Showing posts with label cassette. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cassette. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Martin Newell


Martin Newell was a strong force for the DIY camp during the new wave days. He produced, recorded, and played (nearly) all of the instrumentation for his solo recordings. He also wrote and played under the name Cleaners from Venus with Lol Elliot in the early 80's, releasing most of their work together from home on cassette. The following are from his first cassette as Martin Newell, Songs for a Fallow Land (1985).
"Julie Profumo":

"Gamma Ray Blue":

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

R. Stevie Moore

The one and only, R. Stevie Moore!
"No Know" from Teenage Spectacular (1987):



"Part of the Problem", recorded 1978, appears on Glad Music (1986) and others:

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Rüdiger Lorenz

Rüdiger Lorenz built many of his own synthesizers and even a his own label to release his recordings through, originally on cassette, then moving to vinyl and eventually CDs. He self-released 17 albums in the 18 years between 1981 and 1998.
"38-17-34" was originally released in 1984 on a cassette compilation of electronic music called On-slaught No. 5, and also appeared as the title track on Rüdiger's 1985 album The Last Secret of Posiedon:



"Francis and Friends" from Southland (1984):

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Cleaners from Venus


Cleaners from Venus; Martin Newell and Lol, "Only A Shadow" from Midnight Cleaners (1982):

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Napalm Babies

"Don't Catch Me In the Blast" found on the White On Black (Experiments with Mass) cassette compilation (1982):

ed. 3/27/11: video embedding disabled, listen here: url: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wJJzZt-2ZE

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Solid Space

another DIY tape release from early 80's UK, Solid Space with the album Space Museum (1982):
"Radio France"

"Destination Moon"

"Contemplation"

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Cleaners from Venus


Cleaners from Venus was a DIY cassette band formed in England in 1980 helmed by singer/songwriter Martin Newell, who has continued to produce an enormous amount of recordings to the present day.
"A Blue Wave" from the first Cleaners from Venus cassette, Blow Your Troubles Away (1981):

"This Rainy Day" from Midnight Cleaners (1982):

"Ghosts in Doorways" from In the Golden Autumn (1983):

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

R. Stevie Moore


3 songs in 3 years ('74-'76) from R. Stevie, the most prolific home recording artist in the solar system.
"I Not Listening" from Next (1974):

"Goodbye Piano" from Returns (1975-76) and also Phonography (1976):

"Benefit of the Doubt" from Play (1976):

Sunday, September 5, 2010

R. Stevie Moore


the sheer size of RSM's recordings is staggering; over 35 commercial releases (including 27 full length albums), not to mention a massive library of self-recorded, reel-to-reel tape sessions and music videos on VHS dating from the late 60s to the present day. every instrument and noise is made by RSM, every one of his recordings is available by mail directly from RSM.
Ill (Worst) recorded in 1968, can be found on the Contact Risk (1993) album: