SPK
SPK, formed in 1978 in Sydney, Australia, was a 1980s and early 1990s industrial music and noise music act. The group was formed when Revell (aka Operator) met up with Neil Hill (aka Ne/H/il). They were both working at a psychiatric hospital when they became inspired by the manifesto of the German radical Marxist group known as the Sozialistisches Patientenkollektiv (SPK). William S. Burroughs the American writer was a huge fan and supporter of SPK; the picture right shows the band with Burroughs at his home in Lawrence, Kansas in 1982. From left to right: Graeme Revell, Karel vanBergan, William S. Burroughs (uncle Bill), Dominik Guerin, and James Pinker
SPK, formed in 1978 in Sydney, Australia, was a 1980s and early 1990s industrial music and noise music act. The group was formed when Revell (aka Operator) met up with Neil Hill (aka Ne/H/il). They were both working at a psychiatric hospital when they became inspired by the manifesto of the German radical Marxist group known as the Sozialistisches Patientenkollektiv (SPK). William S. Burroughs the American writer was a huge fan and supporter of SPK; the picture right shows the band with Burroughs at his home in Lawrence, Kansas in 1982. From left to right: Graeme Revell, Karel vanBergan, William S. Burroughs (uncle Bill), Dominik Guerin, and James Pinker
Vinyl On Demand Box Sets bundle
This bundle collects the three recent Box Sets released by Vinyl-On-Demand, contents are the following:
- Muslimgauze "Chasing the Shadow of Bryn Jones 1983-88" (11 CD Box)- Clock DVA "Clock DVA - Horology - Anthology Vol. 1-3 - " (15 CD Box + T-shirt)- SPK "S.P.K. Dokument - Recordings 1979-1983" (7 CD Box + T-shirt)Muslimgauze "Chasing the Shadow of Bryn Jones 1983-88" (11 CD Box)
CD01 Opaque (1983)CD02 Kabul (1983)CD03 Hunting Out With An Aerial Eye / Hammer & Sickle (1983 / 1984)CD04 Buddhis…
S.P.K. Dokument - Recordings 1979-1983
**Mind-crushing 7CD box set housed in a deluxe book-like folder featuring the earliest recorded material from the legendary S.P.K., dating back to the late '70s and including some properly eye-opening material. Includes t-shirt.** Vinyl-On-Demand has been diving into the archives of Australian underground outfit, S.P.K., for more than 10 years. Stretching across a beautifully produced 7 CD box set, S.P.K. Dokument - Recordings 1979-1983 is easily their most comprehensive survey of the band to da…
Live at The Crypt / London - April 25 1981
**2022 stock** "For the first time on CD, this is an authorised re-edition of the very first album by the band which was released as a tape on Sterile Records (the label run by Nigel Ayers / Nocturnal Emissions) in 1981. Sound on this CD was re-mastered by Nigel Ayers from the original tapes. SPK was one of the very first "Industrial" projects, formed in 1978 by Greame Revell in Sydney - Australia. SPK together with Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire and few others, gave birth to what is today …
Leichenschrei
Re-edition of the SPK masterpiece first out in 1982; close to 40 years are gone, but the energy of 'Leichenschrei' is still very high! An absolute highlight in industrial culture and music. Leichenschrei was the second album by the Australian industrial group SPK (Sozialistisches Patienten Kollektiv). Their debut album, Information Overload Unit, explores a brutal industrial noise sound and places Leichenschrei as the stepping stone towards the group's synth based and rhythmical material that wa…
Zamia Lehmanni (Songs Of Byzantine Flowers)
**CD version in 6-panel digipack** "Originally released by Side Effects in 1986, Zamia Lehmanni was the third (and final) core SPK album and was Graeme Revell’s first truly solo project. He was in a period of transition, somewhere between the industrial noise of the early years and his later award-winning soundtrack work. On the day before this was first released, this style of music, now ubiquitous (especially in soundtracks), did not exist.After Information Overload Unit cleared a space for su…
Auto-Da-Fé
* Second press with grey cover. Includes a postcard with the tracklist printed on it * "The first side of Auto-Da-Fé consists of singles dating back to before the release of Information Overload Unit, while the second side is post-Leichenschrei, but pre-Machine Age Voodoo material. With early material vacillating between noisy textures and punk trappings, and the later tracks showing hints of their synth-pop direction, there's a definite dichotomy here, but both halves excel greatly in what they…
Dokument III0 1979
Few copies available. Fold Out Edition. Silkscreened foldout case with a coined grave-ribbon with S.P.K. logo. Each 7" housed in original 1979 cover artwork. Additional cloth patch with S.P.K. logo and numbered certificate. Vinyl on demand returns after an 18 month hiatus with a reissue of S.P.K.’s massively in-demand ‘Document III0 1979’ box, surveying the industrial pioneers’ incendiary early trio of 7”, originally self-released on Side Effects Feral, noisy, and nasty, S.P.K.’s earliest incarn…
S.P.K. Dokument - Recordings 1979-83
Mind-crushing 7LP box set housed in a deluxe book-like folder featuring the earliest recorded material from the legendary SPK, dating back to the late 70's and including some properly eye-opening material and combining all of their early works and the bands-history prior to Graeme Revell signing to Wea and to go a slightly different path and more commercial with the band's musical output.
SPK was an Australian industrial band formed in 1978 in Sydney by Graeme Revell and Neil Hill, being …
London Brixton Ace
Live Industrial action from S.P.K., showing the good people of Brixton a beautifully bleak and heavy vision of existence in the year 1983. London Brixton Ace is brimming with clanking metal percussion, tortured howling and unidentified textures, with an all-pervading sense of doom. Great stuff, reissued on Therapeutic / Adverse Recordings.
S.P.K. Dokument - Recordings 1979-83 (Friends Edition)
Mind-crushing 7LP box set housed in a deluxe book-like folder featuring the earliest recorded material from the legendary SPK, dating back to the late 70's and including some properly eye-opening material and combining all of their early works and the bands-history prior to Graeme Revell signing to Wea and to go a slightly different path and more commercial with the band's musical output.
SPK was an Australian industrial band formed in 1978 in Sydney by Graeme Revell and Neil Hill, being …
DOKUMENT III0 1979-1983
This is the limited friends edition limited to 55 copies. This issue comes in a grey wooden box with grey T-shirt and grey LP vinyls, postcard set in a cardboard case with photos by Sinan Revell, a 36-page 12"x12" booklet with information and photos, and the 3 7" vinyls encased in a smaller, black wooden box.
Despair
after being hidden in time for about 25 years this industrial milestone of the infamous 1st generation got renovated extended and digitally overworked by CaTV. Cathy Vogan - Media Artist & Designer has been three times nominated for Video Art Award and received ZKM (Karlsuhe) Production Award for her work! Check it out here: http://vogania.com/VOGANIA.html . A true statement and monument for the outstanding band S.P.K. who gathered together under so many names like: SoliPsiK, Selektiv Pornograph…