Bleak Bliss

Stretchheads - Barbed Anal Exciter

Andy MacDonald on guitar, Steven MacDougall on bass, Jason Boyce on drums and P6 (aka Phil Eaglesham) on shouty business. Brilliant Glasgow / Paisley based noiserock "psych ward hardcore" outfit with a sly sense of humour and a firmly placed tongue between your cheeks. Think Heresy meets Trumans Water and then think again.

10" released on Blast First in 1991.

Barbed Anal Exciter

Silverfish - Fuckin' Drivin' Or What...

Andrew Duprey on guitar, Chris Mowforth on bass, Stuart Watson on drums and Lesley Rankine on bellows. Cracking band that I never got to see live, I even wrote to them asking them to get their arses up to Manchester ... not saying I'm bitter ... but ...

Silverfish released on Creation Records in 1991.

Fuckin' Drivin' Or What...

Techno Animal - The Brotherhood of the Bomb

Another great one by Martin & Broadrick, "The Brotherhood of the Bomb" came out on Matador in 2001 and fully embraces in-the-red noisy hip-hop and dub in a way that foreshadow's Martin's work as The Bug. Anti-Pop Consortium, Vast Aire, El-P, Dalek and Rob Smith contribute to several tracks.

Techno Animal - The Brotherhood of the Bomb

Silverfish - T.F.A. e.p.

Feedback spiked buzzsaw noiserock from the London quartet that barely left my turntable during '89/'90 ...

12" released on Wiiija Records in 1989.

T.F.A. e.p.

Techno Animal - Radio Hades

More successful than their "Ghosts" album were Techno Animal's singles and compilation tracks, many of which were released by minimal techno/house label Force Inc. Several of those stand-alone songs were collected into this album, which is (to my ears) the most enjoyable thing the duo did in its lifetime. Released by Position Chrome in 1998.

Techno Animal - Radio Hades

Terminal Cheesecake - Angels In Pigtails

Terminal Cheesecake existed between 1988 and 1994. This is rightly seen as their stone-cold classic. It's a sprawling, mindbending psychedelic noiserock masterpiece.

... and then, out of an apparently clear blue sky, in 2015 they re-formed (or at least started to record again). Better that that, the frontman is now the one man tornado (and former Gnod vocalist) Neil Francis. You should check out Cheese Brain Fondue: Live In Marseille and Dandelion Sauce Of The Ancients and the split 7" with Anji Cheung. I saw them live 2 or 3 weeks ago and they were great ... the support was from Blown Out and Cattle ... if any of these people play near you, you really need to go and see them.

CD released on Kevin Martin's Pathological Records in 1990.

Angels In Pigtails

Techno Animal - Ghosts

In 1991, the same year that Godflesh came out with their masterwork "Pure", Kevin Martin and Justin Broadrick made this strange album of unentertaining industrial beats. Released on Martin's Pathological Records label.

Techno Animal - Ghosts

Terminal Cheesecake - Bladdersack

The mighty Bladdersack is a damn fine way to introduce yourself to the unsuspecting world ...

Inaugural 12" released on Wiiija Records in 1988.

Bladdersack

Terminal Cheesecake - Johnny Town-Mouse

The Terminal Cheesecake history is long and convoluted with tendrils that stretch into GOD, Skullflower and Head Of David ... so let's keep it to the practical information: this is monstrous acid-fried English noise rock!

This is their first LP released on Wiiija Records in 1988.

Johnny Town-Mouse

GOD - Possession

In 1992, major labels Caroline and Virgin thought it was a wise idea to release a mammoth slab by Kevin Martin's industrial noise jazz orchestra, GOD. This album, their final full-length, includes more notable musicians sitting in: John Zorn is one of the four sax players here and jazz weirdo Gary Smith plays guitar alongside Justin Broadrick. Peter Kraut (of Albolth!) plays piano. The usual arsenal of three bass players is accompanied by two drummers. If that seems like an unnecessary amount of people, that's because it is.

GOD - Possession

GOD / Terminal Cheesecake - Meathead / Car First

Each band covering the other's song ...

7" released on Clawfist (as part of their wonderful Clawfist Singles Club series) in 1990.

Meathead / Car First

GOD - Loco

A heavy live album by Kevin Martin's triple-bass big band, this time including Eddie Prevost (of AMM) on percussion. Released by Martin's own Pathological Records in 1991.

GOD - Loco

GOD - Appeal To Human Greed

A set of GOD tracks remixed by Lumberjacks, Bill Laswell, Justin Broadrick, Kevin Shields and Kevin Martin.

CD EP released on Big Cat in 1995.

Appeal To Human Greed

GOD - Breach Birth

A vinyl-only EP released by Situation Two in 1990.

GOD - Breach Birth

GOD - Consumed

Apocalyptic hypnosis recorded live at Rote Fabrik, Zurich, Switzerland on March the 28th, 1992.

CD jointly released on Sentrax and Blazer Corps. in 1993.

Consumed

GOD - The Anatomy of Addiction

First full album by GOD, the big industrial/metal/jazz band led by Kevin Martin (better known these days as The Bug) on tenor sax and vocals. The band also included Justin Broadrick (of Godflesh), improv bassist John Edwards, saxophonist Tim Hodgkinson (of Henry Cow) and more... a lot more! This record includes a total of three bass players, two drummers, bass clarinet, saxophone, two guitarists, a viola player and other folks contributing to the godlike din. Released on Big Cat in 1994.

GOD - The Anatomy of Addiction

AMM - Laminal

Across the years, you get Christopher Hobbs, Cornelius Cardew, Eddie Prévost, John Tilbury, Keith Rowe and Lou Gare. The release is dedicated to Evan Parker ...

Triple CD set released on Matchless Recordings in 1996.

Recorded in Aarhus, Denmark on the 16th of December 1969

Recorded at Goldsmiths' College, London on the 20th of February 1982

Recorded at Context Studios, New York on the 3rd of May 1994

AMM & MEV - Apogee

On the first disc, you have three collaborations with AMM (Eddie Prévost, John Tilbury and Keith Rowe) and Musica Elettronica Viva (Alvin Curran, Frederic Rzewski and Richard Teitelbaum) ... if that doesn't thrill you with delight them you have already stopped reading this ...

Double CD released on Matchless Recordings in 2004.

Collaboration

Split

MEV / AMM - Live Electronic Music Improvised

The very definition of "it does what it says on the tin".

LP released on Mainstream Records in 1970.

Live Electronic Music Improvised

AMM - Before Driving to the Chapel we Took Coffee with Rick and Jennifer Reed

Recorded live at Rice University in Houston, TX in 1996, released as a CD by Matchless Recordings in 1997.

AMM - Before Driving to the Chapel we Took Coffee with Rick and Jennifer Reed

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