The Box

 

The Box are, along with Electric Guitars and Fire Engines, one of the hardest bands to find information about via Google. When the first lineup of Clock DVA split from Adi Newton, they took on singer Peter Hope and made a whole bunch of terrific records. Imagine an industrial dub blues by some Sheffield noise weirdos who must have been listening to lots of Captain Beefheart and Hula. This is their first self-titled EP from 1983. 

The Box


The Box

Posted by Mrs. Inside at 10:30
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9 comments:

jonder,  13 August 2021 at 14:25  

Thank you for this! I kept up with Clock DVA after the split, but never listened to The Box until today. Missed out on some great music which sounds like the Thirst lineup was listening to The Birthday Party and Killing Joke. I should have been all over that, but better late than never!

jaypee,  13 August 2021 at 14:58  

Thanks a lot, great discovery!

Anonymous,  13 August 2021 at 15:02  

Love The Box, much better than post Thirst Clock DVA. Minutemen and Blurt.

badgerstump,  13 August 2021 at 15:38  

Better than Minutemen? You crayzee! Step away from the crack pipe.

PAW,  13 August 2021 at 18:18  

Decent interview and details at http://andrewdarlington.blogspot.com/2014/09/music-from-sheffield-box-remembered.html

badgerstump,  13 August 2021 at 18:23  

knowledge

Anonymous,  14 August 2021 at 02:06  

Love The Box, much better than post Thirst Clock DVA. Minutemen and Blurt.

....meaning they sound like a mix of the Minutemen and Blurt, speedy base and sax. Not a big fan of Clock DVA's electronic sound.

Mrs. Inside,  14 August 2021 at 10:23  

glad you readers like The Box! and thank you for the interview link.

https://Klanggalerie.bandcamp.com has two compilations available. both are definitely worth buying. also check https://peter-hopes-explodingmind.bandcamp.com what the singer has done post-Box.

more boxiness is on the way, stay tuned!

Caligari,  14 August 2021 at 20:00  

really cool

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