I feel like Sherwood is really a nexus for a lot of this stuff. He produced Twitch and parts of Pretty Hate Machine, his Depeche Mode remixes were really influential, and apparently a lot of the classic drum sounds came off his Fairlight.
― Doctor Madame Frances Experimento, LLC", Monday, 24 July 2017 00:31 (six years ago) link
what sleeve said! hugely underrated AWIF band!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MftK-knjkAs
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, 24 July 2017 01:09 (six years ago) link
Hula also. The mellow side of this look was this timeless (lol or very dated) jam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfZ4Ey5mNzU
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, 24 July 2017 01:11 (six years ago) link
http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2017/07/front-242-interview
― stirmonster, Monday, 24 July 2017 19:28 (six years ago) link
Front 242 are awesome live. I saw them at Primavera last month and they certainly know how to put on a show
― paolo, Monday, 24 July 2017 19:42 (six years ago) link
i keep thinking of "seconds to late" by cabaret voltaire
― brimstead, Monday, 24 July 2017 19:43 (six years ago) link
i saw F242 during their prime era, and it was insanely good.the breakdown to the loud vocal declaration of 'no sex until marriage' was insane.back to the thread : i realise they are not loved by many here, but some of the early CHAKK 12" releases were totally in this groove.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqFl3QhaIsY
― mark e, Monday, 24 July 2017 19:48 (six years ago) link
perhaps the epitome of AMS vs this groove :
https://www.discogs.com/Flux-Of-Pink-Indians-Uncarved-Block/release/2860481
― mark e, Monday, 24 July 2017 19:52 (six years ago) link
^^^ yes
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, 24 July 2017 19:56 (six years ago) link
OTM, can't say enough good things about that album
not really AWIF though
― sleeve, Monday, 24 July 2017 19:59 (six years ago) link
!!!
blimey.its very angry politically, and very funky.
― mark e, Monday, 24 July 2017 20:00 (six years ago) link
ok, maybe not industrial per se.
― mark e, Monday, 24 July 2017 20:01 (six years ago) link
Tribal industrial rite? Uncarved Block fans oughta check out last decade's debut by Von Spar if they haven't already:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcvRICd0QMU
― Mungolian Jerryset (bendy), Monday, 24 July 2017 20:07 (six years ago) link
bet i never find that in my local hmv/fopp.
― mark e, Monday, 24 July 2017 20:15 (six years ago) link
not very white or industrial, though
(note: this is one of my favorite records of all time)
― sleeve, Monday, 24 July 2017 20:15 (six years ago) link
There's a refrain on Uncarved Block of "I don't feel angry anymore", though I don't know if I buy the sentiment!
― Mungolian Jerryset (bendy), Monday, 24 July 2017 20:21 (six years ago) link
ha, agreed
― sleeve, Monday, 24 July 2017 20:22 (six years ago) link
ok ... to get the thread back on track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbwhhQei3gU
very angry, very political, very white.as stirmonster has already mentioned, but here is an example.
― mark e, Monday, 24 July 2017 20:31 (six years ago) link
oh my god, this Von Spar track
― this iphone speaks many languages (DJP), Monday, 24 July 2017 20:35 (six years ago) link
gosh. that von spar is way, way better than i remember it being. must dig that out. also, uncarved block rules, forever.
― stirmonster, Monday, 24 July 2017 20:53 (six years ago) link
I would like to thank everyone who has participated in this thread from the bottom of my heart. This style of music is near and dear to my heart, possibly as close to a "default" musical style for me as it's possible for me to have, and I love that others are into it as well and throwing out names I've either meant to get up on but never got around to or have never heard before. The names I know well are all welcome reminders for things I've neglected, in some cases for close to 20 years (that's the last time I remember listening to Test Dept). Thanks for indulging my nostalgia fit and spurring me to explore some stuff.
― this iphone speaks many languages (DJP), Monday, 24 July 2017 21:00 (six years ago) link
I don't like everything on this list of new EBM albums, but the first two are great, especially Multiple Man.
― grawlix (unperson), Monday, 24 July 2017 21:03 (six years ago) link
I keep going "Oh yeah, Test Department too!" with each name check. I listened to this stuff way more than I realized. Though I've really enjoyed the Sherwood comps from the last few years, which introduce still more acts I wasn't familiar with.
― Mungolian Jerryset (bendy), Monday, 24 July 2017 21:04 (six years ago) link
I agree Sherwood is a nexus point here; discovering him in high school was a crystallizing moment for my musical tastes.
― this iphone speaks many languages (DJP), Monday, 24 July 2017 21:06 (six years ago) link
And yet there's still no CD compilation of all the early Tackhead and Gary Clail 12" singles (the full versions, not the edits on Tackhead Tape Time)...
― grawlix (unperson), Monday, 24 July 2017 21:07 (six years ago) link
ahh, that's the best hug i have had all year, even if it is virtual.
now, just where are those KMFM vs On-U remixes ...
(answer : UAIOE = their hard edged On-U based album)
― mark e, Monday, 24 July 2017 21:08 (six years ago) link
you need to get the TACK>>HEAD POWER INC compilations volumes 1-3.
not got all of the 12" you are after, but the best option availalble.
― mark e, Monday, 24 July 2017 21:10 (six years ago) link
thank u djp for blowing our minds with that von spar track. extraordinary.
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 24 July 2017 21:27 (six years ago) link
happy to have contributed.
i used to love those KMFDM sherwood records big time but now find my ears feel those have dated the worst out of nearly all sherwood's work. the pankow ones still sound good.
did anyone mention Pankow yet btw?
― stirmonster, Monday, 24 July 2017 21:30 (six years ago) link
coming at this from another angle you could definitely make a case for the inclusion of certain big black songs - kerosene most obviously, but also this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABmNjnNR9aM
― plp will eat itself (NickB), Monday, 24 July 2017 21:31 (six years ago) link
i used to love those KMFDM sherwood records big time but now find my ears feel those have dated the worst out of nearly all sherwood's work.
only got the cd edition of the album a couple of years ago, and rarely listen, so not burnt out.but yeah, KMFDM vs Cheese is a problem i always suffer from whenever i drop them on the playlist.
― mark e, Monday, 24 July 2017 21:34 (six years ago) link
i did dig out this super stoopid non sherwood KMFDM track recently and enjoyed it lots though - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1Lm4XQczY4
definitely high on the cod funk scale.
― stirmonster, Monday, 24 July 2017 21:37 (six years ago) link
weirdo text formatting going on there!
― stirmonster, Monday, 24 July 2017 21:38 (six years ago) link
I've come to the conclusion that Don't Blow Your Top is KMFDM's perfect moment, although I hadn't heard "Zip" before and it's low-key glorious.
― this iphone speaks many languages (DJP), Tuesday, 25 July 2017 13:29 (six years ago) link
Hula also. The mellow side of this look was this timeless (lol or very dated) jam― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Sunday, July 23, 2017 9:11 PM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-FEvgQTgbU
Didn't know Graham Lewis had his own weird-ass synth pop project. He is one intense guy. Cool art direction for the video!
― carpet_kaiser, Tuesday, 25 July 2017 16:48 (six years ago) link
I thought it had a better hit/miss ratio than Colin Newman's solo work, when I discovered it in the early 90s, but I favored Lewis Wire over Newman Wire (and Lennon over McCartney). With all the ex-Wire solo/duo material, I think some QC would have improved the consumer experience.
― Are you Eating It...or is It Eating You? (Sanpaku), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 18:40 (six years ago) link
there's some of that angry white funk in this - https://soundcloud.com/thequietus/jd-twitchs-30-year-mix
― stirmonster, Thursday, 27 July 2017 23:06 (six years ago) link
opened up for these dudes the other day. made me think of this thread.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pApya93Unh4
― kurt schwitterz, Thursday, 27 July 2017 23:15 (six years ago) link
in '85 my girlfriend and I drove into LA to try to get into the Test Department show at Club Lingerie, which was 21+; I was 17, she was 19. we didn't get in, so we walked around H'wood smoking cigarettes. I sometimes wonder: if you'd seen that show, on that night, how heavily might it have impacted your taste? because I bet it was fuckin slammin
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Friday, 28 July 2017 00:57 (six years ago) link