>>Hula where unreal live and where named after the house the Cabs lived >>in... > > thanks Martin - I'm quite curious about this era of electronic/post-punk > music (early 80s) and would love to know about more of the (2nd tier?) > artists. I'm well aware of CV, Gang of Four, Certain Ratio, Fad Gadget, > etc. but occasionally a group, like Hula, shows up that I missed due to > either they were not promoted well (if at all) in the US or because they > were too similar to a better known act. Not really interested in the > EBM/dance stuff that came in the later 80s - I want to hear more > experimental sounds. > > Any suggestions - good websites, books, or labels to look for (Cartel > seemed to be the distributor for all the Hula records)? >
Have you checked out 23 Skidoo, early Test Department, Clock DVA/Anti-Group/TAGC, Section 25, early Severed Heads, 'Zimmerkampf'-era Moev, Nina Hagen, Annie Anxiety, Fini Tribe, He Said , early Chris & Cosey, Corpses As Bedmates, Wolfgang Press/MASS/Rema Rema, Savage Republic, Cindytalk, Crispy Ambulance, Lemon Kittens, Killing Joke, SPK, Birthday Party, etc...
