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  • Sunglasses After Dark

    Location: London

    Active: 1981 – 1984

    Taking their name from a Cramps song, Sunglasses After Dark incorporated plenty of that energy into their sound, with a healthy streak of both psychobilly and gothic. Members were Bailie Harkness, David “Mitch” Mitchell, Mark Steadman, Simon Cohen, a violinist and artist who contributes to albums from Alien Sex Fiend, Ritual and Demented Are Go (who he played violin for) and others. Their 1984 ‘Morbid Silence’ single was produced by Andi Sex Gang of Sex Gang Children. They were on both the ‘Blood On The Cats’ and its sequel, ‘Revenge Of The Killer Pussies’ compilations, a clear biopsy showing the cross-section of gothic and psychobilly at the infancy of the two genres. They released just one live recorded LP, also on Anagram Records, but following the album tour which was plagued by disasters they disbanded. A retrospective compilation was released in 2008 when Anagram began a series of gothic and post punk albums, like the ‘Last Exit’ compilation from Ausgang.

    Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/1283548-Sunglasses-After-Dark-2

    Related: The Cramps, Alien Sex Fiend, Ritual, Sex Gang Children, Simon Cohen, Andi Sex Gang, Anagram Records, London, Blood On The Cats, Revenge Of The Killer Pussies

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  • Bone Orchard

    Location: Brighton, UK

    Active: 1983 – 1986

    About as close a crossover of goth and psychobilly as you can get, even considering The Cramps, as Bone Orchard narrowed their aesthetic and atmosphere to the dark and wild, with less homage to their garage and rockabilly predecessors. They disbanded in 1986.

    Their EP ‘Stuffed to the Gills’ was released on Jungle Records. Tim Huthert replaced Finch in 1984, but left to join Specimen (later Until December after relocation to San Francisco) after the ‘Swallowing Havoc’ EP. Guitarist Mark ‘Horse’ Benjamin was in minimal electronic coldwave band Schleimer K. Bone Orchard contributed ‘Fats Terminal’ to the infamous psychobilly/goth/punk compilation ’Blood On The Cats’. In 2011 they received a retrospective compilation release making many of their vinyl only releases available to new audiences.

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    Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/198401-Bone-Orchard

    Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_Orchard

    Related: The Cramps, Specimen, Schleimer K, Batcave, Brighton

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