tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78319277265193556402024-03-13T16:20:05.619-07:00Neu ElectrikkVivian Johnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345231612873171956noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831927726519355640.post-74868008934388528592015-10-26T03:32:00.002-07:002016-01-27T05:00:45.259-08:00THE MUSEUM OF IMPORTANT SHIT<span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>20,000 DAYS ON EARTH - THE MUSEUM OF IMPORTANT SHIT</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">FEATURING:- Steve Parry - Recollections of Matt Johnson/THE THE - See Without Being Seen (unreleased first album)</span><br />
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Vivian Johnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345231612873171956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831927726519355640.post-87188826991637284872013-02-09T04:11:00.001-08:002013-08-09T00:32:26.838-07:00NEU ELECTRIKK - LIVE AT CROYDON WAREHOUSE THEATRE (1979) - ALL I WANTED<div style="text-align: center;">
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Vivian Johnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345231612873171956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831927726519355640.post-38463733024005203772013-01-03T04:56:00.000-08:002016-01-09T03:01:55.524-08:00Matt Johnson - See Without Being Seen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Thumbing through the pages
of the music press had been a weekly ritual for 18yr old Steve Parry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having arrived in South London in a mini-cooper
hatchback car laden with guitars, amp and a few clothes Parry had taken up
residence in a relative’s house in Croydon. Parry had moved to London looking
for change and suitors to his often abstract concept of sound. Having bought
the popular magazine <em>Practical Electronics</em> Parry would delight in taking things
apart; such as old radios and clocks, fascinated by the mechanisms of everyday objects.
Parry often built sound generators out of waste materials; having a love for
metalwork and woodwork he assembled a guitar from scratch. The self-made guitar
with its innate personality and failure regards tuning had a mishmash of
pick-ups delivering distortion and noise way beyond what his parents deemed
music. This was the guitar that wasn’t! Without having the reverence of a conventional
musical instrument the device became something of a sound source whereby it
would be played with pliers or by inserting metal bolts, paperclips and wires along
the body and neck. Parry had learnt to play classical guitar from the age of 8,
however playing music like <em>Greensleeves</em> by traditional means held little
attraction to him. The construction of various sound devices, though often
frustrating ultimately proved most gratifying. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">1979 - Post-punk London
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</span>Inspired by a myriad of self-produced music and independent record
labels everything and anything seemed possible. The political dirge and
corresponding unemployment of Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government
created a situation whereby many a musician found liberation in the form of a
government grant (The Dole) and the freedom to go off and do as they
pleased.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In this culture of DIY, events,
gigs, happenings, artists, musicians and non-musicians, bands like Throbbing
Gristle, This Heat, PragVEC and Robert Rental found an audience eager to share
in their endeavour. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">With a record collection that
included John Cage, The Velvet Underground, Neu, Cluster and Tangerine Dream
Parry set about looking for kindred spirits to form a band. Confronted
with a pile of music publications laid out on the bedroom floor, he would
note down the contact addresses of something of interest. This day a particular advert in the NME caught the eye asking for Bass/lead guitarist
into The Velvet Underground/Syd Barrett. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">The advert had been placed
by a 16yr old Matt Johnson. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
resultant telephone call to <em>The Crown, </em> Loughton, Essex, a pub run by his father Eddie, revealed a
good-humoured confident sounding Johnson with the promise of a real musical
revolution. In the weeks, months and years that followed Johnson and Parry
would stay in touch. Johnson sent Parry a copy of his solo tape See Without
Being Seen. The corresponding letter states <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“the
project which I’m working on at the moment (which the cassette is/was part of)
is See Without Being Seen – which deals with you or I (or anyone whose
listening to the songs) as a spectator seeing abstract views of life be it of
people or situations or how people react to various situations and pressures.” <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Johnson apologises for the music being so primitive and
pretty straight as far as experimental music goes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He goes on to say that he only has one
keyboard at the moment (Crumer Electronic Piano) that he puts through various
effects; this he proclaims to this being very limited. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">There is a P.S at the conclusion to Johnsons letter:- ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The enclosed tape was mastered on a ¼ “
track machine so it would be advisable when replaying to plug from your
cassette deck to a large amp and turn up the bass, mid, treb and put a touch of
reverb on.’<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">In all fairness the music on
SWBS requires no apology at all – the music is experimental, complex and rich
although obviously constrained by the technology available. The music although
naïve at times (hell, it’s made by a 16 yr. old) is also brimming with ideas,
Johnsons open tunings and effected guitar vying with his unhinged vocals amidst
the throb and spit of an analogue drum machine. The songs underpinned by the
wobble and creak of the Crumer Electronic Piano. SWBS is crazy portentous stuff
where lyrically he sings about ‘dancing on graves’ and seemingly a warped love
affair with wallpaper in the shape of ‘My Vymura’. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">The music comes housed in a
tape cassette with a sleeve presumably designed by Matt, replicated on a Xerox
photocopying machine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">SWBS is wonderfully plucky, ambitious
music hinting at what is to come from Johnson as a solo artist and as THE THE.
Some ideas, lyrics (‘history repeats itself…’) later turn up on ‘Burning Blue
Soul’.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Parry never auditioned to
join Johnson’s band. That’s another story. Matt went on to create a brilliant
experimental album in Burning Blue Soul, work with the Gadgets and record a
couple or more avant-garde outings with Keith Laws as The The. In a letter to
Parry dated 02/11/1981 Johnson posed the question not knowing what direction he
wished to go in – commercial (as in accessible foot tapping, hum along –
disposable or experimental (as in?)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Johnson, it appears has over
the years often dismissed the early work of THE THE. It’s a shame because
Controversial Subject/Black and White, Untitled and the later Cold Spell
Ahead/Hot Ice 45rpm remain challenging, enchanting statements of experimental sound
that reward the listener to this day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">The music on <em>See Without Being Seen</em> remains unreleased (other than the cassette created by Johnson). It seems
the album had been distributed to very few people. To this day, the music appears
not to have been leaked onto the internet. Therefore SWBS remains an enigma and
fable in its own right - A much sought after artefact of his recorded work. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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his career has crafted some brilliant political songs that have stood the test
of time. Johnson remains an enigma of which sadly we hear not enough – his current
efforts appear confined to creating film soundtracks and engaging in the
occasional political rant: In 2012 Johnson self-published his father Eddie
Johnsons memoir of living in Stratford, East London in the 1960’s – <em>Tales from
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Vivian Johnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345231612873171956noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831927726519355640.post-20015866119028989432012-11-17T10:02:00.000-08:002012-11-17T10:02:06.871-08:00Practically Isolate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Vivian Johnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345231612873171956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831927726519355640.post-34448187949753354162012-11-06T00:05:00.003-08:002012-12-20T01:27:46.038-08:00LISTEN <br />
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Vivian Johnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345231612873171956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831927726519355640.post-86425927098578223862012-10-21T08:55:00.001-07:002012-10-24T11:26:41.663-07:00Mandolins Yesterday<br />
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Vivian Johnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345231612873171956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831927726519355640.post-90022365924434903862012-10-14T07:29:00.003-07:002012-10-14T08:38:38.466-07:00Savage Mind<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Electrikk. He grew up in the south London district of Thornton Heath and played
saxophone, clarinet and flute. Influenced by the sounds of his youth, jazz,
soul, dub, reggae and hearing saxophonists like John Coltrane, Andy Mackay of
the 70’s band Roxy Music and Davey Payne of Ian Dury and The Blockheads
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Smile’sessions ‘Three Orange Kisses From Kazan’ and ‘Waitin' For The Upturn’.
He also joined Matt in various other ‘live’ versions of The The. At this time
Steve also recorded various sessions with Keith Laws (unreleased) and joined
forces with Matt Johnson/Colin Lloyd Tucker/ Simon Fisher Turner contributing
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and Annie Hogan in Marc and the Mambas. His playing features prominently on
‘Torment and Toreros‘. Steve wrote the track Narcissus with Marc Almond for the
album. Steve also contributed flute to the track ‘The Hungry Years by Marc
Almond and Andi Sexgang included on the 1983 compilation album ‘The Whip’.</span> </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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played in a succession of local bands, none of whom seemed to possess any real
ambition. Parry had been accepted onto a journalism/photography course but
would have to wait for another year before taking up the placement. During this
time Parry worked for the civil service in the Ministry of Defence. Spending
the days bored and frustrated working in a dead end job, in an office full of
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wanted advert placed by Derek Morris in the Melody Maker. At a similar time Parry
answered an advert placed by Matt Johnson in the NME requesting musicians into The Velvet Underground/Syd Barrett. Having contacted Matt he discovered there had been a somewhat limited response to the advert. Parry enquired with Matt what instruments he played
and equipment he used - this included a guitar/amp setup purchased from Woolworths, a Crumer
Electronic Keyboard and an assortment of other borrowed musical instruments left behind in the
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pub. The music Parry found interesting, Matt had written all the music and
played all instruments himself. The cassette came in a cover designed by Matt copied
on a Xerox machine. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parry thought ‘See
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each other of each other’s activities. Letters to each other would contain the
names and addresses of key contacts, people like Genesis P-Orridge of the band Throbbing Gristle, people who could potentially help the cause. Concurrently Parry had been in contact with Derek Morris and Steve Sherlock
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him. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parry remembers having Keith around
seemed to give Matt greater self-confidence. Together they would formulate
ideas, take to the stage and perform as a live act, as a duo they would both develop
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the time Matt was working at De-Wolfe music studios in Soho and this gave him
the opportunity to record backing tracks to which he and Laws would later improvise.
Parry was present at all of The The’s early performances. The The first gig was
at the Africa Centre, nr London’s Covent Garden, the event being memorable for
having an African/Caribbean evening taking place at the same time in the
basement. As The The played upstairs, the throb of African music permeated up
through the floor. Parry liked the abstract, experimental sound of early The
The, the music being a stimulating hybrid of electronic drum beats, effected
guitar, a wasp synthesizer, slabs of noise and distorted vocals. Parry did join
The The on stage and played guitar on just the one occasion – The Anarchist
Ball – Metropolitan Warehouse. This event followed a frustrating day spent in SGS studios in south London recording
the track that was to become ‘Untitled’ as later featured on ‘The Some Bizzare
Album’. I</span></span>n the company of an uncooperative, unprofessional engineer, Parry, Johnson and Laws struggled to make themselves understood. This situation Parry found especially embarrassing having recommended the studio to Johnson/Laws and booked the studio for them. Amid the chaos Parry found himself sharing the studio control room listening to the rant of the engineer while attempting to salvage the situation. Parry recalls making a musical contribution in the form of hand claps and maybe some fuzz guitar. At the end of the recording session the engineer scrawled obscenities on the tape reel box - "The Bollock Dance" - Parry took the master tape home with him then a few months later he received a request from Laws asking him about the whereabouts of the master tape. They wanted the track for a forthcoming compilation - Some Bizzare Album. Sadly when the Some Bizzare Album materialised no credit is given for Parrys contribution to 'Untitled'. 'Untitled' remains an interesting artefact in the early career of Matt Johnson / The The. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS PGothic";"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", sans-serif" style="font-family: arial;">Neu Electrikk and The The shared
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Derek Anthony Morris aka Derek
Morris or Dee Sebastian was a singer/songwriter who resided in Peckham, South
London, UK. The son of a military serviceman Derek’s childhood had been spent
on a succession of military bases in West Germany. The family later moved to
the United Kingdom. Interested in literature, poetry, film, music and
performance arts Derek formed the band Electra Vogue in 1976 with Steve
Sherlock on saxophone and electronics and himself on guitar and vocals. In 1977
guitarist Steve Parry joined the band having seen an advert in the NME/Melody
Maker calling for musicians into The Velvets/Experimentation to form a band. Steve
Parry suggested the band change its name to Neu Electric (new electronic music)
and this later became the more kraut rock sounding Neu Electrikk. Rehearsals
were later held to recruit other musicians and resulted in Barry Deller/Della
becoming the drummer/percussionist and Nick Hunt join on Bass Guitar. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Promoting their sound as ‘Surreal
Modern Music’ performances were often heralded as chaotic, musical happenings,
4 minute songs often became 30 minutes of free improvisation. The band would
take to the stage to the sound of industrial hammers, bird song, Frank Sinatra
and John Cage. The band quickly established a cult following. John Peel became
a supporter of the band and played Neu Electrikk regularly on his BBC radio
show. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Derek supported his musical
endeavours by working as a printer/plate maker for various London publications.
Towards the end of Neu Electrikk Dee Sebastian secured a solo music publishing deal
with Sparta Florida Publishing. Having assembled a band of musicians that included
Jak Airport aka Jack Stafford of the band X-Ray Spex he recorded material under
the concept, ’The face of a decade sessions’. Unable to secure a solo record deal Derek retreated from the music scene. Additionally Parry left London to live in Yorkshire to work on more abstract music
projects. Around 1983 following interest
from a major independent record label Parry, Sherlock and Morris, attempted to
reform Neu Electrikk. After several abortive recording sessions in a studio in
Yorkshire the project was abandoned, Sherlock and Parry utilizing the
studio time to work on material together. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Derek, ever the enigma, is
believed to be working under a different name as either a poet, author or designer
somewhere in England. His name turning up from time to time....................?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Vivian Johnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345231612873171956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831927726519355640.post-14330446275172041472012-03-18T02:24:00.001-07:002012-09-27T18:17:20.845-07:0045 Revolutions (Featuring an article on Neu Electrikk)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">45 Revolutions - (1976/1979) - Volume 1, UK/Ireland
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By:-Mario Panciera<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ISBN-10: 889559200X <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ISBN-13: 978-8895592008 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This book has been described as the best Punk/Post Punk Discography
book of past 20+ years, being an essential reference for both the seasoned
collector and eager neophyte. This superb, meticulously researched edition
features an article on Neu Electrikk and features pictures of the Lust of Berlin
7” single cover. I </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">thoroughly recommend this incredible work - it’s something I
return to time and time again. Published by the Italian book publisher Hurdy Gurdy further information can be obtained from:-</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Note:- copies can turn up on Amazon or Ebay - </span></div>
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Vivian Johnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345231612873171956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831927726519355640.post-25161109319663787842012-03-16T13:59:00.001-07:002012-09-27T18:18:00.777-07:00Neu Electrikk/Steve Parry Interview<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>"The Ability to Self Combust"</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Extensive interview with Neu Electrikk guitarist Steve Parry (Stefan Jadd) published in SALT (Issue Ten)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">The interview was carried out in 2011 by Kevin McCaighy and is notably the most comprehensive article written about the history of the band. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="mailto:kevinmccaighy@yahoo.com">kevinmccaighy@yahoo.com</a></span><br />
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Vivian Johnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345231612873171956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831927726519355640.post-46035329977348613692012-03-16T13:32:00.000-07:002013-01-08T02:49:55.187-08:00Neu Electrikk - Surreal Modern Music (Artbook Published)<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Neu Electrikk - Surreal Modern Music is an artbook edition
comprising an essay by Vivian Johns about the history of the band and
unpublished photos/images of the band. Neu Electrikk is a post-punk band formed
in London in 1978. With little information having surfaced over the years Neu
Electrikk remains an enigma. This petite yet concise history in words and
images is a real collector’s edition. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The book can be purchased from the following bookstore:-</span></div>
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<strong><a href="http://www.blurb.co.uk/bookstore/detail/3039407?redirect=true">http://www.blurb.co.uk/bookstore/detail/3039407?redirect=true</a></strong>Vivian Johnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345231612873171956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831927726519355640.post-71264166667614566182012-03-16T09:07:00.002-07:002012-09-27T18:15:02.138-07:00Neu Electrikk<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The story of Neu Electrikk is only one tributary amongst a great wave of untold tales that have gone unheralded amid the recent spate of post-punk recollections. Contrary to what Simon Reynolds may have you believe, the history of that era is still in the process of being written. Neu Electrikk were a group of young men in the mid to late 1970s to be galvanized by a combination of the first stirrings of punk and their own personal creative desires, who sought and found in each-other an energy and spirit that propelled their music forward in a breathless, unheeding rush. Their output during those tumultuous years was slim: just two 7” singles and compilation appearance in three years. Six tracks over seventeen minutes. Not a lot to go on, you might think, but they reveal so much - the influences fighting for space alongside flurries of invention and experimentation that drift onto a distinctive, hard won ground. The instruments are at odds; their vicious edges vie for supremacy, imbuing each track with a rather becoming tension, as befitting the austere times in which they were created. A voice steps forward unafraid of exoticism and seduction, a romantic trace within the prevailing chill of sexless gloom. This is band that existed and then was over, that triumphed amid collapse, that dreamed and made those dreams real, for however brief a moment. Neu Electrikk is a band that deserves to be remembered. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Kevin McCaighy - Salt 2012)</span></span>Vivian Johnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345231612873171956noreply@blogger.com0