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"Redefining the prologue -1981 - 2006"
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Some Bizarre Artists 1981-2006 - Redefining the Prologue,
Reviewer: NEEDLEMAN (UK)
Some Bizzare is the seminal label set up in 1981 by Stevo Pearce. This is an18-track compilation, celebrating 25 years of the legendary Some Bizarrelabel that has given us some of the most unique and inventive danceindustrial tracks of the past few decades as well as producing.some of thebest selling pop music and has helped establish acts that have becomemillion sellers. About half of the CD is material from the early 80s such asDepeche Mode, Soft Cell, The The etc but this long-overdue anthology isperhaps more geared towards the revival of Some Bizarre Records in the21st Century.... Heading this list is the awesome "Crazy" by Dark Poets. 'TheDark Poets' are an electronic breakbeat outfit from the UK. Mixing dark,moody breakbeat with blissed out warped electronica, they are probablymost well known in the public domain for their soundtrack work on AlexChandons 'Cradle of Filth' horror movie 'Cradle of Fear' (As well as theofficial soundtrack album) and 'Crazy' is the first track to be released by theDark Poets on the 'Some Bizzare' Label. The track itself can only bedescribed as "Prodigy on acid" or "a bad trip inverse of handbag house" buteither the way this is an act not to be messed with. Apparently they've got analbum coming out in 2007 on Some Bizarre Records and i personally cannotwait to hear more. Other great tracks on the CD are Soft Cell's "Memorabilia"- Monkey Farm Frankenstein's Mental Remix which brings the original bangup to date with a slamming new breakbeat mix. And also "Accelerate" byMeka is cut from similar cloth as Soft Cell. MFF - "Just another victim" isanother 2006 track which sounds fantastic. More bizarrely is that some of the80s tracks sound remarkably current - Cabaret Voltaire, EinsturzendeNeubauten's and even The The all seem way ahead of their time andshowcase the labels amazing diversity. Some Bizarre has been responsiblefor some of the most innovative recordings of the era, this eclectic mix ofsongs shows how important and influential the label has been over the last 25years. And with artists such as Dark Poets, Mainstream Distortion and Mekaetc the label is set to continue to be genre defining into the future. I urge youto buy it now, if only for the awesome Dark Poets track, but the other 17 areworthy of a place in your record collection.
Some Bizzare: Redefining the prologue 1981-2006
(Universal CD)
Mike Barns (Wire Magazine)
25 years ago, Some Bizzare founder Stevo's dyslexia gave us a name thateven today makes this writer fumble over its correct spelling. He also gave usmusic that was eclectic yet unified by being maverick, hard edged and largelyelectronic. There's more to it that that description, of course, and this 18 trackanthology is more like a presentation than a journey through the past. This isput cheekily into context firstly with Soft Cell's "Memorabilia" - Monkey FarmFrankenstein's Mental Remix thereof - which unsentimentally ends with foundspeech "forget about it; it's better to have no memories." To complicatematters, MFF's own "Just another victim from 2006 sounds as if it's comefrom the same Some Bizzare motherload, and "Accelerate" by Meka is cutfrom similar cloth as Soft Cell, albeit with a meatier 21st century digital sound.Dark Poets "Crazy", another 2006 track, with its fuzz Metal chords andmonomaniacally sampled voice, is a bad trip inverse of handbag house.Taking that into account, it's quite amazing that - by avoiding the cliches of theera - some of the 80s tracks sound remarkably current. Swans' "Time IsMoney (Bastard)" (1985) is typically sour with cod-menacing vocals over amarching rhythm. But from the same year, Cabaret Voltaire's "Crackdown"and Einsturzende Neubauten's "Yu-Gung", with its Can-like beat -and evenThe The's "Twilight Of A Champion" (1983) - all sound suprisingly fresh.Bizzare indeed.
DAVE BALL - IN STRICT TEMPO
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Release Date: 14.05.07
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British synthesizer player Dave Ball was one half of Soft Cell, along with Marc Almond, starting in October 1979. Before that duo broke up in December 1983, he made one solo album, In Strict Tempo. Originally released in 1983 the album was a leftfield masterpiece, featuring a plethora of guest musicians including GAVIN FRIDAY and the mercurial GENESIS P. ORRIDGE with Dave Ball acting as producer, multi instrumentalist and main vocals. The album was also mixed by enigmatic british producer FLOOD (known for his sucessful work with U2, DEPECHE MODE and SMASHING PUMPKINS).
Soft Cell
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Erotic Cabaret was the first album released by the groundbreaking synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell, released in 1981 by Some Bizarre Records. The album's critical and commercial success was bolstered by the worldwide success of its single Tainted Love, a cover version of a little-known R&B song by Gloria Jones which topped charts worldwide and became the best-selling British single of 1981 in the United States. The album continued to produce a string of Top-5 singles in the UK, including "Bedsitter," "Torch," and the unapolagetically sentimental "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye." Now the newly resurrected Some Bizarre is releasing the best of the until now unreleased demos for the sessions of the album, including an early version of the hit single “Say Hello, Wave Goodbye”. An essential addition to any Soft Cell, Grid or Marc Almond fan's collection.
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Historical rare recording made between 1978 and 1982 by the now legendary 80's electro pop group SOFT CELL!!! Originally, vocalist Marc Almond and synth player Dave Ball teamed to compose music for theatrical productions, and as Soft Cell, their live performances continued to draw heavily on the pair's background in drama and the visual arts. A self-financed EP titled Mutant Moments brought the duo to the attention of Some Bizzare label head Stevo, who enlisted Daniel Miller to produce their underground hit single "Memorabilia" the following year. This was the launch pad for the band to rise to international notoriety in their short and successful career. Sleeve notes: “I remember there was a little makeshift studio tucked away in the corner of Leeds Polytechnic Fine Arts department,the "studio" basically consisted of two Revox B77 quarter inch reel to reel tape machines,a funny old Tandberg reel to reel machine and a six channel line mixer.I had a Korg DV800 duophonic synth,(my first one) a couple of stylophones and eventually aquired a very basic drum machine.I used this set up to make weird little tunes up for reasons known only to myself(ie no reason). It was probably 1978 when Marc Almond;a fellow student happened to be walking by and heard these funny electronic bleeps and came into the studio to listen and asked if I would do some sounds for his performance art shows which I did. A year went by and we had started writing our idea of "pop songs" which we performed live at the Fine Art Xmas party.Before we knew it we had turned our "art pop" into "pop art" or maybe the other way round.” :- Dave Ball 6th June 2005
Test Department
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TEST DEPT contribution to the movie 2006 "The Year 2027, the last day of the Human Race, No Child has been born for 18 years.
He Must Protect Our Only Hope - Universal Pictures.
"Children of Men"Test Dept were an industrial music band formed in New Cross, London, by unemployed musicians (including Alastair Adams, Paul Jamrozy, Angus Farquhar, Graham Cunnington, Tony Cudlip, Toby Burdon and Paul Hines) from Glasgow, Scotland, where the band later re-located. Formed in 1981, they are hailed by many musicians as one of the most influential early industrial music acts. Their approach was marked out by a strong commitment to radical politics. Their discography spans a wide variety of influences and styles, including a collaboration with the South Wales Striking Miners Choir in support of the Miners' Strike of 1984. They were particularly notable for complex and powerful percussion, as well as high-energy live performances. Like the German band Einstürzende Neubauten, with whom they are often compared, Test Dept used unconventional instruments such as scrap metal and industrial machinery as sound sources; however, Test Dept's use of these objects was far more rhythmic than was Neubauten's, and was often accompanied by film and slide shows.Continuing the re-issue of their extensive back catalogue Some Bizarre present here 2 classic albums from the band's 80's incarnation. Both re-issued in Dig packs like the other releases on the label such as FOETUS and NEUBAUTEN. Essential for any collector of early industrial!!!
Swans
COP/YOUNG GOD/GREED/HOLY MONEY - SBZ047CD -OUT NOW AMAZING DOUBLE CD RE-ISSUE OF 4 SWANS EARLY ALBUMS!!!
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Crawling out of the same noisy, arty New York underground that sired SONIC YOUTH and LYDIA LUNCH, Swans created a dark, abrasive, murky, slowed-down noise rock that served as a starting point for their ruminations about alienation, depression, depravity, and the disturbing side of human nature. Singers Michael Gira and Jarboe have been the group's only constants over the years; Gira has taken the group from its early confrontational shock tactics to a more varied, mature attack. The band first appeared on record in 1982 with a self-titled EP, and these early releases .. their search for the musical vocabulary to express their ideas effectively. Female singer Jarboe joined the group for 1986's Holy Money and brought a gentler, more relaxed dimension to Swans' sound. “The Swans are the only band in the universe. There is no other sonic experience of such incredible power and magnitude to be found anywhere. That is an absolute fact.” - ATTITUDE (USA) “Swans can confidently be described as nothing short of a miracle” - NME “Swans are like some elite combat group. Abandoning conventional concepts of pitch and melody, they strip rock and roll to the barest bones. Power, urgency, excitement. This is no pose” - THE VILLAGE VOICE The track “raping a slave” is included in Kurt Cobain's handwritten journals as one of his top 50 tracks of all time.
Mainstream Distortion
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Mainstream DistortionDiscribed as"Nine Inch on Cider" create passionate, industrial, techno which takes the listener on a journey through angst ridden, cyber punk and dark landscapes of sound fused with commercial poetic melodies. Formed in July 04, they immediately recorded 40 tracks that Stitch had pre-recorded onto his PC. The furious effect of these recordings quickly buzzed through the welsh music scene mastering the debut album "Bully" is OUT NOW , enhanced with a video by cult movie Director Alex Chandon (Pervirella/Cradle of Fear). "Start a revolution and go to war"
Monkey Farm Frankenstein
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DMC ‘World Techno’ Chart No. 4 www.djpages.com. (15/2/07)DMC ‘UK Techno’ Chart No.2 www.djpages.com. (15/2/07)NEW MAGAZINE CHART PLACES etcUpdate magazine ‘Zzub Chart’ no.5 (out 21/3/07).Update magazine ‘Zzub Chart’ no.10 (out 14/3/07)Update magazine ‘Zzub Chart’ no.15 (out 28/3/07).DMC ‘World Techno’ Chart No. 4 www.djpages.com. (15/2/07)DMC ‘UK Techno’ Chart No.2 www.djpages.com. (15/2/07)COMMENTSAwesome selection of influences translated well into something quite disturbing (Remind me of a Hip Hop Panic stepper) Looking forward to the DVD. Using in clubs & on radio. (Nerm - Shiva Sound system/BBC Asian Network - London).Mad hybrid tune on the A side...I like the first track on the B-side ..nice and rolling (DJ Go ‘Mixologists’ – Various - Worldwide).Some good ideas here. I like tracks 4 &5. Most of this would get me slung of the desks pronto! However the old hip-hop geek in me would like tracks 4, 5, 10, 11 & 13 behind closed doors (David Phillips – We Love Space Events, Various – London/Ibiza).A bit hard on the ears but def some ideas and gimmicks track 5 is cool - will try to place in fashion shows thank you very much for sending (Jerry Bouthier – Update mag, Boombox, Fashion shows, Various - London).I quite like some of this, the samples are pretty dark. Some of it sounds a very quantized, very mechanical, but then it works in the context. It's not the sort of stuff that I'd usually like, it sounds a little dated with all the looped hip hop samples but it's got a concept that I quite like with the old horror movie samples. They've made them sound less dark than I was expecting, making some of the tracks have quite an upbeat tongue in cheek feel to them.like "I Trust No One Of Course" "Raw Meat" and "Hip Hop Holocaust" I like. Chart place no 12 (Leaf Troup- London/Fear of Music).
Monkey Farm Frankenstein new album 16 April
Twitch Of The Def Nerve
Some Bizarre launched in the early 80's with Soft Cell and Tainted Love. 25 years on comes the aptly titled Monkey Farm Frankenstein aka Benjamin Silko and Derek Stilwell. Twitch of the Def Nerve is packed with powerful electro beats and peppered with suggestive audio samples. A superb debut and a thoroughly gruesome listen.myspace.com/monkeyfarmfrankenstein somebizarre.com (Posted 26 Mar 07) Monkey Farm Frankenstein is a pair of young horror-obsessed malcontents who write, perform, engineer, record, program, edit, produce, mix, and master their own unique style of industrial hip hop music. Gathering samples in the dark and rainy streets of Portland, Oregon, they construct their subhuman breakbeat monster from unearthed pieces of cult horror films and dead LPs, dusty stacks of videotapes and aging analog synthesizers. The MFF invoke the hip hop influences in early Skinny Puppy and Ministry records, combining the sampledelic breakbeat sound of The Prodigy and Chemical Brothers with the funky chaos of Meat Beat Manifesto and Public Enemy. Monkey Farm Frankenstein dominate their machines, not the other way around, infusing every track with meanace and humor. Like the best horror films, the MFF balances their dark and aggressive nature with a sense of black comedy that lightens the tone and brings an audience into the fun. Combined with the pop-song structure of their songwriting, the MFF is both edgy and accessible. ‘Twitch Of The Def Nerve' is up to no.5 in the new Update mag ‘Zzub Chart' (out 21/3/07). – last week's published chart is attached (no.10). MFF ‘Phase 5' No.2 the DMC ‘UK Techno' Chart at www.djpages.com. (15/2/07)
Artist: Monkey Farm Frankenstein
Album: Twitch Of The Def Nerve
Label: Some BizarreNick Dunn
(Big Hands, Retro Bar and
other clubs/bars in and around
manchester city centre....)bold brutal and blistering noise with much promise.
Perhaps not enough light and shade and gets rather
relentless in places but an interesting new act.Keiron Mellotte
(EVOL, Fridays, The Liquid
Room, Edinburgh Indi-Go,
Wednesdays, The Liquid
Room, Edinburgh The
Conehe...)andy lynn
(the pad bedford...)one of the best albums ive heard so far this year,takes
me back to the late eighties /early ninties with an
industrial dance beats sound nine inch nails,nitzer
ebb,renegade soundwave sheep on drugs thats got a
slice of shadow thrown in on tracks lke hip hop
holocaust following on with another fine track fly beats
that has a real old skool sound goin down ,and my
personal fave elephant dope with massive orchestral
stabsover hip hop beats an amazing track from a
fucking amazing albumwow.. dated and at the same time kind of futurustic
sounding.. this is great fun.. old skool ideas and a
modern edge... I can see this doing well...Rememeber Depth Charge, well this is just like that,
maybe a bit less duddy, but i love the constant manic
sampling, it is always keeping you interested. Very
early Minsitry in places, then a switch of stylee and it
is the dust, ooops sorry, chemical brothers.
AWESOME!Chris Girvin
(The Phoenix, 122 Gosford St,
Coventry, CV1 5DL...)The tracks that float my big chemical beatz boat are
Hip Hop Holocaust and the fantastic What Apocolypse!Thank you so much, my album of the year so far!
Brilliant.Stephen Webster
(Ramshackle Carling
Academy Dale End
Birmingham B4 7LS Every
Friday. We Get Kicks Barfly
78 Digbet...)The name alone is enough to get our interest. A damn
good debut album it is too...a fucked mash up of
electro, industrial and hip-hop...totally off the mapTony Giles
(Vanity - Borderline - Monday
Thirst - Thirst Bar Oxford -
Tuesday Sin City - Electric
Ballroom - Fri...)This is either the work of madmen or total genius. from
the first listen it sounds like the prodigy dirtchamber
album sessions but with a more danceable groove to
it. Its one of those albums you can just leave on and
before you know it it's over. One of the best albums
i've heard in a very long time, well done to the band
for making a fantastic album.Rob Taylor
(Sheffield Leadmill, Capacity
900...)I was very happy when this arrived, after receiving the
'Some Bizzare' label retrospect a couple of months
ago. Monkey Farm Frankenstein were one of the
artists who stood out on that album and they dont
dissapoint here either! Really great electronica and a
welcome return from this label!Gavin Morrow
(Jack & Jill Party (@ Niche)
Hell Bent (@ Stealth)
Sunglasses At Night (@ The
Social) ...)cool & exciting fusion of the filthiest electro, industrial
rock & hip-hop (to name but three!)... very tense &
gritty. stand-out tracks: Just Another Victim, Phases,
We Know Where You Live & I Trust No One Of
Course...Paul Young
(Leeds Metropolitan University
Bar Phono The Bassment...)It..'s not requested yet, but it soon will be. Every time I
play a track off this album I get droves of people
coming up to the booth to ask me who it is. I mean
let..'s face it... this is some of the freshest, most awe
inspiring fucked up mayhem that..'s emerged in the
past 10 years, and trust Some Bizarre to release it.
This album is absolutely shit-hot an adrenaline ride
through Foetus inspired techno. There..'s not a track
on here that I..'m not playing out at some point in my
set or another. Truly refreshing, fun and inspirational.
Music to smash clubs up to!!!!!Paul Steele
(Altercation @ Le Bateau...)I've got a friend who loves underground stuff like this
so I played him a few tracks and he loved it. It's
underground as f*ck but this could do some serious
damage on the floor if it's treated properly. Watch this
space..
Renegade,
Meka
HIGH HEEL SHOES - SBZ048CD -OUT NOW MEKA RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM ON LEGENDARY LABEL SOME BIZZARE 30th March 2007 Number 1 DMC Buzz Chart
15th July 2007 Meka track "Shape"
taken from the Album "High Heel Shoes"
27 TH week in PROGRAM : The Australian Real Underground Music Show
15th July 2007
N° 5, we were at 7th!!!K.
EXTRACT: Feature Radio programs
ISON LIVE RADIO INTERNATIONAL NETWORK - PLAYLIST REPORT
WEEK : 27
TH LW HP WI DANCE/TECHNO
01 03 01 25 "money" - tomb world order
02 01 01 16 "thuggine" - papa duck
03 02 02 19 "beata heat" - infinite ammo
04 05 04 09 "welcome to the get down" - ghost
05 07 05 09 "shape" - meka
06 06 04 11 "change" - sunburn in cyprus
07 08 06 10 "count stacks" - yung lex
08 04 04 11 "angel in asia ( remix)" - kitana
09 09 08 06 "dirty grimey" - caramel g aka mtg
10 10 10 03 "come fill me up" - intatiChart : 05 "shape" - meka 15th JulyTH = Position this week
LW = Position last week HP = Highest position thus far
WI = Weeks in chart
New Additions to all playlists this week:
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Amazing news!!!Presents "Miami Buzz Mixshow", a showcase of the coolest and biggest tunes from the Winter Music Conference 2007.1 NEW MEKA Accelerate Some Bizzare
A fitting track for the re-born 'Some Bizzare' label, Italian camp electronic 80s music at its fun loving best!MEKA is the latest project from Max Durante and his long time collaborator Key (Ketty Boccia, Koffeebuzz). A veteran of the European dance scene Max Durante started his career in 1986 mixing Acid House and freestyle around Italy. Through his love of hip hop he began to integrate scratching into his sets and an eclectic choice of tunes. This lead him to be named “The Wizard Of The Decks”. Legendary Dance/Industrial label SOME BIZZARE for the release of their debut album. Lead by a mix of minimalist sexy house and electronica with suggestive, distinct and sometimes risque vocals from Key. This album is the soundtrack to your sexy summer!!! Carlos Regueira (Yoshitoshi) “Get in the car mix is good” Decky Hedrock (The Japanese Popstars) “Yer Man does a decent remix” Hexadecimal (Spectrum) “High Heel Shoes (Yer Man Mix) - A storming remix, wicked! Accelerate (Yer Man Mix) - Well produced stuff! Vocal is ok. Will play” Joe Sweeney (Tutto Mondo/Lava Lounge) “Get in the car mix of accelerate is dope. Def gonna try to work that into my sets” Jonty (MOS Radio/Skrufff) “Really like this- great stuff- will support to the max (review, DJ plays, charts etc)" Jorge Jaramillo (Subliminal) “Accelerate (yer man mix) is my choice, nice track” Mason “The Yer Man mix of Accelerate is lots of fun and rocks... Thanks!” Paul Deighton (Ministry/Housexy) “These sound absolutely wicked mate...defo for me” Tom Stepahn “ ” Steve Wandless Head of Club & Radio Promotions PROhibition ltd
Scraping Foetus off The Wheel
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Re-mastered by SCOTT HULL (David Bowie, Herbie Hancock etc.) at Scott Hull Mastering Restored artwork in Digi pack format (under supervision of J.Thirwell himself) FIRST IN A SERIES OF DELUXE FOETUS RELATED RE-ISSUES In an age when terms like "alternative" and "independent" get bandied about corporate boardrooms as mere mass-market packaging slogans, it takes an artist as rare as Jim Thirlwell (FOETUS) to inject some meaning into what is so casually labeled "the underground." With his history of relentless aesthetic terrorism and committed cultural subversion, Thirlwell is one of the most independent thinkers on the music scene today, a much-needed alternative to "alternative rock" itself. Linking up with Some Bizarre in the early eighties Thirwell adopted the “Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel” moniker for the release of two of his most well know early albums “Hole” and “Nail” in ‘84 & ‘85 respectively. With a collision of electronics, tape loops and harsh beats and vocals these albums helped define the burgeoning underground industrial scene in London at the time. With lovingly restored artwork under direct supervision from Thirwell himself these two albums are now available in deluxe digi packs which do the original LP's artwork justice like no CD issue has ever done. Both albums have also been re-mastered by SCOTT HULL (Herbie Hancock, David Bowie etc.) to bring out the best in these milestone releases freeing them from the bad CD mastering these titles have suffered from in the past.. These two CD's are essential to any fan or curious music buyer.FOETUS reissued, starting October 23, 2006
Posted October 05, 2006
wassonii says:
side-line has this to sayfrom side-line:
1st reissue for Foetus back catalogue
“Hole†is the first in a series of deluxe Foetus reissues on Some Bizarre. Linking up with the Some Bizarre label in the early eighties Jim Thirwell adopted the ‘Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel’ moniker for the release of two of his most well know early albums “Hole†and “Nail†in ‘84 and ‘85 respectively. With a collision of electronics, tape loops and harsh beats and vocals these albums helped define the burgeoning underground industrial scene in London at the time. For this reissue the material has been remastered and the artwork restored under direct supervision from Thirwell himself.man, i’m so broke right now, but this moves to near the top of i MUST have this.
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dj ivi says:
“electronics, tape loops and harsh beatsâ€
those are the magic words for me! i am looking this album up!
thanks!Posted
wassonii says:
I haven’t followed through with these particular rereleases, but read that through his site, thirlwell is offering a new album of reworked pieces and such from his most recent sessions. i think it was at brainwashed.com, but can’t swear to it.
too, check out the music blog mutant sounds. deals with a lot of the musics that led to where foetus and others went and beyond.The Throne of Agony
Posted September 24, 2006sedagive says:Sometimes you have a staple in your musical pantheon that was a major influence, but has faded into a kind of personal obscurity. For some reason, you’ve let it slip away, despite its importance; or maybe it exists only in the form of a single over-listened track in a playlist or on a mix disc. Inevitably, you rediscover it and all that awesomeness comes flowing back into your ears (or lack of awesomeness – sometimes it’s not as great as you remembered it). Recently, I wrote a piece about “angry music,†in which the crown jewel was Anything (Viva!) by Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel. I was moved to revisit my collection, and rediscovered one of the most original, most caustic, and mostly forgotten artists of the ‘80s and ‘90s. Known under various and equally designed-to-shock names like “You’ve Got Foetus On Your Breath†and “Foetus Uber Alles,†Jim Thirlwell, aka Clint Ruin, creates a wall of cacophony in his music. But behind the madness is a distinct method. Foetus music is carefully crafted despite its noisy quality. It is also composed music in the classical sense, as there is a definite symphonic quality to it. And it is also angry, sarcastic and brilliant.The first thing you notice when listening to much of Foetus’ work is that you want to dance to it, but you can’t. It’s often nearly melodic, often be-boppy, but always bound for Hell on a rattling, out-of-control handcart. Thirlwell is considered by many to be a first rate composer, he just happens to use screeching metal, power tools, and other found noise as a complement to more traditional instruments.The discography is extensive, encompassing around 50 LPs and EPs. Other side projects include Steroid Maximus and Wiseblood, and one album with L.A. performance artist Lydia Lunch. He is still producing albums, with a decidedly more melodic edge in recent years, but his opus remains the album, Nail (1985). This is almost a concept album, opening with Theme from Pigdom Come, a cinematic instrumental, continuing to the masochistic Throne of Agony and ending with the megalomanic Anything (Viva!). Somewhere near the middle is a brilliant piece called Descent Into The Inferno that must surely be the top dance hit in the 8th ring. Foetus music is the absolute opposite of easy listening. It’s hard listening. You have to work to enjoy it sometimes. It can get hard to work your way past the pompousness and pretension, the painful slog through the self-flagellation of Jim Thirlwell’s tortured id. The reward, however, is a deeper look into the abyss than you ever thought you might take.Anger Mismanagement
Posted September 10, 2006
TAGS: Artist: Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel Album: Nail Track: Anything (Viva!) Ministry, Rage Against the Machine, Rammsteinsedagive says:
When I was younger, I pretty much fit the stereotype of the “Angry Young Man,†so most of the music I listened to was what you might call “angry music.†In the ‘70s (the high school, god-aren’t-those-jocks-a-bunch-of-assholes years) it was Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, et.al. In the ‘80s (the art school, isn’t-reagan-a-dumbass-prick years), there was a lot of punk, goth, proto-industrial music – Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, The Cure, Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel, Husker Du. After that came the late ‘80s/early ‘90s (the god-what-was-I-thinking-how-the-hell-do-I-make-a-living-from
-a-fine-arts-degree years), there seemed to be plenty of angry music to listen to – the Seattle scene started taking off and for a while it was a sort of anything goes scenario – Soundgarden and Nirvana come to mind, naturally. Anyway, here is my current “angriest music†playlist, which I do not need to listen to nearly as much as I used to since marriage, fatherhood and a decent income have mellowed me (although there may actually be more to be angry about in this day and age than ever).Anger Mismanagement:A Perfect Circle – Judith
Afghan Whigs – Debonair
Big Black – Kerosene
Black Angels – Young Men Dead
Coal Chamber (with Ozzy) – Shock the Monkey
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown – Fire
Gob – Paint It Black
GodSmack – Keep Away
Gravity Kills – Guilty
House of Freaks – Kill the Mockingbird
Kittie – Brackish
Linkin Park – Crawling
LL Cool J – Mama Said Knock You Out
Ministry – So What
Orgy – Blue Monday
Rage Against the Machine – Bulls on Parade
Rage Against the Machine – Killing in the Name
Rage Against the Machine – Wake Up
Rage Against the Machine – Testify
Rage Against the Machine – Guerilla Radio
Rage Against the Machine – Sleep Now In The Fire
Rammstein – Du Hast
Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel – Anything (Viva!)
Soundgarden – Jesus Christ Pose
Stephen Lynch – Bitch
Tool – SoberNow, these are in alphabetical order for the sake of… well, order, I guess. But a word about a few of the selections here. First of all, yes, the list is heavy on Rage Against the Machine. Of course. They made a career out of making supremely angry music. Secondly, there’s not a lot of hip hop, much of which is very angry indeed. Black anger just isn’t my anger (but I don’t deny there’s plenty to be angry about in that musical genre’s base). It’s also a generational thing, I think.But how can you argue with the candid, smoldering moment in time, when you realize a relationship has disintegrated beyond repair, as in the Afghan Whig’s “Debonair?†“It’s locked it’s jaws and now it’s swallowing.†Or Big Black, arguably one of the angriest bands ever, in their tale of small town angst and isolation, in which they contemplate lighting each other on fire just to get some excitement. Rammstein – “Du Hast†means “You Hate Me†in German. ‘Nuff said. Arthur Brown is an oddity from the mid-to-late sixties who deserves an article all his own. His psychedelic “Fire†– sung with a flaming dish on his head – has the entirely campy yet dark “You’re gonna burn!†as it’s refrain. And finally, to top it all off, the two angriest songs on the list. The first is “So What†by Ministry, a searing, nihilistic tribute to thrill-killing and generational despair. The live version on “In Case You Didn’t Feel Like Showing Up†is the best. And at the absolute end of it all, Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel, aka just plain Foetus, aka about half a dozen other project names. “Anything (Viva!)†starts out gravelly and growling, with lots of Einsturzende Neubauten metal noise and miscellaneous cacophany, end ends in Lucifer conducting a symphony as the soundtrack for you smashing your car defiantly into the gates of hell. At least, that’s how I envision the crescendo ending of this amazing finale to the “Nail†album.I’m sure there are hundreds of equally hot-headed anthems for the disaffected out there. What are yours?
FOETUS - FINAL PARTS IN A SERIES OF DELUXE FOETUS RELATED RE-ISSUES - 'SINK' and 'THAW'
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FOETUS - 'SINK'
Release date: 28.05.07
SBZ074CD
FOETUS - 'THAW'
Release date: 28.05.07
SBZ054CD
In an age when terms like "alternative" and "independent" get bandied about corporate boardrooms as mere mass-market packaging slogans, it takes an artist as rare as Jim Thirlwell (FOETUS) to inject some meaning into what is so casually labeled "the underground." With his history of relentless aesthetic terrorism and committed cultural subversion, Thirlwell is one of the most independent thinkers on the music scene today, a much-needed alternative to "alternative rock" itself.
Linking up with Some Bizarre in the early eighties Thirwell adopted the "Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel" moniker for the release of two of his most well know early albums "Hole" and "Nail" in '84 & '85 respectively (already re-issued by SOME BIZARRE this year!). Later adopting "FOETUS INTERRUPTUS" for the "THAW album in 1988 and "FOETUS INC." for the ""SINK" album (collecting together rare and compilation/collaboration tracks). With a collision of electronics, tape loops and harsh beats and vocals Foetus' albums helped define the underground industrial scene in London throughout the eighties and has remained (if indirectly) a large influence on the scenes development. With lovingly restored artwork under direct supervision from Thirwell himself these two albums are now available in deluxe digi packs which do the original LP's artwork justice like no CD issue has ever done. These two CD's are essential to any fan or curious music buyer.
Einsturzende Neubauten
FULL SOME BIZARRE BACK CATALOGUE RE-ISSUED FROM THIS LEGENDARY GERMAN EXPERIMENTAL BAND
Formed in 1980 EINSTUERZENDE NEUBAUTEN
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(“Collapsing New Buildings”)EINSTUERZENDE NEUBAUTEN contribution to the movie's "Heat" - "The Insider" - "Day in the Life of David Gale"quickly gained notoriety for their unique use of Industrial sounds and electronics in their live shows, after releasing their first album the band signed to Some Bizarre for the production and release of their next four albums. All re-issued on deluxe digi packs these albums presented here represent the bands most popular period in the mid to late eighties. These are essential albums for any fan of the band or curious music fan looking to explore the creative heyday of the classic group or industrials most favoured period.
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