The followers of this blog should be familar with Terminus,a band born in 1983 and active till 2001.I have,in fact, posted many of their tapes. I have been in touch with Mark (the singer-guitarist) for a few years now and he kindly passed to me some rare stuff both by Terminus and by other old artists,one of them being the fantastic Daz Lloyd.
I just want remind you all to visit their excellent webpage where you can read about their history, discography, gigs, friends and much more.Funny enough this tape is not listed in their webpage.It is, yet, a great tool documenting the energy and the passion coming out from their live shows.
A big Thanks to Mark for passing to me this great tape. Enjoy it.
"The gig in question: Earth Citizens/ Pszychisz Terror/ Duckwind, The Queens Hotel, Scunthorpe, Saturday 25th May 1991
Two 'punk' bands from Switzerland, Pszychisz Terror,
apparently, refused to open their luggage at customs and got turned
back. "More Cider!" was Fritz, EC's guitarist's refrain between each
song: Dry cider - the drink of the Gods
he had just discovered and proceeded to drink to excess! Slotted in
well with the locals.
Duckwind was a band formed from members from local psychedelic band Duck
In Fog in order to play Hawkwind tracks; this included
Col Spence on bass, who played in Terminus and was also a member of DIF
before joining us - and Mick Hare on drums, obviously a Terminus
drummer - Rocky, also played guitar in DIF before playing in Terminus
for a short while, and vocals would have been Graham
Davis - DIF's vocalist." (Mark Terminus)
The Circle was recorded and mixed at 'H.O.M.E. Studios' (on Daz's combined amp/twin cassette deck) March 1988 while Sic Syke was recorded and mixed on the Brougham Road 4-Track during the long and hard (finarr finarr!!!) winter of 90/91.
To
make this post more informative I have asked his old mates to write
some info about Daz. Unfortunately, he left this world very young. This
post is dedicated to his memory and his excellent music. Big thanks to
Mark for introducing me to such a great artist, to PJL for digitizing
these old tapes and his nice words, and to his family for giving me
permission to post his tapes here and on my Youtube channel.
Darren Lloyd (or - like every guy given that first name - Daz to his mates) first appeared on a stage in March 1985 as guitarist in The Demised, a band he'd co-founded in his native Scunthorpe the previous year. That band revised and expanded its line-up shortly afterwards, subsequently changing its name to Declaration, but made no serious headway before breaking up in April 1986.
Over the following couple of years Daz released three cassettes: 'Bill of Rights', 'Stand Up and Be Counted', and 'The Circle'; each was a genuine solo effort with all vocals, guitars and bass by the man himself (the title of an instrumental on the second tape - "Wot No Drums" - was based on a common reaction to his approach of those who'd heard its predecessor). Daz also popped up at a number of local gigs during this period armed only with his guitar (and voice) in a Billy Bragg stylee, but all of this was only half of the picture.
While a stint as second guitarist with established Barton band Aki (soon after Declaration's split) didn't work out, Daz subsequently remained a member of Terminus for long enough to appear on the first of that band's generous handful of records. He also joined the 'enigmatic' (and mainly studio-based) Scunthorpe outfit Murderous Musicians, while a friendship with London-based punk band The Apostles (initially kindled through the post) led to a series of visits to their Hackney HQ - and an 'exchange visit' by the band's Dave 'LAMF' Fanning to Scunthorpe to appear alongside Daz (and former Declaration drummer Pete) in a one-off outfit named after the beloved Monty Python skit, The Piranha Brothers.
By the early '90s Daz had moved to London, maintaining his association with The Apostles by recording a fourth tape - 'Sic Syke', now complete with drums! - at their HQ (with Dave supplying cover art, and fellow Apostles Muzz and Andy providing percussive assistance); it seems that Daz and Dave also reassumed their Piranha alter egos on occasion. Over the next few years our contact was scant, limited to when our paths happened to cross during Daz's visits to his family in Scunthorpe, but his permanent return home in August 1997 seemed to hold much promise - for one thing, it seemed that a 'reunion' of the Murderous Musicians was being discussed before he'd even had the time to unpack his cases.
Instead, Daz's relocation to Scunthorpe was followed only a few weeks later by his tragic death; he was days short of his thirty-first birthday. He is still, and will always be, remembered fondly by friends, regarded highly by those who'd shared a stage with him at any point, and much missed by all who knew him. Rock on, Daz.
Very good sampler of solo artists compiled by Daz Lloyd for his label Media Tapes back in 1989. It features many good solo-acts : Dave Fanning and Andy Martin ,also involved in The Apostoles,Danbert Nobacon also involved in Chumbawamba ,Doom present in this sampler is not the famous crust punk band but it is a nickname for Mark Richardson involved in Terminus, Crag Milner previously of Declaration alongside Daz and Pete,also great tracks by the prolific Lord Litter. I have no info about Toshiyuki Hiraoka,Uncle Dick Fish and Statement.To complete this post I am adding the songtitles and a script by Daz included in the cover sleeve.
Big thanks to Mark Terminus for donating this tape to this blog and to PJL for passing me some info about the artists. Since this tape seems to be very rare I left these tracks as waves. Enjoy it.
This is the first post about Daz Lloyd, an amazing artist from Scunthorpe, involved in Terminus and The Apostoles. Daz wrote and recorded also his own music, leaving to us 4 great tapes.
To
make this post more informative I have asked his old mates to write
some info about Daz. Unfortunately, he left this world very young. This
post is dedicated to his memory and his excellent music. Big thanks to
Mark for introducing me to such a great artist, to PJL for digitizing
these old tapes and his nice words, and to his family for giving me
permission to post his tapes here and on my Youtube channel.
Darren Lloyd (or - like every guy given that first name - Daz to his mates) first appeared on a stage in March 1985 as guitarist in The Demised, a band he'd co-founded in his native Scunthorpe the previous year. That band revised and expanded its line-up shortly afterwards, subsequently changing its name to Declaration, but made no serious headway before breaking up in April 1986.
Over the following couple of years Daz released three cassettes: 'Bill of Rights', 'Stand Up and Be Counted', and 'The Circle'; each was a genuine solo effort with all vocals, guitars and bass by the man himself (the title of an instrumental on the second tape - "Wot No Drums" - was based on a common reaction to his approach of those who'd heard its predecessor). Daz also popped up at a number of local gigs during this period armed only with his guitar (and voice) in a Billy Bragg stylee, but all of this was only half of the picture.
While a stint as second guitarist with established Barton band Aki (soon after Declaration's split) didn't work out, Daz subsequently remained a member of Terminus for long enough to appear on the first of that band's generous handful of records. He also joined the 'enigmatic' (and mainly studio-based) Scunthorpe outfit Murderous Musicians, while a friendship with London-based punk band The Apostles (initially kindled through the post) led to a series of visits to their Hackney HQ - and an 'exchange visit' by the band's Dave 'LAMF' Fanning to Scunthorpe to appear alongside Daz (and former Declaration drummer Pete) in a one-off outfit named after the beloved Monty Python skit, The Piranha Brothers.
By the early '90s Daz had moved to London, maintaining his association with The Apostles by recording a fourth tape - 'Sic Syke', now complete with drums! - at their HQ (with Dave supplying cover art, and fellow Apostles Muzz and Andy providing percussive assistance); it seems that Daz and Dave also reassumed their Piranha alter egos on occasion. Over the next few years our contact was scant, limited to when our paths happened to cross during Daz's visits to his family in Scunthorpe, but his permanent return home in August 1997 seemed to hold much promise - for one thing, it seemed that a 'reunion' of the Murderous Musicians was being discussed before he'd even had the time to unpack his cases.
Instead, Daz's relocation to Scunthorpe was followed only a few weeks later by his tragic death; he was days short of his thirty-first birthday. He is still, and will always be, remembered fondly by friends, regarded highly by those who'd shared a stage with him at any point, and much missed by all who knew him. Rock on, Daz.
Here two live recordings by the mighty Terminus,a band already covered in this blog,in fact I just love their music and attitude.I wrote about them when I posted the very rare tape Hands Up For An early Grave, after that post I got in touch with Mark(the singer/guitarist) and He kindly donated to this blog 3 other rare tapes First Demo(1984),Catalogue of Crime(1985) and Body Count(1986).
I am now very happy to share those two other jewels,two gigs at Queens Hotel in Scumthorpe,the recordings are pretty good and in fact this tape delivers us their full energy as live act.
For all of you curious to know more about this astonishing band I can just suggest you to visit their nice webpage where you can read their biography,discography,interviews and more related issues.
