Disorder are an English

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band that formed in the

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area of England in 1980, and has existed with varying line-ups. They are aligned with politically charged punk bands.Ankeny, Jason
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Disorder were part of the "protest punk" movement, and were one of the bands that spearheaded the Bristol punk scene in the early 1980s. The

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described their early singles as sounding like

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History

Disorder formed in 1980 in Bristol.Glasper, Ian (2004) ''Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980–1984'', Cherry Red Books, Thompson, Dave (2000) ''Alternative Rock'', Miller Freeman Books, Strong, Martin C. (1999) ''The Great Alternative & Indie Discography'', Canongate Books, The original line-up was Steve Curtis (vocals), Steve Allen (guitar), Nick Peters (bass guitar), and Virus (drums), although Steve Robinson soon replaced Peters, and this line-up recorded the first two EPs by the band. The band sent a demo tape to local punk label Riot City Records, but the label opted not to sign them, and instead they formed their own Disorder Records label along with

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and Riot City boss Simon Edwards. A series of events led to line-up changes: Robinson (sometimes erroneously referred to as "Robertson") split up with girlfriend

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(of

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) and began glue-sniffingLarkin, Colin (ed.) (1995) ''The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music'', Guinness Publishing, and moved to

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. Virus got into trouble with the police over the ownership of his new drumkit, and Dean also left. Boobs (Chris Neill) replaced him on vocals and when Steve Robinson left, Taf (Phil Lovering, formerly of The X-Certs), took over bass guitar. Drumming was taken over by Potsy (Richard Potts formerly the drummer with Chaos UK). Taf would be the only constant member of the band in the following years, which saw an ever-changing line-up. The band's debut album, ''Under the Scalpel Blade'', was released in 1984. The band relocated to

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in the mid-1980s, where they recorded a split album with Kafka Prosess. The band became popular across Europe, the United States, and Japan. Re-issues of the band's back-catalogue led to renewed interest, and the band issued a new album in 2005, ''Kamikaze'', considered by

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's Stewart Mason "as brash and invigorating as any of Disorder's earlier releases". The longest standing member of the band Taf (bassist/guitarist) normally assembles other musicians to record albums or go on tour. Steve Robinson died in March 2021 as a homeless person in Berlin, a few days before his 58th birthday. Chris (Boobs) Neill struggled with addiction for many years before moving to Spain where he now works as a psychologist. He is active in the music scene and participated in the opening and running of a squated music school in the deprived area of

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in Madrid. He now dedicates himself to playing in his new band The Self-Saboteurs. In recent years, the band have toured extensively in Europe.

Discography

Chart placings shown are from the

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Singles and EPs

*''Complete Disorder'' EP (

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, 1981) (No. 29) *''Distortion to Deafness'' EP (Disorder, 1981) (No. 9) *"Perdition"-8 songs 12". (Disorder Records) 1982 (No. 25) *''Mental Disorder'' EP (Disorder, 1983) (No. 16) *''More Noize'' EP (Filthy Fucking Punx, 1988) *''Pain, Headache, Depression'' EP (Trujaca Fala, 1994) *''We're Still Here'' (Counteract Recordings 2002) *''Kamikaze'' (Anagram, 2005) *''Dawn of the Miserables'' (Split with Vivere Merda, 2014) *''UK V's Japan Noizecore Wars'' - Disorder/Stagnation split EP. eight songs. Strong Mind Japan 2015.

Albums

*''Under the Scalpel Blade'' (Disorder Records], 1984) (No. 7) *''Gi Faen I Nasjonaliteten Din Live (Live in Oslo)'' (Disorder, 1985) (No. 18) *''One Day Son, All This Will Be Yours'' (Disorder, 1986) (split with Kafka Prosess) *''Violent World'' (Disorder, 1989) *''Masters of the Glueniverse'' (Desperate Attempt, 1991) (split with

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) *''Senile Punks..'' (Bastard records, Slovakia. 1991) *''Sliced Punx on Meathooks'' (Anagram, 1997) *''Dawn of the miserables'', disorder/vivere merda split lp *''UK V's Japan Noizecore Wars 2'', disorder/stagnation split CD - Strong Mind Japan 2015 *''Human Cargo'' CD Album, Disorder Records. 2016. *''Live In Sneek'' - Cassette Album, Black Konflik Records. 2016. *''Viva El Squato'' CD Album - Strong Mind Japan 2018

Reissues and collections

*''Complete Disorder: The Singles'' 12" EP (Disorder, 1984) *''Under the Scalpel Blade/One Day Son...'' CD (

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, 1995) *''Senile Punks (Bastard Records , Czech republic circa 1994) *''Live in Oslo/Violent World'' CD (Anagram, 1995) *''The Rest Home for Senile Old Punks Proudly Present... Disorder'' (Anagram, 1996) *''Driller Killer – The Collection'' CD (Cleopatra, 1995) *''The Best of Disorder'' CD (Anagram, 1998) *''Total Disorder'' (Dead Ringer, 2003) *''Riot City Years 81 – 83'' (Step 1, 2005)

Compilation appearances

*''Punk and Disorderly'' LP (Abstract/Posh Boy, 1982): "Complete Disorder" *''Punk and Disorderly vol. 2'' LP (Anagram, 1983): "More than Fights *''UK/DK'' LP ( Cherry Red, 1983): "Life" *''Blitz Hits'' 2LP (1989): "Today's World" *''I Kill What I Eat'' CD (Eccocentric, 1993): "Violent World" *''We Are Gonna Fight Back Against The Pig Bastards Until We Are Dead'' CD (Fight Men, ?): ? *"Euthanasia #2-The Sticky Solution" CD-Wild Arena Records. Bristol Punk Compilation 2016.

DVDs

*''20 Years in a Van'' ( Cherry Red, 2007) *''Live in Yugoslavia 1988'' (Disorder Film) *''Lve at the Queens Head'' (Disorder film) ;Compilation appearances: *''Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980-1984 – The DVD'' (2004) Cherry Red: "Life"

Band line-ups

*1979 ''Complete Disorder'' Stephen Curtis/Steve Allen/Neil Worthington/Nick Peters *1981 ''Distortion til Deafness'' Stephen Curtis/Steve Allen/Neil Worthington/Steve Robinson *1982 ''Perdition'' Taf (bass), Steve Allen (guitar), Chris Neill (vocals) & Richard Potts (drums) *1983 ''Mental Disorder'' Chris Neill (vocals, Steve Allen (guitar), Taf (bass), Richard Potts (drums) *1984 ''Under the Scalpel Blade'' Taf (bass), Steve Allen (guitar), Chris Neil (vocals) & Richard Potts (drums) *1985 Taf (bass), Steve Allen (guitar), Neill (vocals) & Glen ? (drums) *1986 ''One Day Son...'' Taf (bass & vocals), Steve Allen (guitar) & Carl Allsop (drums) *1989 ''Violent World'' Taf (bass & vocals), Steve Allen (guitar) & Kenneth Eggen (drums) *1992 ''Masters of the Glueniverse'' Taf (bass & vocals), Steve Allen (guitar), Rudy Hoykens (vocals) & Tor Degerstrøm (drums), TK ? (other guitars) *2000–2002 Taf (bass/vocals), Goz (guitar), Yaga (guitar) and Chris Wheelie (of The

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) (drums) *2002–2007 Taf (guitar and vocals), Nick Ellis (bass guitar), Jon Springer (drums) *2007 Taf (guitar and vocals), Nick Ellis (bass guitar), Toni/Ben (drums) *2008 Taf (guitar/bass, vocals), Nick Ellis (bass guitar), Ben (drums), Nikos Pappos (guitar) *2009 Taf (bass guitar and vocals), Nick Ellis (guitar), Ben (drums) *2010 Taf (bass and vocal), Ben (drums), William Melrose (guitar) *2011 Taf (bass guitar and vocals), Nick Ellis (ex Bad Blood and Shock Treatment) (guitar), John Springer (ex Bad Blood and The Yuk Yuks) (drums) *2013 ''UK vs Japan Noise Core Wars'' Taf (bass guitar and vocals), Jon Springer (drums), Nick Ellis (guitar) *2015 ''UK vs Japan Noise Core Wars II'' Taf (bass guitar and vocals), Jon (drums), Alex Upchuck (ex Thunderdump and Demonic Upchucks) (guitar) *2016 ''Human Cargo'' Taf (bass guitar and vocals), Jon (drums), Alex Upchuck (guitar) *2017 ''Live On The Greenline'' CD Album, Disorder Records. Taf (bass guitar and vocals), Carl Allsop (drums), Alex Upchuck (guitar), Ted (controller) *2018 ''Viva El Squato'' Taf (bass guitar and vocals), Jon (drums), Alex Upchuck (guitar)

References

External links

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