The programme starts with a new piece from Ukrainian musician King Imagine. King Imagine is the alias of Alexei Mikryukov who is also a member of industrial band Superapes. I must admit to having never come across King Imagine before but this cassette 'popped up' as an interest as it features Genesis Breyer P-Orridge. The cassette is called "Object 23 (For Gen)" and is released on King Imagine's own label SKP Records. The Genesis samples are from an interview Psychic TV did on the 1984 TV programme "Earsay". I think the interview was done by Gary Crowley (no relation) ... but that's just from memory. The cassette is limited to 23 copies, released in August and surprisingly there are still copies available on the SKP Records bandcamp page.
https://skprecords.bandcamp.com
In July ex-Vibracathedral Orchestra and Astral Social Club member Neil Campbell released a 10" lathe cut EP with CDr entitled "Perimeter Ghost Bloom". The two tracks here are from one side of the 10".
The Clock DVA track is from the 1980's Industrial classic "Thirst". This is one of the few LP's I have had in my possession since release. I do fall in and out of love with it at times ... sometimes it sounds dated, sometimes it hits memories that are best left buried and sometimes it is an absolute classic. At the moment "Thirst" is an absolute classic. From the same year is a track by Dutch group Mental. Originally called Heavy Mental in the late 1970's formed by Jacob Baars and Rob Van Wijngaarden they (self) released a handful of cassettes and were joined by Hans Seen and Arjan Van Der Met. In 1981 they shortened the name to Mental with Arjan leaving shortly afterwards to create the project Ma Colle. "Love In My Heart" is from the split Flexi-Disc with Minny Pops that came with the Dutch magazine "Vinyl".
Staying in The Netherlands Ruisch is a new project from Frans de Waard. This track here is from the debut album "Subterranean Campfires". From Netherlands to Lowlands, Sylvain Van Iniitu is a Belgium based sound artist and label owner. (Ini.tu Records). I was just discovering the output on this label with the releases by Dave Phillips and Artificial Memory Trace and Grubenwehr Freiburg drop this tape called "The Moon" a split tape with Grodock mainman David Leutkart. The tape is available here : https://grubenwehrfreiburg.bandcamp.com/album/the-moon
The Fossil Aerosol Ming Project track is from the 2018 album "The Recounting Of Night Time". I recently managed to pick up a copy of the 1984 compilation LP "Myths. Instructions 1" on the Belgian Sub Rosa label. The Camberwell Now track is from this LP. I don't usually play Dieter Müh tracks but our version of "S.O.L.A.S." (stranded or lost at sea) is a tribute / homage to The Camberwell Now track. "S.O.L.A.S." originally appeared on the compilation CDr "Notre Dame #12-The Final Edition" on EE Tapes and is also added as a bonus piece on the 2016 reissue of "Feeling A Little Horse", also on EE Tapes and available here : http://www.eetapes.be
"On This Day" features a track from the eponymous 1978 EP by Kleenex. The all female punk rock band from Switzerland. I saw Kleenex live around this time (maybe 1979) in Lincoln. They were sharing a bill with Spizz Energi and The Raincoats. In 1980 they had to change their name to Liliput due to threats from the tissue manufacturers. I play the Zye Ye Ye in memory of John Murphy who died on October 11 five years ago. I always imagine he recorded this track whilst there was studio downtime recording "Care" with Shriekback. It's very similar to the Shriekback sound back then.
The Beequeen track is one side of his new LP "Winter" on the Australian label A Colourful Storm. European distribution is here: https://beequeen.bandcamp.com/album/winter
The programme is available to hear here :
https://www.mixcloud.com/muhsteve/muhmur-radio-broadcast-15-october-2020/
Playlist :
01: King Imagine & Genesis Breyer P-Orridge : "Object 23 (For Gen)" (SKP/Interzona) 2020.
02: Neil Campbell : "Perimeter Ghost Bloom (I)" (Not On Label) 2020.
03: Neil Campbell : "Perimeter Ghost Bloom (II)" (Not On Label) 2020.
04: Clock DVA : "Uncertain" (Fetish Records) 1981.
05: Mental : "Love In My Heart" (Vinyl Magazine/Factory Benelux) 1981.
06: Ruisch : "No One's Ever Died Before" (Eroto Tox Decodings) 2020.
07: Sylvain Van Iniitu : "The Moon" (Grubenwehr Freiburg) 2020.
08: Sylvain Van Iniitu : "Gentlemen Of The Shades" (Grubenwehr Freiburg) 2020.
09: Fossil Aerosol Mining Project : "Tsints No.4" (Helen Scarsdale Agency )2018.
10: The Camberwell Now : "For Those In Peril On Sea" (Sub Rosa) 1984.
11: Dieter Müh : "S.O.L.A.S." (EE Tapes) 2000.
12: Hairs Abyss : "Remembering The Old West" (Not On Label) 2020.
13: Kleenex : "Beri Beri" (Sunrise) 1978.
14: Zye Ye Ye : "Zye Ye Ye Part Two (Birds Eye View)" (Le Rey Records) 1981.
15: Beequeen : "Early Winter" (A Colourful Storm) 2020.
16: Ultravox! : "Dislocation" (Island Records) 1978.
Next broadcast will be on October 29 - close enough to make it a 'Samhain Special' and feature sounds from Throbbing Gristle, 156, Wagner Odegard, Current 93 and Draoidh amongst others ..
