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Category: 1980s

Hugo Largo – ‘Drum’ (Relativity, 1987)

“We want to be perceived as a band that plays wild rock and roll, maybe even punk music but that happens to play it quietly.” – Tim Sommer (Hugo Largo)

adam peacock, art rock, drum, hahn rowe, hugo largo, michael stipe, mimi goese, R.E.M., tim sommer

The Durutti Column – ‘Without Mercy’ (Factory Records, 1984/Factory Benelux, 2018)

“But wait! A drum machine in a modern classical piece? Only on Factory Records. I’ve never, to this day, heard anything so wrong be so right. “

1984, album, arcane delights, bruce mitchell, factory benelux, factory classical, factory records, john metcalfe, manchester, music, new order, review, the durutti column, tim kellett, tony wilson, vini reilly, without mercy

Heavenly Bodies – ‘Celestial’ (Third Mind Records/C’est La Mort, 1987)

“The ghost of early Dead Can Dance understandably lingers in the tribal percussion and heavily reverbed guitar work and Seaman’s voice is most definitely from the school of Lisa Gerrard, albeit via Alison Shaw.”

celestial, Dead Can Dance, ethereal, heavenly bodies, music, Third Mind Records, This Mortal Coil

Jane And Barton – ‘Jane And Barton’ (Cherry Red, 1983/Optic Nerve Recordings, 2016)

“…if you listen carefully, you can almost hear the sound of a gentle breeze in the rushes as you laze on a soft picnic blanket, staring up into the blissful blue.”

1983, album, cherry red records, edward barton, indie, jane and barton, Jane lancaster, music, record

Felt – ‘The Splendour Of Fear’ (Cherry Red, 1984)

“…for me, the best album is The Splendour Of Fear.  It’s like a complete atmosphere, a complete mood….”- Lawrence, Felt

Thirteen Moons – ‘Origins’ (Wire Records, 1987)

“…a Kodak dreamscape of distant spires and dewy village greens…”

1987, origins, pastoral, thirteen moons, wire records

A.R.Kane – ‘Lollita’ (4AD, 1987)

“Our music was like Hendrix and the Pistols. Jesus, we were nasty, we didn’t give a shit, we were totally self-indulgent.”

4ad, 4ad records, a.r.kane, EP, lolita, lollita

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