Dark Arts - Carnival Of Lost Souls CD

Thanks to Rainy Day Sponge for this contribution.
This is the second release of Dark Arts. The 'Long Way From Brigadoon' mini-album was released in 1986 on Chicago label Ruthless Records (Effigies, Naked Raygun, Big Black,... ). It took 5 years for the follow-up. 'Carnival Of Lost Souls' was released on vinyl and CD on Nate Starkman & Son, orignally a US label but this one was issued in Germany. The CD has 3 bonus tracks (the last 3 songs) and is harder to find than the LP.
Dark, ethereal wave with some Eastern influence. Core member is Stephanie Payne.
Dark Arts also appear on the 'October Country' comp. LP.
For more info check the official site here.

Carnival Of Lost Souls CD (Nate Starkman & Son-none-1991)
1. Quicksand
2. Autumn Red
3. Forty Fourth Sunset
4. Fractions
5. Oceanus
6. Anastasia
7. Chemia
8. Selene
9. Egeria
10. Follow Me Laura
11. Somewhere Between Yesterday And Today
12. Shining Sea
13. Belle Reeve
14. The More Things Stay The Same


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The Loved One - " ...... Further Observations" Reissue

Thanks to Dryden Hawkins for sending me this CD.
" ...... Further Observations" is The Loved One's 2nd album, a cassette-only release from 1982.
It contains recordings from 1979 to 1982 of which the title track is the definitive version of the track 'Observations' that appeared on the Some Bizarre comp. album.
I posted their 3rd album "Locate And Cement" a few years ago. This album is somehow more accessible and less experimental than "Locate And Cement" but it has that typical The Loved One sound.
All the albums will be remastered and reissued in the coming years so watch out for these.
A new album "SET" will be released next year.
For more info on The Loved One and to obtain the CD:

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Vonbrigði - s/t 7" EP

Thanks to A Taste Of Hysteria for this contribution. One of those almost impossible to find records out of Iceland. The album is already hard to find but this one is even more rare.
For those who dig the early Icelandic punk/postpunk sounds like Þeyr, Purrkur Pillnikk, Tappi Tikarrass,...

Vonbrigði 7" (Gramm Records-GRAMM 11-1982)
1. Sjalfsmorð
2. Eitthvað Annað
3. Börnin þin
4. Skitseyði

Vonbrigði

A.T.R.O.X. - The Night's Remains LP

As requested, here's the first album of this enigmatic Italian band.
Can't add any extra info but it's as interesting as their follow-up posted a while ago.
Most of the tracks are instrumental. 3 long tracks on side A, 5 shorter ones on the other side.
They thank Tuxedomoon for the help of the realization of this album.
Trinciato Forte was a small Italian label that released besides this LP: Pattona 'Reclame' MLP, Blitz 'Attenti A Voi' 7" and Underground Life 'Cross' 12" and probably a few others I don't know. Never heard any of these.

The Night's Remains LP (Trinciato Forte-TFLP 001-1982)
1. Carnival Foods
2. Across The Meadow
3. The Night's Remains (including Storm's Fragments and Spring)
4. Agreements With The New Day
5. Against The Odds
6. New York Race Track
7. Voices
8. New York Race Track / 20

The Night's Remains

Tattoo Hosts Vision On! - s/t LP

While uploading, I checked for more info on this band and I've seen that Mutant Sounds already posted it. Well it's been more than 2 years ago, so I'm going to post it anyway (it's a higher bitrate rip as well).

Not much info to be found on this minimal wave/synth band except that the main man here is Ada Wilson who also appears on the 'Hicks From The Sticks' comp. LP posted here before.

All songs were written by Wilson except the 2 instrumental tracks 'Red Pictures' and 'To Reason Why' by Dave Whittaker , and the weird 'Fantasy Island' by Ian Nelson.

Tattoo Hosts Vision On! LP (Ambergris-AGM 1-1980)

1. Whirlpool Of Noise

2. Red Pictures

3. Empty Building

4. No Second Home

5. Secrets

6. Cocoon

7. To Reason Why

8. Fantasy Island

9. Shattered, Unspoken

10. Civilised Make-Up

11. Dust Of Dead Ghosts

THVO!

Every New Dead Ghost - Visions 7"

Around 1984 it seemed that the original goth/posi-punk sound died. Most bands split up, The Cult went 70's rock (even on their first album 'Dreamtime' the tribal drumming was gone), The Sisters resurrected but never managed to get the same level as their previous works.

Around the same time, some new members took over the sound: Altered States, Nosferatu, Stiff Kittens, Restoration, Sins Of The Flesh and the well-known Fields Of The Nephilim.

Nottingham's Every New Dead Ghost was also one of those bands and one of the most interesting. More rock than ethereal, more punk than dark.

'Visions' is the band's very first output, released by themselves. Strong song material but the recording quality is a letdown unfortunately. Pressing 6 mins. on each side on a 45 RPM 7" is asking for trouble I guess. Would've sound better on a 12" or 33 RPM 7". As it was self-released, I think the band was on a tight budget, with no label behind them.

Every New Dead Ghost released the 'Ascension' 12"s and 3 albums before they split in 1992.

There's a retrospective CD available on Strobelight Records.

Visions 7" (self-released-1986)

1. Visions

2. Friends In High Places

3. Nez Perce

Every New Dead Ghost

Agonie Ajournée - s/t LP

Pretty obscure mini-album of this Dutch 'fake new wave' band. Musicians Ronald Heiloo and Harold Schellinx are behind this band, together with French singer Lucien Santoro. 'Agonie Ajournée' is one of the two fake bands that released an album at the same time as the other one, called Bogdan Wlosik. This one can be found on Mutant Sounds.
Heiloo and Schellinx, together with Tim Benjamin (who did the artwork on this record) were in Young Lions before.
Heiloo and Schellinx also ran Amphibious Records which released records of their own projects. They also did an album 'Commuters' with Dagmar Krause.
No Longer Forgotten Music posted Young Lions and 3 singles on Amphibious. Still looking for the 'Under Western Eyes' double 7".

Amphibious Records Discography:
A 001 Tim Benjamin/Ronald Heiloo/Harold Schellinx - A Twilight Smile 7"
A 002 Ronald Heiloo - In Time Of Panic 7"
A 003 Young Lions - s/t MC
A 004 Young Lions - Small World MC
A 005 Harold Schellinx - Ranks 7"
A 006/007 Tim Benjamin/Ronald Heiloo - Under Western Eyes Do7"
A 008 Ronald Heiloo/Harold Schellinx - Commuters Book
A 009 Commuters - s/t LP
A 010 Bogdan Wlosik - s/t LP
A 011 Agonie Ajournée - s/t LP

UPDATE!!! Harold found some unplayed copies of Amphibious releases. So for those interested, go to Amphibious Records.

Agonie Ajournée LP (1984)
1. L'Héritage
2. La Parade Sauvage
3. L'Heure Des Assassins

Agonie Ajournée

Skinner Box - s/t LP

Skinner Box was the project of Julianna Towns (ex-Peace Corpse). On her first album she had lots of help of Mark Erskine, member of Savage Republic. Skinner Box was one of the first bands to produce what was later often referred to as "heavenly voices". But it will appeal also to those who like later Savage Republic or 17 Pygmies. Julianna Towns has also worked with Black Tape For A Blue Girl.

2 albums followed, 'The Playhouse' and 'The Imaginary Heart Of', both also released as 1 CD.

All albums originally released on Bobok, Ltd (seems to be a Toxic Shock sublabel) but my copy is a pressing on Fundamental. Other releases on Bobok include albums of Billy Atwell, Insulin Reaction and Jack Endino.

The Insulin Reaction LP (plus first 7") can be found on Goutroy's blog.

Skinner Box LP (Fundamental Music-SAVE 64-1988)

1. Drowning Street

2. Field Of Holes

3. Slide Of Glass

4. Grenadine

5. A Low Bird

6. The Turnaround

7. Proud Flesh

8. Filed Under R

9. Born To Be Ice

10. At The Portal

Skinner Box