IDOLISE N2-(Magazine-UK-1985)

Idolise was an English magazine focused on weird and original graphics, industrial music and counter information.

In this issue The Threepenny Group, Mail Art Introduction by Guy Blues, info about a few industrial releases and labels and tons of graphics as xerox art, drawings and collages. Some of them quite astonishing...

A great magazine from the very underground press of the fabulous 80s.
Enjoy it.
:f(a*r~a^w~a_y~
click me 

 

ZONA INDUSTRIALE-Neutro-(ADN Tapes-Italy-1985)

This is the second release by this fantastic Italian duo called Zona Industriale, I have already posted Materiali(85-87) and Requiem.
A Discogs page about them is here, this tape was reprinted in 1996 by the mighty Slaughter Productions with the title "Pornografia: Materiali/Frammenti",I am posting here the cover sleeve that Marco Corbelli chose for this reprint. 

Adn was an Italian electronic/experimental/industrial label based in Milan. ADN was run by Marco Veronesi, Piero Bielli and Alberto Crosta (with one Carla Crotti also involved at some point), although Alberto Crosta was the main international contact. I have posted a few productions by this old Italian label too.

Enjoy it.

~f)a_r*a~w*a~y)

click me 

 

 

Comando Bruno / Bogart ‎– Tension Test -(Bog-Art/ECDM-Germany-c60-1985)

Comando Bruno is Rafael Flores, Spanish composer, sound and video artist. His whole work is a milestone of experimental music and sound exploration, he produces audio/video works in a very much personal way too hard to define. Rafael Flores build a solid personal universe with intelligent use of natural recordings and the methods of musique concrete, collages and plenty of other vanguard approaches, mixed with a particular sense of humour next to the spirit of dada and surrealism. One of the most active sound artists in the industrial music scene (international cassette network, experimental video, radio and mail art), he influenced new generations of experimental sound artists. His most notorious feature is the intimate poetical touch in the sound works, quite unusual for the industrial music scene. From 1991 to 2001, Rafael Flores reduced musical activity, and was involved with video art, releasing just a very limited sound works as "friends only" private editions. After a long pause, he returns to editorial activity in 2002.
Rafael Flores has published numerous works under his own name and also as Comando Bruno. Was founder member of Diseño Corbusier band and The International Mail Music Group. Many collaboration works followed with like-minded musicians, GX Juppiter-Larsen, Francisco López, Neo Zelanda, Victor Nubla, Francisco Felipe, Esplendor Geométrico, Zan Hoffman, Anton Ignorant, to name a few.
His music was released all over the world by such labels as Monochrome Vision, Banned Production, Discos Esplendor Geometrico, Korm Plastics, Zeromoon, Graf Haufen , Tonspur, and by his own labels Laboratorios No and ECDM.His FB page is here.

Bogart is Hubert Haverkamp-Cologne-based experimental musician. His actual webpage is here.(all the info from Discogs)

click me 

 

Tracklist

A	–Bogart	Surgical Treatments
B1	–Comando Bruno	Broken Eternity
B2	–Comando Bruno	Pulsion Collages (Radio.Mix)
B3	–Comando Bruno	Koenig, 1923 (Parts 1-2)
B4	–Comando Bruno	Telex

Notes

Limited edition of 100 numbered copies (either hand-numbered or rubber-stamped numbered).
Available in regular ferro or chromium tapes.

"Spaimany Mail-Art"

v.a.-Devastate To Liberate-(Yangki-UK-1985)

Astonishing compilation vinyl with a great selection of bands and amazing tracks benefit for the Animal Liberation Front.

You`ll find here some  strange electro, some political punk and weird industrial music: quite an eclectic sampler yet very good.

Enjoy it.

:f(a>r:a*w^a¬y> 

click me 

A1	–Nurse With Wound	Elderly Man River	3:46
A2	–Sema	The Pleasure Of The Text	4:56
A3	–Shock Headed Peters	Blue Rosebuds	4:50
A4	–P16 D4*	'Okay' She Said With Her Customary Total Lack Of Consideration	0:38
A5	–P16 D4*	Aus Angst Davor, Zu Erstiken, Sprach Er Beim Essen Nie	1:34
A6	–Coil	Restless Day	4:24
A7	–93 Current 93*	Jesus Wants Me For A Moonbeam	3:05
B1	–Legendary Pink Dots*	Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm	4:14
B2	–Hafler Trio*	In The Cradle	1:15
B3	–Annie Anxiety*	Soweto Suntan	4:58
B4	–Crass	Powerless With A Guitar	7:13
B5	–D&V*	Today's Conclusion	1:33
B6	–D&V*	Wake Up	1:36
B7	–Who Will Carry My Arms	Carnival Of Souls	1:21

v.a.-Which Side Are You On-Music For The Miners,From The North East-(Which Side Recs-UK-1985)

Compilation released on vinyl and cassette with songs and music made in support of the miner's strike 1984-85. It did include a poster, a booklet & leaflets. (scans provided here)

Different bands/artists playing folk and supporting the miners` fight. 

Enjoy it.

~f(a~r)a(w~a^y}
click me 
tracklist

A1	–The Country Pickets	Daddy (What Did You Do In The Strike?)
A2	–Red Music	Byker Hill And Walker Shore
A3	–Tyneside People Choir	The Red Flag
A4	–The Country Pickets	Holy Joe From Scabsville
A5	–The Stumbling Band	The Internationale
A6	–Red Music	Going Down The Road
A7	–Jock Purdon	The Miners Tale
B1	–Eve Bland	Coal Not Dole
B2	–Mike Elliot*	The Miners Friend
B3	–Ed Pickford	Crumpled Mac
B4	–The Stumbling Band	Bandiera Rossa
B5	–Shirley Robson	Heads Held High
B6	–Red Music	Union Woman / Capitaine Gumbo
B7	–Tyneside People Choir	Resolution
B8	–The Country Pickets	Miners Medley

v.a.-REALLY FAST Vol II-(Really Fast Recs-Sweden-1985)

Legendary compilation series edited and distributed by the Swedish Really Fast Records old label that seems to be still alive and kicking.

I have already posted other 3 issues of this series.
A very interesting interview with Patrik Jonsson, a founding member of this label, is here.

36 tracks of pure violent old school HC Punk erupts from this vinyl like burning lava from an angry volcano. 
Enjoy it.
~f(a*r~a)w)a_y~
click me

A1	–The Krixhjälters	Magic Mushrooms
A2	–The Krixhjälters	The Guardian Of The Society
A3	–S.O.D*	Tänk Realistiskt
A4	–S.O.D*	BSS
A5	–S.O.D*	I Don't Want
A6	–Asocial	Rustning Är Mord
A7	–Asocial	Frihet
A8	–Tatuerade Snutkukar	Hiroshima - Slakta Assars Nassar
A9	–Tatuerade Snutkukar	Herreys
A10	–Tatuerade Snutkukar	Krossade Pungkulor
A11	–Swankers*	Pensionär
A12	–Swankers*	Anti-Oi
A13	–Nyx Negativ	Trofull
A14	–Nyx Negativ	Makten
A15	–Mob 47	Vi Kan
A16	–Mob 47	Dagen Efter
A17	–Mob 47	Vi Vill Ha Frihet
A18	–Mob 47	Vår Värld
B1	–Bristles	Nowhere
B2	–Ab Hjärntvätt	Dataspel
B3	–Ab Hjärntvätt	E.A.P.
B4	–Ingron Hutlös	Tristess
B5	–Ingron Hutlös	Raggarstat
B6	–Ingron Hutlös	Skit I Valet
B7	–R.T.S (2)	Run
B8	–R.T.S (2)	R.T.S
B9	–R.T.S (2)	Det Finns Inget Kvar
B10	–R.T.S (2)	Byråkrati Gör Dig Fri
B11	–R.T.S (2)	Napalm
B12	–Distrust	Minoritet Förtryck
B13	–Distrust	Föroreningar
B14	–Distrust	Fred & Frihet
B15	–Subway Army	Heavy Gym
B16	–Subway Army	Decontrol
B17	–Sötlimpa	Farligt
B18	–Sötlimpa	Fred

THE SPHERE-Time Will Make Fun Of Us-(Self Released-Italy-1985)

3 tracks on this tape that seems to be the very first production by this old Italian band hailing from Aosta.3 tracks of pure new wave sung in English. Good recording and info+lyrics in the folded cover sleeve. 

Enjoy it.
~f(a~r*a{w~a(y~
click me 

 

PUNKAMINAZIONE N5-(Fanzine/Bulletin-Italy-March 1985)

Punkaminazione was a bulletin of connection, communication, information and coordination assembled by groups, labels and collectives of the Italian punk scene in the early 80s.

A very similar experience was experimented in the early 90s and it was called La Lega dei Furiosi.

Punkaminazione was not a proper fanzine but a container of experiences shared by people with the same ideas and aims:anti-militarism, squatting, anarchism, punk music as political message.

In this issue we find contributions by different collectives and individuals from many places of the Italian boots:Bari, Aosta, Grosseto, Genova, Savona, Udine, Savona, Lecco, Macerata, Milano... and writings about pollution, green energy, squatting and evictions of social centers, riots, punk gigs.

This is a piece of history of the Italian Punk scene, only in Italian Language.

~f^a:r~a_w:a>y~

click me 

SMERSH-Ordinary People-(Atlas King-USA-c60-1985)

Smersh was Mike Mangino and Chris Shepard. And from 1981 until 1994 they released far too many cassette tapes. They also contributed to far too many compilations throughout the known world. In the early eighties, they established a unique sound that is known and loved, combining cheap electronics and wild guitar sounds with distorted vocals. They were, in fact, a bit The Ramones of the industrial scene. But were they industrial? The Smersh sound had so many faces that it is next to impossible to categorize their music. Smersh recorded on most Monday evenings for a couple of hours. Each song was improvised over the course of the evening and then recorded. Once it was finished they never played it again. They never rehearsed, they couldn't read music, and they never played live.from their official webpage)

 Atlas King was the tape label of Smersh, founded by Chris Shepard and Mike Mangino in 1981. Until 1991 the label had no official name and the cat.no. looked like this: SC000, from 1991 it was officially Atlas King and the cat.no. looked like: AK000.
The last release with the SC prefix is SC032, the first with the AK prefix is AK033.
In 1994 the last tape was released.
The follow-up label is Mirandette Popular.

Enjoy it.

~f*a)r~a*w)a~y) 

click me 

 

v.a.-DRY LUNGS-A Compilation Of Industrial Music From Around The World-(Placebo Records-USA-1985)

Amazing compilation released on vinyl and cassette in 1985 by the American Placebo Records.

It offers us a great selection of tracks and artists from the very new wave of industrial music emerging in the early 80s.

Placebo Records was born in 1979, primarily as a punk label in Phoenix, Arizona with a handful of electronic/noise releases, notably the early parts of the 'Dry Lungs' series. Main early label for Phoenix skate-punkers JFA. Assumed defunct.

Enjoy it.

~f*a^r*a^w*a)y~

click me 

Tracklist

–Controlled Bleeding	Scourge Tides	5:48
–Etant Donnes*	Le Coeur Sert Le Corps	3:09
–Neo Zalanda*	A Presto	1:14
–Esplendor Geometrico*	Untitled	2:51
–Toll	Brute Freeze	2:10
–Vivenza	Unite Concrete Un Bruit	3:02
–HNAS* / Mieses Gegonge	Ein Winter Ohne Hautprobleme	4:12
–Jarboe	Walls Are Bleeding	2:34
–Merzbow	Vermin With Carcass	3:35
–P16D4* - Swimming Behavior Of The Human Infant*	No! No!	2:47
–Maybe Mental	Premystery	3:36
–Le Syndicat	Full Of Shit	2:13
–Sleep Chamber	The Beast 666	2:21
–John Duncan	Hanoi	4:14
–P231* / Ankh (2)	Untitled	2:25
–Dog As Master	Disastrous Consequences	2:25
–Problemist	Crisis	2:2