Ultra scarce compilation tape released by Geoff Rushton whilst producing his fanzine 'Stabmental' in 1981.
Produced by Chris Watson in May/June 1981, it includes two rare tracks from the long forgotten
enigma that was Rema Rema.A droning bass driven dirge call "Why Ask
Why", and 8 minutes of staccato Bass twanging with Kenny Morris style drumming(by Max aka Dorothy)
that is called simply,"Christopher".
Rema Rema were famed for the excellent "Wheel In The Roses" ep on 4AD,
and more so for containing the infamous,or rather the Not famous,'Dorothy' in its ranks; the co-creator of the sublime Dorothy single on Industrial Records. Also contained within this group was one Marco Pironi,late of the Banshees and the Models, and later to find fame in Adam
and the Ants.(Also credited with some stupid statement about how he
lost interest in 'punk rock' when his little clique was infiltrated by
'us', and ruined it for him......ahhhh diddums; and here's me thinking it
was elitism that ruined punk rock'....well, that and all the main bands
selling out to the 'man!!)
There are two impossibly rare solo tracks
from Cabaret Voltaire's Chris Watson and Richard H. Kirk. Watson's
'News Cut up 2/5/81 is an almost danceable industrial disco number, with
relentless 808 deprogramming,and bubbling electronics, which point
towards "2x45" era Cabs.
Whereas Richard H. Kirk's "Powermad" looks back to the proto-cabs sound of "Disposable Half-Truths", swapping clarinet for alto sax,improvising over a fuzzy rhythm-scape.
Throbbing Gristle's Chris Carter
makes a rare solo appearance as well, with a rather creepy number
called "climbing",complete with 'gristlised' electronics, merged with
Diamanda Galas style screeching,and disembodied drum fondling.
Eyeless
In Gaza go 'Industrial' with their track "Pale Saints",which sounds
not unlike a combination of the Chris Carter and Richard H. Kirk numbers.
Culturcide,
the crazily monikered M A Peacock and A House, all tread the same turf,
with plenty of found sound cut up techniques a-plenty.
In all, a highly consistent compilation, full of lovely early industrial electronic experimentation.
If ever there was a K-Tel compilation of Industrial Music, it would have sounded like this. Mmmmmmm......nice.
Track Listing:
A1 Christopher R Watson –News Cut-Up 2/5/81 3:02
A2 Rema Rema – Why Ask Why? 8:25
A3 Eyeless In Gaza – Pale Saints 5:37
A4 Culturcide – Land Of Birds 4:32
B1 Chris Carter – Climbing 5:44
B2 Rema Rema – Christopher 4:28
B3 A House – Words From A Radio 4:46
B4 Richard H Kirk – Powermad 4:29
B5 M A Peacock – Voices 2:56
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