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Post by synthiaks on Feb 10, 2006 21:54:47 GMT
just got 'the taste' of cd.....many synths.....anyone a devotee?
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Post by Dubsounds on Feb 12, 2006 15:21:14 GMT
Me and my mate David were really into them when I was at uni in the early 80's. Being post '79 numanoids, "goth" hadn't been invented but we had the all black, big hair & make-up thing going on and used to spend our time at weekends parading Kings road or at the Marquee/Venue seeing the likes of the Birthday Party, Cabaret Voltaire, Bauhaus etc. I remember distinctly David saying "if anyone asks, we're "glam punks" ok?"  This of course was back in the days of LP's and I remember one of the TG albums had the entire B-side running backwards. I used to crank the deck backwards by hand to see what the hell was going on but it made very little difference. I still have the LP's somewhere but I seem to remember "Dead On Arrival" and "Funeral In Berlin" as being my personal highlights and the track "discipline" was a firm favourite. Then I bought the superbly ironically titled "20 Jazz Funk Greats" and discovered "hot on the heels of love", "adrenaline" and "what a day" etc... that brought me into the relatively noise free stuff by Chris & Cosey Carter. Looking back, I can happily sit through the Carter stuff (their "Trance" LP is still great) but I'm afraid I'd have to be off my face or in a very strange mood to sit through "subhuman" again  Cabaret Voltaire of course... NOW were talking ;D |
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Post by synthiaks on Feb 20, 2006 17:15:37 GMT
sorry only just noticed the reply!  I remember distinctly David saying "if anyone asks, we're "glam punks" ok?" 'glam punks' thats a double negative that i like. This of course was back in the days of LP's and I remember one of the TG albums had the entire B-side running backwards. I used to crank the deck backwards by hand to see what the hell was going on but it made very little difference. I still have the LP's somewhere but I seem to remember "Dead On Arrival" and "Funeral In Berlin" as being my personal highlights and the track "discipline" was a firm favourite. Then I bought the superbly ironically titled "20 Jazz Funk Greats" and discovered "hot on the heels of love", "adrenaline" and "what a day" etc... that brought me into the relatively noise free stuff by Chris & Cosey Carter. Looking back, I can happily sit through the Carter stuff (their "Trance" LP is still great) but I'm afraid I'd have to be off my face or in a very strange mood to sit through "subhuman" again Cabaret Voltaire of course... NOW were talking ;D you got all the 'classic' TG there by the sounds of it.....they are an aquired taste thats for sure (i guess 'united' is kinda easy listening!) , but jesus they had a great set-up if you like roland stuff....and some relly interesting ideas considering how early in the game they were.. As for the Cab's i love 'em......voice of america onwards, i wore out nag nag nag anoying my folks when i was a kid and sensoria was a breath of fresh air in a boring world when it came out. did you ever hear a band called Portion Control? they were kind of along the same lines... |
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