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Name: Donnacha DeLong Home Page: http://sortedmagazine.com Member Since: May 14, 2002 Rank: 8312 Average Vote Received: Needs Minor Changes (3.41, 305 votes)   last 10 days: Correct (3.50, 14 votes) Rated 98 releases, average: 4.02 Location: London Profile: Version 4 is the worst thing that could possibly have happened to Discogs. I'm a (largely former) music journalist who's was editor of Sorted magAZine, from 1996 to 2004. I also DJ in London now and again as Girl (my nickname since I was 17), usually specialising in either old school EBM, retro 80s, industrial, electroclash or delicious mixes of these and other styles (some old sets). I also have a real life job as a human rights journalist/website editor and am a very active trade unionist. Wantlist: I'm normally only interested in 12" singles for around UK£3 and LPs for around UK££5, unless I really want something or it's particularly rare. Obviously, postage from outside the UK is an issue. If there's something in my sale list you want and you've got something from my wantlist, I might be interested in a trade. Please get in touch.

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Various - This Is Electronic Body Music - 01-Mar-06 05:44 AM
This is the compilation that really got me into proper old school EBM. I was a fan of Front 242 and Nitzer Ebb before I got this, but it really gave me a shopping list of things to look out for. Of course, it's not all EBM - including Chris & Cosey is a stretch - but still, it was an absolute eye-opener and started me on a path that has stretched my wallet, but pleasured my ears!

Curve - 21-Dec-05 10:52 AM
Curve have got to be one of the UK's most unfortunate bands. Emerging out of the shoegazer scene with a new crossover sound that only a small section of the UK scene was ready for, the commercial failure of "Cuckoo" led them to split at the worst possible time. In 1993, the UK mainstream wasn't quite ready for dark electronic rock, even with a Nine Inch Nails remix, the US scene wasn't ready for foreign bands doing what had only just broken through there. By 1995, the time was perfect, but Curve weren't there, allowing Butch Vig to create a band, Garbage, to fill the gap and attain the success Toni and Dean had craved. Their return in 1998 was simply too late, they had minor success with the singles off "Come Clean", but not enough to keep the label happy and it was downhill from there.

Robbie Williams - Intensive Care - 06-Dec-05 02:50 AM
Whatever about the music, this album has some fabulous artwork by Messrs. Grant Morrison and Frank Quietly, two of the comic worlds most respected creators. Honestly, if you get the chance to buy the CD case without the CD in it for next to nothing, I recommend it highly.

Ernesto vs Bastian* - Dark Side Of The Moon - 04-Sep-05 08:43 AM
OK, so now it seems Deep Dish's "Say Hello" has started a trend of plundering the underground scene. This is another Hungry Lucy/Claire Voyant/Collide style track - dark All About Eve-esque vocals, toned down trance underpinned with a vaguely darkwave sound. Once again, I'd recommend trying out the afore-mentioned bands who've been doing this a lot better for longer.

Various - Hot Wired Monstertrux - 06-Aug-05 06:13 AM
Ahhh, 1993 - the year that "industrial" broke through to the mainstream. All it took was Nine Inch Nails and Ministry to break through and suddenly a whole genre was redefined, much to the annoyance of many. Industrial died in 1982 when Industrial Records ended and all that came after was post-industrial (including the Electronic Body Music scene). That is, until somebody somewhere decided that it was a name that should be revived. Cleopatra released the first "Industrial Revolution" compilation in the States and "Hot Wired Monstertrux" came out on a major label in Europe, lumping the widest range yet of different bands together under the "industrial" label for a new generation of fans and the arguments and disagreements rage to this day. Are Sheep on Drugs, Front 242 and Meat Beat Manifesto really the same style of music?

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