Decades before the current wave of kids cranking out meticulously distorted and deliberately fukkd sounds there were waves of kids bashing out their own brand of desperate sounds. These blown out aural explosions laid the foundation for years of careful imitators, many of whom would make sounds far more memorable than the accidental originators. There are exceptions of course...enter AD NAUSEAM. Plodding and painful UK anarcho punk from 1982 delivered amidst complete chaos and a whir of analog distortion. The guitar alone could be a blueprint for countless hangers on, but these songs have so much more to offer than unintentional mastery of an EQ knob. Songs like "What A State" are worthy of DISORDER level accolades, and "Daddy Daddy" is a legit UK82 burner, but it's all hiding under a wall of fuzz (this is either a deal breaker or deal maker depending on how noisy you like your noise punk). Included are the 10 song demo and a 30+ minute live set from Winchester Art College - and you just thought the demo was chaotic. The political punk construct blown to oblivion, think THE DECAY and CHROME trying to bash their way through a set of primitive first wave hardcore...this shit is raw.
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HOPE THIS HAS BETTER QUALITY THEN MINE THE DEMO SOUNDS FINE ON MY COPY BUT THE LIVE SOUNDS LIKE IT'S UNDERWATER
i heard that this demo will get released on vinly hope that happens
Great post. Some of the Ad'Nauseam materials would deserve to be reissued. The "Bad noizeam" demo is probably my favourite.
More importantly: was there something in the water in Bristol at that time?
Listening to this again right now. The song "Once upon a time" is actually a cover of Awake Mankind.
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