Showing posts with label Lee Newman. Show all posts
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Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Greater Than One - Live at Shaffy Theater, Amsterdam, 1986



Audiofile
Label : Nostalgie De La Boue [ndlb#208], Ivory Coast, 2025


Samplers, voice changing digital delays, megaphones, live sampling and pre-recorded tapes. As well as large black and white paintings decorated the stage and two slide carousels projected artworks. The live sound recording was taken from a cassette so apologies if the sound quality isn't up to today's digital quality.


Tracklist :

1. Live at Shaffy Theater, Amsterdam, 1986 (31:37)


Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Greater Than One - Live at Paradiso, Amsterdam, 1990



Audiofile
Label : Nostalgie De La Boue [ndlb#207], Ivory Coast, 2025


Recorded live as part of the Tegentonen festival.
This was an industrial experimental performance. A self made 16mm film accompanied the show with slides projected through smoke machines. The performance comprised of live sampling and a mix of tapes, found sounds and loops, treated through digital delays and effect pedals and tonal processors. The audio is taken from a live recording including the ambient sound, so the quality is what it is.


Tracklist :

1. Live at Paradiso, Amsterdam, 1990 (18:49)


Saturday, February 6, 2010

Greater Than One - Radio Program [Radio Broadcast Series #6]



Cassette, C90
Promo material, UK, circa 1988


Greater Than One was one of the major bands of the 80s post-industrial movement. Before becoming mostly devoted to techno-like music, they made some very personal records, between danceable electronic and more experimental audio work.
That cassette was sent to radio stations to promote their early releases. It includes tracks from various cassettes and vinyl records, as well as unreleased tracks, and is an excellent introduction to their early work.

Early Greater Than One records have been recently rereleased by Brainwashed Recordings (more specifically Brainwashed Archives) :
- "Kill The Pedagogue", their very first cassette ;
- "All The Masters Licked Me", their brilliant debut LP (released by Side Effects Records) for the first time on CD, including as well the "Trust" LP ;
- "London", another great release, that includes the excellent "Dance Of The Cowards" CD as well as much more material originally released on vinyl or cassette ;
- "G-Force", that is not my favourite...
Those who are interested can buy these CDs here.


Monday, March 3, 2008

Greater Than One - Duty And Trust




Cassette, C60
Label : ROIR, US, 1991
Ripped by Trantor


Early recordings showing the ambient and darkest side of Greater Than One.

A1 & A2 are previously unreleased.
A3 previously released on "Dance Of The Coward" CD.
A4 previously released on "Dry Lungs III" compilation LP.
A5 previously released on "Insomnia Vol. 2" compilation 2xCassette.
A6 previously released on "Insomnia Vol. 2" compilation 2xCassette & "Dance Of The Coward" CD.
B1 previously released as "Trust" LP (We Never Sleep / Alamut Records).

Reissues of Greater Than One classics are supposed to come soon :
http://www.myspace.com/greaterthanone


Tracklist :

A1. Deep Shake (7:09)
A2. Liberation (6:41)
A3. Brick Lane (2:26)
A4. The Dark Streets of London (5:42)
A5. The Rose, The Cross & The Flag (5:50)
A6. Crisis (3:02)
B. Trust (32:15)