did you one of the members of SPK is a very successful hollywood composer?
no, never really followed their career after the 80s. Will hit wiki
Edit: ah, interesting range of soundtracks
They are in this book. I got it when it came out in the early 80’s. Highly recommended. https://www.researchpubs.com/shop/hardback-research-67-industrial-culture-handbook-2/
my old mate collected those Research books, lots of Throbbing Gristle, Burroughs and J G Ballard. Can’t say I ever got heavily into industrial stuff, but it had its moments
my neither, but the book was fun to read. I did get some of those TG records when they came out, and saw a few SRL shows (the first one was actually good).
Everyone has probably already seen this?
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Hello, now u got me listening to 
Skinny Puppy full Live @ Dolce Vita 1986 - YouTube
So did Flak make a noise like these or was it more ‘synth punk’? Not stalking you honest, just interested in your fascinating musical career!
Like the Raveonettes as they remind of Darklands era Mary Chain and hadn’t heard this Doors cover before it popped up on the Army of the Dead soundtrack…
No, more jazz and minimalism.our hero’s we’re miles Davis, Steve reich, and the ramones.
Thanks I was thinking of more Industrial with the use of metal sheet as percussion! Miles Davis-Bitches Brew and his other Fusion works were fairly out there! Steve Reich and the Ramones strange mixture?! Real shame there was no audio, surely u did not play in a punk club for that or was it a bit early for that!?
At the time I was going to school in Berkeley. First wave of punk was going on in CA. There was one punk club in San Francisco, “The Mabuhay Gardens”. We played there in the summer of 78. Here’s a video of “The Screamers” playing there in the same year:
This video from same time, same place has some of the “premiere” sf punk bands. The sleepers at the time had michael belfer on guitar (who would be in tuxedo moon in a few months). The first band (UXA) the bass player linwood was one of my roommates. The other bands (Avengers, Dills, Mutants) were the most popular at the time.
I love Miles Davis and I think this is the best thing he ever did - largely improvised as the entry in Wikipedia explains; it’s night time in Paris, cold and raining, the cobbled street shining slickly in the dark …
In an interview about his time in France he said “In America, I’m a negro first - in France I’m a man, a musician.”
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One of the last thing miles recorded was a trumpet solo for my friend’s band. Apparently Miles was a huge Scritti Politti fan. (All drums played by my sequencer). btw, I just looked - I have 22 miles albums. Used to have more, but…
This album to me feels as one of his least producer influenced ones.
To be honest, I’ve listened to this song 4 times in the last 24 hours.
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you don’t like charli xcx? r u crazy?
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MRR-ADM/MHE. anyone from California who’s into beats should know. everything they released is
superb, rare and has become quite expensive. im glad to have some on vinyl.
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