Thrash Dumbos

Thrash Dumbos – D.U.I. documentary (Charles Montgomery "Spike" Stewart, 1987)

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Fifth Column

Fifth Column – Like This (Bruce LaBruce & Fifth Column, 1990)

“We really believe that almost anyone can be in Fifth Column, and even if they weren't really musicians but had a passion for music and a sense of rhythm or something. So we always got people who played heart and soul all their lives as little kids, and then basically we would, like, reinvent music with people who were conventionally unmusical.” Caroline Azar

Utreg Punx

Utreg Punx (Peter Daniëls & Buffel, 1992)

Why Utreg had so many great bands back in the day would be a really good theme to investigate and talk about. Melig stad? Nr!

The Timelords

The Timelords – Doctorin' the Tardis

“Pure, unadulterated agony… excruciating.” Melody Maker

“A rancid reworking of ancient discs.” Sounds

“An aberration.” BBC Radio 1

“It was an excuse to say a lot of things I wanted to say about how the industry worked. It was an excuse to go out and say to people all they can say to themselves: If you want to do something, go and do it! Don't wait to be asked, don't wait for a record company to come and want to sign you or a management company. Just go and do it. Also, it was saying: If you wanna have number one… you can have it. It won't make you rich, it won't make you happy, but you can have it." Bill Drummond

Mania D

Interview from early 80s


Interview from the film Women In Rock (Wolfgang Buld, 1980)

Culturcide

“The ever-mysterious Culturcide started the same way as a lot of other D.I.Y.-era bands: by having their minds blown by Throbbing Gristle. Houston's Perry Webb and Jim Crane (who knew how to put out records) did the first single with later Culturcide regular Dan Workman, then Really Red's C.I.A. label released their classic? Year One LP (a completely re-mastered reissue is still in-the-works…). They moved to New Orleans where they started working on the (completely different) material that became their hit Tacky Souvenirs LP. And somehow most of Year One came out in Australia on a split LP with Hiroshima Chair (Tom Ellard's band pre-Severed Heads).” Chuck Warner (Hyped to Death)

Culturcide poster

The first time I heard about Culturcide was thanks to Idle Time, a great website focused on the Austin old punk scene. It was created by Dixon Coulbourn – who passed away few years ago.

Culturcide – Death Speaks (Gut Level One: A Compilation V/A Cassette)

Venom P. Stinger

Venom P. Stinger – 26 Milligrams

Frantix

Today I received the Local Anesthetic CD compilation by Smooch Records, and it is simply amazing! It contains the complete story of this Denver label – based around the Wax Trax Records store – that helped to put out discs by now legendary bands like Defex, Bum Kon, White Trash, and (my personal favourites) Your Funeral and Frantix.

 Frantix

As for these lads, there was also a CD released in 2003 by Afterburn Records. Remember going nuts when I noticed about it, because at that time I was very curious for all bands with Flipper-esque references and noisy garage sounds. The songs compiled on the CD were from demo tapes and a live set recorded in 1983. By the way, anyone got their complete demo… or were there only four songs on it?

Frantix – FM Ear (Insane Tunnel Demo Tape, 1980)

 
Frantix – Vietnam (Duane Davis, 1983)

Catalan

Psychic TV – Catalan

Catalan is a short film/music collaboration between Derek Jarman, Genesis P-Orridge and Jordi Valls. The film was commissioned by a Spanish TV station in response to the Psychic TV track of the same name.

Scrotum Poles

Scrotum Poles

What really gets me about Scrotum Poles – apart from their songs – is how much fun and joy de vivre they seemed to have.