Spasmodic Caress were an English
post punk
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new wave band, formed by Peter Masters, that played many gigs along the East Coast in Essex, Ipswich, Colchester and London between 1979 and 1984. They recorded a track for the
4AD Records
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12" compilation ''Presage(s)'' in 1980 and performed at 4ad sponsored gigs in London with other 4ad artists including
Modern English,
In Camera
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and
Bauhaus
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. Another track "Register of Electors" was recorded at the same time and is now included in the download version of Presages. They also released two albums, ''Hillside '79'' and ''Fragments Of'' on
Falling A Records
Falling A Records is a British Essex, England-based independent record label, founded in the late 1970s by Barry Lamb and Peter Ashby.,''Record Collector'', October 2011, no 393, page 54 born out of the D.I.Y cassette movement. It owned a shop ...
. Bassist
Peter Ashby
Peter Ashby is an English musician and composer, and a founder member of the bands Frenzid Melon, Spasmodic Caress and the insane picnic, as well as co-founder of Falling A Records with Barry Lamb. He was the original bass player and composer in ...
went on to form
The Insane Picnic with
Barry Lamb
Barry Lamb (born 9 May 1963 in South Shields, England) is an English experimental musician.
Biography
Barry Lamb is an English composer, author and musician. He was born in South Shields, but lived in Holland-on-Sea