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  • Alien Sex Fiend

    Location: UK
    Active: 1982-present

    One of the original Batcave bands, formed in London of 1982, that club was where they played their first gig. They remained active for long periods with an extensive discography, exploring many styles from straight up gothic punk to industrial and even more electronic sounds. Sampling, dubbing and synthesizer elements played a dominant part in their sound, while their visual aesthetic always featured the art of Nik Fiend, and their live performances usually featured  heavy use of props like bones, cobwebs, torn nets and from time to time an oversized inflatable banana. Somewhere in my collection is a Zillion Dollar Bill bearing Nik Fiend’s iconic visage.

    Nik Fiend and partner Mrs Fiend started in 1975 with a group called Demon Preacher, later just ‘Demons’ (with Jim Bryson and Razzle who would both go on to join The Dark), they were joined by Johnny Ha Ha and Yaxi Highrise (aka David James, later of Savage Opera). They worked performing with artists like Specimen, Meteors, and one of their initial cassettes was produced with Youth of Killing Joke, and they appeared on the Batcave Compilation Young Limbs and Numb Hymns in 1983, featured on the John Peel show. They signed on early to Cherry Red’s Anagram label in 1983, putting out several 12” singles, EPs and albums until starting their own 13th Moon label. 

    Official: http://www.asf-13thmoon.com/
    Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_Sex_Fiend
    Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/29001-Alien-Sex-Fiend

    Related: Batcave, Demons, Demon Preacher, Meteors, Young Limbs Numb Hymns, Killing Joke, London, 1982, Savage Opera

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  • Furyo

    After UK Decay disbanded, Eddie Branch, Steve ‘Abbo’ Abbott and Steve Harle contributed the track “Slave Drive” under the name of Slave Drive to The Whip compilation LP. Similarly, they did the same under the moniker Meat of Youth for the Batcave ‘Young Limbs, Numb Hymns’ compilation – both in 1983. When they enlisted Albie De Luca (Gene Loves Jezebel) they settled on the name Furyo and released two dramatic 12″ records under that name in 1984.

    Related: UK Decay, Meat Of Youth, Slave Drive, Eddie Branch, Steve ‘Abbo’ Abbott, Steve Harle, The Whip, Batcave, Young Limbs Numb Hymns, Albie De Luca, Gene Loves Jezebel

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  • Meat Of Youth

    After UK Decay disbanded, Eddie Branch, Steve ‘Abbo’ Abbott and Steve Harle contributed the track “Slave Drive” under the name of Slave Drive to The Whip compilation LP. Similarly, they did the same under the moniker Meat of Youth for the Batcave ‘Young Limbs, Numb Hymns’ compilation – both in 1983. When they enlisted Albie De Luca (Gene Loves Jezebel) they settled on the name Furyo and released two dramatic 12″ records under that name in 1984.

    Related: UK Decay, Slave Drive, Furyo, Eddie Branch, Steve ‘Abbo’ Abbott, Steve Harle, The Whip, Batcave, Young Limbs Numb Hymns, Albie De Luca, Gene Loves Jezebel

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  • Slave Drive

    After UK Decay disbanded, Eddie Branch, Steve ‘Abbo’ Abbott and Steve Harle contributed the track “Slave Drive” under the name of Slave Drive to The Whip compilation LP. Similarly, they did the same under the moniker Meat of Youth for the Batcave ‘Young Limbs, Numb Hymns’ compilation – both in 1983. When they enlisted Albie De Luca (Gene Loves Jezebel) they settled on the name Furyo and released two dramatic 12″ records under that name in 1984.

    Related: UK Decay, Meat Of Youth, Furyo, Eddie Branch, Steve ‘Abbo’ Abbott, Steve Harle, The Whip, Batcave, Young Limbs Numb Hymns, Albie De Luca, Gene Loves Jezebel

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