Whirlywirld - The Complete Studio Works (CD 2002)

Legend has it that late-70s Melbourne saw a music scene that was divided between that based south of The River, centred on the The Birthday Party, and that based north of The River. Even the northern scene had its own artistic schism between an emotion-destitute electronic music as encouraged by Philip Brophy and a rampant, chaotic musical blend of electronic and punk that became known as the Little Band scene. Whirlywirld were part of the north-of-The-River scene and part of the Little Band scene. This is the world the movie Dogs In Space attempted to capture. Indeed, Ollie Olsen, who fronted Whirlywirld, was the musical producer for this movie. The band was a pioneer of synthesiser punk, coming across with something of the experimentation of Suicide, Throbbing Gristle or Cabaret Voltaire, and also with the more song-oriented sound of Joy Division. The Primitive Calculators was also a key band in this scene. Drummer John Murphy (Slub, Dumb and the Ugly, The Associates, Shriekback, Spk and many more) was a key member. Andrew Duffield who later joined Models was also a member.

Tracks 1-3 recorded 28/10/78 and remixed 17/3/79
Originally released 1979 as EP MLS-3
Tracks 4-9 recorded at York St Studios Nov/Dec 1979
released as MLEP-4 12" EP and bonus 45rpm 1980

Tracklisting:
1 Window To The World (3:42)
2 Moto (3:47)
3 Signals (7:30)
4 Eyebrows Still Shaved (3:45)
5 Sextronics (4:29)
6 Big Gun Action (5:22)
7 Boys Of The Badlands (4:15)
8 Red River (4:13)
9 Win/Lose (5:45)


Missing Link 10

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Tomografia Assiale Computerizzata - La Nouvelle Art Du Deuil (CD 1995)

Tomografia Assiale Computerizzata (Kirlian Camera's Simon Balestrazzi), often credited as the abbreviated T.A.C., developed a sort of gothic industrial progressive-rock with a series of cassettes and albums , we found involved many Kirlian Camera elements (Angelo Bergamini, Emilia Lo Jacono, Ivano Bizzi)

Tracklisting:
1 Lux Obnubilata (3:52)
2 Hugging Shadows (2:53)
3 La Courbe De Tes Yeux (3:01)
4 Blood Will Run (3:48)
5 Hypnotischer Eden (2:22)
6 Requiem Des Schwarzen Lichtes (Introitus-Kyrie-Dies Irae-Agnus-Lux Aeterna-Libera Me) (26:27)
7 The End Of Day (4:11)
8 Tis Kolassis Kambanes (3:33)


Discordia DISC 043 CD

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O Yuki Conjugate - Primitive 1983-1987 (CD 1996)

O Yuki Conjugate is an organic ambient musical group, sometimes based in London. Their music has also been categorized as darkwave, but perhaps more gentle than others in that genre. Members of the group vary, but include C. Elliot, R. Horberry, T. Horberry, A. Hulme, M. McGeorge, D. Mudford, and P.A. Woodhead. Instruments on the recording Peyote include tongue drums, roto-toms, bongos, congas, "big bean," "found percussion," drum machine, wind chimes, loops, frying pan, bass, samples, keyboards, fractal guitar, e-bow, flutes, chants, radio, wildlife, tablas, berimbau, nose-singing, and vocals. Their music is, apparent from this list, percussive and inventive, but it is also atmospheric.

These recordings compile tracks recorded during the period 1983-1987.
Tracks 1 to 10 recorded 1984, Leeds.
Track 11 recorded 1985, Nottingham.
Tracks 12 to 13 recorded 1987, Nottingham.
Track 14 recorded 1983, Leeds.
Tracks 1 to 5 and 8 originally released on the album Scene In Mirage (A-Mission).
Tracks 12 to 14 originally released on the video Peripheral Vision (Ikon).

Limited edition of 2000

Tracklisting:
1 Aura (1:01)
2 Anima (3:33)
3 Odomankoma (5:52)
4 Intromission (1:09)
5 Flute Cloud (3:27)
6 Disquiet Mountain Plain (3:30)
7 Suspicion (3:44)
8 Sedation (3:30)
9 Savannah Nocturne (4:51)
10 Remaining Darkness (1:27)
11 Waiteri (3:18)
12 Rail Music (5:55)
13 Tidal (4:36)
14 Transcontinental (12:14)

Staalplaat STCD 074

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Autopsia - Requiem Pour Un Empire (CD 1991 1st ed.)

Autopsia is depersonalized art project dealing with music and visual production. Autopsia gathers authors of different professions in realization of multimedia projects. Its art practice began in London in late '70ies of the last century, and continued, during '80ies in art centers of the former Yugoslavia. Since 1990, Autopsia acts from Prague. At the beginning of its activity Autopsia issued a dozen of MCs, in the period after 1989, twenty CDs were issued, at first for Staalplaat from Amsterdam, then for German label Hypnobeat and London's Gymnastic Records. Autopsia's music can be found on numerous compilations issued all over the world. One of its compositions is a part of the soundtrack for Peter Greenaway's film "Pillow Book". Music production of Autopsia is associated with a large graphic production which consists of original graphic objects, design of flyers, booklets, CDs and a Web Page autopsia.net, with its offsprings: Autopsia TV and Illuminating Technologies.

The first edition is hand-numbered to 500 copies. My copy is number 480 :-)

Tracklisting:
1 Intro (3:38)
2 Lebensherrgabe (8:18)
3 Zinnia (4:05)

Hypnobeat CD 3405-2

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Various - Ελληνική Ροκ Σκηνή: Οδός Συνέχειας... (CD Compilation)

Great Post/Punk - Dark/Wave greek compilation, out with the magazine ΜΕΤΡΟ.

Tracks 1-7 are taken from various 7" singles of Creep Records.
Track 9 is not the original mix, but no mix info is listed.

Tracklisting:
1 Villa 21 Move (5:44)
2 Yell-O-Yell Crow's Complaint (4:30)
3 Metro Decay Σκιές (3:25)
4 Clown Κλόουν (3:52)
5 Art Of Parties Central Room (3:55)
6 The Reporters I Wanna Know (4:03)
7 Villa 21 I See No! (5:05)
8 Σαύρα Των Βασιλικών Δρόμων Η Θλίψη Έχει Πάντα Χρώμα Σκούρο Μπλε (5:09)
9 Στέρεο Νόβα Το Παζλ Στον Αέρα (3:59)
10 Υπόγεια Ρεύματα Μπλε (3:00)

ΜΕΤΡΟ 12, FM 8006

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Systems - Scenery (7'' 1980)

Systems were a nice synth-wave act from UK , the band was composed by John 'Strange' Hawkins (Vocals,Bass), later This Island Earth,Kevin Chapman (Guitar),Tony Elson (Drums) and Mike Reed (Keyboards). Other 2 tracks were included in the classical 'Street To Street Vol.II' compilation.

Tracklisting:
A Scenery
B Private Lives

Stress Records Stress001

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A little up-date about Mannequin Mailorder, the italian Cold Wave / Dark / Minimal Synth / Industrial mailorder that is currently distributing:

- Anna Logue Records (Minimal Synth - Germany) exclusive distribution

- Brouillard Definitif (Cold Wave - France) exclusive distribution

- Clogsontronics (Synth/Wave - Holland) exclusive distribution

- Das Drehmoment (Electro/Wave - Germany) exclusive distribution

- Dead Scarlet Records (Dark Wave - Greece) exclusive distribution

- Eirkti (Cold Wave / Post Punk - Greece) exclusive distribution 

- In the Night Time (Dark Wave - Italy) 

- Infrastition (Cold Wave - France)

- Intuition Records (Dark Wave - Russia) exclusive distribution

- Manic Depression (Dark Wave - France)

- Sacred Bones Records (Post Punk / Synth Punk - U.S.A.) exclusive distribution

- Str8line Records (Cold Wave - France) exclusive distribution

- Vinyl On Demand (Minimal Synth / Industrial - Germany)

- Words On Music (Indie/Wave - U.S.A.) exclusive distribution

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