ZEITGEIST 1981 Post Punk

Zeitgeist - Stop/Time won't Tell 12" Jamming Records 1982

Zeitgeist,  originally from Cornwall, England relocated to London around 1979-1980. They put out a handful of incredible dancy post punk singles on Jamming Records in the vain of A Certain Ratio, Au Pairs, and Pop Group. The band had dropped a demo by Tony Fletcher who was the founder of Jamming Fanzine in hopes of a record review and some good press to get them some London shows. Zeitgeist had self pressed an impressive 7" single titled "Shake-Rake" which garnered the attention of Human records that re-released "Shake-Rake" as well as a new single called "Touch" before the label went out of business.  Fletcher had recently partnered up with Paul Weller from The Jam to form Jamming Records and decided Zeitgeist would be an excellent second release. Zeitgeist released a few more singles for Jamming before Fletcher and Weller went their separate ways.

Zeitgeist - Touch 7" Human Records 1980

Line-Up:
Boasting two lead singers Jaf and Zaz, Apparently they had a sense of humor and used abbreviated names: Jaf (vocals), Zaz Detroit (bass), Chris (percussion) and Dynamite (drums). (vocals), Tex (guitar), T.C. (sax)


Zeitgeist singles:
Sniper/Shake-Rake 1980 (Enchaine)
Shake-Rake 1980 (Human)
Touch 7" (Human) 1980
Ball of Confusion 7" 1981 (Jamming)
Over Againn/Ripped 12" 1982 (Jamming)
Over Again 7" 1982 (Jamming)
Stop/Time Won't Tell 7" 1982 (Jamming)
Time Wont Tell/ Stop 12" 1982 (Jamming)

Jamming Fanzine No.11

Zeitgeist - Ball of Confusion 7" Jamming Records 1981

For more info about Zeigeist and hear the cover of "Ball of Confusion" from this article on Zeitgeist by Tony Fletcher at his website ijamming.com.

Marine

Formed in Brussels in 1980, Marine played experimental & funk influenced post punk. Their brand of punk-funk was said to have influenced Josef K. The short lived Belgian band reached mild success in 1981 when their single on record label Les Disques du Crepuscule  "Life in Reverse" hit number 6 in the UK on the NME indie top ten charts and captured the attention of John Peel. Having booked a session with Peel in conjunction with label mates and fellow Beligians The Names,  Marine disbanded during the recording of their first Peel Session. Splitting up over creative differences, singer Mark Demarais went on to form La Muerte influenced by The Birthday Party and The Stooges.

The Raincoats

The Raincoats were one of the most experimental bands that immediately followed the initial burst of punk rock in the late '70s. With their minimalistic approach to guitar-driven folk-rock, the band developed a distinctive, jagged sound, punctuated by a shrill violin. The Raincoats were also one of the first all-female post-punk bands, which wasn't common in the late '70s and early '80s. When they were recording, the band gained a small cult following in their native England and an even smaller audience in America; they broke up in 1984. (AM)


The Raincoats, released in 1979, was the debut album by The Raincoats. The album is perhaps best known for its off-kilter cover of "Lola" by The Kinks. The album was re-released on 9 November 2009 in vinyl with a free MP3 download and an extra track "Fairytale in the Supermarket" and as a special edition enhanced digipak CD including live footage from 1977 and 1979 and a video of "Fairytale in the Supermarket" on We ThRee, the band's own label in the UK and on the Kill Rock Stars label in the USA. (wikipedia)


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   Odyshape, released in 1981, was the second album by The Raincoats.





 




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