The Epidemics – Do What U Do

The Epidemics – Do What U Do
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Label/Cat#: Tokuma 32JC-262 | Country/Year: Japan 1987
Genre: Folk Rock, Pop Rock, Synth-pop | Hoster: Filesonic/Uploaded/Filepost

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Epidemics, The – Do What U Do

Label: Tokuma Japan Corporation
Catalog#: 32JC-262
Format: CD, Album
Country: Japan
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Folk, World, & Country, Rock
Style: Folk Rock, Pop Rock, Synth-pop

Tracklist:

1 I Got Your Message 4:16
2 Mad About You 3:04
3 Dreamer 4:46
4 Keep It Up 4:07
5 Within These Walls 3:46
6 Do What You Do 3:50
7 You Gotta Pay 4:14
8 You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet 4:14
9 I’ll Stand By You 3:35
10 Love Is Alright 3:58
11 Hong Kong 3:40

Companies etc:

Recorded At – Carriage House Studio
Recorded At – Stickwork Studios
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Epidemics
Copyright (c) – The Epidemics
Distributed By – Tokuma Japan Communications

Credits:

Artwork By [Cover Painting] – Caroline
Backing Vocals – John Waite, Peter Gabriel
Bass – Bill Laswell, Laurie Heinemann, T.M. Stevens
Design [Back Cover & Inner Layout] – Takeshi Masuda
Design [Cover Layout] – Shankar
Drums – Jerry Cuccurullo
Engineer – Chris Richards, Johnny Montagnese
Engineer [Assistant] – Caroline, Gilbert Kaufman, Phil Magnotti, Shankar
Guitar – Nicky Skopelitis, Warren Cuccurullo
Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
Percussion – Jack Conklin
Photography By [Back Cover] – Allan Titmuss
Photography By [Cover] – Bruno Keusch, Tara Cross
Sarangi – Sultan Kahn
Synthesizer [Kurzweil], Keyboards – Gilbert Kaufman
Tabla, Timbales – Zakir Hussain
Voice – Yoko Ono
Written-By, Producer, Vocals, Synthesizer – Caroline
Written-by, Producer, Vocals, Violin [10-string Double] – Shankar

Notes:

Album recorded at Carriage House Studio, Conn, 1986
Except basic track and Peter Gabriel’s vocals for A1 and B1 recorded at Stickwork Studios, New York
Mastered at Masterdisk
?+© 1987 The Epidemics

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Rights Society: JASRAC

Biography (Shankar)

by John Bush

Shankar, a violinist, singer and composer, teaches Indian Classical styles by incorporating them into Western musics. He has worked with many Western musicians, including Peter Gabriel, Yoko Ono, Bruce Springsteen, Phil Collins, Talking Heads, and Lou Reed. He first began vocal lessons at the age of two, violin lessons at five, and drumming lessons at seven. After receiving a doctorate in ethnomusicology, he co-formed (with British composer Caroline) a pop/rock group in 1982, the Epidemics. The band has released three albums: The Epidemics, Do What You Do and Eye Catcher.

The two also work in an Indian quartet with Shankar’s father, V. Lakshminarayana, and his sister, Gana Rao. The group’s four albums are Panca Nadai Pallavi, Galaxy, Nobody Told Me and Soul Searcher.

Shankar also co-founded Shakti with John McLaughlin; the two released Shakti, Handful of Beauty and Natural Elements. His two solo albums are Touch Me There (produced by Frank Zappa) and Who’s to Know. allmusichuide

In 1982 Shankar formed the pop/rock group Sadhu, later known as the Epidemics, with British composer, vocalist and keyboardist Caroline. Their two albums included a wide array of pop stars as guests: Frank Zappa, Peter Gabriel, John McLaughlin, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison, Yoko Ono and Sting among others. worldmusiccentral

 

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The Cranberries – To The Faithful Departed

The Cranberries – To The Faithful Departed
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Label/Cat#: Island PHCR-1811 | Country/Year: Japan 1996, Bonus
Genre: Rock | Hoster: Filesonic/Filepost

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Cranberries, The – To The Faithful Departed

Label: Island Records
Catalog#: PHCR-1811
Format: CD, Album
Country: Japan
Released: 18 Apr 1996
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock

Tracklist:

1 Hollywood 5:07
2 Salvation 2:24
3 When You’re Gone 4:56
4 Free To Decide 4:24
5 War Child 3:50
6 Forever Yellow Skies 4:09
7 The Rebels 3:20
8 Intermission 2:03
9 I Just Shot John Lennon 2:41
10 Electric Blue 4:51
11 I’m Still Remembering 4:49
12 Will You Remember? 2:49
13 Joe 3:22
14 The Picture I View
15 Cordell 3:39
16 Bosnia 5:37

Companies etc:

Distributed By – Polygram K.K., Made In Japan

Credits:

Bass – Mike Hogan
Conductor [Strings] – Michael Kamen (tracks: 5, 7, 16)
Drums, Percussion – Feargal Lawler
Engineer, Mixed By – Mike Plotnikoff
Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin – Noel Hogan
Percussion [Additional] – Randy Raine-Reusche
Producer – Bruce Fairbairn, Cranberries, The
Vocals, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Mandolin – Dolores O’Riordan Burton
Written-By – Dolores O’Riordan (tracks: 1, 3 to 8, 11, 12, 15, 16)
Written-By, Lyrics By – Dolores O’Riordan (tracks: 2, 9, 10, 13)
Written-By, Music By – Noel Hogan (tracks: 2, 9, 10, 13)
Written-by [Orchestration], Arranged By [Orchestration] – Michael Kamen

Notes:

Tracks 8, 14 & 15 are bonus tracks.
The Japanese title of the release is: “??????”.

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Rights Society: JASRAC
Other (Fix Price Japan): ¥ 2.500

Review

by Ned Raggett

To the Faithful Departed turned out to be where the Cranberries’ best intentions finally and thoroughly tripped them up. Switching producers to Bruce Fairbairn was a troubling enough move to begin with; Stephen Street’s ear for the band’s dynamics was note-perfect, but Fairbairn’s work with arena-rock monsters like Aerosmith meant that on Departed everything was scaled up accordingly. The results may have been more commercial, but they took the identity of the band with it — the opening song “Hollywood” was a sludgefest that, ironically, didn’t give the band the muscular kick that propelled songs like “Zombie.” O’Riordan, meanwhile, decided she was a generation’s spokesperson, fully taking over the songwriting, except on a couple of cuts with Noel Hogan, penning some appropriate liner notes, and running with it. Songtitles say it all — “War Child,” “I Just Shot John Lennon,” complete with cheesy gun shots, and perhaps most painfully obvious at the end, “Bosnia.” Then there’s lead single “Salvation,” which preaches against heroin addiction in a manner worthy of afterschool specials and with about as much depth. Not that good songs can’t and haven’t been written on these subjects, of course, but O’Riordan, lacking a truly individual or unique take on them, is not the person to be writing them. Or singing them — her wails and yelps now run rampant, being less voice-as-instrument as it is signature calling card to be employed throughout. There are bright points — every so often Hogan’s guitar comes through at its best, and there’s the retro-’50s finger-snapping “When You’re Gone” and the nicely arranged “Electric Blue.” Still, when compared to No Need and especially Everybody, Departed completely suffers in comparison. allmusic

 

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The Winchester Club – Britannia Triumphant

The Winchester Club – Britannia Triumphant
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Label/Cat#: Exile On Mainstream EOM 034 | Country/Year: Europe 2008, Promo Copy
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Winchester Club, The – Britannia Triumphant

Label: Exile On Mainstream
Catalog#: EOM 034
Format: CD, Album, Promo, Card-weight Sleeve
Country: Europe
Released: 2008
Genre: Rock
Style: Post Rock

Tracklist:

1 Britannia Triumphant 13:43
2 Settle Down 9:01
3 But There Is No Space 12:24
Bonus Tracks
4 Britney Sings Lullabies For The Drowning Crew 12:53
5 Song For C-pij 4:08

Companies:

Manufactured By – Optimal Media Production
Recorded At – Moon Studios
Mastered At – Studio Sonic
Distributed By – Southern Records
Distributed By – Soulfood (2)

Credits:

Bass – Mrs Armstrong
Bass, E-bow [Ebow] – Mr Armstrong
Drums, Loops, Xylophone – Mr Spear
Electric Guitar – Mr Deeney, Mr Morgan

Notes:

“This is mainstream record thirty-four”

Recorded at Moon Studios London.
Mixed at the band’s home studios.
Mastered at London’s Studio Sonic.

Distribution USA: Southern Records
Distribution Europe: Southern Records
Distribution Germany: Soulfood

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Barcode: 8 11521 01034 4
Matrix / Runout: A822481-01
Matrix / Runout (Mastering SID Code): ifpi L573
Matrix / Runout (Mould SID Code): IFPI 5723
Matrix / Runout (Manufacturer Matrix Text): manufactured by optimal media production
Label Code: LC 12311

“Three tracks lasting for a total of thirty-five minutes. Most of you already see the connection between the length of time and the number of passages and you have probably deducted that we are talking of post-rock, a music style that has become famous in the past through bands such as Godspeed you black emperor and Mogwai. The two groups aforementioned belong to a small circle of artists from which this British quintet was inspired in the making of their album, which has a cloudy and crepuscular sound to it.

As for the emotion of this style of music, The Winchester Club have patiently built long intros which progressively gather an instrumental tension which does not suddenly explode, and flows into a final breakdown as spectacular as it is foreseeable; it is the case in ‘Settle Down’, nine minutes so intense which almost makes it feel claustrophobic. The circular tunes played by guitars and basses in ‘… but there is no space’ tell a story of distant landscapes and atmospheric mutations, in a suffocating whirlpool of images and suggestions.

Although ‘Brittania Triumphant’ may be strident at times, this emerging band has successfully produced an outstanding work and has shown the invaluable addition of impressive vocal performances which completes a sound that is darkly welcoming.” kronic.it

 

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Sun – Jam House Wah

Sun – Jam House Wah
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Label/Cat#: Gun Records GUN 022 | Country/Year: Germany 1993
Genre: Grunge, Alternative Rock | Hoster: Filesonic

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Sun – Jam House Wah

Label: GUN Records
Catalog#: GUN 022
Format: CD, Album
Country: Germany
Released: 22 Mar 1993
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Grunge

Tracklist:

1 Intro 0:55
2 Water 4:45
3 Blisters 4:37
4 Honky Tonk Man 6:09
5 Grondraper 4:39
6 Smile 0:29
7 Jam House Wah 4:42
8 Tools 3:56
9 Like A Rolling Stone 6:27
10 Ego Problem D.T.B. 3:40
11 Yeah 5:10
12 Uncle Bob 5:39
13 Plastic Roses 5:09
14 Rain 5:39
15 Spanish Castle Magic 3:16
16 House Of Papermache 5:10
17 Spike Song 3:06

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Barcode: 7 43211 33462 4
Other (Label Code): LC 6029

Sun was an Alternative rock band from Mönchengladbach, Germany with English lyrics and styles described as Crossover and Progressive rock.

The band was founded in 1991 by Ralf Aussem and Jörg Schröder. Sun was considered for long time on critics as “German answer” of Pearl Jam or Tool. Furthermore the band supported Pearl Jam on their Ten Release Tour in 1992 and also Monster Magnet in the year 1995.

Two years after founding their band they got their Majordeal on the label Gun Records. The band became good known by their albums Murdernature, XXXX and Nitro as also by co-projects for sequels of the serial rock sampler Crossing All Over. Further, the band used instruments atypical of rock, like English flutes.

In the year 2001 the band split up after different exchanges of bandmembers and severe illness of their singer. Their founder and musicwriter Ralf Aussem plays currently in the Scottish/German band Dead Guitars. wikipedia

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These Animal Men – Taxi for These Animal Men

These Animal Men – Taxi for These Animal Men
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Label/Cat#: Hut Rec. 7243 8 40277 2 8 | Country/Year: Europe 1995
Genre: Alternative Rock, Brit Pop | Hoster: Filesonic/Uploaded

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These Animal Men – Taxi For These Animal Men

Label: Hut Recordings
Catalog#: 7243 8 40277 2 8
Format: CD, EP
Country: Europe
Released: 1995
Genre: Rock
Style: Brit Pop, Punk

Tracklist:

1 You’re Always Right 2:44
2 Nowhere Faces 4:04
3 My Human Remains 5:06
4 False Identification 3:16
5 Wait For It 8:33

Credits:

Backing Vocals – Amanda Mae
Engineer [Assistant] – Derek Fudge, Nick Kirkland, Richard Bottom
Piano – Matt Willis
Producer, Engineer, Organ [Hammond] – Dave Eringa
Written By [Lyrics] – Boag, Hewings
Written By [Music] – These Animal Men

Notes:

Track 5 contains hidden track “You’re Always Right”

Label Code: LC 3098

These Animal Men were an English band who achieved minor fame in the 1990s as part of the New Wave of New Wave before splitting up after releasing two albums, in 1998.
These Animal Men formed in Brighton circa 1990, signing to Hut Records, an offshoot of Virgin Records in 1993. They gained some notoriety with their first few singles, which featured drug references in both the sleeve artwork and the song lyrics.

Their first album (Come on Join) The High Society was described by the music press, notably the NME, as being part of the New Wave of New Wave, (alongside contemporaries S*M*A*S*H with whom they shared their first significant release, “Wheelers, Dealers, Christine Keelers”).[citation needed]

Although this press attention undoubtedly contributed to their initial success (including a spot on Top of the Pops) the band tried to distance themselves from this movement in interviews.[citation needed] This was perhaps because they realized that when the press interest moved on to the next big thing, Britpop they would be left behind.[citation needed]

After a three year hiatus, punctuated by only one EP, Taxi for These Animal Men, they returned with their second album in 1997, Accident and Emergency. Despite reported difficulties encountered during recording, including the firing of Hussey, Accident and Emergency received some critical acclaim, but little commercial success. In 1998, the band broke up.

Later in 1998, Boag, Hewings, Warnock and Hague formed “Mo Solid Gold” with a new singer, K, (a.k.a. K.A. Hepburn) taking over vocals from Boag and Hewings. The output, a hybrid of the TAM sound and Northern soul, was the 2001 album Brand New Testament released on EMI/Chrysalis records. Singles for the tracks “David’s Soul,” “Personal Saviour,” “Safe from Harm,” and the self-titled “Mo Solid Gold” followed, but despite initial good reviews, the group broke up less than a year later.

In 2007, Hewings and Boag formed the band The Orphans with drummer Kev (since replaced by Paul Emons) and producer/keyboardist Tim Howarth. The Orphans released their first album Muff, a blend of glam, punk and garage rock, in 2008 on the Hail Mary label.

The Orphans continue to gig and are currently putting the finishing touches on the follow-up to Muff.

Original TAM drummer Stevie is currently drumming with former Beta Band front man Steve Mason. wikipedia

 

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The Presidents Of The United States Of America – S/T

The Presidents Of The United States Of America – The Presidents Of The United States Of America
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Label/Cat#: Columbia 481039 2 | Country/Year: Europe 1995
Genre: Alternative Rock | Hoster: Filesonic/Uploaded

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Presidents Of The United States Of America, The – The Presidents Of The United States Of America

Label: Columbia
Catalog#: 481039 2
Format: CD, Album
Country: Europe
Released: 1995
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Pop Rock

Tracklist:

1 Kitty 3:22
2 Feather Pluckn 2:55
3 Lump 2:12
4 Stranger 3:03
5 Boll Weevil 3:14
6 Peaches 2:49
7 Dune Buggy 2:43
8 We Are Not Going To Make It 1:51
9 Kick Out The Jams 1:24
10 Body 4:10
11 Back Porch 2:58
12 Candy 3:13
13 Naked And Famous 3:44

Companies:

Copyright (c) – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – PopLlama Products
Distributed By – Sony Music

Credits:

Artwork By [Sculptures, Front Cover] – San Pacific Int’l
Design – Art Chantry
Design [Update] – Doug Erb
Drums [No-string], Vocals – Jason Finn
Engineer [Mix] – Steve Culp
Engineer [Second] – Mark Guenther
Guitar [Three-string Guitbass], Vocals – Dave Dederer
Management – Staci Slater
Mastered By – Wally Traugott
Mixed By – David Kahne (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13)
Photography [Back Cover] – Lance Mercer
Photography [Front Cover] – Dave Dederer
Photography [Tray Card] – Marty Temme
Producer – Chris*, Conrad Uno, Dave*
Recorded By – Barrett Jones (tracks: 1, 5, 10, 13), Amazing Uno, The* (tracks: 2 to 4, 6 to 9, 11, 12)
Vocals, Guitar [Two-string Basitar] – Chris Ballew
Written-By – Chris Ballew (tracks: 1 to 7, 10 to 13), Presidents Of The United States Of America, The (tracks: 1 to 7, 10 to 13)

Notes:

© 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
? 1995 PopLlama Products

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Barcode: 5 099748 103925
Label Code: LC 0162
Rights Society (Rights Societies): SACEM/SACD/SGDL/SDRM BIEM
Other: CB 701
Other (on back cover): 02-481039-10
Other (on CD artwork and booklet): 01-481039-10
Matrix / Runout: S0148103910-0101 54 A2

Review

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

In the time-honored tradition of the Dickies, the punk-pop of the Presidents of the United States of America is brief, hooky, and dumb — it’s novelty punk. Granted, that approach can occasionally produce a couple of naggingly catchy songs — particularly their breakthrough hit, “Lump” — but it basically results in a series of smug, self-satisfied songs that are neither funny nor catchy. Like the Dickies, the Presidents of the United States of America aren’t much more than one-hit wonders.

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No Doubt – The Beacon Street Collection

No Doubt – The Beacon Street Collection
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Label/Cat#: Interscope INTD 90156 | Country/Year: US 1995
Genre: Indie Rock | Hoster: Filesonic/Uploaded

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No Doubt – The Beacon Street Collection

Label: Interscope Records
Catalog#: INTD 90156
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1995
Genre: Pop, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Ska

Tracklist:

1 Open The Gate
2 Blue In The Face
3 Total Hate 95
4 Stricken
5 Greener Pastures
6 By The Way
7 Snakes
8 That’s Just Me
9 Squeal
10 Doghouse

Credits:

Mastered By – Robert Vosgien
Mixed By – Colin Mitchell, No Doubt
Trombone – Gabrial McNair
Trumpet – Phil Jordan

Notes:

licensed from Sea Creature Records

Review

by John Bush

When No Doubt’s debut album proved a disappointment to Interscope executives, the label withdrew support from the band and refused to release them from their contract. Ironically, the group’s self-produced reply, recorded during several sessions from 1993 to early 1995, turned out to be finer than the debut. The synth and new wave influences of the debut are pushed to the background and replaced by a raw sound inspired more by punk.

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Therapy? – Born In A Crash

Therapy? – Born In A Crash
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Label/Cat#: A&M 540 158-2 | Country/Year: Europe 1993
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Therapy? – Born In A Crash

Label: A&M Records
Catalog#: 540 158-2
Format: CD, Mini-Album
Country: Europe
Released: 1993
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock

Tracklist:

1 Turn 3:52
2 Speedball 2:33
3 Bloody Blue 1:14
4 Neck Freak 4:57
5 Opal Mantra 2:29
6 Innocent X (Live) 3:37
7 Potato Junkie (Live) 3:47
8 Nausea (Live) 3:29

Credits:

Producer – Therapy? (tracks: 1 to 5)
Producer, Mixed By – Chris Sheldon (tracks: 1 to 5)
Recorded By – Chris “Limp Wristed” Leckie (tracks: 6 to 8)
Written-By – Therapy?

Notes:

Full color cover artwork.

Tracks 6, 7, 8: Recorded Live USA April/May 1993.

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Barcode: 7 31454 01582 0
Other (Rights Societies): BIEM/STEMRA
Other (Labelcode): LC 0485

Born in a Crash is a European compilation mini-album release by the band Therapy?. It was released on August 25, 1993 on A&M Records. All tracks were previously released in the UK on different EP’s. Tracks 1, 2, 3 and 4 originally featured on the Face The Strange EP, and tracks 5, 6, 7 and 8 originally featured on the Opal Mantra EP.[1]

The mini-album was released on CD only. wikipedia

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The Alarm – King Biscuit

The Alarm – King Biscuit
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Label/Cat#: King Biscuit 70710-88049-2 | Country/Year: US 1999
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Alarm, The – King Biscuit

Label: King Biscuit Flower Hour Records
Catalog#: 70710-88049-2
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1999
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock

Tracklist:

1 For Freedom
2 Marching On
3 Reason 41
4 Up For Murder
5 The Deceiver
6 The Stand
7 Blaze Of Glory
8 3rd Light
9 Tell Me
10 Across The Border
11 68 Guns
12 Unsafe Buildings
13 Marching On
14 We Are The Light
15 (Bonus Interview)

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Barcode: 707108804928

Review

by Steve Huey

Recorded at Boston’s Paradise Theatre in 1983, King Biscuit Flower Hour is a typically passionate performance by the Alarm, which was broadcast on the titular syndicated radio program. Even though the group had yet to issue a full-length album in the United States, their frequent U.K. single releases already provided a vast majority of the material needed to fill out a standard-length concert. The band’s performances strike a nice balance between tight professionalism and raw vigor, and their commitment to the material is total (if unsubtle), making this an exciting listen for devoted fans. allmusicguide

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Anne Clark – The Sitting Room

Anne Clark – The Sitting Room
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Cat#: Virgin 256 865 | Country/Year: Germany 1992, 1982
Genre: Dark Wave, Abstract | Hoster: Filesonic/Uploaded

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Anne Clark – The Sitting Room

Label: Virgin Schallplatten GmbH
Catalog#: 256 865
Format: CD, Album
Country: Germany
Released: 1992, 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: Abstract, Ambient

Tracklist:

1 The Sitting Room 2:21
2 Swimming 1:41
3 An Ordinary Life 2:41
4 Shades 1:53
5 Short Story (Party Mix) 1:52
6 The Power Game 0:45
7 All We Have To Be Thankful For 4:14

Anne Clark (born 14 May 1960, Croydon, London, England) is an English poet and songwriter. Her first album, The Sitting Room, was released in 1982, and she has released over a dozen albums since then.

Her experimental music occupies a region bounded roughly by electronic, dance (techno applies on occasion) and possibly avant-garde genres, with varying hard as well as romantic and orchestral styles.

Clark is mainly a spoken word artist. Many of her lyrics deal critically with the imperfections of humanity, everyday life, and politics. Especially in her early works she has created a gloomy, melancholy kind of atmosphere bordering on weltschmerz.

In 1982, Anne Clark published her first album, The Sitting Room, with songs written by herself. On the following albums, Changing Places (1983), Joined up Writing (1984) and Hopeless Cases (1987), Clark benefited from an acquaintance from the Warehouse: keyboardist David Harrow contributed as the co-author. The songs created by this team, such as “Sleeper in Metropolis,” “Our Darkness,” and “Wallies,” have since been considered milestones of the 1980s and 1990s.

In 1985, Clark released the album Pressure Points. It was created in collaboration with John Foxx, who wrote the music and plays on the first five tracks..

In 1987, Clark went to Norway for three years, where she worked with Tov Ramstad and Ida Baalsrud, among others. In cooperation with Charlie Morgan, she released the album Unstill Life in 1991 on SPV Records. Tracks included The Moment, Unstill Life, Abuse and Empty Me. This album was also released in the USA on Radikal Records. During 1992, she released a non-album collaboration on maxi-CD (SPV) with Ida Baalsrud, who both played the violin part and co-wrote If I Could; furthermore, there was also a remix of Our Darkness included on the last track of the CD. At the very end of 1992, in December, Charlie Morgan unexpectedly died of cancer at the age of only 36, which caused many planned collaboration projects to be abandoned.

After several months of reorientation, Clark eventually released The Law is an Anagram of Wealth in 1993, once again in collaboration with Tov Ramstad; the other musicians involved were Paul Downing, Martyn Bates (of the band Eyeless in Gaza), and Andy Bell (not of Erasure fame but talented musician and programmer) and completed a major European Tour.

Just one year later, in 1994, Anne Clark ventured into a style that she had not experimented with before: acoustic music. This eventually culminated in the release of Psychometry (1994), which featured a concert recorded live on stage in the Passionskirche in Berlin-Kreuzberg. wikipedia

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