Poison Girls – Studio Out Takes – 1980 / Omega Tribe – Centro Iberico – 1982 / The Apostles – Scum Records – 1984 / Vex – Fight Back Records – 1984 / Lack Of Knowledge – L.O.K Records – 1982 / Xmal Deutschland – Hammersmith Clarendon – 1983

Two tracks from the ‘Chappaquiddick Bridge’ album, ‘Underbitch’ and ‘Alienation’. DOWNLOAD HERE Both tracks are instrumentals recorded at Southern Studios in May 1980, and both produced by Penny Rimbaud and engineered by John Loder. The audio sounds strange without the fiery vocals of the late Vi Subversa, but I thought I should upload the tracks […]

Xmal Deutschland – Zick Zack Records – 1982

Schwarze Welt Wolken / Grossstadtindianer Incubus Succubus Zu Jung Zu Alt / Blut Ist Liebe The marvelous 7″ and 12″ singles by Xmal Deutschland on the excellent Zick Zack label from Hamburg. After these two releases the band signed up to the equally wonderful 4AD record label and released several other 12″ singles and an absolutely brilliant […]

Xmal Deutschland – Hammersmith Clarendon, London W10 – 07/07/83

Hand In Hand / Kaempfen / Geheimnis / Qual / Young Men / Incubus Succubus / Sehnsucht (part) A good Friday night out this one, Dead Can Dance, Gene Loves Jezebel and the headliners Xmal Deutschland upstairs at The Clarendon in Hammersmith. Most of the recording survives, but alas not all…unless it is on another […]

The Astronauts – All The Madmen Records – 1983 – 1987 / Blood And Roses – Kamera Records – 1983 / Tribesman – Boa Records – 1979 / Peter Tosh – Intel HIM Diplo Records – 1973 / Crass – Aklam Hall – 1979

The Astronauts – All The Madmen Records – 1983 Side 1 The Astronauts – All The Madmen Records – 1983 Side 2 ‘It’s All Done By Mirrors’ released on All The Madmen Records was the first album by The Astronauts that I bought. I retrospectively bought the debut album ‘Peter Pan Hits The Suburbs’ shortly […]

Einsturzende Neubauten – Rip Off / Ruff Trade – 1982

Sehnsuchi / U Haft / Schallen / Pygmaen / Schwarz Einsame Wolfin Schlangensohn / Nin / Gestohienes / Band (ORF) / Kallaps / Bochum (Publikum) From the ashes of Hamburg’s Ab-warts, Blixa Bargeld created the industrial punk band Einsturzende Neubauten (meaning Collapsing New Buildings in English). This live recording was recorded at various locations between July […]

Gene Loves Jezebel – Situation Two Records – 1982 / 1983

Shaving My Neck / Sun And Insanity Machismo / Glad To Be Alive Screaming For Emmalene So Young / No Voodoo Dollies A decent couple of 12″ singles from Gene Loves Jezebel. When hearing these records I thought they were quite similar to the Virgin Prunes but without the ‘theatre’. This was no bad comparison as […]

Various – Lieber Zuviel Als Zuwenig LP – Zick Zack 1981

Front– Blech Und Liebe / Kosmonautentraum – Nr 10 / Aus Lauter Liebe– Ein Herz In Not / Falsche Fahnen– Mutti Ich Und Die Sonne / Die Todliche Doris– Uberlieferung Josef Pfeuffer 3.6.76 /Abwarts – In The Summertime / Andy Giorbino– Sxmmxrzxkxrz / Saal 2– Strandgefuhle / Nachdenkliche Wehrpflichtige – You Say You Don’t Love Me […]