To Mom On Mother's Day ....
'You Think That I'm Strung Out On Smack,
And I Don't Have Underwear,
You Think I Had A Lawnmower Attack On My Bottecellesque Hair,
I Haven't Got Down In A Month,
I Tried To Get A Job,
I Hadn't Turned A Trick For Days, I Haven't Joined The Mob.
You See I'm Trying Very Hard To Live The Rules You Taught Me,
I'm Sorry Because Of My Heavy Jones,
I Hocked All The Stuff You Bought Me. But, Life Is Hard On The Boulevard, With Rinky Dinks Galore,
It's Money, Guns, And Dope Or Lies, Lesbian Or Whore.
A Bag Of Boy, A Spoon Of Girl, A Nickel For A Blow.
But I Am Still Your Baby Boy. It's In Your Blood, You Know'.
Welcome to the 291st broadcast of MuhMur Radio. Over the last few days (great band) I have been dipping in and out of the new book "Electronic Cottage" published by Korm Plastics. It is a collection, a compendium of the magazine 'Electronic Cottage' produced / edited by Hal McGee between 1989 to 1991. Six editions all beautifully reproduced and bound in hardback.
Hal McGee operated the Cause & Effect label (alongside Deborah Jaffe) releasing titles by his own project Dog As Master as well as Controlled Bleeding, If Bwana, The Haters and Viscera amongst others. His magazine celebrated the DIY / Cassette Culture of the late 1980s / early 1990s with writings by Dave Prescott, Chris Phinney, Jeph Jerman, Al Margolis and Daniel Plunkett... amongst others. It was Chris Phinney's overview and interview with Jac Van Bussel of Midas Tapes / Midas Music that made me dig
out my copy of "Harsh Ears Now! !" a triple cassette released in 1987 (I think) featuring Club Rialto, S. Core, Kapotte Muziek, DVA Met DVA Nichts, Odal, Tools You Can Trust and Arvid Tuba amongst many many others. "Remember" by Marcel v.d. Zwet opens the programme and "I Still Haven't Found The Cure" by The Dwarf Farm ends it all. I did ask Frans (de Waard) for information on Marcel but he had none apart from Marcel releasing the cassette "Ten Remedie Tegen Zwakke Zenuwen" on Midas Tapes in 1986. Of course if anyone has a copy they want to offload then please get in contact). The Dwarf Farm was the solo project of THU20 and Club Rialto member Guido Doesborg. He also released a couple of C10 cassettes on Midas Tapes. https://www.kormplastics.nl/electronic-cottage/ to get a copy of the book.
The past few MuhMur Radio broadcasts seem to feature sounds from books that I am reading at the moment. Like the collection of 'Just Glittering/Idwal Fisher' magazines and the 'Third Annual' the 'Electronic Cottage' book is a great read to dip in and out of ... I am still reading Jerry Kranitz's 'Cassette Culture' .. but a trip to the charity shops of Newton Abbot brought me "Room 100" by Jesse Pollack. It was only a pound! And I am engrossed ... it is subtitled 'The Night Punk Rock Died' which I always thought was the night Marc Riley left the Fall, but this is all about the last few days (great band) of Sid & Nancy.
The two tracks by Muckrackers are from their 2008 album "[UKANGE_4]" album. I recently managed to find a copy ... and I am always trying to fill the gaps in my Muckrackers library. Great industrial sounds that can be found at https://www.muckrackers.org.
The latest edition of the magazine "Electronic Sound" features a great article on the history of Clock DVA. From their early formative years through to the recording and release of their 1981 album "Thirst". It also comes with a 7" single featuring "4 Hours" from the 'Thirst' album and a 2026 reworking of the track "Sensorium".
The magazine also features a piece on the 1979-1983 Futurama Festivals. A trip down memory lane for me. The issue is still available from https://www.electronicsound.co.uk. System 01 were a techno project from the late 1980s / early 1990s formed by ex-Clock DVA member Paul Browse and Johnny Klimek. "Paralysed Force" was their first 12" from 1990.
Whilst planning what to play on tonight's broadcast I read that it was Jaz Coleman's birthday. So, I played a couple of Killing Joke tracks from their eponymous debut album. I also found out about the passing of Scott Foust.
Scott was the mainman behind Idea Fire Company and the label Swill Radio. As a small and inconsequential tribute to his genius I play a few of his tracks from lesser known projects he was involved with. XX Committee were formed in 1980 by Scott and Chris Scarpino. 'Damarc' is from the album "Network" released in 1983 on the Thermidor label. UK label Harbinger Sound re-issued the album in 2014. In 2012 Scott and Chris got together to record for Frans de Waard's My Own Little Label as Y-Front. The Tobacconists were Scott and Frans.
'The Dark Secrets Of Doctor Perati" is a 7" from 2009 and 'Polarization Techniques' is from the 1997 "Futurismo EP" released by the great Betley Welcomes Careful Drivers label. The New Peculiars were Scott and former Idea Fire Company founder Karla Borecky. Frans wrote quite a moving piece about his memories of working with and friendship with Scott. https://substack.com/home/post/p-188873255.
On the 21st of March, Water Is The Sun will perform a live ritual at SoundArt Radio Studios. All are welcome. Live music, DJs and a bar .... all for 10 pounds ... https://www.totnespulse.co.uk/event2/ for more information.
Psychic TV (featuring Monte Cazazza + John Gosling) and Inade pieces keep in with the ritual music theme ....
I always get Blackhumour and Blackhouse mixed up. Back in the mid 1980s I was living in Hulme, Manchester and my main record shopping was always done at The Record Peddler (Opposite The Band On The Wall), Piccadilly Records or Virgin (at the bottom of the Arndale). It was around 1986 / 1987 that a lad from Bolton called Martin started a record stall on the top floor of Affleck's Palace stocking industrial records and tapes. He used to get in great imports from America, stuff like Negativland, Dry Lungs compilations on Placebo, Cause & Effect releases ... and Blackhumour and Blackhouse releases. Their sounds are completely different but for some reason I always get the two mixed up. I remember getting the Blackhouse LP "Pro-Life" from Martin. Blackhouse were a faux Born Again Christian Industrial outfit formed by Brian Ladd of Psyclones fame. Blackhumour was the project of sound artist Frazer Hall. Martin (btw) went on to create 'The Legendary' Hit Squad and 808 State and his top floor at Affleck's stall moved downstairs to become quite hip and trendy. (Hit Squad parties w/ MC Tunes in the basement of Affleck's Palace are a great memory).
'The Beautiful Accident' is from the 1990 Blackhumour album "Romance" on Frans de Waard's Korm Plastics label.
Thanks for listening. See you Saturday if you're coming to the Water Is The Sun live performance, if not .. the next MuhMur Radio Broadcast will be on April 12th. 18:00 hours GMT.
Take a listen here :
Playlist :
01: Marcel v.d. Zwet : "Remember" (Midas Tapes) 1987.
02: Monte Cazazza : "To Mom On Mother's Day" (Industrial Records) 1979.
03: Muckwrackers : "Konkasser" (LFA) 2008.
04: Muckwrackers : "Mono_Industrial_Mechanism" (LFA) 2008.
05: Clock DVA : "Sensorium (DVAtion Rework 2026)" (Electronic Sound) 2026.
06: System 01 : "Paralysed Force (Mix II)" (Interfisch Records) 1990.
07: Killing Joke : "Requiem" (Editions EG/Malicious Damage) 1980.
08: Killing Joke : "Wardance" (Editions EG/Malicious Damage) 1980.
09: XX Committee : "Damarc" (Harbinger Sound) 2014.
10: The Tobacconists : "Hidden" (Minor) 2016.
11: The Tobacconists : "The Dark Secrets Of Doctor Perati" (Swill Radio/Plinkity Plonk Records) 2009.
12: The New Peculiars : "Polarization Techniques" (Betley Welcomes Careful Drivers) 1997.
13: Psychic TV : "Culture" (Cold Spring Records) 2011.
14: Water Is The Sun : "Jhonn Ghoul" (Trome Records) 2026.
15: Water Is The Sun : "Landscape Is Body, Is Light" (Trome Records) 2026.
16: Water Is The Sun : "Tremors Of A Miracle" (Trome Records) 2026.
17: Water Is The Sun : "Night Claims" (Trome Records) 2026.
18: Water Is The Sun : "A Place The Water Can Be Cold" (Trome Records) 2026.
19: Inade : ":Kwa-Non-Seh:" (LOKI Foundation) 2003.
20: Psychic TV : "Themes 3 Live (Excerpt)" (Cold Spring Records) 2011.
21: Marcel v.d. Zwet : "Blanks" (Midas tapes) 1987.
20: Blackhumour : "The Beautiful Accident" (Korm Plastics) 1990.
21: The Dwarf Farm : "I Still Haven't Found The Cure" (Midas Tapes) 1987.
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