(At least I think that's a guitar in there)
― paolo, Wednesday, 3 February 2016 15:57 (eight years ago) link
Even though it almost feels like springtime I've been listening to this stuff all afternoon because I found out that Twitch from Optimo is putting out a compilation of cold/minimal wave soon. Interview and mix here - http://thequietus.com/articles/19653-listen-jd-twitch-cold-wave-mix
― paolo, Wednesday, 3 February 2016 15:59 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dn9_NvG-5o
Hard Corps - Je Suis Passee
― larry appleton, Thursday, 4 February 2016 06:47 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1JVqA1AxoI
Insomnia twofer. Section 25 - Looking from a Hilltop
― larry appleton, Thursday, 4 February 2016 07:20 (eight years ago) link
^ that is a jam
― lute bro (brimstead), Thursday, 4 February 2016 07:38 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNM2xGZRVJ0
Gesloten Cirkel is better known for making amazing techno but this has got a nice cold wave vibe about it
― paolo, Thursday, 4 February 2016 18:30 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56GkjyG2fzg
Minimal wave at its punkiest
― paolo, Thursday, 4 February 2016 18:45 (eight years ago) link
I found out that Twitch from Optimo is putting out a compilation of cold/minimal wave soon. Interview and mix here - http://thequietus.com/articles/19653-listen-jd-twitch-cold-wave-mix
This is proper good and the artwork features a picture of what I believe is Cumbernauld's grim shopping centre. Brutalist as fuck
― paolo, Monday, 22 February 2016 15:25 (eight years ago) link
The compilation is called So Low by the way
― paolo, Monday, 22 February 2016 15:26 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eKNwrRmNiQ
This is a cover of a John Bender song from that So Low compilation. I believe that Kubler-Ross is also Sparky, Glasgow techno don
― paolo, Friday, 15 April 2016 11:44 (eight years ago) link
yup, same artist. hopefully there will be a kubler-ross release of original music this year. he's also started doing it live as a three piece - synths, drums, vocals.
― stirmonster, Friday, 15 April 2016 17:31 (eight years ago) link
Simon Reynolds reviews a forthcoming compilation of UK experimental electronic music from the seventies and eighties. Looks good
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21653-close-to-the-noise-floor-formative-uk-electronica-1975-1984/
― paolo, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 16:27 (eight years ago) link
DISC ONE: 1. FIVE TIMES OF DUST – Computer Bank 2. THE KLINGONS – R.A.M. 3. CHRIS AND COSEY – Re-Education Through Labour 4. MALCOLM BROWN – Sedation Strokes 5. STORM BUGS – Little Bob Minor 6. THOMAS LEER – Tight As A Drum 7. BLANCMANGE – Holiday Camp 8. INNER CITY STATIC – Fractured Smile 9. WE BE ECHO – Sexuality 10. BOURBONESE QUALK – God With Us 11. NAGAMATZU Faith 12. O YUKI CONJUGATE – Disco Song 13. BRITISH ELECTRIC FOUNDATION – Optimum Chant 14. KEVIN HARRISON – All Night Long 15. VOICE OF AUTHORITY – Stopping And Starting
DISC TWO: 1. COLIN POTTER – I Am Your Shadow 2. BRITISH STANDARD UNIT – D’Ya Think I’m Sexy? 3. FIVE TIMES OF DUST – The Single Off The Album 4. SPÖÖN FAZER – Back To The Beginning 5. GERRY AND THE HOLOGRAMS – Gerry And The Holograms 6. THE PASSAGE – Drugface 7. JOHN FOXX – A New Kind Of Man 8. 100% MANMADE FIBRE – Green For Go 9. THOSE LITTLE ALIENS – Sentimental 10. FINAL PROGRAM – Protect And Survive 11. THE HUMAN LEAGUE – Being Boiled 12. INSTANT AUTOMATONS – New Muzak 13. CULTURAL AMNESIA – Materialistic Man 14. WORLDBACKWARDS – (Leaving Me) Now 15. ALAN BURNHAM – Music To Save The World By 16. ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK – Almost 17. EYELESS IN GAZA – Kodak Ghosts Run Amok 18. SCHLEIMER K – Broken Vein 19. NATIVE EUROPE – The Distance From Köln
DISC THREE: 1. ZORCH – Adrenalin (Return of the Elohim Pt 1) 2. SEA OF WIRES – Robot Dance 3. RON BERRY – Sea Of Tranquility 4. MFH – Mistral 5. ADRIAN SMITH – Joe Goes To New York 6. MARK SHREEVE – Embryo (Extract) 7. EG OBLIQUE GRAPH – Triptych 8. CARL MATTHEWS – Encounter 9. PAUL NAGLE – Ynys Scaith 10. O YUKI CONJUGATE – Sedation 11. KONSTRUKTIVIST – Western Vein 12. ATTRITION – Dead Of Night (Excerpt)
DISC FOUR: 1. THROBBING GRISTLE – What A Day 2. A TENT – No Way Of Knowing 3. PORTION CONTROL – Go For The Throat 4. DC3 – Eco Beat 5. RENALDO AND THE LOAF – Dying Inside 6. BLAH BLAH BLAH – In The Army 7. LEGENDARY PINK DOTS – God Speed 8. MUSLIMGAUZE – Muslin Gauze Muslim Prayer 9. SUISSE – Live At Longborne 10. ALIEN BRAINS – Menial Disorders, Extract B2 11. STORM BUGS – Himeal (And She Blew) 12. THIRD DOOR FROM THE LEFT – In The Room 13. AL ROBERTSON – Dignity Of Labour 14. bcGilbert, gLewis, russell Mills – Mzui (Extract)
― paolo, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 16:29 (eight years ago) link
saw this a few days ago, trying to not impulse buy it
― μpright mammal (mh), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 17:41 (eight years ago) link
Gerry and the Holograms!!!
― sarahell, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 17:42 (eight years ago) link
I thought they were Japanese and not from the UK.
― sarahell, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 17:43 (eight years ago) link
They're from Manchester. I think all the Absurd records were Manchester bands.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 17:47 (eight years ago) link
so was it a UK person doing a Japanese accent then?
― sarahell, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 18:00 (eight years ago) link
I don't remember it sounding japanese, just like a dalek or something. Been a while though!
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 18:01 (eight years ago) link
there was the r/l thing going on in the vocals that I associate with Japanese English speech -- like it sounds like "Jelly and the ..." not "Jerry" ...
― sarahell, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 18:03 (eight years ago) link
it was two members of Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias
― stirmonster, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 19:53 (eight years ago) link
yay Hybrid Kids! Hopefully that's the single mix of "D’Ya Think I’m Sexy?"
― Jeff W, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 20:04 (eight years ago) link
cold, industrial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqajweKCWos
― kills 1.8 percent of household germs (WilliamC), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 20:55 (eight years ago) link
that comp sounds good
possibly not the coldest industrial-est track there but I only know Kevin Harrison's "Fly" single and am very keen to hear more (a quick Google says his 1981 LP was reissued too so I guess I should get on that)
― a passing spacecadet, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 21:38 (eight years ago) link
that comp looks awesome and except for like being boiled or whatever totally not your standard batch of tracks. i would buy it if i saw it. and it wasn't a zillion dollars.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 22:57 (eight years ago) link
Kevin Harrison has tons of stuff going back to the quite fun band Urge and lots of cool stuff on Glass records now getting re-released via bandcamp Glass. History and samples here:
http://www.marzimprint.co.uk/
he's also on facebook of course.
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 03:38 (eight years ago) link
Hmm comp is on Cherry Red which probably means dubious sound quality and incorrect tracks but will also probably be cheap.
― Just noise and screaming and no musical value at all. (Colonel Poo), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 07:42 (eight years ago) link
Thanks Dan! Will check out all the samples/bandcamps.
(Glass Records Redux sites for anyone else interested, seeing as it took me marginally more than the obvious 3 seconds of Googling: digital at https://glassredux.bandcamp.com/ and CDs at http://glassrecordsredux.bigcartel.com/)
― a passing spacecadet, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 10:55 (eight years ago) link
this is def a thing with some British accents (see: Edward Ka-Spel); the vocal treatments probably help emphasize that effect too
― ejemplo (crüt), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 11:33 (eight years ago) link
Yeah I relistened to that song (because it seemed really bizarre that someone could think they were doing Japanese accents) and yeah I think it's just a NW English accent, I think there's a more gritted teeth mouth position (NB not a linguist) to the R sound that's all.
― Just noise and screaming and no musical value at all. (Colonel Poo), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 12:12 (eight years ago) link
Ol' Gerry's getting a whole lot of reissue treatment:
https://www.discogs.com/Various-So-Low-Remixes-/release/8318172 being a remix of the eponymous track..
https://www.discogs.com/Various-So-Low-/master/973389 A Different comp (the 7" version)
https://www.discogs.com/Gerry-And-The-Holograms-The-Emperors-New-Music/release/8407728 The other single..
― Mark G, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 12:14 (eight years ago) link
Yeah I relistened to that song (because it seemed really bizarre that someone could think they were doing Japanese accents) and yeah I think it's just a NW English accent, I think there's a more gritted teeth mouth position (NB not a linguist) to the R sound that's all.― Just noise and screaming and no musical value at all. (Colonel Poo), Wednesday, May 4, 2016 12:12 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Just noise and screaming and no musical value at all. (Colonel Poo), Wednesday, May 4, 2016 12:12 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Back whenever, I thought it sounded a bit like Genesis (Gabriel days), but then what do I know..?
― Mark G, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 12:15 (eight years ago) link
Really like this 2016 single, recommended for fans of Portishead's "Machine Gun":
These Hidden Hands feat. Lucrecia Dalt - These Moments Dismantledhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDOUHXVelok
― Abandon hype all ye who enter here (Sanpaku), Saturday, 7 May 2016 01:40 (eight years ago) link
Fantastic mix from Helena Hauff. HER VOICE IS EXACTLY LIKE I IMAGINED IT WOULD BE
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08gwqy7
1. Le Chocolat Noir - Voyage d'Esprit (CHARLOIS)2. Ceci N'est Pas - The Last Time (ELECTRONIC EMEGENCIES)3. Minny Pops - Time (FACTORY BENELUX)4. Skanfrom - British Cottages (SUCTION RECORDS)5. Hyperkut - Elevator Without Exit (AEROBIC AUDIO)6. Pankow - Gimme More (Much More) (CONTEMPO RECORDS)7. Zarkoff & Cyborgs on Crack - Penalty For Violation (RETURN TO DISORDER)8. Amato - The Labyrinth (CITITRAX)9. Silent Servant - Speed & Violence (CITITRAX)10. Drinking Electricity - Breakout (SURVIVAL RECORDS)11. GNR - Bar Da Morgue (VALENTIM DE CARVALHO)12. Children Of Lier - Sirene (SIMULATIONS)13. Chris Carter - Beat (MUTE)14. Glamour Cult - Afterglow (TABLE THIRTY)
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 10 March 2017 10:54 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpR-wY56I1ghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZlBKXi82Fs
Not sure where to put this, but there's been some good EBM/industrial revival lately.
― jenkem street team (carpet_kaiser), Thursday, 6 July 2017 01:53 (six years ago) link
that last post with Helena Hauff’s mix tracklist reminds me: I ended up listening to a couple Cititrax compilation eps a while back and they were definitely my shit
― mh, Thursday, 6 July 2017 22:24 (six years ago) link
Loving this band rn, female vocals over unholy clanking beats
http://hide3.bandcamp.com/album/castration-anxiety
― my dreams in the hell-pits (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 21 April 2018 04:50 (six years ago) link
A SOUND THAT BOTH PUNISHES AND EMPOWERS
bless
― mookieproof, Saturday, 21 April 2018 05:21 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KU2v-Z1m4A
I can recommend the debut album from De Ambassade if you're in the mood for some minimal wave type music that sounds a lot like it was made in the Low Countries about 25 years ago. Just in time for winter too.
― paolo, Saturday, 23 November 2019 11:33 (four years ago) link
yes, it is fab. 10/10
― stirmonster, Saturday, 23 November 2019 18:31 (four years ago) link
yep
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Saturday, 23 November 2019 18:37 (four years ago) link
I am always in that mood tbf
― Colonel Poo, Saturday, 23 November 2019 18:38 (four years ago) link
15. VOICE OF AUTHORITY – Stopping And Starting
give the VOA album back to adrian ya bastards so he can remaster it and make it sound the way it should !
(its one of my fave on-u albums, but cherry red have this and a few others when adrian needed ££ to keep things going)
― mark e, Saturday, 23 November 2019 18:49 (four years ago) link
xxxp I only heard about that because it was an Optimo album of the month at Monorail, so ta
― paolo, Saturday, 23 November 2019 19:23 (four years ago) link
yr welcome.
― stirmonster, Saturday, 23 November 2019 20:12 (four years ago) link
I was a bit dismissive of that Close To The Noise Floor compilation on Cherry Red (based only on other Cherry Red reissues being a bit shoddy) upthread but it is actually great and I now own a copy, they also put out another 2, one with European bands and the other from North America - I haven't listened to the American one yet but the European one is good too
― Colonel Poo, Sunday, 24 November 2019 00:02 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trBkjswlCcs
The European one is worth the price for this early instrumental of Ruth's 'Polaroid/Roman/Photo' alone.
Anyone heard the American one?
― paolo, Sunday, 24 November 2019 10:03 (four years ago) link
De Ambassade
Ok this is great.
― pomenitul, Sunday, 24 November 2019 13:09 (four years ago) link
Cherry Red's Electrical Language: Independent British Synth Pop 78-84 is worth a listen too. I'd say 50% of it makes me want to skip to the next track but the other 50% is gold.
it also made me fall in love with this all over again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSAm2StYymQ
― stirmonster, Sunday, 24 November 2019 16:01 (four years ago) link
I listened to De Ambassade as a result of this thread. Really hitting the spot, in a way it reminds me of Studio. Not so much in the way it sounds, but in the way it could be a lost classic that should be more widely known.
― I am using your worlds, Sunday, 24 November 2019 16:32 (four years ago) link