23 Skidoo – Seven Songs LP

Various – The Elephant Table Album (A Compilation Of Difficult Music) 2xLP

A compilation of 80′s Industrial and experimental music. Coil, Chris and Cosey, Nocturnal Emissions, Lustmord, SPK etc. Huge lineup. 

Chris & Cosey

Wheel Of Misfortune, Survival Research Laboratories.

The SRL compound reminds me of an amplified version of the workshop of my childhood home at first glance. Bits of metal, wire, and dust everywhere. However, here the machines that create, create instruments that destroy. In the center of the room stands the bulk of The Hand o’ God, waiting for someone to add final touches, namely fingers. Pauline cryptically explains its name by stating that he envisions God would move things similar to the device. God's massive arm, hurling large objects into place. The tour begins. Rows of Walking Machines hang from the celling of the main workshop. In the far corner, the Rail Gun sits, obscured. We reach the computer epi¬ center of the SRL compound, where Pauline explains that he just picked up the two pieces of equipment in front of me for a small amount of money, and now that he has re-fitted them he can sell both for a nice profit margin. Much of the equipment, however, is not for resale, but is being stockpiled for future SRL plans. 1996

Wheel Of Misfortune, Survival Research Laboratories.

Re/Search

Here is a (nearly) complete collection of Re/Search books mostly on PDF.

Enjoy the Ballard. Learn about early Industrial culture. Be baffled by their attempt to cash in on the Swing trend of the early 2,000's. Be annoyed that they were partially responsible for extending Boyd Rice's career by decades. Marvel at once was and might possibly still be transgressive.

Inca Ore / Grouper – Inca Ore / Grouper Split CD

Posting Grouper last night made me do some poking around and I realized I couldn't find the split she did with Inca Ore.

Both these artists are on the lo fi/fok/psych dreampop territory here.

This is good listnin' for those who enjoy soundtrack to their gloomy/wistful/doomy moods, A good chunck of my audience here I'd imagine.

DEVO & Tuxedomoon - 1978