Joy Division had a heavy influence on the post punk scene with a couple of groups showing an obvious influence.
Section 25 were the most obvious band to take after the Joy Division. They had actually toured together and not coincidentally for their first album, "Always Now" (1981), they had the same producer (Martin Hannett), album cover designer (Ian Saville) and record label (Factory Records). Not surprisingly they sound exactly like Joy Division albeit with a singer who has a more airy sound than Ian Curtis.
SECTION 25 ~ "FRIENDLY FIRES";
This spooky track uses a George Melies short "The Haunted Castle";
SECTION 25 ~ "BABIES IN THE BARDO";
This vid uses a strange 1900's short featuring some early stop-action animation.
SECTION 25 ~ "INSIDE OUT";
This vid uses a 1960's Op Art film by Robert Breer.
Modern Eon were a Liverpool group who put out one album in 1981 which tempered their Joy Division influences with a more ethereal sound. They showed altogether more original potential than Section 25 and earned good reviews from the fickle UK music press for their one and only album (and a couple of indie singles) but just as Joy Division met disaster on the eve of their first North American tour, Modern Eon had to cancel their proposed tour after their drummer, who was integral to their sound, was injured. They broke up soon after and none of the members went on to have any noteworthy musical careers.
MODERN EON ~ "WAITING FOR THE CAVALRY";
This vid uses an early silent film by Segundo De Chomon which feature some cool stop-motion animation.
MODERN EON ~ "HIGH NOON";
This vid uses a Segundo De Chomon short from the 1900's "The Chinese Dancers"
MODERN EON ~ "MECHANIC";
This vid uses a 1900's travel doc which has some unintended lighting effects caused by the degradation of the film stock.
MODERN EON ~ "EUTHENICS";
This vid uses another silent travel doc
MODERN EON ~ "CHILD'S PLAY";
This vid uses some spectacular 1900's nighttime footage of Coney Island
MODERN EON ~ "AFTER THE PARTY";
This vid uses some more travel doc footage for an early track which didn't make it to the album
MODERN EON ~ "CARDINAL SIGNS";
This vid uses one of series of short Op Art films by George Cup made in the 1970's.
Thursday 29 August 2019
Thursday 22 August 2019
The Throwback Thursdays Retro Video Project; Cancon Edition
Cancon; New Wave Edition;
STURM GROUP ~ "TO THE BALTIC";
Sturm Group were a Toronto band in the 1980's who were basically in a similar genre to artsy post-punk groups like PIL, Joy Division, Wire, Pere Ubu, Section 25, Modern Eon, Clock DVA, Jass and Section 25. They put out three albums along with an earlier cassette before breaking up in the early 90's. There was also a side project named Norda who put out an ep. Bassist Walter Sobzjack went on to be a producer and play in Raggadeath in the 90's.
STURM GROUP ~ "TWENTY";
For both these instrumentals I used two George Melies films from the 1900's.
SIMPLY SAUCER ~ "MOLE MACHINE";
Simply Saucer were an Art Punk/Noise band from Hamilton in the late 70's somewhat similar to the Fall and Wire with a heavier Velvet Underground, Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd. They only released a single but did record an album that was released some years after the band broke up. This instrumental track uses a 1920's German Dada Art film by Walter Ruttmann.
FM ~ "STARLESS";
FM with Nash The Slash were part of the first wave of Toronto Punk scene of the late 70's although they were really more of a Prog Rock band. They recorded one album before Nash quit and the band carried one for a couple more albums with Ben Mink. This King Crimson cover is from the early Nash era and uses a George Melies space travel film which seems fitting as Nash was also known for composing music for silent film showings.
THE SPOONS ~ "NOVA HEART";
The Spoons were one of the few bands of the Toronto early 80's scene to find some degree of international success. They started out as a similar vein to early Simple Minds and Ultravox before adding more layered keyboards similar to the Human League and OMD when the had a couple of hits like "Nova Heart" and "Arias & Symphonies". After that there sound became more mainstream and less interesting although they did have a few more hits. This vid uses an art film from the 1970's be George Cupp and Steve Elliot.
STURM GROUP ~ "TO THE BALTIC";
Sturm Group were a Toronto band in the 1980's who were basically in a similar genre to artsy post-punk groups like PIL, Joy Division, Wire, Pere Ubu, Section 25, Modern Eon, Clock DVA, Jass and Section 25. They put out three albums along with an earlier cassette before breaking up in the early 90's. There was also a side project named Norda who put out an ep. Bassist Walter Sobzjack went on to be a producer and play in Raggadeath in the 90's.
STURM GROUP ~ "TWENTY";
For both these instrumentals I used two George Melies films from the 1900's.
SIMPLY SAUCER ~ "MOLE MACHINE";
Simply Saucer were an Art Punk/Noise band from Hamilton in the late 70's somewhat similar to the Fall and Wire with a heavier Velvet Underground, Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd. They only released a single but did record an album that was released some years after the band broke up. This instrumental track uses a 1920's German Dada Art film by Walter Ruttmann.
FM ~ "STARLESS";
FM with Nash The Slash were part of the first wave of Toronto Punk scene of the late 70's although they were really more of a Prog Rock band. They recorded one album before Nash quit and the band carried one for a couple more albums with Ben Mink. This King Crimson cover is from the early Nash era and uses a George Melies space travel film which seems fitting as Nash was also known for composing music for silent film showings.
THE SPOONS ~ "NOVA HEART";
The Spoons were one of the few bands of the Toronto early 80's scene to find some degree of international success. They started out as a similar vein to early Simple Minds and Ultravox before adding more layered keyboards similar to the Human League and OMD when the had a couple of hits like "Nova Heart" and "Arias & Symphonies". After that there sound became more mainstream and less interesting although they did have a few more hits. This vid uses an art film from the 1970's be George Cupp and Steve Elliot.
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