Further Persectives & Distortion (3xCD) - Cherry Red Records

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Further Perspectives & Distortion – An Encyclopedia Of British Experimental And Avante-Garde Music 1976-1984, Various Artists, 3CD Boxset
Various Artists

£17.99

EXTENSIVE 3CD SET EXPLORING THE UK’S AVANT-GARDE AND EXPERIMENTAL SCENE

Tracklist:
DISC ONE

1. TRAIL OF TRAPS – Alterations
2. THE FORCE IS BLIND – Alternative TV
3. CONVERGENCE – AMM III
4. HANG TEN –
…And The Native Hipsters
5. RATS AND MONKEYS – Art Bears
6. INTELLECTUAL STANCE – A Tent
7. OVERSPREADING ART GENIUS – Blancmange
8. POSITIVE PARANOIA/THE CITY IN THE SEA – Bodhi Beat Poets
9. AFTER MENDELSSOHN (137 YEARS) – Gavin Bryars
10. LMC 1979 –
Paul Burwell And David Toop
11. THE GIANT’S FEET –
Chris And Cosey
12. EXERCISE IN MAGNETIC TAPE NO 4 – Clock DVA
13. REFRESHMENT BREAK –
Bob Cobbing
14. GENERAL STRIKE –
Lindsay Cooper
15. VASE –
Lol Coxhill And Morgan Fisher
16. ERROR SYSTEM (BAGFGAB) – David Cunningham
17. HER MASTER’S VOICE-
Deux Filles
18. BRIGHTON, PT. 1 – Doof
19. JOHN OF PATMOS –
Eyeless In Gaza

DISC TWO

1. BURNING FEET – Faction
2. THINK – Five Or Six
3. MINIATURE – Robert Fripp
4. THE BOY BEATS THE RAMS (KLUK TLUCE BERANY) – Fred Frith
5. BLADES SPIN NOTIONS – Ron Geesin
6. MZUI (EXTRACT) –
bcGilbert, glewis And russellMills
7. NIGHT BY THE SEA –
Bill Gilonis And Tim Hodgkinson
8. PROCESSION (FT NICO) –
Martin Hannett And Steve Hopkins
9. WOODEN HEARTTHROB OF PEKING – Kevin Harrison
10. INDUSTRY – Henry Cow
11. MUSIC FOR THE HANGING OF A MINISTER – Het
12. JUNSHI – Hula
13. SOUNDS THAT SAVED MY LIFE (HOMAGE TO K.S.) – George Melly
14. (EXTRACT FROM) THE COMPASSION AND HUMANITY OF MARGARET THATCHER – No Artist
15. DOWN THE SINK –
Nocturnal Emissions
16. I WAS NO LONGER HIS DOMINANT (ALTERNATE VERSION) –
Nurse With Wound
17. DEATH LOOKS DOWN – Mark Perry
18. IN THE NURSERY – Psychic TV

DISC THREE

1. PARALYSIS – Robert Rental
2. JAPANESE HEADSET –
Second Layer
3. SCENE X – Will Sergeant
4. SCATTERED STRATEGIES/OBLIQUE REFERENCES – Nigel Simpkins
5. KAYOO – Soft Machine
6. OPUS – Stinky Winkles
7. ROBOT FACTORY – Swell Maps
8. WWBC – Test Dept
9. NOSTRADAMUS –
The Door And The Window
10. CHANGEZ LES BLOCKEURS (EXTRACT) – The New Blockaders
11. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORT – The Pop Group
12. CROSSOVER – The Wildings
13. BRICKYARD – The Work
14. 24 TRACK LOOP – This Heat
15. ZYKLON B ZOMBIE –
Throbbing Gristle
16. BANISHING – 23 Skidoo
17. PALE YELLOW – Two
18. DRINKING AND HOOTING MACHINE? – John White
19. MUSICAL BOX – Trevor Wishart
20. RANGERS IN THE NIGHT –
Robert Wyatt
21. BAPTISM OF FIRE – Zos Kia

 

Amazing value box set of experimental sounds, most of which is 40 years old.  So much inspiration and originality in here. Still not made it through to disc 3, keep listening to the first two!

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