From their own biography: "Paranormal pulsations began to emanate from the environs of North London - a strange and unholy grafting together of percolating synth rhythms and a ghoulish, theatric aesthetic. Primed by Nik Fiend's phantasmagoric vocals, Mrs Fiend's highly original use of trippy drum machines and inscrutable electronic gear became a trademark - often imitated, never duplicated."
So there you go - prototype dark electronica from the mid 80s. Could I even go as far as to say that tracks B2 & B3 wouldn't sound out of place on some of The Corridor stuff I've been posting of late? Aye! Why the fuck not *awaits backlash*...
They became full-on electronic for a bit after this, and ended up doing music for video games in the early 90s. I think they've brought back the guitars of late, but they've been off my radar now for about 20 years.
Another weekend credibility-killer on Ripped In Glasgow...
Alien Sex Fiend - I'm Doing Time In A Maximum Security Twilight Home
A - I'm Doing Time In A Maximum Security Twilight Home
B1 - I'm Doing Time (Version)
B2 - In And Out Of My Mind (Version)
B3 - Backward Beaver
Buy it here
Haha, haven't heard this since it came out, quite a forward-looking record in retrospect, eh? Do you have the LP this was taken from, I'd be v.interested to hear THAT again...? x
ReplyDeleteTa vee much!
ReplyDeleteI know the Corridor and at least one of them was an Alien Sex Fiend fan. Conemelt played at a festival with a late incarnation of ASF. Mr and Mrs Fiend are cool.
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