Post-Punk / New Wave

http://www.last.fm/music/Blessure+Grave wrote:Blessure Grave has existed since 2008 and released records on labels such as Release the Bats, Captured Tracks, Holidays, Mishka, Alien 8 Recordings, Grotesque Modern, Nail in the Coffin, Night People and more. Forthcoming releases on Pagan Day, Desire and Shaver confirmed with more on the way.

http://www.last.fm/music/Siglo+XX wrote:Genk, Belgium (1978 – 1989)

Siglo XX is a Belgian group from Genk who made gloomy and doomy coldwave music à la Joy Division in the eighties .

Their name (which can both be pronounced as Siglo Iks Iks or as Siglo Vingt) stems from an anarchist movement during the Spanish civil war.

Their second single “The Art of War” got the group a small but very loyal following that remained faithful to the group all through the eighties.

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Skull+Defekts wrote:The Skull Defekts is a two-headed beast from Sweden. One for hypnotic rock and one for experimental electronics. The band has been compared to Can, Wolf Eyes, Wire, Shellac and beyond. Formed by Henrik Rylander and Joachim Nordwall in early 2005 when Nordwall’s band Kid Commando decided to end their eight-year career as knights of the sweatiest avant rock existing.

http://www.last.fm/music/Winter+Severity+Index wrote:Winter Severity Index are an Italian New Wave group from Rome, formed by four young women who have already had experiences as musicians of the city scene . Simona collaborated with many Roman artits and worked as composer for theater; Diana Salzo played in other Indie and Post-Rock grups; Elyria was the drummer of Rock and Punk sets; Mushy worked and performed as solo artist in experimental projects. They joined in 2008 on the basis of their friendship and common interest for Eightees New Wave and Post-Punk music, working at first on some basic compostions by Simona Ferrucci, and then creating new ones together.

http://www.last.fm/music/D%C3%A9cima+V%C3%ADctima wrote:Décima Víctima revolutionized the spanish musical scene in 1981 with their dark deep musical offer and reached their peak with songs such as “Tan lejos”. The spanish-swedish quartet was undoubtedly the most representative band of the 80’s spanish “dark wave”

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Deep+Freeze+Mice wrote:The Deep Freeze Mice were an English New Wave band that were active between 1979 and 1989. They were based in Leicester, and consisted of the core members Alan Jenkins (guitars and singing), Sherree Lawrence (organ and other keyboards), and Mick Bunnage (bass guitar). The band had two different drummers over the years: Graham Summers and Pete Gregory.

The band released 10 albums during their existence on their own Cordelia Records label. Their music was odd, often consisting of absurd and surreal lyrics delivered in Alan’s deadpan voice accompanied by bouncy pop/progressive rock music. Favoured lyrical concerns included animal rights, conformity, and science fiction.
Alan Jenkins was also a member of The Chrysanthemums in the late 1980’s, and joined up with members of Po! and The Ammonites in Jody & The Creams (later as “Alan Jenkins & The Creams”) and Ruth’s Refrigerator. He has played guitar with The Thurston Lava Tube since 2001.

http://www.last.fm/music/Into+Paradise wrote:Into Paradise were an alternative-rock band from Dublin, Ireland, and were originally called Backwards Into Paradise (1986-88). Their key members included Dave Long and Rachel Tighe.

They began their recording life with the then-tiny Irish label, Setanta, home of Divine Comedy. Their first album was ‘Under The Water’ which sold modestly, before the major-label intervention by Ensign and the release of ‘Churchtown’ in 1991. Produced by ex-Sound lynch-pin, Adrian Borland, its related singles failed to sell with ‘Burns My Skin’ being banned from domestic radio due to the Gulf War.

Its follow-up ‘Angel’ fared little better, despite sporting a superior version of ‘Sleep’ as its B-side - the band were promptly dropped when Ensign was wound up by its parent Chrysalis a while later. During their time on Ensign, they covered the Magazine song ‘Shot By Both Sides’ as a B-side, almost pre-empting the eventual recognition that Howard Devoto’s band were to receive in the early 21st century. ‘Churchtown’ and ‘Under The Water’ have yet to be re-issued in re-mastered form.

The band eventually moved back to Setanta and released a pair of mini-albums in 1992/93, ‘Down All The Days’ and ‘For No One’ before calling it a day in 1994. Their final single, ‘Angelus’, was released only on 7” which possibly helped its passage into the rare collectables listings early on.

David Long is set to release a solo album ‘Water Has Memory’ in early 2013.

http://www.last.fm/music/Spunky+Onions/_/How+I+Lost+My+Virginity wrote:This single was released in 1980 on Templebeat Records. The band was formed in late 76 and had many different names along the way including The Russians, The New Bastards, and The Ten Sausages. Ghettoberries was allso used as a name on this split single. The band gigged mainly in London and supported The homosexuals once.They had close links with the large Burton Street squat in Euston London where they had a rehearsal room in 1979. Allso Camden Town before 79 and later in 80 before they split.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeletal_Family wrote:Skeletal Family was an English gothic rock band which was formed in Keighley, West Yorkshire, in December 1982.[1] The band was formed from the remaining membership of an earlier group, called The Elements, and took its name from the title of the song "Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family" from the 1974 David Bowie album, Diamond Dogs.

http://theninetears.bandcamp.com/track/inside wrote:The musical project The Nine Tears was born in June 2011 from the mind of Michele Perrella. With Gene Crazed, Carlo Baldini and Gerardo Konte starts immediately to work to make their first EP. In 2012 the band participates at the Gothic Room and released the single E.R.M.O.Y. and a cover of Joy Division Passover. The next album will be called Candid shade of pleasure.

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Grinning+Plowman wrote:

“The Grinning Plowman were a little known/very overlooked band from Nashville, TN. They had 3 full-length releases and a single which was for this song. From the little information I’ve been able to find out about them online, it sounds like they disbanded back in 1993. Their second record, “I Play Jupiter” on Carlyle Records, is the only release of theirs that I’ve actually been able to find. I picked up a promo copy years ago along with an “I Play Jupiter” pin which I should try and track down one of these days.”

The entire catalog by the Grinning Plowman is now available on-line for download from Spat! Records in Nashville. Releases include, “Days Of Deformity” “I Play Jupiter” and “Nothing Is Ever What It Is”. “I Play Jupiter” is now available on CD from Amazon.com’s new disc on demand program courtesy of Spat! Records as well for those who want a physical copy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comsat_Angels wrote:The Comsat Angels were an English post-punk band from Sheffield and Doncaster, England, initially active from 1978 to 1995.[1] Their music has been described as "abstract pop songs with spare instrumentation, many of which were bleak and filled with some form of heartache."[2] They have been credited as being an influence to later post-punk revival bands such as Blacklist, Bell Hollow, Editors and Interpol.[3] The Comsat Angels toured heavily in the UK and in western Europe, especially in the Netherlands. They also toured the United States twice.[4] Their music has been extensively reissued and recompiled since 1995 by various record labels.

http://www.systemsofromance.com/blog/2011/03/bad-baby-st-the-second-coming-lps/ wrote:a four piece from Hamburg. Cold guitar wave galore across two full records, released almost back to back. I tend to prefer the self-titled debut, but still find lots to love about their second 12”, which is the more commonly found of the two. Not much development in sound across these releases, just solid gloomy treasures that should be perfect for fans of Snake Corps, Blue In Heaven, Choir Invisible, Modern Eon etc.

http://www.last.fm/music/FLUE wrote:Flue was a post-punk band from Netherlands, active in the 1980s and signed to the Dutch label Torso.
Their music is a mixture of coldwave and guitar new wave with strong sober melodies and a dark feel. The band consisted of four members: Edward Gijsen (vocals, guitar, synth), Judith Smorenberg (synth), Jerome (bass) and Hans (drums). Flue released two albums: “One and a Half” in 1981, and “Vista” in 1983, both were issued on vinyl only and are extremely hard to find nowadays. “One and a Half” has been digitally remastered and expanded with 7 rare bonus tracks.

http://www.last.fm/music/Glorious+Din wrote:Glorious Din are an American Post-Punk band from the middle 1980’s. They released two LPs:

Leading Stolen Horses (1985)
Closely Watched Trains (1987)

http://www.last.fm/music/Die+Selektion wrote:Cold synthie lines, analogue sounds, a dynamic trumpet and a strong, leading voice. Influenced by the dark side of the 80s Minimal / New Wave, Die Selektion sound familiar to bands like Schwefelgelb, Nitzer Ebb, 1000 robota or partly Hurts.

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Exploding+Boy wrote:Stockholm, Sweden (2006 – present)
Lineup 2010
Johan Sjöblom: Vocals/Guitar, Lars “Les” Andersson: Lead Guitar, Stefan Axell: Vocals/Guitar, Nick Isgren: Keyboards


2006
- The Exploding Boy is a indie/post-punk band formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 2006 by Johan Sjöblom (Prune, Fake Moss) and Les Andersson (Kodji, Run Level Zero).

- First demo-recording reached electronic-pop-queen Sophie Rimheden that took the band to her hears and offered to produce the next coming material.

- In March of 2006 the demand of seeing the band was huge. New member was added and the first rehearsal as a full band was done on the 5th of April the same year.

- The Exploding Boy made their live debut at Fight Club in Stockholm, Sweden the 5th of May, one month after the first rehearsal, and only 5 month after the start of the band. The gig was totally sold out.

- Within the first six month the band had been interviewed by both radio and TV and done several interviews for different magazines.

- In September of 2006 the band went into Big Island Studios (most famous for their work with German band Rammstein and Swedish acts like Mustasch and Covenant) together with producer and technician Tom Van Heesch.

2007
- On the bands one year anniversary of their first rehearsal they released their self titled debut album.

- During the spring and summer of 2007 the band did several live shows to support their well acclaimed album.

2008
- In the beginning of 2008 the band reassembled, now as a four piece band, but still with the same energy and catchy pop/rock tunes.

http://www.last.fm/music/S.C.U.M wrote:S.C.U.M was a London, UK-based post-punk band. They took their name from the 1968 feminist manifesto Society For Cutting Up Men. They formed in late 2007 and and released their first single - Visions Arise, produced by Tom Cowan of The Horrors - in September 2008. Drummer Ruaridh Conellan left the band and was replaced by Melissa Rigby in November 2008.

The band released a full-length debut Again Into Eyes, which peaked at no. 192 in UK; before splitting up in early 2013. The album spawned two singles, Amber Hands and Whitechapel.
Webb, Rigby and Baker later went on to form the trio Astral Pattern.