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Factory Benelux Discography
Factory Benelux was the Belgian imprint of Factory Records, operated by Les Disques du Crépuscule from August 1980 until March 1988, releasing a large number of exclusive recordings as well as Benelux issues of regular Factory releases. The imprint was founded by Michel Duval and Annik Honoré. A detailed history of both Factory Benelux and Crépuscule can be found in the book ''Shadowplayers: The Rise & Fall of Factory Records'' by James Nice (Aurum Press, 2010). Factory Benelux was reactivated in 2012 by James Nice for select reissues and special editions, as well as new recordings by original FBN artists. See also * Factory Records discography The following is a list of items with recorded Factory Records numbers. The list primarily consists of music releases but also includes promotional graphics, film, etc. However, the list was not confined to creative output. A party (FAC 83), a law ... References Sources Factory Benelux Discography(Dennis Remmer) (Frank Brinkhuis) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Factory Records
Factory Records was a Manchester-based British independent record label founded in 1978 by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus. The label featured several important acts on its roster, including Joy Division, New Order (band), New Order, A Certain Ratio, the Durutti Column, Happy Mondays, Northside (band), Northside, and (briefly) Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and James (band), James. Factory also ran The Haçienda nightclub, in partnership with New Order. Factory Records used a creative team (most notably record producer Martin Hannett and graphic designer Peter Saville (graphic designer), Peter Saville) which gave the label and the artists recording for it a particular sound and image. The label employed Factory Records catalogue, a unique cataloguing system that gave a number not just to its musical releases, but also to various other related miscellany, including artwork, films, living beings, and even Wilson's own coffin. History 'The Factory' The Factory name was first used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LC (album)
''LC'' is the second studio album by English band The Durutti Column. It was released in November 1981 through Manchester record label Factory. Background Following the release of the first Durutti Column album '' The Return of the Durutti Column'' in early 1980, Vini Reilly recorded a number of new compositions that were released as singles and on various compilations in 1980/81. After purchasing a four-track tape recorder from Bill Nelson in 1981, Reilly spontaneously demoed an album's worth of material in five hours, then recording it with drummer and percussionist Bruce Mitchell in two hours. The recording was released as the second Durutti Column album by Factory Records in November 1981. The title ''LC'' comes from the Italian anarchist slogan 'Lotta Continua' meaning 'Enduring Struggle'. The album was the first to feature drummer and percussionist Bruce Mitchell. The song "The Missing Boy" is a tribute to songwriter Vini Reilly's friend and label-mate Ian Curtis of J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabaret Voltaire (band)
Cabaret Voltaire are an English music group formed in Sheffield in 1973 and initially composed of Stephen Mallinder, Richard H. Kirk, and Chris Watson (musician), Chris Watson. Named for Cabaret Voltaire (Zürich), the Zürich nightclub that fostered the early Dada movement, the band are often characterized as among the most innovative and influential Electronic music, electronic acts of their era. The band's early work consisted of experimentation with Do it yourself, DIY electronics and tape recorders, as well as Dada-influenced performance art, helping to pioneer industrial music in the mid-1970s. Finding an audience during the post-punk era, they gradually incorporated more conventional elements of synthpop, Dance music, dance, house music, house and funk music, funk styles. After Watson's departure in 1981, the group continued as a two-piece until disbanding in 1994. Kirk revived the name as a solo project from 2009 until his death in 2021. Watson and Mallinder announced o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wake (UK Band)
The Wake are a British post-punk, synth-pop and later indie pop band, formed in Glasgow in 1981 by Gerard "Caesar" McInulty (formerly of Altered Images), Steven Allen (drums) and Joe Donnelly (bass), the latter replaced by Bobby Gillespie. Steven's sister Carolyn Allen also joined on keyboards, and remained in the band thereafter. Gillespie left the band in 1983, replaced by Martin Cunning and then by Alexander 'Mac' Macpherson. History The Wake released their first single on their own Scan 45 label, coupling together "On Our Honeymoon" and "Give Up". This single eventually caught the attention of New Order manager Rob Gretton, who helped the band sign to Factory Records in 1982 and record an LP (''Harmony'') at Strawberry Studios in Stockport. This was followed by a number of singles on Factory and its Belgian sister label Factory Benelux. In 1983, The Wake toured with New Order, and thus received critical attention but were often unfavourably compared to their more celebrate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quando Quango
Quando Quango were a British electronic music group, formed by The Haçienda DJ and Factory Records A&R man Mike Pickering, Hillegonda Rietveld and Reinier Rietveld. Their unique sound influenced the underground dance music scenes in New York and Chicago in the 1980s. Their first release was the "Go Exciting" twelve-inch single on Factory Records in 1982, and their last release of new music was the 1985 full-length album '' Pigs + Battleships'' (reissued on CD by LTM Recordings in 2003 and 2013). Music Quando Quango remain best known for the dance singles "Love Tempo," which reached number four on the US ''Billboard'' Dance Chart, and "Atom Rock." Their sound was the result of an eclectic mix of Latin, jazz, reggae and disco, all in a pioneering new wave context. Hillegonda Rietveld said, describing the group's music, "...Fela Kuti meets Kraftwerk somewhere between Manchester and Rotterdam, part of a new wave of post-punk electronica, with a whole lot of Mike Pickering's admir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder (song)
"Murder" is the eighth single by English rock band New Order. Released on the Belgian Factory Benelux label in 1984, it is an instrumental piece that contains samples of dialogue from the films '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' and ''Caligula''. It was recorded in winter 1982 during the sessions for the band's second album ''Power, Corruption & Lies''. The B-side is an instrumental version of the previous single by the group, " Thieves Like Us". "Murder" was only released in Belgium as a single, but was available in the UK on import and made number 92. As such, it is the band's only release to miss the UK Top 75. Sleeve The single's cover design by Peter Saville was based on a 'metaphysical' painting by Giorgio de Chirico. It forms a set with the cover art for "Thieves Like Us", featuring a similar number matrix pattern. Covers The Charlatans covered the song as an exclusive download for their 2008 single " Oh! Vanity". The Charlatans' lead singer Tim Burgess is a notable fan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
52nd Street (band)
52nd Street was a British jazz-funk and R&B band formed in Manchester in late 1980. Throughout the 1980s the group enjoyed success not only in the UK but also on the ''Billboard'' chart in the United States. Their biggest and best-known hit single was "Tell Me (How It Feels)", released in 1985 by the 10 Records subsidiary of Virgin Records in the UK, and then months later on in 1986 on MCA Records in the US. Overview The original line-up consisted of Tony Henry (guitar), Derrick Johnson (bass), Desmond Isaacs (keyboards), drummer Tony Thompson (drums) (not to be confused with the Chic drummer of the same name), Jennifer McCloud (vocals). Vocalist Rose Williams and saxophonist Eric Godden both came and departed before John Dennison replaced Desmond Isaacs and Beverley McDonald replaced Jennifer McCloud, at which point the lineup stabili /sd. The band played gigs around the Manchester scene, whilst at the same time recording demo tapes in local studios. Local funk DJ Mike Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm Monsters
Stockholm Monsters were an English post-punk band, formed in Burnage, a suburb of the city of Manchester in 1980. They recorded for Factory Records between 1981 and 1987. History The band formed in Manchester in 1980 with a line-up of Tony France (vocals, guitar), Karl France (bass guitar, keyboards), Ged Duffy, and Shan Hira (drums).Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 524-5 They were later joined by Lita Hira (keyboards), John Rhodes and trumpeter (and later keyboardist) Lindsay Anderson.Mason, Stewart " The Stockholm Monsters Biography, AllMusic, retrieved 2010-10-10 The band's debut release was the "Fairy Tales" 7-inch single on Factory Records in September 1981, produced by Martin Hannett, known for his work with Joy Division. The single reached number 43 on the UK Independent Chart.Lazell, Barry (1998) ''Indie Hits 1980-1989'', Cherry Red Books, , p. 218 Two further singles followed before the release of their only studio album, ''Alma M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'd Like To See You Again
''I'd Like to See You Again'' is the fourth studio album by the English post-punk band A Certain Ratio, released in 1982 by Factory Records. The album spent twelve weeks in the UK Independent Albums Chart, peaking at number 2.Lazell, Barry (1997) ''Indie Hits 1980–1989'', Cherry Red Books, , p. 1 Critical reception ''I'd Like to See You Again'' received a mixed-to-favourable response from critics. ''Trouser Press'' wrote that the album "suffers from inger MarthaTilson's absence, and stumbles about, evincing self-consciousness and conservatism in place of the previously aggressive experimental attitude." ''Record Collector ''Record Collector'' is a British monthly music magazine focussing on rare and collectable records, and the bands who recorded them. It was founded in September 1979 and distributes worldwide. It is promoted as "the world’s leading authority o ...'' called it "one of their finest albums ..''I'd Like to See You Again'' is timeless, and ready for a fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swamp Children
A swamp is a forested wetland.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p. Swamps are considered to be transition zones because both land and water play a role in creating this environment. Swamps vary in size and are located all around the world. The water of a swamp may be fresh water, brackish water, or seawater. Freshwater swamps form along large rivers or lakes where they are critically dependent upon rainwater and seasonal flooding to maintain natural water level fluctuations.Hughes, F.M.R. (ed.). 2003. The Flooded Forest: Guidance for policy makers and river managers in Europe on the restoration of floodplain forests. FLOBAR2, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. 96 p. Saltwater swamps are found along tropical and subtropical coastlines. Some swamps have hammock (ecology), hammocks, or dry-land protrusions, covered by aquatic vegetation, or vegetation that tolerate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparks In A Dark Room
''Sparks in a Dark Room'' is the second studio album by Dutch experimental electronic post-punk/ultra band Minny Pops. After signing to Factory Benelux in 1982 following their "noisy" and "goofy" debut album ''Different Measures, Drastic Movement'' (1979), the band settled into a new, less aggressive sound featuring influences of industrial music and funk. Recording ''Sparks in a Dark Room'' in late 1981, the band headed for a more clinical and clean sound. Considered a high point of the ultra movement, the record features cold, electronic tones and darkly humorous lyrics from lead singer and songwriter Wally van Middendorp. Released by Factory Benelux in May 1982, the album was not a commercial success but its critical standing has become increasingly positive. The album has since been regarded as a lost classic. '' Uncut'' described it as an "under-the-radar-masterpiece" whilst ''Careless Talk'' said it "places Minny Pops squarely within the realm of an early 80s interface that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Key Of Dreams
''The Key of Dreams'' is the second studio album by English post-punk band Section 25, released in 1982 by record label Factory Benelux. It was reissued in 1991 with extra tracks by LTM Recordings. Reception Andy Kellman for ''AllMusic'' described it as "influenced by dub, Krautrock, and '60s psychedelia (and, yes, probably Joy Division as well)" and "sunken in a glum, mid-tempo pit of dejection." Steve Grant and Ira Robbins in ''Trouser Press'' describe it as "nine examinations of paranoia and anxiety, using lurking glissandi, curious touches of Doorsish piano and Oriental philosophy." Track listing All tracks composed by Section 25 ;Side 1 #"Always Now" 1:50 #"Visitation" 3:22 #"Regions" 3:55 #"The Wheel" 4:07 #"No Abiding Place" 5:25 #"Once Before" 2:48 ;Side 2 #"There Was a Time" 5:26 #"Wretch" 1:55 #"Sutra" 15:00 ;Bonus tracks #"The Beast" 8:04 #"Sakura" 3:46 produced by Be Music ( New Order) #"Je Veux Ton Amour" 5:16 produced by Martin Hannett James Martin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
