rdz@ccice5.UUCP (Robert D. Zarcone) (12/18/84)
I guess I spoke to soon when I thanked you all for the cooperation I knew I would get! *Somebody* out there must still buy albums. The only mail I've received so far was from one of our own operating units. Please help me out. Even if you know of a bad album, I would like to be warned. I know some of you are really good at reviews, so I hope to hear from you soon. *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***
keithd@cadovax.UUCP (Keith Doyle) (12/21/84)
>I guess I spoke to soon when I thanked you all for the cooperation >I knew I would get! OK, you asked for it. My most recent interests have been in the 'Punk hardcore' and 'Industrial' music categories. Here are my recommendations: Hardcore: Hypnotics - first album Flipper - all albums Butthole Surfers - all records Dr. Know - 'Plug in Jesus' Kraut - first album CH3 - all albums Discharge - can't remember which albums (I have several) Wasted Youth - first album (I haven't heard their second yet) all of these bands tend to be high-energy thrash with lots of guitar, because that's the way I like it. List is in approximate order of preference. Industrial: S.P.K. - Information Epiliptoids (? approx) careful, S.P.K. has just gone through a MAJOR change. They now seem to be main stream new-wave pop, and their new album sucks. All of their older albums are great though, you can usually tell because before the change most of the albums had photographs that were xeroxed out of medical textbooks (operations & the like) and the new album and E.P. looks new-wave-pop. CHROME - Red Exposure - Half Machine Lip Moves - Alien Soundtracks these guys are a S.F. group who's name is the best description of what they're like. These three albums are overtracked collages of music, T.V., and miscellaneous sound effects. All have percussion by the leader, Damon Edge. Their later albums were less collaged, as they performed them live (or at least that was the idea, I think, their appearance at the Whiskey in L.A. was cancelled, and I didn't find out until I was there). On the newer albums Edge does synthesizer work, and has a stand-in on drums. Unfortunately the percussion by Edge is what I liked best about their work. Alien soundtracks is out of print except for a boxed set which includes several of their older albums. (Half Machine Lip Moves may be one of them, I forget) Test Dept. A boxed set with 2 E.P.'s and an E.P. is all these guys have out. Their videos are great, unfortunately you can't send for their tape described in the boxed set, as it's only available on P.A.L. format video. In their videos they seem to have mastered the dress of 'proletariat', I don't know how to describe it other than that. I've seen their videos on U.S.A. cables Night Flight on the once-a-month Some Bizzare show. Einsteden Neubauten (sp?) These guys are German bizzarro-world. They use all sorts of industrial tools as instruments. Jack-hammers, etc. All 3 albums are good. (if you like that sort of thing as I do of course) Their closest realtive (musically) would be S.P.K. Hunting Lodge - Will If-Then-Else - Warfare Both of these seem to be one-shot oddballs. It's a shame, because they're both excellent. If-Then-Else is slightly more electronic than the average(?) Industrial which tends to rely primarily on unusual acoustic percussions. Both are from the U.S I think. The Swans - Filth These guys are probably in a category of their own. The record credits bill 2 drummers, 2 bass players, and a vocalist. Highly percussive, and with a lot of bass as you might expect. Hope they do more, I've been anxiously awaiting a second offering. Coarse and angry like the rest of the Industrials, that's why I'm loosely categorizing them here. Well, you asked for it. I normally hate reading the 'favorite album' messages in net.music, mainly because it looks like mainstream tunnel-vision. Most have never heard of any of the groups suggested here, but that's ok, most couldn't handle them anyway. Keith Doyle {ucbvax,ihnp4,decvax}!trwrb!cadovax!keithd "You'll PAY to know what you REALLY think!" Subject: Re: NEW MUSIC - Where's the recommendations? References: <612@ccice5.UUCP>