Sunday, 14 September 2025

Various Artists – "Eat The Rich : A Benefit Tape For War On Want" (Anal Probe – 003) 1984


There's a certain Nazi's care about the impoverished kinda of vibe going down here.
I'm certain there was little or no funds raised from this lo-fi mish mash of dark
bedsit land dwelling noise-niks. Its like those geezers who prowl the streets on
'Children In Need' Day with a Bucket collecting donations,then pop down the pub to
spend the 'winnings'; but i have strong reservations whether this so-called benefit
'War tape for 'War on Want'raised enough for half a lager,never mind helping Kids
with Cancer. Its probably a not so clever attempt to make the Industrial artists
on here look more 
acceptable to decent society. Just what War On Want need is a
Charity record on 'Anal Probe' records...especially on Children In Need Night?
What is acceptable to these ears,is the cotton wool in the ears muffled sound quality
so beloved in the offices of 'Die or DIY?'.The ferric Oxide coated playback heads
of your cassette player will love you for it. Especially enhancing the terrible UK82
contributions from Society's Victims, making it even crapper than it was in 1984.
There's a few pretty ordinary but dull and dampened industrial droning soundscapes
that please the ear,even with the ear plugs out, and the traditional appearance
of BBC sound Effects volume 2,"Marching Soldiers(120bpm)"...yes the exact same one that was
used on "Holidays In The Sun".Only outscored by " Breaking Glass",also on volume 2.
A favourite for DIY Industrial acts everywhere.
UnKommuniti had some chap from geek miesters Stereo Lab as a member,if you're
interested, which you're probably not.Just filling up the space with meaningless
factoids. Mass In Black sounded quite good anyway.
Finishing on a comforting note:
We will get our chance to Eat The Rich soon enough,when they are dragged out of their Bunkers
by their own security staff,and turned over, Alive, to the baying mob.
ENJOY!


Tracklist:

A1 Un-Kommuniti – Yog Introduction
A2 Geschlekt Akt– The Slave
A3 Brides Of Christ II – The Tongues Of Boys And Girls
A4 Societys Victims – Reject Religion
A5 Opera For Infantry– Self Discipline
A6 Cause For Concern– Psyckick Pillocks
A7 Dark Party – Night Nurse
A8 Mass Of Black– Invision
A9 Berlinerluft– Point 1
B1 Societys Victims– Army
B2 Dark Party – The Edge
B3 Kteis Sekret– Fleischhaken
B4 A-Void– Necropolis
B5 Opera For Infantry– Laughter For Drowned Men
B6 Mass Of Black– Overseer
B7 Un-Kommuniti– On The Washington Monument
B8 Pacific 231 – Useless Weapon (Extract)
B9 A-Void– God Is Dead

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