[kj] devo info

[vanessa luff]

I've got tickets for the Manc Apollo gig - not seen them since Nottingham 
Rock City in about 1981ish
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "melinda grant" <hollytree1961 at hotmail.com>
To: <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: [kj] devo info



> 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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