[WraithApe]

Ben Frost - A U R O R A 

 

[xylin6]

Wolfgang Riechmann Wunderbar Sky records superb lesser known Krautrock album from 1978 
 
I'd wager Wolfgang's blue hair,blue lipstick & white pancake makeup likely influenced Gary Numan's similar Berserker look six years later. unfortunately this was Wolfgang's one and only solo, as "two weeks before the album was due to be released, he was murdered by a lone, knife-wielding nutter in a bar" - http://endofcivilisation.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-glorious-tragedy-of-wolfgang.html

to wit Numan on TOTP performing Berserker circa 1984
 

 

[j4100]

  Wolfgang Riechmann Wunderbar Sky records superb lesser known Krautrock album from 1978 
 
I'd wager Wolfgang's blue hair,blue lipstick & white pancake makeup likely influenced Gary Numan's similar Berserker look six years later. unfortunately this was Wolfgang's one and only solo, as "two weeks before the album was due to be released, he was murdered by a lone, knife-wielding nutter in a bar" - http://endofcivilisation.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-glorious-tragedy-of-wolfgang.html

 
That's really sad. Nice chilled track there.
 
 
Staying with the krautrock theme, though with a contemporary, guitar-led band. Chile's Föllakzoid have been on the scene for a few years now. This is their first album from 2009.
 
Föllakzoid by Föllakzoid

 

[loomisjohnson]

That folakzoid is awesome..good find

 

[j4100]

That folakzoid is awesome..good find

Great band!
 
 
Speaking of great bands, how about Dead Sea Apes? Spectral Domain is a regular spinner for me.
 
Spectral Domain by Dead Sea Apes

 

[Dim666]

 

[xylin6]

a long time ago in a galaxy far far away....

 

 

[Dim666]

 

 

[WraithApe]

A unique voice - the word 'haunting' is overused, but in Nico's case I think it's apt. The Marble Index is a very unusual record.
 

 
@Hutnicks put me onto this next one - Danielle Dax - I must confess I'd never heard of her before. I don't think she's in the same league as Kate Bush, say, but interesting sound nonetheless:
 
 

 

[limpidglitch]

Danielle Dax is something special alright. Her association with Lemon Kittens is what first made me aware of her.
 

 

[WraithApe]

  Danielle Dax is something special alright. Her association with Lemon Kittens is what first made me aware of her.

 
Interesting. By the sound of it, I guess Lemon Kittens were part of the same scene as Throbbing Gristle, Coil, Cabaret Voltaire and their ilk, but I'd never heard of 'em before until today. Cheers!

 

[limpidglitch]

Shock Headed Peters is probably the most immediate connection, as Karl Blake was a founding member of both, placing them more in the punk scene by that measure.
But sound wise I guess they do have some of that industrial/experimental flavour.

 

[j4100]

...I don't think she's in the same league as Kate Bush...

 
Speaking of someone who reminded me a little of Kate Bush - Becky Jones - Saint Saviour
 

 
Hwever, a couple of years later, it sounds like she got fed up with the Kate Bush tag and this is more typical of her music now (well recorded this one though)
 

 
Maybe a bit lightweight for this thread

 

[j4100]

One of the many albums I bought from bandcamp on Friday was this EP from Deathpodal. Really good.
 
Exu__Wow by DTHPDL

 

[xylin6]