Tuesday, 7 August 2012

Julia Heyward & T. Venus - Keep Moving Body (tape, Hey-tapes Ward 1, 198?)


A rather short and highly obscure tape, which I don't think is on discogs. Maybe anyone knowns something about this?

not on discogs

Monday, 6 August 2012

Sol Diese - Réalisme & Simulation (tape, 1983)


"Cassette is embedded in a red suede pouch with picture scraped in, wrapped in a black, screen printed, triple folded j-card." I think Sol Diese was a solo project of a member of Utilisation Du Vieux Port. Great moody electronic music.

Sunday, 5 August 2012

Philippe Laurent - Système Clair (tape, Fraction Studio fs24, 1984)


Another fine short tape. Since I forgot to put something here yesterday this short one today and another one in a few minutes.

Saturday, 4 August 2012

The Best Of Zimbo (tape, Zimbo 3, 198?)


So we have entered the whole foggy world of Zimbo. 'The Best Of Zimbo' is actually the title of various cassettes and I guess they are all different. Here we have electronic music by The Kif Brothers, The Smelly Tongues, Zimbo & Wedge, Zimbo, Mojique, Embryø, The Book Of…, John & Peter. Nice stuff.

not on discogs

Friday, 3 August 2012

Time Clock Turn Back (tape, Pleasantly Surprised PS009, 1983)


From Discogs: "A British instrumental quartet, Dif Juz (a play on "different jazz") consisted of brothers Dave & Alan Curtis (both guitarists), bassist Gary Bromley and drummer/occasional sax player Richard Thomas. They released two seminal EPs; Huremics and Vibrating Air in 1981 on the then fledgling 4AD label. The band then departed 4AD for the label Red Flame in 1983 where they released an experimental mini LP Who Says So?, following this they toured extensively through 1984 and 1985 supporting Cocteau Twins and Wolfgang Press, The before returning to 4AD to record their first full-length LP Extractions which featured contributions by Cocteau Twins Elizabeth Fraser (vocals) and Robin Guthrie (production). Shortly thereafter Dif Juz were introduced to Jamaican dub innovator Lee Perry and served as his backing band for a series of shows before eventually attempting to make a record together. The five tracks that were recorded - including a nine-minute version of "The Mighty Quinn" - never quite gelled, despite Robin Guthrie's attempts to mix them and the collaboration remains unreleased.  With the exception of a reissued and re-recorded Huremics and Vibrating Air (respectively) in the form of Out Of The Trees and a contribution to the 1986 4AD compilation Lonely Is An Eyesore the band effectively disappeared, though the members remained active separately; the Curtis brothers and Ritchie Thomas both recorded parts for This Mortal Coil's Filigree & Shadow album, whilst Thomas would also appear that year on the Cocteau Twins/Harold Budd collaboration The Moon And The Melodies playing drums and saxophone. He and Dave Curtis also contributed to The Wolfgang Press' albums Queer and Funky Little Demons, respectively.  It is rumoured that the band's 'final' dissolution came when Richard Thomas became a touring drummer for Jesus And Mary Chain, The, though the band never officially split up. After many years of silence, the posthumous release by 4AD of Huremics and Vibrating air appeared in the form of Soundpool in 1999. Coinciding with the album was the creation of a website which appeared to be created by the band. This page ran the banner "By us about us", as well as "More soon" though this never materialized."

Thursday, 2 August 2012

Mario Marzidovsek - II (tape, Marzidovshek Minimal Laboratorium – MML 002, 1985)


From discogs: "Mario Marzidovsek was one of the pioneers of the Yugoslavian/Slovenian oldschool industrial/noise scene. He started releasing tapes in 1984 (but had already recorded some music a bit earlier), previously being a productive member of the mail art network. Around 1988/1989 he aborted all his activities and moved to the Netherlands and later Germany, where he even performed a couple of times, finally returning in 1991 in Slovenska Bistrica where he remained silent."

Wednesday, 1 August 2012

Film Is A Life (tape, Kassetto Fix, 1982)


Great compilation that perhaps is a bit of a copy of Ding Dong's 'Film Noir', but with a fine line up. The original came in a metal box, film can sized.