[kj] Raven, London, the first time.

[Neil Perry]

Holy crap, Valec VD Veene, there's a name I haven't heard for
a long time. I remember now his rather schizophrenic presence
as a KJ fan/non-fan. I had an email this week from Mat Smith,
former MM journo who I've known since we were in the same college
class together - we first started chatting cos I was wearing a 
What's THIS For t-shirt - Birds of a feather, as the saying goes.
I haven't spoken to him since the KJ Astoria gigs a few years back,
but he wanted to talk about Raven. 
I must say that earlier email from Raven's brother had me with a
tear in my eye.

N

pssyche23 <antoni at clara.net> wrote: 
I remember reading a gig review after in Sounds and the reviewer absolutely 
slated KJ (probably because the NME had got the weekly Iceland blog) yet 
then said he'd walked out after 10 minutes - what a complete prat - anyone 
got that review to hand (my own press cutting is "somewhere") ? I was then 
surprised to see an equally scathing review of the HA ! album from one time 
KJ mega-supportive Sounds journo Valac Van Der Veene (who gave the first 
album ***** but then HA only one *) but Raven put the record straight in an 
email as he suggested that VVDV sort of fell out with KJ after a far too 
close encounter with his lady friend ...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Richards" 

To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 

Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 12:03 AM
Subject: [kj] Raven, London, the first time.



> Click the links for the first 2 tracks from the Lyceum (24.10.82), which 

> AFAIK(or remember) was the first time us Londoners saw Raven. Although 

> this is the master tape, the quality is pretty shit ( I can't remember 

> which of my friends actually recorded it but they were stood too far up 

> the balcony). I wanted to include Birds of a Feather, but the batteries 

> were running out & it sounds like pinky & perky. Anyone know how to 

> gradually change the tempo of a wav file? Does anyone have a decent copy 

> of this gig?

>

> (First time for Booids too)

>

> Second link is The Gathering & Empire Song.

>

> http://download.yousendit.com/C2A3D5554BE06932

>

>

> http://download.yousendit.com/13B1A5B46A590652

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