Bermuda Idiots – ALL WE WANTED

The Bermuda Idiots was an Aarau band that was active for a decade, from the 1980s to to 1990s. During this period, the band had continuous member changes in the band, which added variation and style to the music performed, thus having influences ranging from garage, psych, new wave, punk and folk.

[Playing in a band can be a full time job, whether playing with friends for amusement or to make it big, the average band lasts for about three years, give or take. There is the common theme that transition periods in life, such as age, can be a factor. Indeed, many things can change in daily routines and lifestyle within a decade. For some bands, it simply is not about duration or schedules, but rather about chemistry affecting creative differences. For others, it might be a financial endeavour that leads to its disbandment. There’s really no main factor, but rather a combination of issues that can lead to the demise for the creativity of an ensemble by like minded characters.

Such questions are perhaps better answered by this riddle;

What keeps a band together?

Simply put, things change. For the Bermuda Idiots however, embracing change was what made them stick around for so long. Every point mentioned above, this Aarau based band went against, and saw these problematic scenarios as not part of their ethos, but rather as a reason to keep on going forward. From the genesis and fall of this band, with continuous lineup changes and genres, the sixteen songs featured in this compilation have resulted in an amalgamation of new wave, punk, ska, surrounded by a psychedelic glow full of political disdain, nostalgic anecdotes and heartbreak poems. Bermuda Idiots: ALL WE WANTED is the story of a group of people, friends, lovers, that have spent for the most part of a decade being inspired and in awe of each other. Growing, learning and sharing creativity.]

Inactive for the past 40 years, this compilation is a reissue of sorts featuring never before released tracks of theirs during their active years. In addition to the digital files found through Dee Dee's Picks Bandcamp, there is a digital booklet with an interview between Dee Dee's Picks and Wolfgang Bortlik, the original drummer of the Bermuda Idiots. They talk about the band’s history, the use of using different spaces to affect your recording techniques and applying different languages to communicate ideas more efficiently.

Artwork by Irene Vögeli. "There are no straight lines with the Bermuda Idiots."
Mastering by The Midnight Tantrum

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