⨂ - Various Unreleased

Here's a nice thing I got on my pc and have absolutely no recollection of how'd it got there.. probably via soulseek some years ago, but no idea.

If you by chance aren't familiar with those who are often called Circle X, than you better start off with their formal releases (I think all is available online somewhere, if ya can't find something, ask for it).
If you are familiar, than I can assume you're a sucker for them just like I am, hence this one is a real treat.

Massive compilation of songs referred to Circle X, my guess, from varied periods, and not only "pure" Circle X tracks. Some are probably from their "inactive" period of the late 80's, perhaps some by side projects ((for instance, one is actually credited on the file to Life of Falconetti (which were Bruce Witsiepe, Michael Pullen and Ricky Feather)), other versions for released songs (1st Species sounds like early version of '92 7" Compression of The Species / Sweet Song and Machine were released as '94 studio bonus tracks for Live In Dijon '79 release of 2009 / Crash was released on VA '90 compilation St. Sebastian of The Hood), some might even be dated way back to their Dijon era (as they sound extreme noisy as they were back then, and one track's title is Dijon Infirmary).

No matter which, what or when, all track has that distinctive raw sound of Circle X, the one that sure makes them one of my own faves,

Bruce Witsiepe (1951.05.12 - 1995.04.28)
by Jeanne Liotta

truly artistic and innovative group of individuals.

(I left the folder just as it was, that's how I got it, with tracks 5-6 missing, and those titles)
1. Obey The Lash
2. Sweet Song
3. Machine
4. I Go On Stairs
7. Last Days of Capitalism
8. Glory
9. Country Cinematique
10. 1st Species
11. Club of Despair
12. Aloness
13. Cowboy Song
14. Hundred Years War
15. Cinematique
16. Dijon Infirmary
17. Pyramid l Volcano
18. John The Vines
19. Police Chief l Wax Fruit (Bruce Voc
20. Crash
21. Strange Siesta

Some things don't grow back...

Perennial Divide - Purge

Keep'em coming with the short posts, I think this one is quite difficult to find in this version these days.
Perennial Divide were a short living five lads group hailing from Swindon, active for about only two years before dissolving. They managed to release two 12"s and a great full length in 1986 by Sweatbox.
What I meant by "this version" is that it was re-mixed instrumentally in 1988, version which stayed unreleased up until 2007, when it was given to the world as a second cd for a compilation called Archive Things / Purged by Meat Beat Manifesto.
What do MBM have to do with this ? well, MBM started as a side project for two PD man, John Corrigan (aka Jack Dangers) and Jonny Stephens, and for some reason Corrigan thought this album sounds better in it's instrumental version... Well I very disagree on that, vocals are a major upgrade for that one, so uploaded it here.

l-r: Ward, Stephens, Corrigan, Freegard, Searly
(though am not really sure, so if anyone can confirm)

Among the two I've mentioned, were also Paul Freegard, Andrew Ward and I don't know his first name Searly. Even though this is usually referred as proto-MBM, musically, it's more similar to a link that no one looked for between the aforementioned and seminal experimental industrial/post punk groups reigning England that decade. Album of pure distinctive british sound, upbeat rhytm, noises, dub vibes.. everything from 23 Skidoo, Hula, Cabaret Voltaire, Coil and on and on, to the fully electronics sounds of early MBM.

YOU TO TUGGY TOO TOO / AW VS CARPETS