ATTN: Andy! Re: [kj] THEYR featuring Jaz Coleman

[Bo Krogsgaard]

Alexander's mail below is the first i get in this thread. Could you triple
check if the list is actually fully functional please?


b


On Sat, 24 May 2003, Alexander  Smith wrote:

>
> "some day, some one needs to sit down and make a book out of allthis. Wha=
t a
> band, what a history. It's bloody criminal that nobody has undertaken suc=
h a
> project but then again, I'm probably as guilty as anyone in that respect =
!"
>
>
> I pitched an idea about the Joke to a literary agent this very week,
> actually.
>
>
> Alex in NYC
>
>
>
> ----------
> >From: "Antoni Adamiak" <antoni@clara.net>
> >To: <gathering@misera.net>
> >Subject: Re: [kj] THEYR featuring Jaz Coleman
> >Date: Sat, May 24, 2003, 10:42 AM
> >
>
> >As from the NME reports, cuttings of which I *lent* to Paul R & were up =
on
> >The Last Laugh website, after Jaz fled to Iceland, only Geordie followed
> >whilst Big Paul & Youth then formed Brilliant who brought out the ironic=
 7"
> >single "What Good Friends Are For" - from a further NME press cutting (l=
ink
> >below), it appears that Jaz fell out with various people (In a Bjork
> >interview, she was in KUKL and said that many people got very upset) and=
 yes
> >probably this guy was briefly in Killing Joke, but at some stage BP rejo=
ined
> >the fold & that's when long time KJ fanatic Paul Raven joined on bass -
> >hopefully one day the Black Bird can elaborate further on the circumstan=
ces
> >of his recruitment but that's about as much as I know.
> >
> >http://home.clara.net/antoni/icekj.jpg
> >
> >Maaaaan, some day, some one needs to sit down and make a book out of all
> >this. What a band, what a history. It's bloody criminal that nobody has
> >undertaken such a project but then again, I'm probably as guilty as anyo=
ne
> >in that respect !
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Antoni
> >
> >* http://home.clara.net/antoni/ *
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "JOKERS PUB CAFE" <circusbar@uol.com.br>
> >To: <gathering@misera.net>
> >Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 4:24 PM
> >Subject: Re: [kj] THEYR featuring Jaz Coleman
> >
> >
> >Hi all, while I was looking trough the links Antoni sent, I find somethi=
ng
> >interesting::
> >
> >does this guy "Birger Mogensen" ever played with the joke???
> >
> >
> >KUKL. Icelandic group created in Reykjavik in August '83 with Einar =D6r=
n
> >Benediktsson (vo, tp) (earlier in Purrkurr Pillnikk); Bj=F6rk Gu=F0munds=
dottir
> >(vo) (earlier in Tappi Tikarrass); Gu=F0laugur Kristinn Ottarsson (el-g)
> >(earlier in =FEeyr); Birger Mogensen (el-b) (earlier in Killing Joke) ; =
Einar
> >Melax (keyb) (earlier in Van Houtens Koko) and Sigtryggur Baldursson (dm=
)
> >(earlier in =FEeyr).
> >
> >diaz
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Antoni Adamiak <antoni@clara.net>
> >To: <gathering@misera.net>
> >Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 11:52 AM
> >Subject: Re: [kj] THEYR featuring Jaz Coleman
> >
> >
> >> The name is THEYR but it's a funny "P" (which in Icelandic is "th") so
> >they
> >> get referred as Peyr.
> >>
> >> The 3 tracks with Jaz, from an audio tape shipped out of the recording
> >> studio, ended up in John Peel's postbox so he promptly played them eac=
h at
> >> least a couple of times. Good quality MP3 versions are up on Madani's
> >> website.
> >>
> >> The "As Above" LP does not feature Jaz Coleman. The vinyl is pretty ra=
re
> >but
> >> you can get a recently compiled & released CD, with most of the tracks=
 off
> >> "As Above" from the Bad Taste website, They plan to release a couple m=
ore
> >in
> >> due course.
> >>
> >> A few links for your perusal :
> >>
> >> http://larbib.larvik.folkebibl.no/~vidar/musikk/#iceland
> >>
> >> http://larbib.larvik.folkebibl.no/~vidar/musikk/theyr.html
> >>
> >> http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-10797/kukl/theyr.htm
> >>
> >> https://www.smekkleysa.net/ (you can buy the CD here)
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Antoni
> >>
> >> * http://home.clara.net/antoni/ *
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "wardance" <wardance@wardance.net>
> >> To: <gathering@misera.net>
> >> Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 3:18 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [kj] THEYR featuring Jaz Coleman
> >>
> >>
> >> Indeed yes, as far as I know,  THEYR and PEYR are just one and same
> >> icelandic project (It just seems like there were two different ways to
> >write
> >> the band's name... Quite weird, isn't it ? ;-).
> >>
> >> <I've also only heard 3 songs, the ones that's on the Joker_place site=
,
> >> Guess again, The <Catalyst and Take what's Mine, that's the ones you'r=
e
> >> talking about???
> >>
> >> Those are the same tracks as the ones I've already got.
> >> They were recorded in Iceland in  1982, and the singer was Jaz,  that'=
s
> >all
> >> I know so far...
> >>
> >> Hans Wehrwolf
> >>
> >>   ----- Original Message -----
> >>   From: JOKERS PUB CAFE
> >>   To: gathering@misera.net
> >>   Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 4:12 PM
> >>   Subject: Re: [kj] THEYR featuring Jaz Coleman
> >>
> >>
> >>   Is Theyr the same as Peyr, from the iceland Episode.???
> >>
> >>   I've also only heard 3 songs, the ones that's on the Joker_place sit=
e,
> >> Guess again, The Catalyst and Take what's Mine, that's the ones you're
> >> talking about???
> >>
> >>   does anybody knows more info about these songs, whose playing what,
> >date,
> >> etc???????????
> >>
> >>   diaz
> >>
> >>
> >>     ----- Original Message -----
> >>     From: wardance
> >>     To: The Gathering
> >>     Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 10:51 AM
> >>     Subject: [kj] THEYR featuring Jaz Coleman
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>     Does anyone know if THEYR "As above" LP (recorded with Jaz on voca=
ls)
> >> has ever been re-released on CD ??...
> >>
> >>     If not, does anyone have it in a good sound quality on CD-R ??...
> >>     I only managed to check 3 tracks from THEYR so far, but unfortunat=
ely
> >> with an awfuly poor sound quality (maybe demos or rehearsal recordings
> >> ?...).
> >>     That's quite frustrating, 'cos I'm VERY interested in this rare
> >> curiosity !!... ;-)
> >>
> >>     Hans Wehrwolf
> >>
> >>
> >>
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