The group’s label Baby released “Over the Rainbow” (LP 1985, CD 1986), a compilation of previously unreleased and rare tracks from the period up to 1983 that demonstrated just how stunningly varied Virgin Prunes material had been. A track culled from an NME compilation entitled ‘Red Nettle’ remains an unusual standout, its repetitive sampled chord structures evolving into a seductive and hypnotic piece. The influence of
A tribute compilation to pay homage to this highly influential band! Bands: Mushroom’s Patience, Novy Svet, ZetaZeroAlfa, Argine, Andrew King, Naevus, Monumentum, Calle della Morte, Der Blutharsch, Reutoff, Kirlian Camera, Circus Joy, Furvus, Shining Vril, Northgate, Quattro bravo Ebailleros, Foresta di Ferro, MMM, Derniere’ Volonte’, SPQR.
“A New Form Of Beauty” sees parts 1 to 4 of a their highly ambitious A New Form of Beauty project collated together on CD for the first time. The series saw Virgin Prunes tackle the tricky concept of the beauty that can be found in being different (in this case both physically and musically), an idea that had informed the initial formation of The Lypton Village. Available here as a two CD package, the first CD features
Originally released as three separate LPs: COP, GREED, and HOLY MONEY plus the EP YOUNG GOD. Swans play some of the most brutal songs that can still be called music. This two-disc set collects the band’s third, fourth, and fifth albums, along with an early EP. Clearly influenced by Throbbing Gristle and Test Department , Swans take the basic template of industrial music, remove the last vestiges of punk
