On this day, 36 years ago, The Sisters Of Mercy performed ‘No Time to Cry’ on German TV
On this day, 36 years ago The Sisters Of Mercy performed ‘No Time to Cry’ on German TV (16 April 1985). ‘No Time To Cry’ was The Sister Of Mercy’s 9th and advanced single of their album ‘First Last And Always’ which was released on 8 March on Merciful Release/WEA.
On this day, 20 years ago, FAD GADGET performed his first legendary come-back show!
On this day 20 ago, Frank Tovey returned on stage under his most famous moniker FAD GADGET. This for the first time again since he dropped this project and its name in 1985 and began using his real name Frank Tovey.
Frank Tovey played his first Fad Gadget comeback show at the Elecktrofest 2001 on Sunday, April 15th at the Mean Fiddler venue in London with Austrians Temple X as the backing musicians.
The presence of Depeche Mode's Andy Fletcher and Mute boss Daniel Miller in the crowd was confirmation of the significance of Fad Gadget's return to public life.
Later Frank Tovey's Fad Gadget returned to headline dates after opening for Depeche Mode in 2001.
Rumors of a new album were circulating but his artistic renaissance was cruelly curtailed by his death from heart failure one year later, on April 3rd, 2002.
Some unique pictures of this show can be viewed here!
A concert review (DUTCH ONLY FOR NOW) can be read here!
Elecktrofest 2001 Sunday, April 15th - Mean Fiddler, London, England
Set-List Fad Gadget
State Of The Nation
Ricky's Hand
Collapsing New People
Luxery
Fireside Favorite
Love Parasite
Lady Shave
Coitus Interruptus
Insecticide
Back To nature
Festival Line-up:
Fad Gadget
Icon of Coil
In Strict Confidence
Mechanical Cabaret
Void Contrukt
Adfinem
In memorian.... The Punk Empowerment Of Poly Styrene (° 3 July 1957 †25 April 2011)
On this day, 36 years ago, Marianne Joan Elliott-Said, better know as Poly Styrene, passed away.
Poly left her home at the age of 16 and became interested in punk music after attending a concert by The Sex Pistols in the mid 70s. Shortly after she placed an advertisement in a local newspaper saying she was looking for people to start her own punk band. Ultimately this band became the legendary X - Ray Spex, featuring the 19 year old Poly as the flamboyant figurehead. She stood out for her striking appearance. She wore clashing colours and braces to emphasize she did not want to be seen as a sex object.
The band had an instant underground hit with their debut 7” 'Oh Bondage! (30 September 1977). In 1978 two more successful singles followed ,’The Day The World Turned Day-glo' and 'Identity'.
In 1978 Poly Styrene started to suffer from hallucinations that prevented her from focusing on the band and music. She was hospitalized where she was misdiagnosed as schizophrenic. It was not until 1991 that she was diagnosed correctly with bipolar behavioral disorder.
After X - Ray Spex broke up in 1980, Poly Styrene released her solo album 'Translucence'. The loud punk sound and her characteristic shrill voice gave way to calmer jazzy music and a more subdued singing style.
Even when solo album became a minor success, Poly Styrene withdrew from the music world soon after. In 1983 she joined the Hare Krishna movement, which she was actively involved with until 1988.
For many years she lived in anonymity but suddenly, in 2004 she made a comeback with the album 'Flower Airplane'. Six years later another new album, ‘Generation Indigo' was released (March 28, 2011). It would become her final album …
In February 2011, Poly Styrene was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer, with metastases to the spine and lungs. She died on Easter Monday, 25 April 2011 at her home in Sussex at the age of 53.
On this day, 34 years ago, MUTE records released their first Nitzer Ebb product. Although it was initially released by Nitzer Ebb themselves as their official 3rd single (NEP3) through their own label Power Of Voice featuring 'Get Clean' as b-side in May 1986. 'Let Your Body Learn' was re-released by Mute Records (EU) and Geffen Records (US) in April 1987 with different song versions, track-lists and variating artwork, preceding their cult album to be, That Total Age (1987) on Mute Records (1987).
Let Your Body Learn (7” - MUTE58)
A.. Let Your Body Learn (DM Hansa Mix) 2:48
B. Let Your Body Learn (Instrumental) 3:08
Let Your Body Learn (12” - 12MUTE58)
A.. Let Your Body Learn 6:27
B1.. Let Your Body Learn (Instrumental) 3:08
B2. Let Your Body Learn (7" Edit) 2:50
Let Your Body Learn (Lyrics)
Fast beat the feet
Fast fall the hands
Fast beat the feet
Fast fall the hands
Meld in the music
The music of drums
Meld in the music
The music of drums
Choose the fast beat
Choose the hard line
Choose the fast beat
Choose the hard line
Try to show us one better
Not sick to the heart
Not calling with flesh
Suffer little children
Suffer little children
Suffer little children
Written in pain
Boys at one
Girls at peace
Boys at one
Girls at peace
Boys at one
Girls at peace
Boys at one
Girls at peace
Fast beat the feet
Fast fall the hands
Fast beat the feet
Fast fall the hands
Hold onto rhythm
The music of drums
Hold onto rhythm
The music of drums
The pulse is alive
Making me sane
Let your body learn
Let your body build
Let your body learn
Let your body build
Suffer little children
Suffer little children
Suffer little children
The pulse is alive
Fast beat the feet
Fast fall the hands
Boys at one
Girls at peace
Boys at one
Girls at peace
Boys at one
Girls at peace
Boys at one
Girls at peace
Freedom from fear
Giving release
Freedom from fear
Giving release
Giving release
Giving your heart
Fast beating feet
Fast falling hands
Fast beating feet
Fast falling hands
Fast beat the feet
Fast fall the hands
Choose
Fast beat the feet (learn)
Choose
Fast beat the feet (learn)
Feel
Choose
Let your body learn
Let your body build
Let your body learn
Let your body build
Choose
Learn
Build
Choose
Learn
Build
Choose
Learn
Build
Choose
On Sunday, we will be trown back on the good old days of à;GRUMH...’s European tours concerts from 1986 and 1988 along with Canadian EBM superstars SKINNY PUPPY !!
On the initiative of Skinny Puppy’s leader and hEAD gURU cEVIN Key, à;GRUMH... will have a ZOOM chat about the band’s old days, how the music scene looked like back then, the '86 tour and what happened... backstage...
"It will be a conversation with J3, S3 and cEVIN, together with music, pictures, sounds, maybe farts and probably weird faces and several organ live laceration (human, mostly J3,s and no other animal sacrifice whatsoever). There might even be laughter, sarcasm, French and English, naked bellies, beards, stuffed cats, wine and of course loud insults in Japanese." says à;GRUMH...
How to watch? Join cEVIN’s Patreon website on the link below!
Alternatively, a YouTube live link to this event will be published soon!
Don’t miss this ones in a life time event!
