Empty Street
10. Primitifs - Open Doors

This one is for Curious Guy. Nice synth/postpunk compilation from Belgium.

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No Big Business 2

Zyx

Trust No Woman (CDr, Museum Of Private Arts, 2004, Austria)

1. Get Away Wisdom
2. Hey You
3. Little Boy's Desires
4. Away To Freedom
5. When Darkness Comes
6. Trust No Woman
7. Sister Green Eyes
8. Mawkish
9. Bad Manners
10. What Do You Live For

Interesting and original sounding electronic album from 1981. This was posted about on Systems Of Romance several months ago, but I noticed that the mail order site to buy this album is closed down. If you can find a copy to purchase, do so.

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Zyx - Trust No Woman

Kosmonautentraum

Rache! (7", ZickZack, 1981, Germany)

1. Kosmonautentraum Nr. 4
2. Kosmonautentraum Nr. 5
3. Kosmonautentraum Nr. 6

NDW synthy/postpunk weirdness. Check out other posts here and here.

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Kosmonautentraum - Rache!

Spotch Forcey

Frustré/Occipital (7", ?, 1981, France)

1. Frustré
2. Occipital

Weird little synth/experimental single. There isn't very much information on them. They were part of a French compilation that just came out this year called "IVG Vol.1 – Futur Antérieur, France 75/85." Sorry no pics.

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Spotch Forcey - Frustré/Occipital

Monoton

Monotonprodukt 02 (LP, Monoton, 1980, Austria)

1. Ein Wort
2. Dubwise
3. Wirklichkeit
4. Leben Im Dschungel
5. Teil 2
6. Teil 3



Monotonprodukt 07 (LP, Monoton, 1982, Austria)

1. Tanzen & Singen
2. Tonfolge
3. Wasser
4. Feuer
5. Tanz Auf Dem Strom
6. √1 = 1
7. J.S.C.A.
8. Kurzwellenfunk
9. Neu
10. Drehung
11. Wo Bin I Da?
12. Tonspur
13. Sägezahn
14. Fisch
15. Singsang
16. Hz. Waltzer

AMAZING dubbed-out minimal electronics. Very hazy-fuzzy textures. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

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Gorilla Aktiv

Umsonst Ohne Risiko (LP, WSDP, 2005, Germany)

1. Mädchen In Weiss
2. Das Gesicht
3. Spiegelbild
4. Ottos Pornos
5. Die Maske
6. 7/6/4
7. Resonanz Katastrophe
8. Umsonst Ohne Risiko - Suono Seguito
9. Die Maske (Version)
10. Tuna Rampage
11. 1983
12. Kopf Und Bauch
13. Tombstone Blues

Incredible NDW/minimal synth/punk crazyness from Tommi Eckart. Tracks 1-9 were released in 1982, the rest in 1983. One of my favorite albums, highly recommended!

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Gorilla Aktiv - Umsonst Ohne Risiko

Iron Curtain

Desertion 1982-1988 (CD, Pylon, 2007, US)

1. Tarantula Scream
2. First Punk Wars
3. The Condos
4. Love Can Never Die
5. Shadow
6. The Burning
7. Terror Story
8. Anorexia
9. Like A Family
10. Telephone
11. Legalize Heroin (credited to Steven Fields)
12. The Condos (Live)

Highly sought after melancholy-minimal wave. I just read that their "Tarantula Scream" MLP sold for more than $400 on ebay, It's not worth that much, but it is very nice music.

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Iron Curtain - Desertion 1982-1988

Y Pants

Y Pants (CD, Periodic Document, 1998, US)

1. Favorite Sweater
2. Luego Fuego
3. Off The Hook
4. Beautiful Food
5. Magnetic Attraction
6. Obvious
7. Barbara's Song
8. Beat It Down
9. We Have Everything
10. Lulu
11. Love's A Disease
12. The Shah Song
13. The Fly
14. The Code Of Life
15. What Do You Take Me For?
16. That's The Way Boys Are
17. Untitled

Y Pants were a punk/no wave trio from New York in the early 80s. They are often lumped into the "new york no wave" crowd, but they were very unique in that they used unconventional instruments such as toy pianos and ukuleles. This CD includes the "Y Pants" EP on 99 Records released in 1980, and their "Beat It Down" LP on Neutral Records in 1982... and a couple tracks from compilations.

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Y Pants - Discography

Alien Skull Paint

Appearing From The Inside (CD, Genetic Music, 2001, Germany)

1. Strobelights
2. Spirits
3. The Enemy
4. Poison
5. Underground
6. Fly With Me
7. Citylights
8. Difference
9. Automatic Man
10. Nowhere
11. No Return
12. Angel Of Death
13. Strange World

Alien Skull Paint is the alias of the German new school minimal-waver, Holger Rixen.

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Alien Skull Paint - Appearing From The Inside

Delia Derbyshire

Minny Pops

Drastic Measures, Drastic Movement (LP, Plurex, 1979, Netherlands)

1. Springtime 1
2. Minny Pops
3. Hologram
4. Total Confusion
5. Dolphin's Spurt
6. Motor City
7. Springtime II
8. Monica
9. Flash Goes The Eye
10. M.D. Mania
11. R.U. 21
12. Mono
13. New Muzak

First album by Minny Pops. Great post punk/electronics.

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Minny Pops - Drastic Measures, Drastic Movement

Le Syndicat Electronique

Super Science (LP, Invasion Planète, 2000, France)

1. Mini Machine
2. Asylum Satellite
3. Men From Westmoon
4. The Virgin Of Venus
5. Feedback
6. Telepod Successful
7. Death Programm

"French precursor musician and performer, at work since 1997, founder of the European Third Wave [ manifesto and basis of the current" Retro-garde "of the obscure minimal electronics 'come back' ] . He is also the founder of the independent label Invasion Planéte records."

Excellent new school minimal synth.

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Le Syndicat Electronique - Super Science

Palais Schaumburg

Palais Schaumburg (LP, Phonogram, 1981, Germany)

1. Wir Bauen Eine Neue Stadt
2. Die Freude
3. Gute Luft
4. Ahoi, Nicht Traurig Sein
5. Grünes Winkelkanu
6. Morgen Wird Der Wald Gefegt
7. Deutschland Kommt Gebräunt Zurück
8. Hat Leben Nock Sinn?
9. Eine Geschichte
10. Madonna

Early releases of the essential NDW/post punk band!

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Palais Schaumburg - Das Single Kabinett
Palais Schaumburg - S/T LP

transmission 11

Nightmoves - Transdance
Cold In The Head - Corrida Humaine
Felix Kubin - Krematorien
Trop Tard - Les Anges D'Aujourd'hui
Das Ding - Sad But True
Kerosene - Stivali
G.K. Agenda - The Insect Collector
Martial Canterel - Shrapnelle
Los Iniciados - El Cantor De Jazz
John Bender - 57-1 Dance
Wallagh - Software Crisis
Better Beatles - Penny Lane
Fall Of Saigon - The Swimmer

UPDATE: My internet has been zapped for the last day, and I actually had no idea that the brilliant Arthur C. Clarke has died. I took the name for this mix from a screenshot in the film 2001, because I just watched it for the nine billionth time. I did not mean any disrespect. Rest in peace Mr. Clarke. Very strange coincedence!

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life functions terminated

Some Bizzare Album

Some Bizzare Album (LP, Some Bizzare, 1981, UK)

1. Illustration - Tidal Flow
2. Depeche Mode - Photographic Pictures
3. The The - The The
4. B-Movie - Moles
5. Jell - I Dare Say It Will Hurt A Little
6. Blah Blah Blah - Central Park
7. Blancmange - Sad Day
8. Soft Cell - The Girl With The Patent Leather Face
9. Neu Electrikk - Lust Of Berlin
10. Naked Lunch - La Femme
11. The Fast Set - The King Of The Rumbling Spires
12. The Loved One - Observations
Excellent synth pop to experimental compilation. This was one of the first releases by the supreme Some Bizzare label. I particularly love the Jell track on here, if anyone has any more from them, it would be greatly appreciated. I also have the Neu Electrikk - Cover Girl 7" which I will post later.

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Some Bizzare Album

Geile Tiere

Self-Titled (LP, Gee Bee Dee, 1981, Germany)

1. Rosa/Hellblau
2. Ich Bin Ein Huhn
3. Place Des Alpes
4. Liebst Du Mich?
5. Supergeil
6. Plastic
7. Ausbildung
8. Interview
9. Kein Gefühl
10. Just In Case
11. Love You (Live)

Whacked-out experimental/industrial/electronics. (I think) Geile Tiere started out as a punk band called Geile Tiere Berlin, then dropped the Berlin.. and got really weird. Cool record.

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Geile Tiere - Self-Titled LP

Doxa Sinistra

Newsflashes (Cassette, Trumpett, 1988, Netherlands)

1. Station Call
2. Newsflashes
3. Media Bomb
4. Remote Birth Control
5. Foreign Correspondent
6. Swindle
7. The Sky Is The Limit
8. Televisor
9. Call Now!
10. Cocoon World
11. International Cycling Sport
12. Il Spirito Di Sergio Leone
13. The 12 Miss Pelicoes

Fucking fantastic industrial/minimal electronics tape. Very interesting vocal treatments. A couple of their other albums can be found here and here.

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Doxa Sinistra - Newsflashes

Instant Music

Untitled (10", Instant, 1980, Germany)

1. My Boy
2. Do Not
3. Joyboy
4. Everybody's Gotta Mutate
5. Charade
6. Optimate Minimum

Another band I first heard on one of the Flexipop compilations. I can't find very much information on them. Bass, guitar, drum machine, synths, trading off male and female vocals. Nice record!

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Instant Music - Untitled 10"

Jacket Weather

When Shadows Move (7", Iconoclast International, 1983, US)

1. The River Sleeps
2. Markers
3. Trust
4. Must Be West
5. I Would Dream
6. A Busy Morning

"Gassen formed the pioneering minimalist-electro-wave act Jacket Weather in 1982, mixing dual Casiotone keyboards, real bass and drums – with the desolate imagery of the Arizona desert. “I loved the contrast of the synths with human percussion and the sensual backdrop of the desert,” Gassen adds. “We thought the tension of my cold, distant vocals and synths with the bombastic rock rhythm section made our sound unique.

Described in their day as a cross between Joy Division and Young Marble Giants, with some Wall Of Voodoo mixed in, Jacket Weather etched their own minimalist sound. Staccato, expressionistic vocals accent the snake-like mingling of the Casiotones, while a steady dance pulse backs the eerie mixture. Equally enraptured with Euro-synth, English post-punk and Los Angeles punk-wave, Jacket Weather found inspiration from such opposites as Our Daughter’s Wedding to the Suburban Lawns for their Casiotone symphonies." -from their myspace page

Awesome hard to find post punk/minimal synth/wave!

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Jacket Weather - When Shadows Move 7"

Crazy Hearts

Four Minutes To Midnight (7", Zoar, 1982, US)

1. Four Minutes To Midnight
2. Adrenalin Control
3. L-I-G-H-T

Crazy Hearts were a New York post punk band. The first track has a really strong PIL-vibe. Excellent echoed-out vocals. The other tracks are much more chaotic, reminding me more of the "no wave" sound. All in all a cool fucking record, highly recommended.




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Crazy Hearts - Four Minutes To Midnight

more 7 inches from Chad A

Pre Fix - Underneathica/Ectomorphine (Subterranean, 1981, US)

1. Underneathica
2. Ectomorphine

Weird fried-sounding guitars, somewhat demented lyrics. A really cool postpunk single.

get it HERE



Bay Of Pigs - Addiction/Aliens (Subterranean, 1980, US)

1. Addiction
2. Aliens

More funky-ass guitar tones, tight rhythm section.

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Science Patrol - Bandit Ducks From Outer Space (Zero Risk, 1981, US)

1. Bandit Ducks From Outer Space
2. Pop A
3. Pop B
4. Pop C
5. Pop D

First heard the a side on one of the Return Of Flexipop compilations. Very good minimal synth/pop with cool vocal treatments. The b side is recorded together as "Pop ABCD." Can't stop listening to this one!

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X-Ray Pop

Alcool/Amazone (7", MB5, 1985, France)

1. Alcool
2. Amazone

Alcool is a great French synth-pop tune. The b side "Amazone" is more on the freaky-spacey side.

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X-Ray Pop - Alcool/Amazone