Showing posts with label Greater Than One. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Greater Than One. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Greater Than One - Live at Shaffy Theater, Amsterdam, 1986



Audiofile
Label : Nostalgie De La Boue [ndlb#208], Ivory Coast, 2025


Samplers, voice changing digital delays, megaphones, live sampling and pre-recorded tapes. As well as large black and white paintings decorated the stage and two slide carousels projected artworks. The live sound recording was taken from a cassette so apologies if the sound quality isn't up to today's digital quality.


Tracklist :

1. Live at Shaffy Theater, Amsterdam, 1986 (31:37)


Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Greater Than One - Live at Paradiso, Amsterdam, 1990



Audiofile
Label : Nostalgie De La Boue [ndlb#207], Ivory Coast, 2025


Recorded live as part of the Tegentonen festival.
This was an industrial experimental performance. A self made 16mm film accompanied the show with slides projected through smoke machines. The performance comprised of live sampling and a mix of tapes, found sounds and loops, treated through digital delays and effect pedals and tonal processors. The audio is taken from a live recording including the ambient sound, so the quality is what it is.


Tracklist :

1. Live at Paradiso, Amsterdam, 1990 (18:49)


Saturday, August 29, 2015

Von Magnet - Live At Divergences/Divisions V, Bordeaux, 1988



Unreleased live recording, France, 1988
Ripped by paphio23


Recorded live during the first night of Divergences/Divisions V festival, Bordeaux, France, 11 March 1988.
A few filmed images of the concert can be seen here.
That 30 minutes live recording includes 8 tracks ; the last one is the first track of the Greater Than One performance of the same night.


Tracklist :

1. Von Magnet - ? (3:03)
2. Von Magnet - ? (4:36)
3. Von Magnet - Todo (4:56)
4. Von Magnet - Yell Silence (2:17)
5. Von Magnet - ? (2:43)
6. Von Magnet - El Spirito (6:38)
7. Von Magnet - I (3:21)
8. Greater Than One - ? (2:09)


Sunday, May 24, 2015

Various Artists - Total Volume 2 - The Body



CD
Label : Total, Scotland / UK, 1993


Tracklist :

1. Controlled Bleeding - Colostomia (15:47)
2. Soviet France - False Witness (6:06)
3. Lull - Hung (5:28)
4. Techno Animal - Sawn Off (9:43)
5. Nocturnal Emissions - Gateshead Ratboy At The Snake Ministry (6:12)
6. Ivan Unwin - Numbers Numbered (4:08)
7. Ivan Unwin - Lament 1,956 (5:08)
8. Master/Slave Relationship - Pain (7:01)
9. Jouissance - Vessel Projected (4:56)
10. Jouissance - Vessel Remembered (6:59)
11. Greater Than One - I'm Gonna Whoop Your Ass (5:57)


Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Various Artists - Insomnia Vol. 2



Cassette, 2 x C60
Label : We Never Sleep, US, 1988
Limited edition of 1000 numbered copies
Ripped by Rainier


A few months ago, I've posted the CD edition of Insomnia Vol. 1 compilation. Insomnia Vol. 2 has never been re-released on CD. And it's difficult to understand why...


Tracklist :

A1. Matt Heckert - Survival Research Laboratories Soundtracks Revisited
B1. Greater Than One - Funk It
B2. Greater Than One - The Rose, The Cross And The Flag
B3. Greater Than One - Crisis
B4. Greater Than One - London Bridge & Mother Kelly
C1. Hunting Lodge - Rust Scraper
C2. Hunting Lodge - Hear You Knockin'
C3. Hunting Lodge - Rip You To Shreds
C4. Hunting Lodge - Carnivora!
C5. Hunting Lodge - Encore Re-Call
D1. Human Head Transplant - Funeral For A King
D2. Human Head Transplant - Opera Of Ennui
D3. Human Head Transplant - Water
D4. Human Head Transplant - Kubla Khan
D5. Human Head Transplant - Colleen
D6. Human Head Transplant - The End Of It


Saturday, February 6, 2010

Greater Than One - Radio Program [Radio Broadcast Series #6]



Cassette, C90
Promo material, UK, circa 1988


Greater Than One was one of the major bands of the 80s post-industrial movement. Before becoming mostly devoted to techno-like music, they made some very personal records, between danceable electronic and more experimental audio work.
That cassette was sent to radio stations to promote their early releases. It includes tracks from various cassettes and vinyl records, as well as unreleased tracks, and is an excellent introduction to their early work.

Early Greater Than One records have been recently rereleased by Brainwashed Recordings (more specifically Brainwashed Archives) :
- "Kill The Pedagogue", their very first cassette ;
- "All The Masters Licked Me", their brilliant debut LP (released by Side Effects Records) for the first time on CD, including as well the "Trust" LP ;
- "London", another great release, that includes the excellent "Dance Of The Cowards" CD as well as much more material originally released on vinyl or cassette ;
- "G-Force", that is not my favourite...
Those who are interested can buy these CDs here.


Monday, May 18, 2009

Various Artists - Insomnia Vol. 1



2 x CD
Label : We Never Sleep / Staaplaat, US / The Netherlands, 1993


Originally released as a double cassette by We Never Sleep in 1987.


Tracklist :

1-01. Greater Than One - All The Masters Licked Me (8:42)
1-02. Maybe Mental - Tarramona (18:49)
1-03. Bourbonese Qualk - Black And Blue (2:21)
1-04. Systems Collapse - Sea Coal (5:47)
1-05. The Haters - Fiexcit (6:52)
1-06. We Never Sleep - The War Against Sleep (4:09)
1-07. The Amnesia Quartet - Let The Children In (2:56)
1-08. Monochrome Bleu - Shino (6:09)
1-09. Savage Republic - Siege (4:11)
1-10. Banned Production - Montage (1:13)
2-01. Human Head Transplant - Lythyn (18:10)
2-02. Dine Forbate - Mind Wars (9:30)
2-03. Blackhumour - Put It This Way (6:29)
2-04. Savage Republic - Spice Fields (6:37)
2-05. Soul Merchants - Salt Of Sleep (4:18)
2-06. Helios Creed - Who Cares (5:07)
2-07. Unknown - Religion (9:19)
2-08. Architects Office - AO 365.2 (6:19)





Monday, March 3, 2008

Greater Than One - Duty And Trust




Cassette, C60
Label : ROIR, US, 1991
Ripped by Trantor


Early recordings showing the ambient and darkest side of Greater Than One.

A1 & A2 are previously unreleased.
A3 previously released on "Dance Of The Coward" CD.
A4 previously released on "Dry Lungs III" compilation LP.
A5 previously released on "Insomnia Vol. 2" compilation 2xCassette.
A6 previously released on "Insomnia Vol. 2" compilation 2xCassette & "Dance Of The Coward" CD.
B1 previously released as "Trust" LP (We Never Sleep / Alamut Records).

Reissues of Greater Than One classics are supposed to come soon :
http://www.myspace.com/greaterthanone


Tracklist :

A1. Deep Shake (7:09)
A2. Liberation (6:41)
A3. Brick Lane (2:26)
A4. The Dark Streets of London (5:42)
A5. The Rose, The Cross & The Flag (5:50)
A6. Crisis (3:02)
B. Trust (32:15)