Coitus Int. - Self Titled LP (1981) + singles & other tracks

Great Dutch post-punk band Coitus Int. Their self-titled, self-released LP from 1981 has reached classic status. The music is doomy and bleak, minimalist punk. Bass-heavy (with some amazing bass lines, check out The Connection Is Obvious), with a jagged guitar sound that just kind of creeps in over the bass lines from time to time. The vocalist has a powerful voice but keeps it subdued for the most part. The Joy Division influence is obvious, but there's much more to this than just some clone band. At times it sounds like late '70s anarcho punk played at half speed. Whatever it is it begs to be heard. Over and over. The band's first 7", Dead Excitement (released in 1980 on Rock Against Records), is faster and a bit more straight forward, but with goth/wave leanings already showing. Also included here is the split tape with Local Negatives, recorded in 1982. Three tracks that follow in the footsteps of the self titled LP.

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Vopo's - Dead Entertainment (1981)

Classic punk album by Vopo's, band which were founded 1978 in Zwolle and was one of the oldest bands from Netherlands. This is their awesome debut album, that mixed punk77 with hardcore drive.

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SVÄTSOX - Bred In The Bone, Out In The Flesh (1984)

In 1984, Svatsox made their second and final album on their home label 'Villa Zuit Moet Bluven' Records. Ruins was a little success and doesn't standing alone many years and this album has lost a bit attention in my opinion. The inescapable Dolf is again behind the knobs but the group has apparently been too influenced by new wave this time, it's kinda gothic-style and they could grow almost like tad of rock heroes. The reverb of the drums is undoubtedly mixed, the bass has little lost it's punky bite, and the songs are full with morbid echoes and I really like that sound, reminds me of the early UK post-punk wave stuff, even a trumpet has a brief appearance! - I think, this is an interesting 'romantic' album that I cannot always hear but in some moments it's okay. Svatsox broke up that same year.

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SVÄTSOX - Ruins (1982)

Ruins was released in 1982 on Platen Records. Dolf Planteydt took a subscription behind the recording console and Svatsox, like their buddies Wormer, learns quickly and well. The bass took the tape, the sound becomes thick and composed of the scale. Ferrie (or ferry, it's the same) added a trumpet to his array of two pieces, giving his hymns punk tunes that will surely Dog Faced Hermans heard. A fourth member (Roon) was also added in the credits, giving a helping hand for Heyne singing and taking care of the organ parts of it discreet! Angular bass line, noise, playing guitar scratching, sublayer noisy, it's Aural Guerilla early. Slight reverb on the drums as it was common at the time but without creating the typical new-wave sound. Ruins is a great album. Titles surly, threatening, exploded as the grandiose Hitsquad, guitar and echo on voltage, the long climb controlled by The Cartridge box. Punk binary is completed on the roadside and we take the full brunt of a truck noise-punk avant-garde enough when you look back. The band split up in 1986.

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Fall Of Saigon - Fall Of Saigon 81-84 (2011)

The French trio Fall Of Saigon was a short-lived but important entity in the annals of French rock, and despite only releasing a single album in 1983 prior to breaking up sometime around 1984, they have apparently been rather influential in the French rock scene. Their album has long been out of print, and this 2011 reissue is in fact the first reissue made of this now 30 years old release.



This is an album that, by and large, won't be too interesting to the avid and dedicated progressive rock fan. The music explored is rather far away from progressive rock in style, original compositions and bonus material alike. But there are two good reasons for some to explore this material, disregarding fans of course. It is a band setup featuring the talents of Pascal Comelade, and this is a unit that appears to have found quite a lot of inspiration in the art rock universe for their endeavors. Fall of Saigon described itself as a band inspired by the likes of Nico & The Velvet Underground, and has been categorized as a minimalistic new wave band in terms of stylistic expression. Their new wave aspirations first and foremost revealed in opening piece Visions, a compositions that basically comes across as a stripped down version of Blondie as I experienced it. But from then on other likely sources of influence for their material are rather more intriguing. The music is stripped down and minimalistic, but both Blue Eyes and So Long are compositions that should have a familiar sound to fans of good, old The Doors. While She Leaves Me Alone, On the Beach at Fontana and (to some extent) The Swimmer are closer in sound and style to the likes of Kraftwerk. Neither of these constructions are as sophisticated or interesting as the likely influences, but to my ears the legacies of these past giants of rock are easily heard in this material: pleasant songs, and I'm not surprised that material of this kind made an impact in the early 1980's. The bonus material is, at least to some extent, more interesting however. The live recordings of material by Kraftwerk, TV Personalities and The Doors respectively do leave a bit to be desired admittedly, but the almost epic length take on The End showcases a strong composition that survives a stripped down arrangement and lacklustre recording quality both. Not that this is a surprise, as truly strong compositions are difficult to ruin. But it's the additional material credited to Fall of Saigon that warrants purchasing this album, at least if you're a fan of this act, Andalucia and I'll Never Be Back the main reasons, as this more organic and relaxed take on their style showcases a band with much more of a unique sound. If they had continued as a unit and in this direction they might have made much more of an impact than they actually did. Sha La-La-La and Let It Go are both high quality excursions as well, but these creations are closer to the singer/songwriter type of material, dream-laden melancholic wanderings with a spirited sax insert that does add a positive and vibrant tinge to the proceedings. But for a progressive rock fan this material won't be too well received, I imagine; fans of the French chanson perhaps a better audience for compositions of this particular kind.

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The Very Things - The Bushes Scream While My Daddy Prunes LP (1984) + singles

The Very Things were a Dadaist post punk band from Redditch, Worcestershire, England, formed in 1983 and active until 1988.

When The Cravats split up in 1982, guitarist Robin Raymond (aka Robin R. Dalloway) and bassist/singer The Shend (aka Chris Shendo, born Chris Harz) formed The Very Things, recruiting drummer Gordon Disneytime (aka Robin Holland), bassist Jim Davis (guitarist with Redditch band CKV) for the first live gigs, followed by bassist Fudger O'Mad (aka Budge), who is band mate of And Also The Trees. The band also originally had a horn section of Vincent Johnson, John Graham, Robert Holland, and Paul Green. Debut single "The Gong Man" was released on Crass's label in November 1983, with "The Bushes Scream While My Daddy Prunes" following in June 1984, now signed to Reflex Records. A short film was made based on the latter for Channel 4's The Tube. The band's debut album was released in August 1984, after which the band was trimmed to the core trio. Several singles and EPs followed over the next few years, although a cover of R. Dean Taylor's "There's a Ghost In My House" was withdrawn in 1987 due to The Fall's version appearing at the same time. By 1988 the band had split up, although they had recorded enough material for an album release on One Little Indian, the Motown-influenced Motortown. The original albums, along with a collection of non-album tracks, were reissued by Fire Records in 1994.





The Very Things recorded two Peel Sessions, in 1983 and 1987, and two tracks, "The Bushes Scream While My Daddy Prunes" and "This Is Motortown" featured in the Festive Fifty.

The Shend formed a new band, Grimetime, and has since gone on to an acting career, appearing in television series including EastEnders, Red Dwarf, The Bill, and Torchwood.

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Kirlian Camera - 1988 - The Ice Curtain (2CD compilation)

2CD retrospective of italian electronic dark wave group called Kirlian Camera.

Kirlian Camera - 1988 - The Ice Curtain (2CD compilation)