The first quarter of the programme is very much set in the 1980's. Between 1980 and 1982 there were some classic records released 'On This Day'. Although the broadcast kicks off with Cabaret Voltaire's "Split Second Feeling" from their "Red Mecca" album ... which was released in August 1981 ... the following tunes were / are all October 28 releases. (The track "Red Mask" at the end of the programme is also from the "Red Mecca" album).
The Throbbing Gristle tracks are from the LP "Funeral In Berlin". The album was recorded over two nights at the S0 36 Club in Berlin. According to the sleeve notes "A Turkish circumcision ceremony preceded the events ... The album is dedicated to redundant institutions everywhere, above and below ground". The sleeve is a painting by Val Denham of Death & Beauty Foundation fame.
In 1981 Bauhaus met Bauhaus. "While still a member of the pre-eminent gothic rock band Bauhaus, David J had the brilliant idea to collaborate with René Halkett, artist/poet of the Weimar Bauhaus art school in the 1920's. On July 28th 1980, David took a trip to René's cottage in Cornwall. Using a portable cassette recorder, he recorded an 80 year old René reciting his own poetry. In 1981 David added musical accompaniment to two of the poems and released them as a one-off single for 4AD". (taken from the David J bandcamp page). In 1981 The Pop Group split and singer Mark Stewart moved to London to work with Adrian Sherwood and his On-U Sound label. The first release was the 12" EP "Jerusalem". The Mafia on this release were members of Creation Rebel and Noah House Of Dread.
The Fire Engines debut 7" was recorded in a bungalow in Fife, Scotland at a cost of £46 and was the first release on the Codex Communications label. The label was set up by the Fire Engines manager Angus Groovy. After the band split in 1981 drummer Russell Burn went on to form Everest The Hard Way a band I saw live at Futurama 3 festival (Bingley Hall, Stafford) but have never come across any of their releases.
The programme comes back in to the now with another track from the new Fossil Aerosol Mining Project "Zombi Traditions (37 Years)". Released on their own Afterdays Media imprint copies are available here : https://fossilaerosol.bandcamp.com/album/zombi-traditions-37-years
Radboud Mens is a Dutch sound-artist, composer and radio presenter. Radboud started making noises in the late 1980's building noise machines and destroying turntables. In the mid 1990's he created the project L.O.S.D. with Peter Fleur. This is the first time I came across the sound of Radboud Mens. Radboud left L.O.S.D. in 1997 to work under his own name making more minimal and conceptual sounds. In 1999 he created the ERS label to release ambient / drone music. He has radio shows on dfm.nu. The tracks here are from his latest album "Sine~Plus+".
"Sine" was released in 2000 on Staalplaat Records and twelve years later as a download file on Form Digital. This new vinyl version includes three new pieces recorded last year. Available in glorious purple vinyl. https://staalplaatlabel.bandcamp.com/album/sine-plus. I know very little, in fact next to nothing about the project called The Incidental Crack. I got their latest cassette album "Detail" through from Anticipating Nowhere Records and I'm really enjoying it. Limited to 20 copies, some are still available via the label's bandcamp. https://anticipatingnowhere.bandcamp.com/album/detail.
The Column One track is from the "Classic Chill Out Rhythms" CD by Column One & DJ Uncle - Brain - Bridge ... and I'm still playing the Bron Area "The Trees And The Villages" album. It's one of those great slices of early 1980's post-punk pop.
The Swedish trio Typical Girls are comprised of Felix Skörvald, Julia Bjernelind (also of Amateur Hour) and Hugo Randulv (Amateur Hour, Enhet För Fri Musik). Hugo also released the excellent LP "Radio Arktis" under his own name on Förlag För Fri Musik earlier this year. "Girl Like You" is from their debut 7" EP released last year, it's a cover of the old Troggs hit. The EP is on the Happiest Place label, a label I will now follow after this 7" and their Neutral Live LP release. The EP has sold out from the label but it's always worth trying Discreet Music. https://discreetmusic.se
The programme finishes on the 'Berlin' side of the Throbbing Gristle "Discipline" 12" released in 1981 on Fetish Records. It was recorded at the same concerts as the "Funeral In Berlin" album.
Please take a listen here : https://www.mixcloud.com/muhsteve/muhmur-radio-broadcast-28-october-2021/
Playlist :
01: Cabaret Voltaire : "Split Second Feeling" (Rough Trade Records) 1981.
02: Throbbing Gristle : "Stained By Dead Horses" (Zensor) 1981.
03: Throbbing Gristle : "Trained Condition Of Obedience" (Zensor) 1981.
04: Throbbing Gristle : "Zero's Death" (Zensor) 1981.
05: René Halkett & David Jay : "Armour" (4AD Records) 1981.
06: Mark Stewart + Mafia : "Jerusalem" (On-U Sound) 1982.
07: Mark Stewart + Mafia : "High Ideals And Crazy Dreams" (On-U Sound) 1982.
08: Fire Engines : "Get Up And Use Me" (Codex Communications) 1980.
09: Fossil Aerosol Mining Project : "The Shopping Mall Has Long Since Flooded" (Afterdays Media) 2021.
10: Radboud Mens : "Metal / Dub / Plate" (Staalplaat) 2021.
11: Radboud Mens : "Circle Of Fifths (Remix)" (Staalplaat) 2021.
12: Radboud Mens : "Funkenkammer" (Staalplaat) 2021.
13: Richard H. Kirk : "Devil In Your Name" (Touch) 2000.
14: The Incidental Crack : "We Might Bump Into Each Other" (Anticipating Nowhere Records) 2021.
15: Column One : "Your Funky DJ" (Dossier) 1996.
16: Bron Area : "Love Stories" (Glass Redux) 2016.
17: Typical Girls : "Girl Like You" (Happiest Place) 2020.
18: Cabaret Voltaire : "Red Mask" (Rough Trade Records) 1981.
19: Throbbing Gristle : "Discipline (Live In Berlin)" (Fetish Records) 1981.
Thanks again for listening, comments and communication always welcome. muhmur.radio@gmail.com. Next broadcast will be on November 11, same time, same channel. SoundArt Radio 102.5 FM if you're anywhere near Totnes, Torbay or Tuckenhay. https://www.soundartradio.org.uk
On the pre-record for these programmes good friends of the show Nathan Carter + Tony Whitehead (Wildlife Disco) and Tamsin (Mrs. MuhMur) popped in for a chat ...
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