Tuesday 29 October 2019

The Witch Trials

The Witch Trials were a four-piece electropunk project that existed very briefly in October 1980. The group compromised of Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys), Adrian Borland (The Sound), Morgan Fisher (Mott The Hoople) and Christian Lunch. They recorded a single EP in a single improv session, which was released a year later on Subterranean Records (who also put out a lot of early Flipper and Dead Kennedys singles) and reissued by Alternate Tentacles a few years later. The four tracks on their self-titled EP are eerie soundscapes, crafted with shots of noise, off-kilter keyboards, mechanical drums, and Biafra's looming spoken word. It's an experimental outing, especially considering the other projects its members were involved in, but an interesting listen both for its historical uniqueness and its hauntingly evil sound. Enjoy.

1. Humanoids From The Deep
2. The Tazer
3. Trapped In The Playground
4. Meat Beat

4 comments:

  1. i was wondering if it would be at all possible for you to post treepeople's discography

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  2. really surprised everytime i come back to see that youre still posting, pleasantly so of course. thank you!

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  3. TEEPEOPLE discography already available here:

    https://revolutionrock012.blogspot.com/2016/01/treepeople.html

    They were a pretty great band - enjoy!

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  4. Also check out Stuntman here:

    https://wilfullyobscure.blogspot.com/search?q=stuntman

    Basically the same band as Treepeople, only without Doug M., which works better than you might think ... You may need to request a re-up.

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