The programme begins with a track from "The Saturnine Broadcasts", a double CD album by Inade and Circular. Recorded live on June 6 2020 in Leipzig. (From the CD notes) "In June 2020 Inade and Circular were invited to join an independent broadcasting network and perform an online concert with a new conceptual live series called 'Art & Paranoia'. We decided to prepare a label showcase and perform some exclusive live sets with some classic tracks that have never been performed. The majority of our releases have always been marked by contradictions in their depiction, invoking an expansive array of meanings; encompassing positive, creative facets - such as depth, imagination, and bursts of genius - as well as dark qualities - including gloominess, despondency and isolation. Time was not on our side, and due to circumstances out of our hands the showcase got cancelled". Inade and LOKI Foundation can be contacted here : http://wp.loki-found.de/?page_id=19
Sensory Leakage are a label based in London. Since 2019 they have been releasing cassettes in the "Zener" series. Artists such as Alison Cotton, Greening Lambourne, Tippex Christ and Quiet Clapping (no .. me neither .. what a rabbit hole to climb down). Number 27 in the Zener series is by Grey Frequency. No stranger to the MuhMur Radio playlist Grey Frequency is the solo project of audio / visual artist Gavin Morrow. 'Zener_27' features two tracks, "Kirlian Aura" is from this cassette. Physical releases on Sensory Leakage seem to be limited to 50 copies but downloads are still available through their bandcamp page : https://sensoryleakage.bandcamp.com/album/zener-27-2
Enhet För Fri Müsik (like Grey Frequency) are no strangers to the MuhMur Radio playlist. They are, what used to be called back in the 'prog days' a supergroup. An Asia, a Paige, Ashton Lord, a Travelling Willburys of the Gothenburg underground. EFFM are comprised of Dan Johansson (Sewer Election), Gustaf Dicksson (Blod), Hugo Randulv (Typical Girls), Matthias Andersson (Arv & Miljö) and Sofie Herner (Neutral). The three tracks here are from their latest album "Ömhet & Skilsmässa".
The album is released by Discreet Music. http://www.discreetmusic.se It is sold out on their online store but copies may be available via Discogs. I do recommend joining the Discreet Music mailing list.
I have been catching up on some old Nocturnal Emissions sounds of late and last month I took the short trip to Lostwithiel to visit Nigel and Lesley and stroll along the beach at Par and talk about old NE recordings and live performances. I never leave Emission Control without a treat and this time I left with a copy of the 10"EP "Imaginary Time". "Skin Deep" is from this EP.
Myself & Nigel on Par Beach.
"Skin Deep" gives me the chance to use my DJ license so I can play the same title / different song game with "Skin Deep" by The Passions. It's a shame I don't have a copy of The Stranglers single "Skin Deep" but that was released in 1984 and that was well past their sell by date. The Chris & Cosey track is from a new 7" that comes with issue 76 of "Electronic Sound" magazine. "Jamming, Tottenham 1982" is the B-Side to a remix of the classic "October Love Song". The track is an unreleased improvised piece recorded just after the demise of Throbbing Gristle - it still has a certain 'Gristleness' about it. Chris mentions in the accompanying interview "
We used to play together for hours in our studio in Crouch End and when we moved and when we moved to our house in Tottenham. It was like a form of therapy, driving out the post-traumatic stress of being in Throbbing Gristle". Copies of the magazine are available from Electronic Sound here :
https://electronicsound.co.uk/shop/p/issue76 The 808 State track is from the compilation album "Edward Not Edward". An album featuring the cream of Hulme and Moss-Side artists from the late 1980's all covering songs by Edward Barton.
The "On This Day" feature is Eater and their debut EP "Thinking Of The USA" released in 1977 on The Label label. A great read is the Andy Blade autobiography, a great document of the birth of punk music in London. Published by Cherry Red Books.
"Airborne" is the new album from Angel Simitchiev and Linus Schrab. It's the first time Angel has released under his own name ... outside of his dark ambient project MyTrip. Linus Schrab is a musician based in Malmö (Sweden). "Initiation" is from this album. Copies are available from the Amek bandcamp page here :
https://amekcollective.bandcamp.com The Soviet France track is from the "What Is Not True" album released in 1993 on Charrm Records. The album is three live tracks recorded at The Leadmill in Sheffield and The Old Vic in Nottingham. I was fortunate to be at both gigs (the latter being arranged by John Everall and Teresa Mills and also featured Lull on the bill). The CD has been re-issued by Vinyl On Demand as a triple sided double album.
I have (recently) been grabbed by the sound of Himukalt after hearing them (her) on the Helen Scarsdale Agency ten tapes compilation "On Corrosion". "Panic Attack" is from last years album "Sex Worker II" on the German Total Black label.
"The American Redhead" is from the recent re-issue of the 2018 album "Knife Through The Spine" on Cold Spring Records. The track isn't on the original album (released by Malignant records), it's 'Bonus Material'. I have talked about Himukalt in the past, so will not go in to detail here ... but the album is available here :
https://coldspring.co.uk There will be more Himukalt on the next broadcast! The Lustmord track is from the album "First Reformed" a soundtrack to the movie of the same name.
Another regular on the MuhMur Radio playlist is John Duncan. "Homecoming" is from the recently released album "Soft Eyes" in Ideal Recordings. The album also features Stefano Pilia on guitar and the collaboration album "Try Again" (Duncan & Pilia) will feature on the next broadcast. The sleeve / artwork on the LP has a very 1990's '4AD' vibe to it ... I did think it was probably by someone at the 23Envelope studios, it is by Gary Jo Gardenhire, an American visual artist living in Italy.
John's voice always reminds of the voice of David Thomas, so I put Pere Ubu in their next. "Not Happy" was a stand alone single from 1981.
A MuhMur Radio Broadcast would not be a MuhMur Radio Broadcast without something by Frans de Waard. Although not directly involved (with the music) here, Friends In Low Places featured on the compilation tape "Katacombe Volume 3" released in 1984 on Korm Plastics and Schrei Records. Frans compiled the cassette for Schrei Records. The cassette also features Het Zweet, De Fabriek, Kapotte Muziek and Y Create amongst others. Friends In Low Places were from Leiden, and the project of Matz Decay. They (he) were known also as Love Choir. Earlier this year Staaltapes re-issued the tape on their Korm Plastics D label. For availability try here :
http://www.kormplastics.nlThe Hunting Lodge track is from the LP "Shack". A vinyl & CD combination featuring recordings from 1988 - 1992. This put me in mind of the Dormanuu track ... so I slipped it on next.
Dormanuu were active for only a short length of time (1983 - 1985). They released a trio of singles and one album for Illuminated Records before disbanding. The guitarist was Mark Tinley, older brother to Adamski. The Camberwell Now track is from the compilation CD "All's Well". "Daddy Needs A Throne" first appeared on the 1985 compilation cassette "Ritual : Magnetic North" on Touch. It was recorded at the same time as the first LP "The Ghost Trade", but didn't quite fit on the album ... so, it was used here.
Every time I read an article , review or whatever about Himukalt the project gets compared with Puce Mary. Single white female syndrome probably - either that or laziness, or the author has never heard "Information Overload Unit" or the catalogue of Gaya Donadio. Anyway, I dug out some of the Puce Mary releases I own ... and have come to the conclusion that perhaps the comparisons aren't as lazy as I thought.
The programme ends on a classic from Throbbing Gristle.
Playlist :
01: Inade : "Über Dem All" (Loki Foundation) 2020.
02: Grey Frequency : "Kirlian Aura" (Sensory Leakage) 2021.
03: Enhet För Fri Müsik : "Orden Du Aldrig Säger" (Discreet Music) 2021.
04: Enhet För Fri Müsik : "Född Med Tänder" (Discreet Music) 2021.
05: Nocturnal Emissions : "Skin Deep" (Disaster Area) 2000.
06: Chris & Cosey : "Jamming, Tottenham 1982" (Electronic Sound) 2021.
07: 808 State : "Sorry Dog" (Wooden Records) 1989.
08: Enhet För Fri Müsik : "Opus 6 - Sommarlius" (Discreet Music) 2021.
09: The Passions : "Skin Deep" (Polydor Records) 1985.
10: Eater : "Michael's Monetary System" (The Label) 1977.
11: Angel Simitchiev & Linus Schrab : "Initiation" (Amek) 2021.
12: Soviet France : "Not Just What To Say" (Charrm Records) 1993.
13: Himukalt : "Panic Attack" (Total Black) 2020.
14: Himukalt : "The American Redhead" (Cold Spring Records) 2021.
15: Lustmord : "Everlasting" (Vaultworks) 2019.
16: John Duncan : "Homecoming" (Ideal Recordings) 2021.
17: Pere Ubu : "Not Happy" (Rough Trade Records) 1981.
18: Friends In Low Places : "Ode An Die Freiheit" (Korm Plastics D) 2021.
19: Hunting Lodge : "Rip You To Shreds (Original)" (S/M Operations/Easy Listening).
20: Dormanuu : "Powdered Lover" (Illuminated Records) 1983.
21: Eater : "Thinking Of The USA (Live)" (The Label) 1978.
22: The Camberwell Now : "Daddy Needs A Throne" (Rec Rec Music) 1992.
23: Puce Mary : "Another Dream In Superiority" (Freak Animal Records) 2014.
24: Throbbing Gristle : "Subhuman" (Industrial Records) 1980.
Thanks for listening and thanks for reading.
Next broadcast goes out on June 10, listen via SoundArt Radio on the FM dial or via their webpage and live stream. Or, if you're busy on a Thursday night ... there's always the MixCloud Archive. June 10 will have sounds from MuhMur Radio favourites Modelbau, John Duncan and Kazuya Ishigami as well as an "on this day" from Monte Cazazza.
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