[kj] the 1982 NME soap-opera, again ...
Antoni Adamiak
gathering@misera.net
Sun, 25 May 2003 08:28:09 +0100
re that NME clipping I posted yesterday, I've actually found the (brief)
first part of it so here it is again in it's full glory :
http://home.clara.net/antoni/icekjx.jpg
Whilst I'm at it, here's another scan from a 1981 NME article I've just
located. A pretty cool image of Geordie & Youth (which may or may not have
been put up somewhere before) :
http://home.clara.net/antoni/gye81.jpg
Regards,
Antoni
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Antoni Adamiak" <antoni@clara.net>
To: <gathering@misera.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: [kj] THEYR featuring Jaz Coleman
> 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
(link
> 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
rejoined
> 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
circumstances
> 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 anyone
> 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 something
> interesting::
>
> does this guy "Birger Mogensen" ever played with the joke???
>
>
> KUKL. Icelandic group created in Reykjavik in August '83 with Einar Örn
> Benediktsson (vo, tp) (earlier in Purrkurr Pillnikk); Björk Guðmundsdottir
> (vo) (earlier in Tappi Tikarrass); Guðlaugur Kristinn Ottarsson (el-g)
> (earlier in þeyr); Birger Mogensen (el-b) (earlier in Killing Joke) ;
Einar
> Melax (keyb) (earlier in Van Houtens Koko) and Sigtryggur Baldursson (dm)
> (earlier in þeyr).
>
> 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 each
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 rare
> 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
more
> 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're
> > 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 site,
> > 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
vocals)
> > 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
unfortunately
> > 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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