Zwischenfall - Gestern Und Heute (compilation,1995)

Here’s a CD compilation of German new wave/minimal band Zwischenfall, who wrote some of the most underrated tracks of the ’80s. Several of the cuts on this collection are dance floor destroyers, especially “Sandy Eyes” (more of an italo cut), “Sacred Time,” “Atemlos,” and two versions of “Flucht.”

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Lè Travo ‎– Erring And Errant (1985)

Lè Travo is the brainchild of Patrick Bollen from Tienen, Belgium. As a teenager in the early 1980s, Patrick would visit "DeAtelier", the infamous coldwave/gothic club in Leuven. He would be inspired by Joy Division and other Factory releases, The Danse Society and Cocteau Twins. He gathered a some session musicians and a female backup vocalist. They recorded with live drums, TR-808 drum machine, Roland JX3P synthesizer, electric guitar and bass. Eventually Patrick bought a Greengate DE-3 sampler, using the brains of an Apple 2E with a keyboard bolted onto it. He crafted loops made from a deconstructed upright piano, hitting the strings directly with a drum stick. Lè Travo made their first appearance on a split LP with Fred A in 1984. "Erring and Errant" is their debut 7 song LP originally released in 1985. For the reissue 3 bonus songs from the split LP have been added. The songs are coldwave in the vein of Weimar Gesang, Opera Multi Steel, and Clan of Xymox. Guitar, bass and sample interplay with piano and synthesizers with dark and forbidding crescendos in the fast numbers, and elegaic melancholy in the slow tracks. The vocals are delivered with a sense of urgency, while the lyrics are inspired by avant-garde movements such as futurism and constructivism, as well as science fiction and existentialism. All songs have been transferred from the original reel to reels and carefully remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The vinyl comes housed in a glossy jacket with original artwork as well as a fold-out poster with lyrics and photos. Lè Travo is derived from French word "les travaux", which means : the works, a fitting name for this compilation of lost music from the Belgian underground.

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Television Personalities – Some Kind Of Happening Singles 1978-1989 (2019)

There have been a few compilations of the Television Personalities' singles and EPs, but it wasn't until the pair of sets put out by Fire Records in 2019 that they were presented in chronological order with the requisite rarities. Both Some Kind of Trip: Singles 1990-1994 and this collection, Some Kind of Happening: Singles 1978-1989, provide a service that's on par with the vital utilities like gas and water. Like those essentials, the songs and very particular world view of Dan Treacy are an absolutely necessary part of everyday life for fans of indie pop. Especially indie pop that is unsparing, spiky, endlessly melodic, and weird as a duck, because the TVPs are all those things and more.

This set traces the non-LP history of the band from their punky beginnings of hand-folded sleeves and John Peel endorsements to crashing mod revival and ultra-twee neo-psychedelia -- right up to the point where the band (and Treacy) seemed like maybe they had burned out for good. It collects their late-'70s singles for Rough Trade that made their name as shambling, witty, and sharp commenters on the scene. Songs like "Part Time Punks" and "Where's Bill Grundy Now" skewered the U.K. scene and deconstructed punk while creating their own little space where anything could happen. From there the band started incorporating '60s sounds into their approach. The lo-fi freakbeat "Smashing Time" is a brilliant early example of Treacy taking a familiar sound and turning it into something gloriously personal and strange, as is "King and Country," which cheekily borrows the guitar solo from "8 Miles High." They also delved deeply into oddball psychedelia on "I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives"; wrote smashing mod tunes like "And Don't the Kids Just Love It"; and as the decade progressed, they added some noisy muscle to their sound. 1986's "How I Learnt to Love the Bomb" has a creeping power and guitars that fill the room instead of scraping at the edges, and the lovely arrangement and aching melody of "Now You're Just Being Ridiculous" shows that Treacy's skill as a craftsman was only growing even as his personal life and the band were on the verge of collapse.

Adding to the officially released singles that make up the bulk of the collection, some nice rarities were added like the crash pop double shot of "Painting by Numbers" and "Lichtenstein Girl," recorded under the name the Gifted Children in 1981; a 1982 flexi disc released by Creation where the band does a credible cover of "Biff Bang Pow"; two singles that were slated to be released on Treacy's Dreamworld label in the mid-'80s but were shelved (not for quality issues!); and a rare single released on the Caff label in 1989. The singles plus the rarities make for a thrilling collection of music that works as a stand-alone confirmation of Dan Treacy's unrelenting genius or, when paired with the brilliant albums the band released at the same time, fits the pieces of the TVP puzzle together quite nicely.

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D.O.A. - 1978 (2019)

1978 is a 21 track collection of never released demos, rare tracks and early singles from Canada's punk pioneers. Joey Shithead went deep into the Sudden Death vault and came up with some super exciting and raw punk rock. The album title and art concept is spike haired nod of the head to that early, dynamic era of D.O.A. and to the seven great former members of D.O.A., who have passed on. Their spirit and talent played a huge role into launching the band into worldwide prominence. The two constants on the album are Joey Shithead and Chuck Biscuits who play on every track. From the start of 1978 you are drawn in by their wild, I don't give a shit approach to punk rock. Now some 40 years later you can hear it all, starting with the never seen light of day demo version of The Enemy. This demo has a different set of lyrics that speaks to fighting Nazis - strange, what is old is new and vital again. There's a ton of exciting tracks that range from the never heard before: Bored and Suicidal, The Mutant, No God No War, Rip Dis Joint, No Way Out and Rent-A-Riot to classic early singles like Fucked Up Ronnie, Disco Sucks, World War3, The Prisoner and Thirteen. You also get demo versions of America the Beautiful and Liar for Hire with Biscuits drumming, which are wildly different than the classic versions you hear on War on 45. On 1978 you hear the origins of hardcore and you get a full blast of D.O.A's politics and raucous humour.

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1919 - Futurecide (2019)

British post-punk veterans 1919 release their brand new masterpiece of darkly melodic goth rock!
Though formed in 1980 and split in 1985, the band reformed in 2014 to great acclaim and numerous tours and festival appearances across Europe!
Futurecide is the group's first album recorded since the passing of founding guitarist Mark Tighe who insisted that the band carry on - which they have done in fine form!
The band will be heading to the US for a 3 week tour starting April 5!

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La Peste - Better Off La Peste (1977-78)

Some pretty classic stuff on here, circa 1977-78. La Peste were legendary in Boston and "Better
Off Dead" cemented their status across the universe forever. This compilation is well done as well, the only weird part is in the Johnny Angel liner notes where he fantasizes that he was the band's first choice to replace Peter Dayton in 1979. Dude, that "angel dust" you're smoking (no relation, I'm sure) is heavy stuff, you might to lay off for awhile... "La Peste were one of the first, one of the more abrasive and the most musically advanced of Boston's original '70s punk banks. They made one of the first great Boston punk singles, 'Better Off Dead,' well known among the 'Killed By Death' crowd. Better Off La Peste contains tons of never-before released tracks and is completely different from the horrible quality bootleg of years ago and is for the most part different from the long out of print Matador LP from the '90s. This album fits like a glove next to the Bacchus Archives East Coast reissues by The Thrills and The Rattlers, along with our mondo early LA punk reissue catalog. On songs like 'Don't Wanna Die in My Sleep Tonight' and the evergreen classic 'Better Off Dead,' the band honed a dense, edgy three-piece sound that belied the sparse instrumentation creating it. They were masters of the subtle, repeating riff and the open string drone, marking the path followed -- in different ways -- by bands like U2, The Smiths and Husker Du. La Peste songs were often filmic, and they could sway lyrically from the film noir to quickie power pop confessionals. During the years they spent in Boston, La Peste were one of the most popular and critically loved groups on the scene, and their live shows never failed to generate real excitement, a sense that this was an event you were witnessing. In that respect, they had the stuff of stardom. But like most of the others I'd put in that list of the dozen best Boston bands, their star never really ascended." -- Joe Harvard

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The Defects - Defective Breakdown (1983)

Band’s one and only album, the wonderful ‘Defective Breakdown’ released in 1983.

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The Defects - The Defects 1979-1984 (2010)

The Defects are a punk rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The band formed in 1978 with a lineup of Ian "Buck" Murdock (vocals), Marcus "Dukie" Duke (guitar), Jeff Gilmore (bass) and Glenn Kingsmore (drums).

After playing locally, they recorded their first demo, but when this failed to gain them a record deal, they started their own Casualty Records label and issued their debut 7", "Dance (Until You Drop)". The three-song EP sold all 2,000 copies and brought the band to the attention of the UK music press. Melody Maker journalist Carol Clerk befriended the band and recommended them to John Curd, manager of WXYZ Records, who signed them to his label. Gary Smith replaced Fenton on bass, and the Defects moved to London in 1982 and embarked on the six-week "So What" UK tour with labelmates the Anti-Nowhere League, Chelsea and Chron Gen. The tour was filmed by Stewart Copeland (with backing from brother Miles) and intended for cinema release, but it was never issued.

A second single, "Survival", was issued in 1982, reaching No. 8 in the UK Indie Chart. The band released their debut album, Defective Breakdown, in 1982.

With Curd looking for ways to gain crossover success for the bands on his label, he persuaded the Defects to record a cover version of Elvis Presley's "Suspicious Minds" with producer Ray Shulman on keyboards. The single's release in early 1984 coincided with the decline in popularity of second-wave punk, and did not sell well. With control of the band's destiny slipping away, Murdock left after the release of "Suspicious Minds". The band continued, playing a gig supporting 999 with Kingsmore on vocals, before Murdock rejoined to play in support of the Clash in Belfast. The band then permanently split, with all members returning to Belfast except Duke, who stayed in London. Kingsmore joined Western Justice with former members of Rabies, including Murdock's brother Gary, and was later a member of Ashanti.

Murdock revived the Defects name in 1996 for a one-off performance at a punk festival at the Bath Pavilion, which was filmed and released on video by Barn End Video as Live at the Pavilion 12.10.96. He later started the punk and ska covers band Doghouse.

The Defects reformed again in 2010 and played various punk festivals. Added to the lineup were Roy McAllister and Aidy "Fudge" Dunlop (replacing Smith and Duke). In 2012, they toured Australia, followed by appearances at the Rebellion Punk Festival in Blackpool in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Since 2014, Duke occasionally joins them on stage for some of their best known songs.

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Dif Juz - Out Of The Trees (LP, Mini-Album, 1986)

Dif Juz were an English instrumental post-punk band, formed in London in 1980 and remaining active until 1986. The band comprised Dave Curtis (guitar), Alan Curtis (guitar), Gary Bromley (bass guitar) and Richard Thomas (percussion and saxophone).

Out Of The Trees - it's a compilation of the "Huremics" and "Vibrating Air" two first EPs, with the latter being remixed to pointless effect. Great post-punk mixture of reggae and jazz

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