Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle are Industrial Music, NOT, nine inch bleeding nails and shit like that!That's Adult Orientated Corporate Rock!The stuff your estate agent friend(why you should be friends with an estate agent I don't know?)puts on to appear 'cool' at his Fondue Soirée of an evening.
Somewhere between the two come the Leather Nun from Sweden. A rough and ready live set from 1980,Part one in the Scala cinema in London,the other in a place called Kungsgaten(?).
This tape is a fine argument in favour of Mono, as the superior sounding side is the live at the Music Palais in Kungsgatan, which was recorded in Mono. I've always been a believer that 'Rock' should be recorded monaurally, and this is the proof?
Fine sloppy, primitive Rock and Roll,performed for a crowd of Industrial fans/poseurs. The set includes at least two classics,,the almost three chord dirge that is “No Rule”, and the creeping monster ,”Slow Death”. Luckily we get two chances to hear these sub-rock masterpieces. 'Tis a pity that the Leather Nun were so shit later on, but, Hey-ho, it happens to most all of the groups in the pop fraternity doesn’t it? Doesn't change the fact that I wish I was there!
Interesting poster featuring what seems like an ISIS soldier, ready for "Nothing Short Of Total War"! Was this one of Orridge's psychick premonitions?
You can hear Throbbing Gristle's performance later that evening by clicking HERE! "Rock is for Arse-Lickers!",- never a truer word spoken methinks.
Recorded 2/29/80 binaural stereo and 11/30/79 mono.
TRACKLIST:
A1. Prime Mover 6:39
A2. I'm Alive 4:05
A3. No Rule 3:12
A4. Here Comes Life 4:20
A5. Varför svek du 5:57
A6. Ensam i natt 1:58
A7. Slow Death 3:50
B1. Slow Death 13:16
B2. Prime Mover 5:36
B3. I'm Alive 4:09
B4. No Rule 2:57
B5. Here Comes Life 4:21
