Book arrived: It's big!
― Mark G, Wednesday, 1 May 2019 20:50 (five years ago) link
(i'm awaiting the replies telling me which of those examples gets the chronology backwards)
2.3 released their single in 1978, a year before The Sound formed.
Interesting to say that Chakk sound like Simple Minds, guess the singer does a bit? One of those groups I like more for being important in various ways than for their actual music most of the time.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 1 May 2019 21:43 (five years ago) link
I was specifically thinking of 'Empires and Dance' era Simple Minds.
Mark G, check back in and let us know if the book is worth reading.
― enochroot, Thursday, 2 May 2019 00:47 (five years ago) link
At first look, it's pretty comprehensive yes.
― Mark G, Thursday, 2 May 2019 10:59 (five years ago) link
Well, "comprehensive" doesn't always make for an engaging read... I just abandoned the 4AD book (Facing the Other Way) because it was so meticulously comprehensive, it felt like I was just reading Ivo Watts-Russell's journal.
― enochroot, Thursday, 2 May 2019 12:09 (five years ago) link
What's the other 4AD book? That were good.. And I'm not a 4AD fan by any chalkm
― Mark G, Thursday, 2 May 2019 21:03 (five years ago) link
I'll get onto it (the book) at some point, but I've got Mark S's book to finish, and the KLF novel next up, and I really should finish that Patti Smith one but it's mmm dull...
― Mark G, Thursday, 2 May 2019 21:05 (five years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Saturday, 4 May 2019 00:01 (five years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Sunday, 5 May 2019 00:01 (four years ago) link
Would have chucked Chakk a vote but I guess like most people I'm not familiar enough with a lot of these.
Out Of The Flesh is good (the demo doesn't sound all that different to the released version, if at all) but they rather lost their edge after signing to a major record label.
I remember seeing a video for OOTF on TV, was it on The Chart Show?
― Armand Frippanino (Noel Emits), Sunday, 5 May 2019 11:34 (four years ago) link
Possibly you saw this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YKRHqxvrOY
Chakk's LP was half a decade in the works and is barely worth listening to, however they did build FON studios in Sheffield during the process, which led to House Arrest, Forgemasters, Warp Records and is generally massively important for UK electronic music.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 5 May 2019 12:20 (four years ago) link