Reportaz - Muzika (tape, ADN Tapes 25, 1987)

I borrowed a bunch of cassettes from yet another friend, whose interest is more in the field of prog rock and improvised music. Today the first of two posts, since I missed yesterday, plus one of the two magazines I got from him for Notes From Underground. Reportaz is a four piece band, according to discogs: Piotr Lakomy (bass, bells), Pawel Paluch (Bassoon, Flue, Xylophone), Andrzej Karpinski (drums, vocals), Arek Dabrowski (piano, organ).

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The Work - LIve In AJZ (tape, Edition Unbeirrt, 1981)

Well-know post Henry Cow band with: Bill Gilonis (guitar, bass, singing) Mick Hobbs (bass, guitar, drums, ukelele, singing), Rick Wilson (drums, singing, bass), Tim Hodgkinson (singing, saxophone, keyboards, hawaiian guitar). This tape might sound like a bootleg, but it looks like an office release of a concert in Zurich, Switzerland, 24.8.1981.

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Strukturelle Zusammenhange (tape, Komista, 1988)

An odd compilation, hard to say who did what track here, so unindexed. Music by Cyrnai, Synthetische Offenbarungen, Todliche Doris, P16.D4, Bakunin, Costes Cassettes, Pacific 231.

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Kiyoshi Mizutani - Cemetery (tape, Ulcer House, 1991)

One more by this former Merzbow member.

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Then To - Hands Behavoir (tape, Big Body Parts BBP 039, 1988)

A collaboration between Hands To's Jeph Jerman (also the man who released this tape) and Then Behavoir, who is Lance Barton (also recording as Big Bwana Parts).

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Kurt Schwitters - Anna Blume (tape, Komista, 19??)

I know there is an ongoing discussion wether there exists a recording of Kurt Schwitters reciting his famous Dada poem 'Anna Blume', and I am not sure if this is it. I borrowed this tape, along with pretty much everything else I'm posting this month from a good friend, so I'd thought I'd better share this as well.

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Berlin Atonal (tape, Stechapfel, 1982)

recorded in 1982 this is a compilation of some great Berlin bands. This is the first edition of what became a yearly festival (best known for the Z'Ev/Psychic TV record I guess). The first time however only with German bands: Alu, Sprung Aus Den Wolken, Die Unbekannten, Borsig, Kultureller Einfluss, Einsturzende Neubauten, Ge Ming, Die Haut, Didaktische Einheit, Frieder Butzman, Notorische Reflexe.

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White Hand & Hinton - Cling (tape, Banned produtcion bp36, 19??)

As said mentioned here:

bp 36 white hand/hinton - cling cassette a collaboration with brook hinton that I felt so detached from that I used the white hand moniker packaged in a clinging cocoon of wire.

No scans of the cover.

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It's T-Time (two tapes, Black Death, 1991)

Not the greatest package by Black Death, but two tapes with some great names. On Tape One you'll find Sack, Big City Orchestra, Onomatopeia, Empty, Maeror Tri and Kapotte Muziek. On tape two its Alter Ego & Recycled Body Programm, Charles/Margolis, Selfs Without Shells, Disumana Res, Blitzkrieg Brigade, Jay Scott, Messy and Riders Of The Apocalypse (being another project by labelman Bart Hanselaar)

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Sigmund Und Sein Freund - Live Tracks (tape, 1985)

The band/project of Kris Belaen from Belgium who released various records on Antler Records later on. Industrial electronic music, early forecast of EBM and techno. According to discogs this is his earliest release.

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Der Pilz - Der Komos Natur Fuhrer (tape, Trummer TP 14, 19??)

Another tape by Lutz Pruditsch Der Pilz project.I I didn't scan the entire small booklet, nor indexed the whole tape, which seemed impossible.

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Null - Hellzonic Bio-Metal (tape, Nux Organisation NUX16, 1989)

More noise from the Zeni Geva frontman of which I posted music before.

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Geins't Nait - Gets (tape, Permis de Construire PER 008, 1988)

From discogs: real names areVincent Hachet, Thierry Merigout. Geins't Nait is more than a simple industrial sonic band. Although definitely in the experimental/noisy class, the music harmlessly flirts with rock, jazz, and pop. Each individual pieces tend to be studies in rhythmic patterns, yielding terrific polyphonic and polyrhythmic textures, and harsh, grating, percussive, yet full, supple, rich, even polished timbres. This is medium to high intensity European music which doesn't resort to dance-music concessions.

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Pedro Bericat - Musica De Camara (tape, private, 1989)

Pedro Bericat is a visual artist, who also works with sound. His sound pieces deal with radio's which he injects with chemicals, while these radios are playing. It transforms the radio sounds, and makes strong drone like music.

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Brume - Catalogue (tape, Brum Rec. 1988)

From discogs: Brume (Christian Renou) is a prolific French musique concrete composer/sound organizer who has been releasing CDs and cassettes worldwide. Renou is remarkable because he engages in elaborate concrete compositions without the academic pretension that surrounds much of the work in this style.

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Survival Research Laboratories - Illusions Of Shameless Abundance (tape, Charnel Music CHC 6, 1989)

From discogs: Survival Research Laboratories was conceived of and founded by Mark Pauline in November 1978. Since its inception SRL has operated as an organization of creative technicians dedicated to re-directing the techniques, tools, and tenets of industry, science, and the military away from their typical manifestations in practicality, product or warfare. Since 1979, SRL has staged over 45 mechanized presentations in the United States and Europe. Each performance consists of a unique set of ritualized interactions between machines, robots, and special effects devices, employed in developing themes of socio-political satire. Humans are present only as audience or operators.

Personal on this particular release: [Creative Director] - Mark Pauline [Soundtrack Preparation] - Chris Hart , Mark Shepard, Mason Jones , Rick Rees [Microphone] - Chris Hart , Drew Shell , Jeff Dauber [Scanner] - Roy. Mixed By - Mason Jones and Tape, Effects - Rick Rees

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Atrocity Exhibition - Splintered (tape, Big Body Parts BBP 059, 1987)

A rock band which seems a bit strange on Big Body Parts. The line up consisted of Tom Ray, Steve Beckner, George Ericson and Jerman.

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Zombies Under Stress - Normal Obsession (tape, Kaisettes K09, 198?)

Final tape I have from this rhythmic industrial band from Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

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Kiyoshi Mizutani - Actual Infinity (tape, Ulcer House, 1990)

More music by this former member of Merzbow. See previous post for more information.

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Hapunkt Fix - Fix It! (tape, Bloedvlag Produkt, 198?)

From Discogs: "Harald Fix. German (mail)artist, musician and performance artist. He started recording in the very early 1980s. His trademark were cut-up and musique concrete, often with field recordings and found noises. He recorded under his artist name "Hapunkt Fix" or "Hapunkt Fliegenstrumpf" or "Hapunkt Fliegenstrumpf Fix". (Hapunkt translate "H-point", Fliegenstrumpf translates "Flies-sock"), as well as "Sulo".
He was part of the intense but shortlived performance group "Rockgruppe Hass Auf Den Kapitalismus" (translated: Rockgroup Hatred Against Capitalism" with Guido Hübner and Graf Haufen. He joined the Neoist movement and recorded as Monty Cantsin, as well as White Colours. He selfpublished his field recordings collage from the 9th Neoist Festival in Ponte Nossa Italy on a limited edition cassette. Together with his then girlfriend Doro Benditz he recorded as Weird Scenes. He participated in various music by mail projects with international artists. One of his art projects was to machine scratch records and sell them in handmade covers. It was called "Projekt Denaturierter Tonträger". He even performed live with these records. He also worked on radio plays with his friends. He died in 2002 at the age of 38, after a long illness.

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The Dadarotator - What Is Dadarotator (tape, Produktion, 1983)

Kurt Schwitters is quoted on the cover: 'the dadarotator is a perculiar combination of rotators, axes and pistons, built with cadavers, nitric acid, and Mertz in such a way that you enter it with complete understanding and emerge from it with none. You'll be a rotarydada and you'll pray to the machine like someone inspired - amen'. Find out how that sounds!

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Third Door From The Left - Face The Firing Squad (tape, Cthulhu Records CR 01, 1985)

Duo comprising of Raye Caluori & Kevin Thorne, who met at the Throbbing Gristle gig at the YMCA, London on August 3rd 1979. This tape has various re-issues, this one is the version released by Cthulhu Records in 1985.

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Past Eroticism Canadian Sound Poetry in the 1960s: Volume 1 (tape, Gronk Final Series #6, 19??)

An interesting tape, which I sadly couldn't seperate into various tracks, so it comes unindexed. I never heard of any of these people: David Uu, Bill Bissette, Bp Nichol, and Sean o'Huigin/Ann Southam. Sound poetry from the sixties, as the title says.

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Discordia Dancefloor (tape, Illuminated, 198?)

Perhaps more a showcase of this label, who was primarily into releasing vinyl of rhythm oriented groups, but the inclusion of Portion Control's 'Raise The Pulse' is always good, a personal favorite here. Also 23Skidoo, Dormanny, 400 Blows, Data, Days At Sea and Poppy Fields.

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Der Pilz - Und Was Er Uns Sagen Will (tape, Trummer TP 013, 19??)

Der Pilz is an early name used Lutz Pruditsch, who is now better known as Tarkatak, playing ambient drone music. Der Pilz is all a bit more rough, but quite nice.

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Stop Repression (tape, Kaos Tapes 001, 198?)

More punk then! A fine compilation with Terveet Kadet (Finland), Bristles (Sweden), M.O.G. (Holland), Sound Of Disaster (Sweden), Vortex (Belgium), Doppelplusungut (West Germany), Stigmathe (Italy), Urlaub Im Rollstuhl )West Germany), Behind The Dikes (Holland), Larm (Holland), Afflict (Holland) and Echte Boter GVD (Holland). The label was from Belgium.

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Utilisation Du Vieux Port/La Fondation - A Corps Bilateraux (tape, 1982)

A pretty obscure tape submitted by Dr. Freakowitz, after triple checking it wasn't anywhere else, because we don't want to treat on any one toes, do we? This Fondation is not the same band as I posted before, that was Fondation. This band still has a website. From Utilisation Du Vieux Port we just know a few contributions to compilations, which actually seem Dutch. A pretty nice tape indeed, with artwork scans.

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Anatomical Gift/Kollege 360 - Live (tape, Big Body Parts BBp-055, 1988)

Anatomical Gift were R. Boutilier and L. Barton (also of City Of Worms) and Kollege 360 was Brett Bennett. A relatively obscure tape on Jeph Jerman's Big Body Parts label.

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