[kj] devo info

[melinda grant]

those interested ,if this has not been mentioned already,devo play a gig at 
the shepards bush empire on 26th june 07.....

melinda



>From: uncle bennys magical bra factory <fatpotanga at gmail.com>

>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the 

>band!)"<gathering at misera.net>

>To: The Gathering <gathering at misera.net>

>Subject: Re: [kj] Shot in the dark question for any fans of "martial pop, " 

>"military pop, " apocalypic folk fans here--

>Date: Sun, 06 May 2007 19:38:19 +0100

>

>Not post-punk or whatever, but a track off Herb Alperts 'What Now My Love'

>sprang to mind.

>I think it's called "plucky' or 'freckles'

>I love that album - so infectiously naff

>

>Ahem...

>

>

>On 6/5/07 09:28, "B. Oliver Sheppard" wrote:

>

> > Hey all,

> >

> > After attempting to explore some of the catalogue of music that's become

> > known for better or worse as "military pop," "martial music," etc., I'm

> > disappointed not more of it employs the sort of martial drumming I

> > associate with military cadences. You know, the kind of

> > rat-a-tat-tat-tat type snare hits used commonly by Crass in their early

> > days, and which Killing Joke used in the great song "Rejuvenation" off

> > _Fire Dances_. I think the first Death in June stuff from the early/mid

> > 80s even used this at times.

> >

> > Not I don't mean tribal drumming -- but military cadence-type, drill or

> > marching type percussion.

> >

> > Can anyone help me find some decent music in a vaguely post-punk milieu

> > that uses this style of drumming? maybe I am overlooking something.

> >

> > And I'm looking for specific songs, not whole albums or groups or

> > genres, unless it exclusively contains this style of percussion. Again

> > -- not tribal, but martial/military percussion. Very early Crass stuff

> > used this to great effect and I've rarely heard it elsewhere.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Oliver

>

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