Mystery Song John Peel Sessions 1980 - Can Anyone help me find it!

[Heather Coleman]

Hello :-)

I am trying to find some music that I heard back in 1980 in the John
Peel Sessions late in the evening on UK radio. All I have to go on is a
vague description of a song that I heard, I never knew who did it or who
is was by but now it's bugging me!
I have been surfing the web and buying cd's of a number of artists and I
feel I am heading in the right direction but I still have not found it.

The kind of music I have been searching and compare it closely with
include:

Nick Cave... Birthday Party/Boys Next Door
Lydia Lunch
Anita Lane
Rowland.S.Howard
Mick Harvey
Foetus

I have to get these to try next:

Anita Lane - Dirty Pearl
Anne pigalle
Tuff Monks
Crime and City Solution
These Immortal Souls
Blixa Bargheld?

Other groups might include Section 25 and Public Image Ltd although I
don't know if they did this song, I might like their music anyway

It's got a typical drab morbid, disturbing, frightening, dull,
depressing sounding, feel to it with I think the sound of Nick Cave or
Rowland S.Howard and the lyrics are a sort of chanting sound like
"despair" "despair" all the way through it. The rhythm is slow and
echoing like big footsteps coming towards you and there's a constantly
howling guitar too.
In the middle the song theme changes, guitar stops and there's the sound
of a woman panting which is very loud with muffled vocal noises over the
top that sound like Nick Cave. I can't imagine there's anyone else that
sounds like him. The end of the song continues with the screaming guitar
again and at the very end it's just the lyric "despair".
Other similar songs I have heard which convince me it's Nick are "Saint
Huck" "The Friend Catcher" "The Fullness of his coming" "Pleasure
Avalance"
It's a very recognisable song with the woman in it but I never would
have thought it would be so hard to track it down!
Any thoughts??? I last heard it in 1979-1980 years on the John Peel
session late at night. So far it's taken me about 4 months to try and
find it and I have almost given up.
Maybe if I write to enough people someone will know what I'm on about
;o)
Surely I deserve to know what it is my poor blonde brain cells are
aching.

regards
Heather

[Heather Coleman]

OK, I think I am getting close now...
someone suggested Despair by SPK on elephant table compliation
I have found the lyrics and it looks very promising, all I have to do
now is get a copy.
Thanks to all who have helped.

Post by Heather Coleman
Hello :-)
I am trying to find some music that I heard back in 1980 in the John
Peel Sessions late in the evening on UK radio. All I have to go on is a
vague description of a song that I heard, I never knew who did it or who
is was by but now it's bugging me!
I have been surfing the web and buying cd's of a number of artists and I
feel I am heading in the right direction but I still have not found it.
The kind of music I have been searching and compare it closely with
Nick Cave... Birthday Party/Boys Next Door
Lydia Lunch
Anita Lane
Rowland.S.Howard
Mick Harvey
Foetus
Anita Lane - Dirty Pearl
Anne pigalle
Tuff Monks
Crime and City Solution
These Immortal Souls
Blixa Bargheld?
Other groups might include Section 25 and Public Image Ltd although I
don't know if they did this song, I might like their music anyway
It's got a typical drab morbid, disturbing, frightening, dull,
depressing sounding, feel to it with I think the sound of Nick Cave or
Rowland S.Howard and the lyrics are a sort of chanting sound like
"despair" "despair" all the way through it. The rhythm is slow and
echoing like big footsteps coming towards you and there's a constantly
howling guitar too.
In the middle the song theme changes, guitar stops and there's the sound
of a woman panting which is very loud with muffled vocal noises over the
top that sound like Nick Cave. I can't imagine there's anyone else that
sounds like him. The end of the song continues with the screaming guitar
again and at the very end it's just the lyric "despair".
Other similar songs I have heard which convince me it's Nick are "Saint
Huck" "The Friend Catcher" "The Fullness of his coming" "Pleasure
Avalance"
It's a very recognisable song with the woman in it but I never would
have thought it would be so hard to track it down!
Any thoughts??? I last heard it in 1979-1980 years on the John Peel
session late at night. So far it's taken me about 4 months to try and
find it and I have almost given up.
Maybe if I write to enough people someone will know what I'm on about
;o)
Surely I deserve to know what it is my poor blonde brain cells are
aching.
regards
Heather

[Crudbreeder]

Post by Heather Coleman
OK, I think I am getting close now...
someone suggested Despair by SPK on elephant table compliation
I have found the lyrics and it looks very promising, all I have to do
now is get a copy.
Thanks to all who have helped.

Despair is also on the album "Leichenschrei" which probably is easier to
find.
I don't know if it's the same version though, but it doesn't seem so
judging from this page:
http://home.pi.be/~spk/spkdiskography.htm

--
"I am SMP system but wine no fastest from mono procesor system, if wine
use
all prosesor or only one"

[Crudbreeder]

Post by Crudbreeder

Post by Heather Coleman
OK, I think I am getting close now...
someone suggested Despair by SPK on elephant table compliation
I have found the lyrics and it looks very promising, all I have to do
now is get a copy.
Thanks to all who have helped.

Despair is also on the album "Leichenschrei" which probably is easier to
find.
I don't know if it's the same version though, but it doesn't seem so
http://home.pi.be/~spk/spkdiskography.htm

Sorry, It was supposed to read "DOES seem so"

</very tired>


--
"I am SMP system but wine no fastest from mono procesor system, if wine
use
all prosesor or only one"

[Heather Coleman]

Hi Folks
me again, that fluffy brained blonde in England ;-)
OK, can anyone help me get hold of some of the best typical SPK music, I
know not of them and want to hear them out. Any suggestions?
I can pay for this, either by money or... you name it, I might be able
to help.
Heather

Post by Crudbreeder
Despair is also on the album "Leichenschrei" which probably is easier to
find.
I don't know if it's the same version though, but it doesn't seem so
http://home.pi.be/~spk/spkdiskography.htm
--
"I am SMP system but wine no fastest from mono procesor system, if wine
use
all prosesor or only one"

[Veni Vidi Exii]

Post by Heather Coleman
me again, that fluffy brained blonde in England ;-)
OK, can anyone help me get hold of some of the best typical
SPK music, I know not of them and want to hear them out.
Any suggestions? I can pay for this, either by money or...
you name it, I might be able to help.

The first four SPK albums (Information Overload Unit, Auto-Da-
Fe, Zamia Lehmanni, Leichenschrei) were re-released by The
Grey Area Of Mute and, while of limited print runs, should
still be available via import stores. They're very, very
good.

SPK had a bit of a 'second phase' after these albums came out,
doing a sort of dance-pop sound. Its really bad. Avoid the
album Gold And Poison and any singles after 1983 or so.
Especially Metal Dance. Stay away from Metal Dance like it
has VD.

Graeme Revell has moved onto doing film scores in recent
years, and has soundtracked films like Daredevil, The Crow,
Freddy Vs Jason (heh), The Craft, yadda yadda. However, his
score to the Dune miniseries on Sci-Fi Channel was pretty
good.

He also released an album under his own name called The Insect
Musicians, but track down Musique Brut Collection instead, if
you can. Its the entire album The Insect Musicians plus six
extra tracks on a Musique Brut compilation CD.

There isn't really an SPK best of, but check out the above
releases if you want.

[brent jackson]

Post by Veni Vidi Exii

Post by Heather Coleman
me again, that fluffy brained blonde in England ;-)
OK, can anyone help me get hold of some of the best typical
SPK music, I know not of them and want to hear them out.
Any suggestions? I can pay for this, either by money or...
you name it, I might be able to help.

The first four SPK albums (Information Overload Unit, Auto-Da-
Fe, Zamia Lehmanni, Leichenschrei) were re-released by The
Grey Area Of Mute and, while of limited print runs, should
still be available via import stores. They're very, very
good.

actually, _zamia lehmanni_ is not one of the first four spk albums. it comes
after the fourth album, _machine age voodoo_, which is out of print and not
part of the mute reissue series.

Post by Veni Vidi Exii
There isn't really an SPK best of, but check out the above
releases if you want.

_auto da fe_, being a collection of tracks from early singles and eps
(79-82), is a fine substitute for a "best of" cd.

-brent
now playing: ko-wreck technique _ko-wrecktion remixes_

[Heather Coleman]

Right ;-)
but can anyone get me some of this music to try out?

Post by brent jackson
actually, _zamia lehmanni_ is not one of the first four spk albums. it comes
after the fourth album, _machine age voodoo_, which is out of print and not
part of the mute reissue series.

Post by Veni Vidi Exii
There isn't really an SPK best of, but check out the above
releases if you want.

_auto da fe_, being a collection of tracks from early singles and eps
(79-82), is a fine substitute for a "best of" cd.
-brent
now playing: ko-wreck technique _ko-wrecktion remixes_

[Heather Coleman]

Hi ;-)

Thanks for your reply to my posting
I would be very interested in getting a copy of the album with the track

Despair on it and if the other songs on these albums are good like that
one was then that sounds good to me. I don't suppose you
would be able to get me a copy would you? I'll make it worth your while.
Or anyone else out there who's into this.
I have been looking on e-bay for SPK stuff but there seems to be nothing

of it there other than mixed in with other artists so this could take me

ages. If I had something to start with I could at least decide if I like

this music and then buy other albums.
Thanks for the help

Heather

Post by Veni Vidi Exii
The first four SPK albums (Information Overload Unit, Auto-Da-
Fe, Zamia Lehmanni, Leichenschrei) were re-released by The
Grey Area Of Mute and, while of limited print runs, should
still be available via import stores. They're very, very
good.
SPK had a bit of a 'second phase' after these albums came out,
doing a sort of dance-pop sound. Its really bad. Avoid the
album Gold And Poison and any singles after 1983 or so.
Especially Metal Dance. Stay away from Metal Dance like it
has VD.
Graeme Revell has moved onto doing film scores in recent
years, and has soundtracked films like Daredevil, The Crow,
Freddy Vs Jason (heh), The Craft, yadda yadda. However, his
score to the Dune miniseries on Sci-Fi Channel was pretty
good.
He also released an album under his own name called The Insect
Musicians, but track down Musique Brut Collection instead, if
you can. Its the entire album The Insect Musicians plus six
extra tracks on a Musique Brut compilation CD.
There isn't really an SPK best of, but check out the above
releases if you want.

[Crudbreeder]

Post by Heather Coleman
Hi ;-)
Thanks for your reply to my posting
I would be very interested in getting a copy of the album with the track
Despair on it and if the other songs on these albums are good like that
one was then that sounds good to me. I don't suppose you
would be able to get me a copy would you? I'll make it worth your while.
Or anyone else out there who's into this.
I have been looking on e-bay for SPK stuff but there seems to be nothing
of it there other than mixed in with other artists so this could take me
ages. If I had something to start with I could at least decide if I like
this music and then buy other albums.
Thanks for the help

Resurrection Records in London seem to have Leichenschrei and a few
others in stock:
http://www.resurrectionmusic.com/acatalog/index.html
look under catalog->industrial->s

Otherwise you should be able to find it as second hand through
www.gemm.com.

If you just want mp3:s you shoudl be able to find it through soulseek or
direct connect.

--
"I am SMP system but wine no fastest from mono procesor system, if wine
use
all prosesor or only one"

[Locke]

Please let me quote Veni Vidi Exii...
|The first four SPK albums (Information Overload Unit, Auto-Da-
|Fe, Zamia Lehmanni, Leichenschrei) were re-released by The
|Grey Area Of Mute and, while of limited print runs, should
|still be available via import stores. They're very, very
|good.
|
|SPK had a bit of a 'second phase' after these albums came out,
|doing a sort of dance-pop sound. Its really bad. Avoid the
|album Gold And Poison and any singles after 1983 or so.
|Especially Metal Dance. Stay away from Metal Dance like it
|has VD.

It should be noted that the order of the albums is not quite correct.
"Zamia Lehmanni" came out during that second phase as well, right
between "Machine Age Voodoo" and "Gold and Poison", and it was their
fifth album.

CU,
Locke

NP: Plaid "Rest Proof Clockwork"