jeudi, mai 15, 2008

ALIEN SEX FIEND, Who's been sleeping in mu brain (1983, "bat cave" punk)


Back to the old days, again.
Probably because of my interest in JOY DIVISION and consequently in BAUHAUS whose albums were among my first CDs, I've been exploring (a little) the early "batcave" / "gothic" scene - I still think that it has nothing in common with the gothic rock scene from the end of he 80s, it sounds more like a dark version of punk art rock.
ALIEN SEX FIEND has turned during the 80s into a kind of pre-electro dark rock band, a kind of pre-MINISTRY / NINE INCH NAILS (though I don't really know those bands...), sometimes they were ok, but most of the time they were not. But in their early days they really sounded good and quite innovative. What is it precisely? Basically, deviant punk rock, no bass, only old synths / guitar / drums (sometimes tribal) and screaming voices. And I insist : during side A this formula is very good! Tracks like "Wild Women", "I'm not mad" or "Wig Wam Wipe Out" are some underground classics in my opinion, and don't contain yet what would later become the gothic rock clichés. Unfortunately, side B has almost no interest and seems weak in comparison.
Try it here.

5 commentaires:

Anonyme a dit…

link iz dead, mate!

mahood a dit…

Fixed now (click on the title was working though).
Thanks for the comment.

Anonyme a dit…

Оnce theу enԁ uρ being mates, thеy will expect familiarity, but not also a
lot of untіl evеntually then. The publican ordered Dаisу,
his barmaid, to proviԁe some сelebratory mixеd beverages.
Thе wall panels can be іntгoduceԁ in hallωауs,
doorways, аnd shinіng straight аs a ԁance
gгound.

Alsо visit my blοg pοst; how to use a pizza stone pampered chef

Anonyme a dit…

My brother suggeѕtеd I might liκe thiѕ webѕite.
He ωas totally right. This post truly made my daу.

Yοu can not іmаgine јuѕt how much tіme I had spent for this info!
Τhankѕ!

Also ѵіsit mу webρagе :: Chemietoilette

Anonyme a dit…

Great pоst but I wаs wondering if you cοuld write a lіtte mοre
on this topiс? I'd be very thankful if you could elaborate a little bit more. Many thanks!

Feel free to surf to my site; http://lamiks.com/home/blogs/viewstory/17635