Thursday, June 18, 2009
Prague
I'm going to Prague next month... Does anyone know any record (vinyl) shops around?
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Kuruki - Crocodile Tears 7''

| Kuruki was almost a solo project, by Ghent-based musician Gerry D'Haeyer. The single "Crocodile tears", printed in 1981, was fun and interesting, a one hit wonder. Then followed three 12" ('Such a Liar', 'Action' and 'Souvenir / Souvenir'), this 7" single "Just a cat" in 1983, which was recorded with Alan Gevaert & Chris Whitley of Noh Rodeo, and a full-lenght in 1984, 'Tv Scape'. Gerry D'Haeyer later went on to play drums with bluesmusician Roland Van Campenhout. |
Kuruki - Crocodile Tears 7''
Saturday, June 6, 2009
A night in June... Autumn / Linear Movement - various tracks

A compilation of 13 tracks by Autumn / Linear Movement... GREAT, AMAZING, AWESOME AND MANY OTHER ADJECTIVES.....BELGIUM RULES! ;)
Autumn/L.M.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
SS-Say - Fusion (1985)
SS-Say - Fusion (1985)
SS-Say made their live debut at the William Burroughs visit "Last Chance" in Copenhagen in the autumn of 1983, at the time featuring Lena Walsh on vocals. Being replaced by Inge Shannon in 1984, the group recorded the 'Fusion' 12" single later that year. The record was originally planned to be an album, but two unfinished recordings were left out during the process (one untitled track and the later MH recording "Deep Inside Me" featured on his 1986 double-album 'Cutting Through').
Inge Shannon had worked with MH in the cult project Pesteg Dred back in 1981 (the third member of this band being Per Hendrichsen of Under For). During this period the group recorded 'Years Of Struggle Against The Lies, The Stupidity And The Cowardice', an album that never got released as an LP, but became available as an MC many years later with Atlas Magazine no. 1 (1985).
http://www.martinhall.com/uk/record.asp?ID=66
Credits: Bass - Henrik Möll
Vocals - Inge Shannon
Vocals, Drums, Keyboards, Composed By, Producer - Martin Hall
Tracklisting:
| A | Transaction (7:37) | |
| B1 | Care (4:46) | |
| B2 | Fanfare (4:19) |
SS-Say - Fusion (1985)
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Games - Dance This Way

One of my favourite records ever. A perfect marriage of the late 70's and early 80's sounds. The song "Love Canal" beats everything.
Games were a synthpop band from Wirral, Merseyside, formed in 1980 by Brendan Coyle (synthesizer), Colin Hughes and Steve Knott (vocals, guitar). The group were influenced by electronic bands of the time, like Roxy Music, Japan and Human League[1]
"Their first disc was a single, First Law of Games, released in 1980. During 1981, their later material appeared in two compilations, Street To Street - Volume Two, which featured the songs "Unrest In The Real World" and "The Song", both recorded that year; and The Bogus Compendium, released only in cassette, in March 1981[2].
In early 1982, Chris "Teepee" Shaw (synthesizer), formerly of Dalek I Love You, joined as fourth member, and, alongside him, the band recorded and released their last single Dance This Way, in February 1982, before disbanding the end of the year.
Knott reunited the band in 1983, but for one only gig at Pickwick's. That time, the band comprised also then Dead Or Alive guitarist Wayne Hussey (later The Mission singer) on guitar, Bran Jones on drums and David Hughes (formerly in Dalek I Love You and Godot) on synthesizer.
Tracklist:
1. dance this way
2. love canal
Games - Dance This Way 7''
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Chandra - Transportation - 1980
Chandra - Transportation
Go Go Records 1980
"Chandra Oppenheim is a young female vocalist (12 years old when this was recorded) and is backed by The Dance with production from Euginie Diserio on this 4 track EP released on Go Go records in 1980."
The Chandra EP has been reissued and the package includes 4 unreleased tracks recorded with the Chandra Dimension as well as a 32-page booklet. Purchase it here
"In honor of the memory of the New York City MTA Strike of '05. Chandra's 1980 EP Transportation (On/Gogo) featured 10-year old lead singer Chandra Oppenheim, daughter of sculptor/visual artist Dennis Oppenheim. In '79 via her dad she met the band Model Citizens, and upon their breakup they decided to back her up and call the group Chandra. They met with fairly good response: Warhol interviewed them for his mag, they got good paying gigs at all the NYC hotspots, and apparently appeared performing on Captain Kangaroo. Fred Maher, drummer of many Lou Reed sessions, was in this band as well."
Tracklisting:
| A1 | Opposite (3:50) | |
| A2 | Concentration (2:50) | |
| B1 | Subways (2:44) | |
| Organ [Dissonant] - Chandra (4) | ||
| B2 | Kate (5:42) | |
| Melodica - Chandra (4) | ||
Chandra - Transportation - 1980

