"way back when, beyond recall, a golden age...", in part inspired by the portsmouth sinfonia, alberto y lost trios paranoias, the snivelling shits, max wall, the faust tapes, and watney's red barrel, to sink but a few, joe formed a band, the motivators (from whom the prefects mk ii borrowed both the song 'barbarellas' and joe), played a few gigs, changed line-ups, recorded a single, 'torment' (written by erstwhile genius legs akimbo), which was never released, and went solo, amongst other things.
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then there was the nightingales and 'idiot strength', which is a whole other history, subsequent to which cherry red records (persuaded by then a&r-man 'mad' mike alway) released 'compulsion'/'absent friends', joe's solitary solo effort. as a single it sold zilch, but the former track did end up on a compilation or two and managed to travel internationally, thence gaining him some kind of odd, cult notoriety. later on, martin l. gore, kingpin of depeche mode, covered 'compulsion' on his 'counterfeit' e.p., which also went world-wide. the indifference to joe's hyper-minimalist oeuvre was now on a global scale so, it seeming like a good idea at the time, he capitalised and retired, performing only rarely and wilfully avoiding releasing anything.
"common sense is the sum total of prejudices one arrives at by age eighteen", to quote somebody quoting einstein.
he last performed live at the little civic in wolverhampton on friday, may 11th, 2007, in between the nightingales and hotpants romance. joe's favourite colour is obsidian, he's a taurus and a pantheistic solipsist, apparently.
the 'coincidence' e.p. is available in shops now and via mail order from big print records, also as a digital download from cherry red records, together with bonus tracks 'compulsion' and 'absent friends'.
also available, the 'pillows and prayers' boxed set from cherry red records, featuring both sides of joe crow's 1982 7" vinyl single 'compulsion' c/w 'absent friends'.
also released, the boxed set 'i'll give you my heart...', which comprises the first sixty or thereabouts singles, a's and b's, on cherry red records, including the full length version of 'compulsion'.
'compulsion', as recorded by martin l. gore, may well appear on the soundtrack of the upcoming donnie darko sequel, to be called 's. darko', if all goes to plan and rights are approved.
joe is currently working on a new, extra length, extra strength, album, as yet untitled.
Chicks dig scars, everyone knows that, right? Meet Severence DeSnappio, a man who creates ‘fake’ injuries for desperate clients. He’ll get you a stab wound, shot gun blast, snowboarding injury - but a bite from a great white shark?
Set in Miami, Chicks Dig scars is a lyrical, Lynchian mix of dream logic and hard boiled detection.
Si ostinano a farti credere che nasci nudo...ma il tuo corpo non è il tuo vestito? they persist to let you belive that you born naked...but your body is a dress,isnt it?
Sudnoissenza-The Deceptive Real Imaginary World
this song is on our myspace...you can hear it and if you like, you can add it into your my space questo è il nostro nuovo pezzo ...lo potete ascoltare sullo space e addarlo nella vostra pagina se vi piace
Attenzione i SUDNOISSENZA provocano DIPENDENZA
SUDNOISSENZA - The deceptive real immaginary world - trailer video
-STIAMO CERCANDO UN NUOVO CANTANTE CHI è INTERESSATO CI CONTATTI-
Ever wondered what to do in the event of a nuclear threat?
A while ago I found stuff that inspired me to make this film:
Living Under the Shadow of the Nuclear Umbrella
Both artistic (ensure you get the background music!) and educational, it primarily comprises official British government civil defence advice.
Though source materials are quite aged, much remains relevant today.
I encourage all to visit the YouTube page to learn more (Show support! Rate! Comment!) and responsibly circulate as widely as possible, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaIim3Rj7L4
"Compulsion" was one of our favorite songs from the early days of our band. (Yes, Pillows & Prayers compilation could be found in Istanbul years ago.) We are glad to find the chance to listen to your other pieces! Kind regards.
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Hi there baby, how's things with you? Been a long time.. Hope you are ok and the family too.. Everything and everybody's cool.. Do take care ok? Love and stuff from DJ PantherXX
