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SPITTLE 109LP
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Brilliant second album from the wholly original cult Sheffield post punk band, Artery. Released in 1983 on Red Flame, One Afternoon In A Hot Air Balloon is an adventure on its own. Artery somehow replaced the somber post-punk of the debut with a stream of melancholic pop paeans influenced by British folk and certain ballroom dances, with a spectral keyboard sound worth killing for. The secret weapon -- when compared to the rest of their discography -- is largely explained by the presence of keyboard player and (by now) main composer Christopher Hendrick. The band was in fact reduced to a trio with former members Mark Gouldthorpe (guitar) and Garry Wilson (drums) now supported by the singular effort of Hendrick (also on bass and xylophone). At the same time Garry Wilson was playing in an early incarnation of Pulp. Despite the early Joy Division influence -- which the band firmly dismissed -- Artery is moving forward into the so-called new romantic era. A vaudeville scenario, lightyears ahead from the streets and the aggro-culture, a way to some pleasant and revealing experience.
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SPITTLE 105LP
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Spittle Records present a reissue of Artery's Oceans, originally released in 1982. Formed in Sheffield in 1978 and originally known as just The, Artery is a band that saw several changes in the line-up throughout the '80s. Supported by John Peel and often compared to Joy Division, their music incorporates various fundamental elements of the British post-punk aesthetic. Originally released in 1982 on Red Flame, Oceans was Artery's debut mini-LP including some absolute gems such as "Into The Garden" and "Afterwards" infectious anthemic tracks of the post-punk era.
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SPINN 008CD
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"Artery are one of the most unsung of all the Sheffield bands to emerge from the post-punk era. At that time the city was a hotbed of creative activity, with the punk movement having broken down the barriers, leaving room for new and original ideas. Artery were certainly original -- unique even -- the evidence of which is amply displayed on this compilation of some of the band's finest moments. John Peel was a fan of the band and invited them to record two sessions for his Radio 1 show. So impressed were the band by the results they achieved at Maida Vale that some of the tracks were included in the mini-album Oceans and are included here. Compiled by Simon Hinkler from the band (and later of The Mission), this album includes all the early singles 'Mother Moon,' 'Unbalanced,' 'Cars In Motion' & 'The Clown,' most of the Oceans mini-album and the excellent and never-previously released INPUT Studios demos. Please do not confuse this album with the recent Cherry Red release Into The Garden which was not sanctioned by the band and confusingly, seemed to have been originally entitled Afterwards - A Collection. Available as a strictly limited edition utilizing the themes of the original artwork of the singles and mini-album, this is the introduction to one of the UK's most innovative and intense groups of the past twenty years."
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