MuhMur Radio Broadcast 17 January 2019.

And so, the first broadcast of the new year ... and MuhMur Radio enters its' seventh year for SoundArt Radio. Many many thanks to all the listeners, the artists who have played live and those who have sent exclusive material for airplay. It's all very much appreciated. A full list of this material can be found here : https://remuhmuration.blogspot.com/2018/01/muhmur-radio-sessions.html
It was in 2014 that I first heard The Dead Mauriacs. It was through their release on the German label Geräuschmanufaktur with the cassette "Are You Here?" A wonderful slice of ambient soundtrack with a hint of EVP recordings. Since then the sounds from The Dead Mauriacs has progressed through field recordings, organic drones, Musique Concret, African rhythms and cut-ups. Always fascinating. This broadcast starts with side two of their latest cassette "Soupirs Magnétiques, Bons Baisers Des Emeutes" on Sentimental Productions. Sentimental Productions is the Ukranian boutique label operated by Edward Sol.

There are two editions of this release. Standard edition and limited 'art box' edition. Copies are still for sale via Discogs or available for download on The Dead Mauriacs bandcamp page.
https://thedeadmauriacs.bandcamp.com/album/soupirs-magn-tiques-bons-baisers-des-emeutes

The sounds of Edward Sol are no stranger to the ears of regular MuhMur Radio listeners (if there is such a thing). For this programme Edward has provided "First In The Knife Order". This 34 minute piece is the "working one-piece version" and is unreleased.

Unfortunately there was a glitch with one of the CD players in the studio and after two minutes the CDR began to slip and slide so I played a track by Komare and swapped the players ... The Sol piece begins at about 30 minutes in ...
On the Festive Feast MuhMur Radio I played the 7" by Komare. I said that I knew nothing about this mysterious project, and although the 7" was on Gothenburg's finest I Dischi Del Barone label I thought they were from London. Since then I have been told that Komare is a side project of Brighton based band Mosquitoes. I shall now start a hunt for Mosquitoes records. The Komare track here is from the eponymous tape on the American Round Bale Recordings label.

I am always interested to hear the work of Adi Newton, and I was lucky enough to find a copy of the "Chaos Variations III" 12" last month. Released on the Italian NUKFM label this 12" features 2 new pieces and comes with a 16 page booklet. Limited to 50 copies only - 25 in English/25 in Italian - the sounds are a collaboration between Adi and Obsolete Capitalism Sound System. Last copies are available here : https://obsoletecapitalismsoundsystem.bandcamp.com/album/obsolete-capitalism-and-adi-newton-tag-chaos-variation-iii-ep-12-vinyl-record-16-pages-booklet
17 January 1980 saw the release of John Foxx's debut album "Metamatic".

This is one of my all time favourite albums. I remember buying the "Underpass" single from Sanctuary Records in Lincoln. The single came out a week earlier. I bought it on the day I went to see The Clash on their "London Calling" tour at Leicester De Montfort Halls. Shit gig - great single. It also amused me that three tracks on "Metamatic" were old Ultravox! songs. A couple of years earlier (September 1978) Ultravox! toured the UK with their "Systems Of Romance" album and in the set was "Touch & Go", "He's A Liquid" and "A New Kind Of Man". I was fortunate to see them at this time. Their gig at AJ's (in Lincoln) was one of those times where I stood outside the venue waiting for the white transit van (or mini-bus) to arrive and offer to carry the amps/drums/guitars up the five flights of stairs for free entry. Didn't always work but with Ultravox! it did. I also got 'help yourself to the beer' (a crate of Holsten Pils) and a chat with John and bassist Chris. A night I have never forgotten. (Other bands it worked for include UK Subs, The Lurkers and Rich Kids).
I have included a live version of "He's A Liquid" by Ultravox! The version here is from a live radio broadcast from 1979. Recorded at Boston (USA not Lincs) Paradise Theatre on March the Third 1979. What happened when John Foxx left Ultravox! was a travesty.

                                               John, Billy + Robin of Ultravox! 1979.

Dale Cornish is a London based poet, sound artist and sonic auteur. In 2017 he started the label 'Vanity Publishing' with Phil Marshall. "Rhododendron" is the first Cornish release on this label. Get it from here : https://vanitypublishing.bandcamp.com
Due to the fact that release bloody good stuff there always seems to be a Harbinger Sound track on MuhMur Radio. This programme is no different with a track from the debut LP by John Paul. (aka John Paul Heggarty). The voice maybe familiar to folk who listen to Sleaford Mods. Music here is from Bristol based musician/producer the Ratman.

Please take a listen to the broadcast here :
https://www.mixcloud.com/muhsteve/muhmur-radio-broadcast-soundart-radio-january-17-2019/

Playlist:
01: The Dead Mauriacs : "Cérémonies Sans Rituel" (Sentimental Productions) 2018.
02: The Dead Mauriacs : "Concrėte" (Sentimental Productions) 2018.
03: The Dead Mauriacs : "Les Emeutes-Electricité" (Sentimental Productions) 2018.
04: The Dead Mauriacs : "Intérieurs Italiens" (Sentimental Productions) 2018.
05: Komare : "The Ice Belt" (Round Bale Recordings) 2018.
06: Edward Sol : "First In The Knife Order" (Not On Label) 2019.
                              (Exclusive piece for MuhMur Radio).
07: Obsolete Capitalism & Adi Newton/TAG : "Device Axiomatique" (NUKFM) 2018.
08: John Foxx : "He's A Liquid" (Metal Beat/Virgin Records) 1980.
09: D.A.F. : "Ich Und Die Wirklichkeit" (Fast Product) 1979.
10: Obsolete Capitalism & Adi Newton/TAG : "Antidiluvian Blues" (NUKFM) 2018.
11: COH : "Beneath My Sun-Proof Eyelids,Truth Never Sleeps" (Creation Books) 2009.
12: Dale Cornish : "Rhododendron" (Vanity Publishing) 2017.
13: Dale Cornish : "What You Think" (Vanity Publishing) 2017.
14: Adam & The Ants : "Nine Plan Failed" (Do It Records) 1979.
15: John Paul : "Quid In" (Harbinger Sound) 2018.
16: Ultravox! : "He's A Liquid" (Not On Label) 1979.
17: John Foxx : "Blurred Girl" (Metal Beat/Virgin Records) 1980.

Being the first MuhMur Radio of 2019 myself and Dave wish you all a happy new year etc ... and looking forward to what new sounds the oncoming months bring ...

T'was also great to get a visit from Nathan Carter. One third of WildLife Disco and all of ExtraStereo.  Visitors are always welcome, but remember ... bring beer!

                                                       Nathan (ExtraStereo) Carter.

Next broadcast is on January 31. 8 o'Clock kick off .... thanks for listening.

A Very MuhMur Christmas : MuhMur Radio Festive Broadcast 30:12:2018

And so it is the most wonderful time of the year, the time for the 4th annual MuhMur Radio Four Festive Feast Of Fun on SoundArt Radio.
It was great to follow the live sounds of the Wildlife Disco broadcasting their first Solstice Special.

                                                     Tony Whitehead of Wildlife Disco

                                            Chris & Nathan of Wildlife Disco take a break

Anji Cheung starts the proceedings, the label Aurora Borealis have just released a "Solstice Tape" featuring Anji and Burial Hex. Anji's side "Seven Are The Veils" is in three parts, whereas the Burial Hex side "Thaw" is in five parts. The cassette is limited to 100 copies only, a few are still available from the label : https://auroraborealisrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/split-3

                                                                    'Solstice Tape'

And then the madness begins. The Tactile track wasn't meant to be played. In six years of MuhMur Radio I do not like playing the same track twice - only on very rare occasions - and I played the Tactile song in 2014. Not only that...it starts at the wrong speed ... followed by Nocturnal Emissions. Here I played the wrong side too! Ah well, at least it was at the right RPM. Rosa Mundi brings the playlist back on track. Rosa Mundi is a collaboration between John Balance, Peter Christopherson and Rose McDowall. As far as I know this was their only release (the split 7" with Tactile).
It was my birthday early in December and Frans de Waard kindly mailed a piece called "Voor Steve".

2018 and three of the finest 7" singles of the year have been released by Swedish label 'I Dischi Del Barone'. Leda, Monokultur and Komare. I know very little about all three projects although I am lead to believe that Monokultur and Komare are both from the UK. I have just bought the Komare eponymous cassette release from IDDB distribution so expect to hear more in 2019. All IDDB singles are available and highly recommended from here : http://www.iddb.se

December 31 saw the official release of Dieter Müh "The Bjorn Tapes" LP on French label Force Majeure. Originally released as a cassette back in 1999 on Yoshida Yasutoshi's Xerxes label, the tape was only available via mail order from the label (I can't remember any European or American distributor picking it up). In 2004 the Italian label Blade Records released a CDR limited to 80 copies. Unfortunately these copies were on inferior CDRs and have been unplayable for many years. My own copy has 'surface noise', and other folk have complained with similar problems. Force Majeure have now released a vinyl version. Copies available direct from http://www.nuitetbrouillard.com - although it will be widely available from other distribution outfits later this month. The artwork to the LP is a direct copy of the tape sleeve in textured silkscreen cover.

The track played is "Aghor" - originally titled "Aghori' Yoshida mis-read our sleeve notes at the time.
To find out more : https://qrius.com/aghori-sadhus-culturally-driven-community/
2018 saw the first album in 13 years from Finnish electronic duo MNEM. MNEM have been active since 1997. Juri & Weno have kept a low profile in that time, no internet or 'social media' presence and no live performances. The piece here comes from the 'art box' version of their "Hegonon" album. The bonus 7" (side A). I have a feeling 2019 will bring more releases from MNEM.

                                                               J. Karpov of MNEM

                                                "Prodrome Asthenosis" 7" by MNEM

One of the most favourite nights of my life was back in 2012 when Dieter Müh played the Fylkingen in Stockholm with Contrastate, Kristian Olsson, White & Dusa. It was when I got to meet some great people and discover a whole new seam of Swedish underground music. I got to meet the guy behind Proiekt Hat, he kindly gave me a handful of tapes and Dan Johansson of Ljud & Bild who handed me a few CD releases, one of which was by Arv & Miljö of whom I have try to get everything since and have never been disappointed. The three tracks here are side 2 of the latest LP "Svensk Sommer I Stella Frid". Released on the Gothenburg free jazz label Omlott. http://www.omlott.se
A good contender for album of the year (if you like that kind of thing ... I have always avoided such lists etc as it (seems to me) to make it all in to a competition. This record is better than that record situation) must be "Buddhist Nihilism" by Sudden Infant. Since landing on the MuhMur doormat last October I think this LP has had the most spins. Another powerful release from UK's finest label Harbinger Sound. Artery were one of the finest sounds of the early 1980's. One of the little known 'Sheffield' bands. Fortunate to pick up the "Diamonds In the Mine" 12"EP earlier in the month whilst shopping in Karlsruhe.
The Dead Mauriacs track was posted to me by Olivier Prieur. A Christmas Card for 2018. An honour to play on MuhMur Radio.
Early in December I (as Dieter Müh) went on a six day tour of Switzerland and S.W. Germany (+ Der Schwarzenwald). Four of those dates were with the magnificent BºTong. The track here is from the split CDR with French project Beyond The Elipse Of Time. Hopefully 2019 will see more European dates with BºTong. Keep in touch with all activity here : http://www.btongmusic.com

                                                    BºTong live in Offenbach. Dec 2018

Whilst in Basel I managed to pick up a couple of great records. Lose is the solo project of Flipper vocalist Bruce Loose. As far as I am aware he only put out the one 7", this is side A. The TuxedoMoon tracks come from there compilation LP "Can You Hear Me" recorded live at The Deaf Club in San Francisco in 1979.

                                                                            Lose 7"

The broadcast finishes on three pieces by Buzzcocks. Like everyone I know I was surprised and saddened with the news of Pete Shelley's passing. I did meet Pete once .. just the once, I never got to see Buzzcocks live. I once turned down a lift to see them in Sheffield being supported by Joy Division - one of the most stupid things I've never done! Anyway. I think it was 1984 and I was living in Hulme, Manchester and Thirst and Eric Random were playing the PSV Club (formerly the Russell Club) which at the time was spitting distance from where I was living. It was the debut gig of Thirst, a short lived project of Martin Brahmah after he disbanded Blue Orchids (for the first time). There was also a 'street dance' troupe from Moss Side which featured Take That member Jason Orange but I don't really remember them .. anyway, I went along with a friend who was pally with a chap called James Young. He was playing keyboards with Pete Shelley at the time and Pete and his band all came to the gig after their rehearsals. The bass player was Derek Thompson who I knew from the days of SPK so we all went and sat at the same table, finding myself between Derek and Pete. Things took a surreal turn when Tony Wilson and Bob Geldof walked in and sat at the same table (all whilst Eric Random was playing live). Sounds like a dream sequence ... but, it happened. Pete Shelley RIP.

The broadcast is split in to 2 parts and can be found here:
https://www.mixcloud.com/muhsteve/muhmur-radio-soundart-radio-four-hour-festive-broadcast-part-one/
https://www.mixcloud.com/muhsteve/muhmur-radio-soundart-radio-four-hour-festive-broadcast-part-two/

Playlist:
01: Anji Cheung : "Seven Are The Veils" (Aurora Borealis) 2018.
02: Tactile : "Greif" (Divine Frequency) 2005.
03: Nocturnal Emissions : "Nightscapes #2" (Small Voices) 2006.
04: Rosa Mundi : "The Snowman" (Divine Frequency) 2005.
05: Modelbau : "Voor Steve" (Not On Label) 2018.
06: Burial Hex : "Thaw" (Aurora Borealis) 2018.
07: Komare : "Got To Stop Me" (I Dischi Del Barone) 2018.
08: Dieter Müh : "Aghor" (Force Majeure) 2018.
09: Minamata : "Tsunaminamata" (Force Majeure) 2017.
10: MNEM : "Prodrome Asthenosis" (Sentimental Productions) 2018.
11: Komare : "Hot Tarmac" (I Dischi Del Barone) 2018.
12: Arv & Miljö : "Kvar Blands Jordens Grus" (Omlott) 2018.
13: Arv & Miljö : "Hjärteregn, Rinn Oförmärkt" (Omlott) 2018.
14: Arv & Miljö : Stormat Ut I Vidöppen Värid" (Omlott) 2018.
15: Sudden Infant : "100 Word Mantra" (Harbinger Sound) 2018.
16: Artery : "Diamonds In the Mine" (Golden Dawn) 1984.
17: John Cooper-Clarke : "Psyche Sluts" (Rabid Records) 1980.
18: Michael O'Shea : "Anfa Dåsachtach" (Dome Records) 1982.
19: Dead Mauriacs : "Live 13 24 12 NN" (Not On Label) 2018.
20: Psychic TV : "Dead Cat (Long Version)" (Cold Spring Records) 2018.
21: BºTong : "Sacred Chant And Ritual" (Makabre Sinister Kabaret Productions) 2013.
22: Beyond The Elipse Of Time : "The Mechanics Of Trauma" (Makabre Sinister Kabaret Productions) 2013.
23: Lose : "Whats Your Name" (Subterranean Records) 1983.
24: TuxedoMoon : "19th Nervous Breakdown" (Optional Music/Walking Dead Records) 1980.
25: TuxedoMoon : "In Heaven" (Optional Music/Walking Dead Records) 1980.
26: Buzzcocks : "I Look Alone" (NME/Rough Tapes) 1981.
27: Buzzcocks : "Orgasm Addict" (United Artists Records) 1977.
28: Buzzcocks : "Time's Up" (Mute Records) 2000.

It was great to have Tamsin and the kids in the studio for the latter half of the broadcast, listen carefully and you can hear Oscar do a voice ident (as we say in the trade) before the Psychic TV track. Not too sure when the next 2 hour programme is ... it'll be in January ... keep your eyes and ears open ... check the MuhMur Radio FB page or the SoundArt Radio web page :
http://www.soundartradio.org.uk

                                            Edgar, Isabel + Oscar. Upstarts in the studio