Excruciating Nads Torture

 

Next up is a request from Frenz of NSS Richard. 

Also from the Month of Mauz. I shared some KLF which included "3am Eternal (live from the 1992 BRIT Awards)" with Extreme Noise Terror. 

Richard sez:
       "Now would be a good time to post some ENT. Their Peel session, and split album with Chaos UK and the Holocaust in your Head are worthy of a re-presentation."

 

Well, I'm gonna share a slightly different set. The repetition of songs between the three he mentioned is quite heavy, many of the same Extreme tunes on all three. The Peel Sessions seemed a great overview of their work & although most of the ENT tracks on the Chaos UK split are repeated, I wanted to share the Chaos UK side for sure, so I skipped Holocaust in Your Head, which was once more many of the same titles & substituted Damage 381 which contains completely different tracks. Hope that's okay, Richard.

There are several versions of Peel Sessions: the original 7 song 1988 release on Strange Fruit; the 14 song 1990 reissue from Strang Fruit, & the 22 song Extreme Noise Terror self-released. I am sharing the self-released band version here. 

 

Extreme Noise Terror - The Peel Sessions, self-released, 199?.
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Side A -
Work for Never
3rd World Genocide (by Arms Trade)
Fact or Fction
Subliminal Music Mind Control
Carry on Screaming
Conned Through Life
Only in It for the Music Part 2
IKM a Bloody Fool
In It for Life
Decieved
Shock Treatment

Side B -
False Profit
Another Nail in the Coffin
Use Your Mind
Human Error
No Threat
Take the Strain
Bullshit Propaganda
Murder
Show Us Your Care
System Shit
Only in It for the Music Part 3

 

 

 

 

 

This is the 2013 reissue of the Chaos UK / Extreme Noise Terror Earslaugmter split with two bonus ENT tracks.

 

Chaos UK & Exteme Noise Terror - Earslaughter, Boss Tuneage BTRSV014, 2013.

Extreme Noise Terror Side –    
System Shit
No Threat
Human Error
Murder
False Profit
Show Us You Care
You Really Make Me Sick
Fucked up System
Dead Life
Only in It for the Music
Bullshit Propaganda (bonus track)
Carry on Screaming (bonus track)

Chaos U.K. Rebel Side -    
A Month of Sundays
Red Sky at Night
Used & Abused
Political Dreaming
Skate Song
Bak to Scool
Depression
Hope You Got a Fuckin' Headache
Farmyard Boogie

 

 

 

 

Extreme Noise Terror - Damage 381, Earache MOSH173CD, 1997.

Utopia Burns    
Punishment Solitude    
Icon of Guilt    
Jesus on My Side    
Cold World    
Damage 381    
Shallow Existence    
Chaos Perverse    
Crawl    
Downside

 

 

 

Enjoy,
NØ

Is it Live or is it Xordox

Frenz of NSS FlaccusMUC requested Omniverse by J.G. Thirlwell when I was sharing some Foetus during the Month of Mauz. 

Glad to oblige, sorry for the delay. 

 

This is JG Thirlwell (Foetus) using the Xordox moniker, his second release as Xordox (the first being 2017s Neospection). On this release JG expands the Xordox pallette into the realms of science fiction, crime noir, & film scores. 

 

Xordox - Omniverse, Editions Mego EMEGO283CD, 2021.
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Endeavor
Argonia
Dark Matter
Between Dimensions
Croydon
Oil Slick
Rivet 

 

 

 

Enjoy,
NØ

Christian World Destiny

 

Lasr November when I was clearing out the letter S for Musick that Needed Work, the second share was Grapes of Wrath, the debut full-length from Spear of Destiny. 

At the time, Christian sez:
       "Majestic masterpiece, I'm looking for an album from the same band and label, and I was wondering if you could help me with the following: Spear Of Destiny – World Service 1985. Thanks in advance. I love the blog!"

Here goes... 

 

Spear of Destiny - World Service, Epic EPC26514, 1985.
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Side 1 -
Rocket Ship
Up All Night
Come Back
World Service
I Can See

Side 2 -
All My Love (Ask Nothing)
Mickey
Somewhere in the East
Once in Her Lifetime
Harlan County

 

 

 

Enjoy,
NØ

Overflow

Before the New Year kicked into full swing, I was checking last years analytics. Several things jumped out at me. For the last four months I shared at least once a day, several days more than once. For the year I had more visits than any other year so far for NSS & I had surpassed my standing record of shares per year. Back in 2013 I tackled the Around the World Musick project & set my own record with 305 shares. That held until now, although I almost surpassed it last year with 304 shares. This year the number of shares was 309.

This all made me realise that I needed to slow up a bit before I get totally burned out doing this thing. I've been so busy here & in my day-to-day (other) life that I had to put visitor requests on hold. That I will remedy first this year. 

 

Next, I decided I needed to do something about a folder I have that is busting at the seams. That is my "Overflow" folder. Whenever I'm preparing things around here, I always gather many more prespective candidates for sharing than I have the time or space for as things roll out. All the left-over files end up being dumped into "Overflow". It's been growing at an uncanny rate for several years. I am going to open that mess & try to make some sense out of it. I'd like to share what's worthy & file everything else where it belongs.

So starting today I'm going to fulfill any visitor requests until that plays out, then hit the "Overflow" folder for as long as that takes (or I get bored with the concept ot distracted by another idea). I'm just going to slow down a bit, I hope.

Requests 

 

Frenz Christian is an enigma to me. He showed up sometime early last year (I believe). He makes random requests that very seldom have any connection to what I've shared (twice only were they relavant, in fact the Spear of Destiny tomorrow is only the second ever relevant request). His requests aren't even really music that I would listen to particularly. I've always tried to oblige & 8 out of 10 times I've come through (the only time I flatly refused was a Super Furry Animals request...(I have to draw the line somewhere). The thing about Christian is I'm not sure if he's human or a 'AI bot'. Sometimes his replies are word for word copies of previous replies (at least three time) & I don't really know anything about him personally.

But I've bought a seat at the game so I'm all-in until I finally go bust. The only thing I've done to reinforce my hand is to limit the requests to 10 per month. 

 

Here's Christian's first unfulfilled request...Dansdepartementet - Niagara, the sophomore release from the 1980s Swedish post punk band. 

 

Dansdepartementet - Niagara, S-Skivor SNRLP017, 1986.
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Side 1 -        
Händer Av Spindelväv    
Eurolight    
Syster Hämnd    
Party Goes On    

Side 2 -
Finito    
Maniac Danse    
Det Sista Trädet    
Niagara    
Untitled

 

 

 

Enjoy,
NØ

Nelipa Sounds

 

Wrapping up this Ambient journey with another current Russian Ambient musician, this time Александр Нелипа or Alexander Nelipa from Taganrog, Russia. He utilizes home-made instuments & field recordings to create his original electronic sound designs. He style is atmospheric Ambient, very psy-chill & experimental. 

 

Alexander Nelipa - Water Landing, GV Sound GV-377, 2015.
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Earth in Space
Water Landing    
Archeology of Consciousness    
Concept    
Earth's Core    
Stone Sky    
Collage    
Delirium

 

 

 

More musick to come next year,
NØ

Naarya Sounds

Thinking I'll end up this Ambient excursion with some psychedelic Ambient (psybient) from Russia, a bit more uptempo than much of the previous (it's almost the New Year after all). 

 

Naarya is the nom de musique of electronic musician Anastasia Meshanskaya from Moscow, Russian. Her music if basically psybient, a blend of psychedelic Ambient with downtempo, Dub, & cinematic elements.

Anastasia attended Stereoschool in Moscow starting in 2016. Stereoschool is the Steinberg certified music training center, the official representative of Yamaha. She trained on the Cubase digital audio workstation tutored by Nick Klimenko (Chronos). After graduating she has worked with Natalia Karpova (Sol8) & Oleg Belousov (Astronaut Ape).

Legends of the World is her debut release. 

 

Naarya - Legends of the World, Mystic Sounds Records, 2020.
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Mother of Dragons 
Reincarnation 
Ode to Friendship 
The Old Man & the Sea 
Arwen’s Farewell 
Legends of the World 
Melancholy 
Pandora in Trance 

bonus track -
Vilna is Going Home 

 

 

 

At one with my surroundings,
NØ

Roach Sounds

 

Steve Roach was a professional motorbike racer from La Mesa, California. At the age of twenty, inspired by the music of Vangelis, Tangerine Dream, & Klaus Schulze, Roach taught himself to play synthesizers. In 1982 he released his debut album Now which is very similar in style to his musical influences.

By 1984, however, his work took a huge step forward. Drawing on the power of the earth's landscapes to create lush, meditative soundscapes, Structures from Silence highlighted the expansive mysterious atmosphere inspired directly by the natural beauty of the southwestern U.S. Roach had moved to the desert outskirts of Tucson, Arizona & took his inspiration from his immediate surroundings.

Roach is a prolific composer & talented multi-instumentalist whose music  has been higely influential on the emergence of Ambient & trance. 

 

Steve Roach - Structures from Silence, Fortuna Records FOR-LP024, 1984.
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Side One -
Reflections in Suspension    
Quiet Friend    

Side Two -
Structures from Silence

 

 

At one with my surroundings,
NØ

Oval Sounds

Oval emerged from the Darmstadt, Germany music scene in 1991. The group included Markus Popp, Sebastian Oschatz, Frank Metzger, & Holger Lindmüller. Lindmüller left the group about 1993. Oval became a trio, then Sebastian Oschatz & Frank Metzger left in 1995. Since then Oval existed as the solo project of Markus Popp.

Oval masterfully create experimental Ambient music juxtaposing soft, flowing, pastoral soundscapes with more abstractly harder digital sounds. This is the final release by the trio before Popp continued on his own. While the 1995 German version has only five tracks, this US release has two extra tracks, "Customer Server" & "Shop in Store".

Oval - 94diskont, Thrill Jockey thrill038, 1996.
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Do While    
Store Check    
Line Extension    
Cross Selling    
Commerce Server
Shop in Store
Do While ⌘X

 

 

 

At one with my surroundings,
NØp>

Whirling Sounds

 

Soul Whirling Somewhere is the musical project of multi-instumentalist Michael Plaster. His Goth Ambient style mixes electronics with acoustic guitar in the most hauntingly soothing way. The tracks weave late-night insomniac radio static, ominous drones, jittery percussion with soft-strummed guitars & swirling oceanic synths for a surprisingly jarring juxtaposition.

This is the second SWS full-length. On this one Michael really embraced his unique sound, sliding fully into his true element.

Soul Whirling Somewhere - Everyone Will Eventually Leave You, Projekt PRO61, 1995.
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Opening the Ten-End    
When I Dream I Fall I Hit 2    
A Mouse in the Mouth    
Sealing    
5 Days & the Mind's Erased    
Soaked & Captured    
Balanced in Perfect Amber    
The Raining Welt / Copper Eyes    
When Finger & Palm Was All    
Sun    
When I Dream I Fall I Hit    
Everything Starts & Everything Ends in October

 

 

 

After nearly twenty years since his last release, Michael, now using the moniker Yttriphie, has created this mellow Ambient masterpiece, once more for the Projekt label. 

 

yttriphie - an extremely slow motion explosion, Projekt digital, 2025.

oh 
siderius 
yrsta-fiirn 
absrpt/nline 
myrskiiyinen 
there is no sun 
unsettled apsis 
anexslom 
pare

 

 

At one with my surroundings,
NØ

Bing & Ruth Sounds

Bing & Ruth is a minimalist/Ambient ensemble formed in the mid-aughts by composer/pianist David Moore at New York City's New School of Jazz. The lineup has shifted with the scope of each recording. 

 

For Golden Age, B&R decided to revive interest in the meditative pop traditions of Philip Glass & Harold Budd. 

On this release Bing & Ruth are: David Moore - piano; Greg Chudzik & Jeff Ratner - bass; Jeremy Viner & Patrick Breiner - clarinet; Leigh Stuart - cello; & Mike Effenberger - tape manipulation.

 

 

Bing & Ruth - Tomorrow was the Golden Age, Rvng Intl. RVNGNL27, 2014.
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Warble    
TWTGA    
Just like the First Time    
Police Police Police Police Police    
Strange Wind    
The Towns We Love is Our Town    
We are on the Side of Angels    
Reflector    
Postcard from Brilliant Orange

 

 

At one with my surroundings,
NØ

Merry X-Ambias to All

Staying with Namlook While Playing the Bills

Continuing on from the twelve days of Namlook, here's a colossus 6xCD set gifted to you all, my Frenz, from Bill Laswell & Pete Namlook...

The partnership here began after Pete discovered that Laswell had used samples from early Fax releases in his own projects. What started as a straightforward exchange quickly evolved into a mutual admiration.

As to their intial collaborations, Laswell sez
     "We began sending music back and forth, from Frankfurt to Brooklyn and back, This led to multiple collaborations, including other series like Psychonavigation and The Dark Side Of The Moog."  

When Laswell & Namlook first joined forces, both were already established figures in the music industry. Laswell, based in New York, was a renowned producer with a diverse client list that spanned multiple genres. He had also founded the Axiom label in 1989, contributing to groundbreaking work in Ambient, Dub, & world music. Namlook, a native of Frankfurt, was a key player in the Ambient techno scene as well as being the founder of the label FAX +49-69/450464.

The Outland series represents a fusion of the duo's distinct musical styles. It explores sound as a medium for emotional & contemplative experiences. Laswell's signature basslines / experimental soundscapes blend with Namlook's ethereal textures & complex sonic layering. Each album offers a unique auditory experience, ranging from Ambient tranquility to cosmic intensity.

Laswell recalls the inception of  Outland during an Asian tour with his friend Akira Sakata:                         "I managed to record a lot of traditional Mongolian music, which is heavy drone singing, the ultimate Ambient. I brought these recordings to Pete in Frankfurt, & that was the origins of Outland 1",  he sez. 

 

Bill Laswell & Pete Namlook - Outland 6xCD, Cold Spring CSR327DX, 2023.

Outland CD1: From the Earth to the Ceiling

From the Earth to the Ceiling Parts 1 - 12

 

 

     

Spanning five albums released over a thirteen-year period starting in 1994, this 6xCD box set from Cold Spring serves as a tribute to the creative chemistry between Laswell & Namlook. The set houses the five Outland albums along with a new sixth album, Blackland, featuring dense, bass space drone compositions by Laswell.

 

Outland CD2: African Virus (Electronic Sonata with a Cold, Loved by Nature)

African Virus Part 1    
African Virus Part 2    
African Virus Part 3    
African Virus Part 4    
African Virus Part 5    
African Virus Part 6

 

 

 

Since I'm sharing these, I might comment on these CDs. Give them a chance. If you've stuck with the twelve days of Namlook, then you kinda know what's going on. But give 'em a chance. In my opinion, Pete found out Bill was using some of Nam's samples & just wanted them to work together. Everybody & their uncle wanted to work with Bill, fer Crisesakes.  It appears that while Bill was touring Asian he got into Mongolian drone. He gave Pete the recordings & turned him loose. So CD1 is almost Namlook XIII (if there wasn't already one, but you know what I mean). I think Bill tried to insert his own bent on the proceedings after that. CD2 has a bit more Bill. But give 'em a chance.

 

 

 

Outland CD3 -

Definition of Life    
The Question of Containment    
Keeper of the Purple Twilight    
DSTC

 

 

 

     

By the first track of CD3, “Definition of Lfe” you'll realize that now Bill is conducting.

 

Outland CD4 -    

The Old World    
East Meets West    
Our Small Blue World    
Bella Prime    
Physical Transformation    
African Dub    
East Leaves West    
DSPill

 

 

     

From that point on it just gets better, culminating in the final truth that rounds out CD5... “The Origin” (at last!).

 

 

Outland CD5 -

Outland Exploration   
An Intelligent Force    
Object Approaching    
N-Dimensional    
The Origin

 

 

   

& then outward into Blackland, back to the CD1-style single track (39+ minutes) as (& here I sing the praise, hallelujah) only Bill Laswell can. What more of a tribute to Pete Namlook than completing the circle, bringing it back to the beginning. Sublime. 

Outland CD6 - Blackland (Bill Laswell - producer, bassist, effects) 

 

 

Miss ya, Pete & stay well as you may, Bill. With love. Give 'em a chance.

Merry X-ambias to all.
NØ

The Twelve Days of Namlook: The Twelveth Day

On the twelveth day of Namlook,
Pete gave to thee (finally)
Britains most easterly point,
Gaseous passing airwhales,
A mon-o-lith
The gate to the Milky Way,
(Yes that same ole same ole Milky Way)
Blow all the fuses,
Subharmonic interference,
The caves of Cubik,
Re-al-i-ty,
A lost power supply.
Some aliens in his suitcase,
The Dutch Side of the Milky Way,
& an astrogator in a pear tree.

 

 

Pete Namlook - Namlook XII, Fax +49-69/450464 PK 08/134, 1997.
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Intro - Britains Most Easterly Point
Live at Lovefield Festival - 
Part I    
Part II    
Part III    
Part IV    
Part V + VI    
Part VII    
Part VIII    
Part IX + X    
Outro - Subharmonic Invocation of the Dark Spirits

Recorded live at Lovefield Festival (mostly). 

 

 

 

Merry X-ambias,
NØ

The Twelve Days of Namlook: The Eleventh Day

On the eleventh day of Namlook,
Pete gave to thee
Gaseous passing airwhales,
A mon-O-lith
The gate to the Milky Way,
(Yes, the same ole Milky Way)
Blow all the fuses,
Subharmonic interference,
The caves of Cubik,
Re-al-i-ty,
A lost power supply.
Some aliens in his suitcase,
The Dutch Side of the Milky Way,
& an astrogator in a pear tree. 

 

 

Pete Namlook - Namlook XI, Fax +49-69/450464 – PK 08/113, 1996.
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Passing Airwhales -    
Airwhale I    
Airwhale II    
Airwhale III    
Airwhale IV
Airwhale V    
Airwhale VI    
Airwhale VII    
Airwhale VIII    
Airwhale IX    
Airwhale X    
Airwhale XI

Performed & composed live at Interference Festival/Love Parade in Berlin on July 8th, 1995 from 4.30 to 5.30 am.

 

 

Merry X-ambias,
NØ

The Twelve Days of Namlook: The Tenth Day

On the tenth day of Namlook,
Pete gave to thee
A mon-O-lith
The gate to the Milky Way,
(Yes, the same ole Milky Way)
Blow all the fuses,
Subharmonic interference,
The caves of Cubik,
Re-al-i-ty,
A lost power supply.
Some aliens in his suitcase,
The Dutch Side of the Milky Way,
& an astrogator in a pear tree. 

 

 

Pete Namlook - Namlook X, Fax +49-69/450464 – PK 08/100, 1995.
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Monolith Parts I - XII

Recorded & composed live at Global Warming, Ft. Lauderdale on December 3rd, 1994 from 1.00 am to 2.00 am.

 

Merry X-ambias,
NØ

The Twelve Days of Namlook: The Ninth Day

On the ninth day of Namlook,
Pete gave to thee
The gate to the Milky Way,
(Yes the same ole Milky Way)
Blow all the fuses,
Subharmonic interference,
The caves of Cubik,
Re-al-i-ty,
A lost power supply.
Aliens in his suitcase,
The Dutch Side of the Milky Way,
& an astrogator in a pear tree. 

 

 

Pete Namlook - Namlook IX, Fax +49-69/450464 – PK 08/97, 1994.
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The Gate to the Milky Way Parts I - XII

Recorded & composed live at the Melkweg in Amsterdam on October 8th, 1994 from 00:30 am to 1:30 am.

 

 

Merry X-ambias,
NØ

The Twelve Days of Namlook: The Eighth Day

On the eighth day of Namlook,
Pete gave to thee
Blow all the fuses,
Subharmonic interference,
The caves of Cubik,
Re-al-i-ty,
A lost power supply.
Some aliens in his suitcase,
The Dutch Side of the Milky Way,
& an astrogator in a pear tree. 

 

 

Pete Namlook - Namlook VIII, Fax +49-69/450464 PK 08/97, 1994.
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Blow the Fuse Part I - VII

Recorded & composed live at the Fuse in Brussels on October 1st, 1994 from 00:45 am to 1.35 am.

 

 

 

Merry X-ambias,
NØ

The Twelve Days of Namlook: The Seventh Day

On the seventh day of Namlook,
Pete gave to thee
Subharmonic interference,
The caves of Cubik,
Re-al-i-ty,
A lost power supply.
Some aliens in his suitcase,
The Dutch Side of the Milky Way,
& an astrogator in a pear tree.

 

 

Pete Namlook - Namlook VII, Fax +49-69/450464 – PK 08/93, 1994.
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Subharmonic Interference - 
Interference I    
Interference II - III    
Interference IV    
Interference V - VI    
Interference VII
Interference VIII - X    
Interference XI

Recorded & composed live at the Interference Festival in Berlin on July 3rd, 1994 from 9.00 am to 10.00 am.

 

 

Merry X-ambias,
NØ

The Twelve Days of Namlook: The Sixth Day

On the sixth day of Namlook,
Pete gave to thee
The caves of Cubik,
Re-al-i-ty,
A lost power supply.
Some aliens in his suitcase,
The Dutch Side of the Milky Way,
& an astrogator in a pear tree. 

 

 

Pete Namlook - Namlook VI, Fax +49-69/450464 PK 08/92, 1994.
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The Caves of Cubik Parts I - VII    
The Caves of Cubik Parts VIII - XI    

Recorded & composed live at Cubik, Berne / Switzerland on May 28th, 1994 from 1.00 am to 2:00 am. The music of this CD is dedicated to the caves at the Cubik-Event, Berne. A gloomy atmosphere was created by the vast & dark surrounding. Wire-mesh seperated the audience from Pete & gave him the feeling of being an exotic animal making strange noises in its cage surrounded by spectators.

 

 

 

Merry X-ambias,
NØ

The Twelve Days of Namlook: The Fifth Day

On the fifth day of Namlook,
Pete gave to thee
Re-al-i-ty,
A lost power supply.
Some aliens in his suitcase,
The Dutch Side of the Milky Way,
& an astrogator in a pear tree. 

 

 

Pete Namlook - Namlook V, Fax +49-69/450464 PK 08/90, 1994.
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Reality (Part 1)    
Reality (Part 2)    
Reality (Part 3)    
Reality (Part 4)    
Reality (Part 5)    
Reality (Part 6)    
Reality (Part 7)    
Reality (Part 8)    
Reality (Part 9)    
Reality (Part 10)    
Reality (Part 11)    
Reality (Part 12)

Recorded & composed live at Wembley, London on April 10th, 1994 from 1.30 to 2.40 am. 

 

 

 

Merry X-ambias,
NØ

The Twelve Days of Namlook: The Fourth Day

On the fourth day of Namlook,
Pete gave to thee
A lost power supply.
Some aliens in his suitcase,
The Dutch Side of the Milky Way,
& an astrogator in a pear tree. 

 

 

Pete Namlook - Namlook IV, Fax +49-69/450464 PK 08/89, 1994.
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Power Supply Parts I - IX

Recorded & composed live at Kings Street Garage (back of Townsend), San Francisco on March 27th, 1994 from 1.30 am to 2.20 am.

Pete sez:
     "The music of this CD is "dedicated" to the missing 220V power supply, the broken EMS synthi which I dropped during the setting-up of my equipment, the SE-1 which instantly created its own sounds during the live recording and the Studio 440 with 2 faulty pads and a disk drive which had to be convinced to cooperate."

 

 

Merry X-ambias,
NØ