The Membranes - Crack House MLP

The first (mini) album of The Membranes. If you enjoyed the 'Pulp Beating' album , you'll definitely like this one. 2 tracks already appeared on 'Pulp Beating'. Nothing more to say. Classic Membranes stuff!



Crack House MLP (Criminal Damage-CRI MLP 105-1983)
1. Get A Head
2. The Throat
3. Attraction For The Easy Life
4. Myths And Legends
5. Kick Out
6. Kafka's Dad

Crack House

Elliott - 12" Singles

Ian Elliott, musician from Sheffield. 'Fake All Your Dreams' was quite popular in new wave circles in Belgium. This 12" has also been released on Himalaya with different sleeve.
Second 12" also released in Belgium, on Another Side. Here Elliott got help from Terry Todd (The Box) on bass and Nort (Hula) on drums.
Anyone knows more on Elliott ?








Fake All Your Dreams 12" (Office Box-EBO T2-1983)
1. Fake All Your Dreams
2. Little Sister

Again I Lift You To My Heart Again 12"
(Another Side-8417-1984)
1. Again I Lift You To My Heart Again
2. Devil And The Deep Blue Sea

Elliott (re-up)

V/A Nightlands LP

Interesting experimental/ambient compilation on Final Image, the label run by O Yuki Conjugate. Muslimgauze offers a remixed track from the 'Abu Nidal' LP. Pump also had an LP on Final Image and was posted some time ago here. Biting Tongues were Factory artists. More albums can be found on Annie's Animal's blog. Gush offers a soundtrack to an unpublished screenplay. Bourbonese Qualk's track is from an unreleased lp called 'Lullabies'. Track from John Avery from forced Entertainment Theatre's '200% & Blood Thirsty'. He also had an LP on Final Image. Track from Tim Story from an unreleased album called 'Threads', recorded in 1980. Mute Calm was another project of some members of O Yuki Conjugate. Their track from a forthcoming (but, as far as I know unreleased) album. Human Flesh were from Belgium and connected to Bene Gesserit. Their album has been posted on The Thing On The Doorstep. And finally O Yuki Conjugate. Their track has been re-released on the 'Undercurrents (In Dark Water)' CD.

V/A Nightlands LP (Final Image-FIB 5-1987)
1. Muslimgauze - Green Is The Colour Of The Prophet
2. Pump - Do This
3. Biting Tongues - Half Deepmen
4. Gush - New York, 1940
5. Bourbonese Qualk - Lullaby
6. John Avery - That Marilyn Walk
7. Tim Story - The Moors
8. Mute Calm - Zone
9. Human Flesh - First Soundtrack
10. O Yuki Conjugate - Another Journey


Nightlands

May You Rest In Peace, Big Ears

Wicked Kitchen Staff

Here's the first mini album on Shout Records. Weird stuff by Wicked Kitchen Staff. No further info to be found.
This one was requested a while ago by Friend Electric. His blog disappeared but I hope he still cruises the blogosphere to find good tunes.

Debbie Grills Pulls Her Socks Up MLP (Shout Records-MX 001-1983)
1. Penpals
2. The Return Of Superman Island
3. Captain Scarlet
4. Shoebox
5. Hyde
6. The Woodcutter's Daughter

Wicked Kitchen Staff (re-up)

S/Z - s/t 12"

One and only release of this obscure band from the UK. 9 short tracks of experimental tunes not unlike early Cabaret Voltaire. Members were Mohamed, Paul Belford and Susan McCoubrie.
S/Z also appeared on the 'Meridians 1' and 'Ritual: Magnetic North' comp. tapes on Touch.
So if you enjoy early Cabaret Voltaire, you'll for sure like this one.

S/Z 12" (East Jazz Records-SZ 001-1983)
1. Harmonics
2. This Ring
3. Acute Rhythm
4. Organ Service
5. Permutation
6. Old Black Russian
7. Feeling And Must
8. Two
9. Artape Good Bait

S/Z

Pigbros - 12"s

Pigbros was an indie band from Birmingham that was close with The Membranes. Both bands collaborated on the 'Now Is The Time To Remove Your Mask' 12".
First time I heard 'Hedonist Hat' I was quite impressed. This song can be found on the 'The Blubberhouses' 12", their best release. 'Cheap Life' continues in the same tradition although it sounds more polished. A few years ago I could obtain the 'Just Call Me God' 12". But I must admit that I was a little disappointed as it sounds quite poppy. Just listen for yourself. Ant has never heard it before so here you go.
Pigbros released a full length 'From Now On This Is Will Be Your Ideal Life' on Cake Records. This small label was run by Fuzz Townsend and Peter Byrchmore who was a member of The Nightingales from 1983 to 1986. Other bands on the label are Capitols, Davidsons and Atom Spies. Never heard these. Would like to know if they're interesting.

The Blubberhouses 12" (Vinyl Drip-DRIP 3-1985)
1. Hedonist Hat
2. Excessive
3. War Food
4. From The Mouth Of
5. Lick Bones

Cheap Life 12" (Backs Records-12 NCH 110-1986)
1. Cheap Life
2. In Doubt
3. Bad Attitude

Just Call Me God 12" (Cake Records-12 Piece 5-1987)
1. Just Call Me God (Long Version)
2. Not A Lot (Short Version)
3. Not A Lot (Long Version)
4. Just Call Me God (Short Version)

Pigbros

Stunt Kites

Stunt Kites are one of the lesser known postpunk bands from Sheffield. Their first appearance is a track on the '1980: The First Fifteen Minutes' comp. 7" on Neutron Records. Other Sheffield bands on this comp. are Clock DVA, I'm So Hollow and Vice Versa. Vice Versa ran the Neutron label and was the band who later morphed into ABC!
Couldn't find a lot of info on Stunt Kites except that they did a reunion gig in 2003 together with long time fan Jarvis Cocker of Pulp.
Here are the two records Stunt Kites released. First one released on the well known punk label Pax Records. Second one is the first Criminal Damage release. You'll probably notice some vinyl noise on the B side but what does one expect if you want to put an 8+ minutes song on a 7".

Stunt Kites 12" (Pax Records-PAX 3-1981)
1. Lebensraum
2. One For The Family
3. Deity's Lament
4. Ex-Triple One

Leanora 7" (Criminal Damage-CRI 101-1983)
1. Leanora
2. Hail To The Roots


Stunt Kites