This broadcast is built around some of the sounds I accrued whilst visiting friends in Sussex last month. A trip to Hastings & Ore Record Fair and a handful of great secondhand record shops in Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill-On-Sea. If (like me) you are a record collector I thoroughly recommend spending a weekend travelling between these coastal towns and exploring the shops ... there's 'Platform One' in Bexhill-On-Sea that is run by the ex bass player of The Bevis Frond!
Whilst in Hastings I popped in to the 'First In Last Out' pub and met Philip Sanderson who kindly gave me a CDR of unreleased material by himself and The Storm Bugs, as well as some rare recordings from both.
The broadcast begins with a track by Upper Franconian Liberation Orchestra from their cassette album "Exploring Spaces". Released in 2017 on the German GrubenWehr Freiburg label the orchestra is built around David Leukhart who also records and releases as Grodock.
The cassette itself is not listed on Discogs but it's worth getting in touch with David via the labels band camp page to try and get a copy : https://grubenwehrfreiburg.bandcamp.com
The Philip Sanderson piece "Broken Morning" is unreleased, other Philip Sanderson tracks here are from the 2018 LP "On One Of These Bends" released by Canadian label Séance Centre.
The Ceramic Hobs piece comes from the double LP "Black Pool Legacy" put out last year by Harbinger Sound. This track is an untitled gem hidden at the end of side 4. The album itself was compiled by Philip Best (Consumer Electronics) and includes an in-depth booklet / tract on each piece written by Chris Sienko (As Loud As Possible) and has sleeve notes by Mark Wharton (Idwal Fisher). Instant classic.
Swedish label I Dischi Del Barone released a 7" single by Monokultur back in October (2018), and instantly became a favourite here at MuhMur HQ. I Dischi Del Barone is a great label to discover new sounds. I have come across Leda, Sarah Mary Chadwick, Blue Chemise and Blod through buying singles from this label. (that's Blod AKA Gustaf Dicksson not Blod AKA Jesper Forseilius who released the wonderful "Romantic And Deranged" EP on Segerhuva Records back in 1999). Last month Monokultur released their debut LP "Monokultur" on Swedish label Förlag För Fri Musik. In the USA it is released on the Ever/Never label. Ten tracks of pure pop is the best way I can describe the album, individual and unique. Monokultur are comprised of the duo Elin Engström and J.J. Ulius. I did have trouble tracking the LP down with most European distributors selling out as soon as they 'dropped', I did manage to get a copy direct from the label via Discogs.
The Tobacconists are Frans De Waard and Scott Foust. Scott is probably more known for being Idea Fire Company. Recently a friend mailed me recordings by Dead Girl's Party, another Foustian project and it made me think I better discover more by Scott and what better place to start than with his collaboration with Frans De Waard. Rather like the Monokultur LP this 12"EP is comprised of eight tracks of lo-fi pop songs, individual and unique. I also managed to grab a copy of The Tobacconists 2014 LP "A Secret Place" - expect some of that in upcoming MuhMur Radio broadcasts.
The two unreleased live recordings from The Storm Bugs come from their 2018 appearance at the "ContraPop Festival" in Ramsgate. The two Swell Maps covers are from the cassette compilation "Your Song, My Foot! Volume 3 The 1979 Edition", a fundraising release by New Jersey radio station WFMU. I have (personally) found it impossible to hunt out a copy of this tape ... these tracks are from the CDR handed to me by Philip. If anyone reading has a spare copy then please get in touch.
I remember back in the early 1980's I used to trade / swap tapes with Dan Plunkett. Dan lives in Austin, Texas and back then he produced ND Magazine. It was a package of tapes from Dan that introduced me to Portion Control. I remember the same package of tapes had some early Severed Heads albums and a tape of Test Department demos. (For some reason I still have a copy of the Test Dept. tape). From 1983 onwards I bought anything and everything I could find by Portion Control, I saw them live a few times travelling around the UK, even saw them at Manchester Apollo Theatre supporting Blancmange - that was a strange night ... well a strange tea-time really as I think the gig started around 6pm to accommodate the preteen crowd (and their mothers). Really please to find a mint copy of the "Surface And Be Seen" 12"EP for sale at the Hastings & Ore Record Fair.
At the same record fair I grabbed a copy of the Mark Beer 7" "Collaborations". Mark was a member of MuhMur Radio favourites Silent Types, a three piece consisting of Mark, Rob Doran (later in Hard Corps) and Anton Loach (of Metabolist). The single is released on Mark's own Waste Records label.
This month GrubenWehr Freiburg released the second volume of their "Grubenfunde" sampler series. It's a C60 cassette featuring Dieter Müh, BºTong, Die Hunde, Flutwacht, Noise Cluster and Pit Horse Doom Orchestra amongst others. The Grodock / Fahrtenschreiber piece is from this tape. Limited to 60 copies the cassette comes with a mini booklet. It's available direct from Grubenwehr Freiburg whose link I put in earlier ...
The Anti Group track comes from the new CD "4x12" on Peripheral Minimal. The CD is basically a re-issue of the 1994 compilation "Audiophile" which was originally released via The Anti Groups own Anterior Research Recordings. This edition is packaged quite neatly in an A5 wallet and contains a condensed version of the booklets that came with the "Ha/Zulu" and "Sht" 12" records. There are also two bonus pieces, both remixes by Richard H. Kirk and reprocessed by Adi Newton. "Zulu Dub RMX" is one of the bonus tracks. One thing that did surprise me is Peripheral Minimal have moved from Bristol to Spain.
Two singles were released "on this day" in 1980. Magazine's "Sweetheart Contract" and "Play Kwela!" by The Piranhas. The version of "Sweetheart Contract" played here is from the LP "The Correct Use Of Soap" as I don't have a copy of the single which is a shame as the B-Side is a live track recorded at The Russell Club in Manchester, a building I used to live opposite!
Ubiquitous Meh! is the solo project from Plymouth sound artist Luke Richards. The track here is from the album "Subway Gothic". Luke also plays drums in Zapoppin'. The album is a great collection of lo-fi pop and available in CD and cassette format. https://ubiquitousmeh.bandcamp.com
The Ubiquitous Luke Richards.
Whilst in Eastbourne with outsider artist Jason Williams he handed me an unmarked CDR with the words "tell me what you think of this" ... Uneasy listening with moments of pure pleasure was my first thoughts, quite Beefheartian in places. The CDR is a copy of the LP "Porridge Van Presents The Skuzz Homo & Baby Glue Split LP". Skuzz Homo is performance / sound artist Sexton Ming. https://sextonmingsporridgevan.bandcamp.com/album/porridge-van-presents-the-skuzz-homo-baby-glue-split-lp
Frans De Waard (yep, that man again) has been busy over the spring and summer months with a glut of releases. Last week I received three CDRs and a couple of cassettes. "A World Of Difference" is on the UK label Regional Bears. Here I play all of side B.
Please take a listen to the broadcast here :
https://www.mixcloud.com/muhsteve/muhmur-radio-soundart-radio-broadcast-18072019/
Thoughts and comments are always welcomed.
Playlist :
01: Upper Franconian Liberation Orchestra : "Omni Padme Um" (GrubenWehr Freiburg) 2017.
02: Phillip Sanderson : "Broken Morning" (Not On Label) 2019.
(Unreleased piece exclusive for MuhMur Radio).
03: The Ceramic Hobs : "Untitled" (Harbinger Sound) 2018.
04: Monokultur : "Ängrar Inget" (Förlag För Fri Musik) 2019.
05: The Tobacconists : "A Visit To The Doctor" (Minor) 2016.
06: The Storm Bugs : "Car Situations (Live At ContraPop 2018)" (Not On Label) 2018.
(Unreleased live recording exclusive for MuhMur Radio).
07: Portion Control : "He Is A Barbarian" (In Phaze Records) 1982.
08: Philip Sanderson : "Maps" (Séance Centre) 2018.
09: Mark Beer : "After The Accident" (Waste Records) 1979.
10: The Storm Bugs : "Full Moon In My Pocket (Tail Light)" (WFMU) 2019.
11: Grodock/Fahrtenschreiber : "Ancient Alien Technologies" (GrubenWehr Freiburg) 2019.
12: The Anti Group : "Zulu Dub RMX" (Peripheral Minimal) 2019.
13: Magazine : "Sweetheart Contract" (Virging Records) 1980.
14: Ubiquitous Meh! : "It's Just Like Real Life" (Damnsonic) 2019.
15: Philip Sanderson : "Viewfinder" (Séance Centre) 2018.
16: Monokultur : "En Dag Jag Inte Minns" (Förlag För Fri Musik) 2019.
17: Origami Artika : "Rǿde Gullseng" (Killer/KomKol Autoprod) 2001.
18: Philip Sanderson : "Everything He Is Not" (Séance Centre) 2018.
19: Modelbau : "A World Of Difference" (Side B) (Regional Bears) 2019.
20: Skuzz Homo : "Your Piles Get In The Way" (Porridge Van) 2018.
21: The Storm Bugs : "Hisstory (Live At ContraPop 2018)" (Not On Label).
(Unreleased live recording exclusive for MuhMur Radio).
22: Swell Maps : "Full Moon" (The Grey Area) 1991.
23: Hyperculte : "De L'Or" (Les Disques Bongo Joe/Red Wig) 2019.
24: The Piranhas : "Getting Beaten Up" (Sire Records/Hansa Records) 1980.
25: They Must Be Russians : "Don't Try To Cure Yourself" (Fresh Records) 1980.
26: The Storm Bugs : "Full Moon In My Pocket (Port Sight)" (WFMU) 2019.
Next broadcast will be at 20:00 GMT on August 1. Live on 102.5 FM in the Totnes region of Devon or listen to the live stream via SoundArt Radio. http://www.soundartradio.org.uk
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