What are you listening to right now? v2.0

[Jackobi]

Amazing talent of an eleven year old.

 

[MellySingsDoom]

Morning all!

 

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Ex-members of Napalm Death (the side A of "Scum" line-up) re-unite for a "post-metal"/dub/"noise" etc hoe-down:



And a considerable progression on the Scorn sound can be heard here:

 

[hipipol]

from when Kinshasa produced nowt but joyous sounds, not gunfire
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[hipipol]

whats too say about Mr Mapfumo?

 

[blairsh]

 

[TruXta]

 

[stavros]

Stuart Price has produced some stunning remixes, and this is one of the best. The Depeche Mode one is still close to perfection for me though.

 

[hipipol]

 

[maya]

This is beautiful

 

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The ultimate epitome of all things Brunch Rock:



(Jesus Christ, just how desperate are this lot wanting to be the Beach Boys?)

 

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And as a necessary antidote to the Brunch Rock massive - we have this!:

 

[Treacle Toes]

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

 

[Treacle Toes]

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

 

[Treacle Toes]

 

[hipipol]

 

[MellySingsDoom]

"Well, she sat there and she smiled"...

 

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Lysergic and amphetamine madness to the fore here:

 

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Lyrics by Beatrix Potter on this one here:

 

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"Scream in my eyes/scream in my face/scream at my forehead/my tiny forehead"



(Apparently Wiiija's Gary Walker absolutely loathed TC - some people, eh?)

 

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Psych-dub-"noise" barrage a go go here - produced by AR Kane's Rudi Tambala, and w/the ace Joe Whitney on drums (w/Gordon Watson manning the bass):

 

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And in a change of scene - I used to think of this lot as being completely laughable - but this track ain't actually that bad, really:

 

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Back to it - another Wiiija act that Gary Walker couldn't stand - Keith Goldhanger later went on to co-found Headbutt:

 

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...and here's the "climax" of Headbutt's notorious set at the Camden Falcon - I think they got a lifetime ban from the Falcon after this (my good mate J is at the front of the audience here):

 

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Who would have ever believed that Kevin Martin - of The Bug and King Midas Sound, amongst others - once helmed this skronk-noise-racket outfit?:

 

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...and this live version is way better than the version on "Possession":



Note: they did this at the Marquee in 1990, when they were still a "noise-rock" band - it was at a slugs-pace tempo, and the amount of feedback/distortion twin gtrs nearly deafened me.

 

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Ignore the utterly tedious "transgressive" artwork here (no no no, mister Martin, sir!) - here be God in studio action, when Shaun Rogan still was handling lead "axe" duties (his onstage live presence antics really were a sight to behold, I tells ya):

 

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And here's some v rare footage of god playing at the Canterbury Arms in 1988:



Notes: One of the drummers at this gig (Paul Middleton - the guy w/the tied-up dreads) later joined Cindytalk, and he told me at a pub in Dalston (in 1991) that he was absolutely drunk out of his mind during this gig. The other drummer is Andy Roberts, who left God (as did Paul) before I caught them live - they were replaced by Scott Kiehl (ex-Slab!) and Lou Ciccotelli.