6 times 7"inches from The Netherlands (1981-1982)

The only relation between the two bundles of three 7"s is that there are from Dutch labels. Amphibious was from Amsterdam and released the work of Harold Schellinx, Tim Benjamin and Roland Heiloo. Before they were known as The Young Lions, releasing a 12" on Plurex, but the band concept seemed them too tight. These three 7"s were all released on the same day. One is a solo record by Harold Schellinx, one solo by Roland Heiloo and one by all three. Rock music going experimental. These boys later recorded an album with Dagmar Krause.
The second bundle has the only three 7"s I have on Dutch Top Hole Records, from the Friesland part of the country. In the early to mid eighties this was the place for good new wave music, well or so the music press said, wanting to invent another musical hype. Qua Dance are not unlike Siouxie, but the other two bands are quite nice. Top Hole still exists, actually.

The complete picture is this:

Tim Benjamin/Ronald Heiloo/Harold Schellinx - A Twilight Smile/Nervous Smiles And Pine-Straw (Amphibious Records A001, 1982)
Ronald Heiloo - In Times Of Panic/Our Choice (Amphibious Records A002, 1982)
Harold Schellinx - Ranks/Kitty Knew (Amphibious Records A005, 1982)
Toilets - An Unspoiled Land/Do The Gamalan (Top Hole Records, TH007, 1981)
The Visitor - The Eye Of Madness/Point Zero Nagasaki (Top Hole Records, TH009, 1981)
Qua Dance - A Heart/Fallbreak (Top Hole Records, TH016, 1982)

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Sprung Aus Den Wolken/Hypnotischer Krach - Warte Ketzer (LP, Kremlin Records/Faux Pas, 1982)

Perhaps one of the more obscure releases by Sprung Aus Den Wolken, who have music on the a-side. The b-side gets credit to Hypnotischer Krach, being Citny (of Sprung Aus Den Wolken), Prima and Gila (from Schalflose Nachte) and Unruh (Einsturzende Neubauten). It says 'Konzertbericht aus Dem Risiko Berlin 4. April 1982', so it's a live recording. No information on the Sprung side of the release. Faux Pas was the Sprung label, and the cataloguenumbers are 'FS2/FS3', but there is no Kremlin cataloguenumber.

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Nyrabakiga (12", Backstreet/Backlash Records, 1981)

The first time I heard this on the radio it blew me away. Was probably in 1982 or 1983, but I had it taped. Only a few years I found the record. Even more obscure than say yesterday's Neon, I have no clue who or what Nyrabakiga is. It was recorded at the Backlash Studio in Rotterdam, which was linked to a record shop Backstreet. According to z'ev, who also had a record on this label (which was recently re-released by Die Stadt), it was a real studio, not just a guy with tape-recorder. That label released some true crazy music, one of them is Suspect which I'll do in the future. Nyrabakiga has a driving rhythm, is vague ethnic and just a great record.

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Neon - A Day In The Land Of The Lost Horizons (12", Subdivision/Torso, 1981)

Neon were a four piece band from Eindhoven, The Netherlands, who, as far as I know only recorded this 12", one of the two releases on Subdivision, a side label of Torso. The other one, by Phantom Limb, was posted by Phoenix Hairpins a while back. Music that is a bit lighter than Joy Division, and sounded like The Cure area 'Seventeen Seconds'. Otherwise I have no clue about them.

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Andre De Saint-Obin - Sound On Sound (cassette, Ding Dong, 1982) - La Voix Qui Rit (7", Ding Dong 1982) - Live (unreleased)

This is a posting of the almost complete works by Andre De Saint-Obin. The only track missing is his piece on 'Insane Music For Insane People Vol. 3' (anyone have that for me?). I believe Ding Dong first released the 7" and then the cassette. Especially the cassette is a long lost item, which deserved to be released on CD. I have no idea where the live recording came from, but it was given to me by a good friend. The cassette was transferred to CDR for me by someone else, and thus I don't have the cover. The cover shown with this post is the 12" cover version of the 7". If I remember correctly there were 500 of the 12" covers and 500 of the 7" covers There was a glitch on 'Desolation', which gives the music a strange bump half way through. Don't let that spoil the fun. Andre de Saint-Obin played all instruments (voice, guitar, bass, keyboards, drums an electronic percussion) himself and recorded it on a four track - hence the title 'Sound On Sound'.

English Subtitles - Original Dialogue (LP, Glass Records, 1982)

Having quite enjoyed the flexi disc these boys did for Vinyl, it took me some years to find this LP. It has a studio side, which is the most interesting one, and it includes both tracks from the flexi and a rawer, punky live b-side. The live recording was made at the Electric Ballroom London, 19-2-1980 and the studio was Jacobs Farnham in August 1981. They use different drummer and different guitarist on the concert. They also released two 7"s which I don't have (anyone else who may have them?). A fine Joy Division clone.

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Grønvirke (LP, Gay Records, 1982)

Before you think I'm turning to just Dutch music and with some grief over Rasmussen's kick out of the Tour de France, today something from Denmark. Grønvirkewas duo of Sten Jorgensen on cornet and vocal and Freddy Frank on Electronica and tapes. That's about all I know, besides that according to Graf Haufen's magazine Die Katastrophe (issue 12, 1984) Freddy commite suicide. The LP here says 'mini LP 45 rpm' on the cover but on the insert the sticker says 'play at 33 rpm'. The name of the label is a bit hard to read in the hand writing on the cover, but I think it's Gay Records. It's great slow Cabaret Voltaire music circa their 'Mantras' pieces.

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