Ludus: Mutilate (1981 Pickpocket ep Manchester post punk new wave)

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Track taken from the excellent Pickpocket ep by Ludus, now included on a reissue of their second album, I think... Footage from a little known Agatha Christie called 'The Seven Dials Mystery' - here the members of the clock faced club have a secret meeting, watched by one very interested eye...

The Frank & Walters: Walter's Trip (1991 ep Irish Indie)

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Excellent psychedelia track from 1991, courtesy of one time NME cover stars "The Frank And Walters" who apparently took their name from two eccentric tramps who the band used to know back in Ireland... Footage from a great 80s Dutch thriller called 'De Lift' - here mangled and manipulated by...... ...

Minutemen: Cohesion (1984 Double Nickels On The Dime Progressive Punk Americana)

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Massive 1984 album from Minutemen with many head banging, larynx ripping highlights, but this simple acoustic piece is a career gem, from the band who must have had to write very long set lists... Footage from various documentaries about artificial intelligence. The primitive robots are almost ...

Between: Uruboros (And The Waters Opened 1973 Krautrock)

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Hypnotic ethno-grooves from Between, another fine Krautrock band following The Agitation Free path of fusing German electro rock with Eastern instrumentation and arrangements..... Imagery lifted from two excellent Armchair Theatre plays, both starring John Le Mesurier. The cat and budgie sequences ...

LiLiPUT-Kleenex: Die Matrosen (1980 Swiss post punk new wave)

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If it wasn't for XTC's glorious "Generals And Majors" this would be my favourite whistle 'n' mosh track of 1980. A truly unique Swiss XX chromosome band who had to change their name after annoying a famous tissue manufacturer... Btw: is this Lora Logic providing the groovy sax part? Footage of a ...

Walter Lure: Get Off The Phone (1977 The Heartbreakers)

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Storming power punk track from '77 by Lure, later rerecorded by Lure & Johnny Thunders, I think. Not heard that version, but it would have to be pretty good to better this one.... Footage of a dancing and prancing by a cinematically decapitated T**** S***** from the originally titled "The T**** ...

Kalacakra: Raga No. 11 (1972 Crawling To Lhasa Krautrock ethno trance)

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Creepy and compelling ethno trance from 1972, courtesy of the short lived Krautrock band Kalacakra... Footage from a vintage Clive Exton play, 'The Rainbirds' concerning the mind boggling fantasies of a young man who has survived a suicide attempt.

Killing Joke: Requiem (1980 A Floating Leaf Always Reaches The Sea dub remix)

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Although the grimy industrial grooves of Killing Joke might seem an ocean away from 'ambient music', this extended dub mix of their early classic Requiem is essential (excerpt lifted from an interesting anthology called '152 Minutes 33 Seconds: A Brief History Of Ambient')...... Imagery taken from ...

Art Bears: LAW (1981 The World As It Is Today RIO Avant)

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Bleak and literate. Comical and sinister. Atonal and melodic. Modern and medieval. This 1981 avant album is full of wonderful contradictions - possibly the best from this politically sound 'supergroup' made up of Cutler, Frith, Krause, Blegvad & Hollander -apologies to any RIO proggers I have ...

Embryo: Abdul Malek (1973 We Keep On jazz-ethno-kraut)

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Cracked egg cosmic rock from Embryo. Another fantastic freaky 70s German band dabbling toes into 'world music' grooves. The band have had a huge list of members in their long career, but this creates some fascinating links with celebrated artists such as Amon Düül II, Brainticket, Guru Guru, Xhol ...