Hula - Black Pop Workout, Cut From Inside, Fever Car (12", LP, 12", all on Red Rhino, 1982, 1983, 1984)

From discogs: "The Sheffield based band Hula was founded in 1981. Three members (Mark Albrow, Alan Fish and Ron Wright) lived with Stephen Mallinder (Cabaret Voltaire) and Paul Widger (They must be Russians, Clock DVA, the Box) in a villa called Hula Kula. After trying the bass players Alan Watt, the notorious Chris Brain (Tense, NOS) and Mark Brydon (Chakk, Moloko), and after the replacement of Alan Fish by Nort (both drummed for the Cabs), Hula recorded the impressive album Murmur. Ingredients like cut ups, steady rhythms, and paranoia vocals were blended together into a unique white funky sound.
Hula recruited John Avery as a bass player. A bass player was necessary for the exciting live shows with lots of video material (Peter Care). Hula continued to bring out danceable 12 inches and more experimental albums. With this line-up Hula was more or less successful. International tours were made. Radio sessions for VPRO and John Peel were recorded and broadcasted. Being a support act for Depeche Mode implied performing live in Wembley Arena for huge crowds. After Nort left the band in 1986 the music changed, but still remained interesting. Later on Mark Albrow quit as well. When their record cohttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifmpany Red Rhino went bankrupt they moved on to Wax Trax. They released the last Hula record: a Jimmy Hendrix cover of Voodoo Chile. The 12 inch did not sort out the desired effect. Jo Cammack joined in officially and they made new songs in 1991. Intimates say it is the best Hula ever made. For the public it is hard to judge, for the material is still in the vaults of the studio. Eventually Hula broke up."

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Merzbow - Lowest Music 2 (tape, Extreme XCT 010, ?)

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Originally from 1982, when Merzbow released it on his own ZSF label, but this is the later re-issue on Extreme. Many collage like sounds and tape loops.

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Reyvision - The Soundcage (LP, Silent Records, 1987)

There is hardly any information available on what Reyvision, even when the insert mentions all the names. It seems (!) that somebody called Reyvision produced this lot of music which was played by others. What is interesting, I think, is that this forecasts more the later ambient sound of Silent Records, more than PGR ever did. Just my opinion. A curious record, I think.

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Nasmak - Indecent Exposure 3 and 4: The Smell Remains (2 tapes, Plurex, 1981)

Volume 3 and 4 of this series of Dutch band Nasmak long sketch books of sounds. See my previous posts for more information...


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Merzbow - Flesh Metal Oragsm (tape, Nihilistic Recordings, 1989)Merzbow - Flesh Metal Oragsm (tape, Nihilistic Recordings, 1989)

One of the harsher Merzbow releases here, which was released by Peter Zincken (of Odal and Fckn Bstrd's fame) Nihilistic Recordings, one his labels in the 80s. The funny thing is that the cover lists all the instruments used. I can imagine a few people raising an eye-brow: did he use that to make all this noise. But I like it. For some reason I can't upload an image

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Hands To/Eric Lunde (split LP, Complacency CPD 03001, 1989)

I already posted some music by Hands To before, and here is a split LP that he did with Eric Lunde. Lunde was once a member of Boy Dirt Car and then went solo, concentrating on voice and electronics. I must admit I never really understood what it was all about. More about that when I post more. This LP shows his extended interest in sampling, breaking away from his earlier tape experiments. When Complacency released this album, they also released a LP by Illusion Of Safety and Holeist, a group with Eric, along with Jeph Jerman (Hands To) and Dan Burke (Illusion Of Safety). I have none of his tapes, but will post all the vinyl he released.

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Sexorama Volume Three (two tapes, ZSF Produkt, 1985)

Well, not post the other two Sexorama compilations straight away? On the first cassette of volume three, you'll find Controlled Bleeding, Klang, Le Syndicat, The Hanatarashi, Mauthausen Orchestra, Nord, Bourbonese Qualk, Merzbow. Etant Donnes, Solmania and Vittore Baroni and on cassette two NBN, Le Syndicat, Boh Boh, Klang, The Gerogerigegege, Tetsuya Fukui, Controlled Bleeding, Ardissono Carlo, Mentalvoid and Merzbow. And what I forgot to tell yesterday, neither of these volumes come with extensive booklets like volume 1.

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