Wildlife Documentaries EP - The SSS blogs monumental 500th Post

Well loyal readers of the SSS blog we have made the very special
milestone of our 500th post.
When I started this blog back on Australia Day 2008 I never guessed
what a wonderful time it would be. Coming up to 3 years at the end
of next January I think Myself and Chuck shall have to think up an
great post for that!


This EP is a very special record I've kept up my sleeve for a special
occasion. Wildlife Documentaries was formed in the early 80s after
the original Saints split.
Ed Kuepper and Ivor Hay returned to Australia,
Hay joined The Hitmen, and Kuepper formed Laughing Clowns.
Chris Bailey remained in the UK and set about assembling a
new version of The Saints that initially included Hay on drums
(who returned to the UK briefly).

After that, Hay formed this jazz-inspired combo
Wildlife Documentaries back in Sydney.Described as a "steel skeleton with a heart of brass"
they released this ep on M squared in June 1982.
And that was it, shame really because this band had a
wonderful sound very much in the same vein as the
Laughing Clowns.After the end of this band Ivor rejoined Bailey in The Saints
during 1985.
Howard Cairns has continued working is music and after 25 years
has recently put out a record read all about it Here


Wildlife Documentaries are

Ivor Hay - Drums and Vocals
Howard Cairns - Guitar and Vocals
Mark Spence - Bass
Michael Charles - Alto Sax

Also playing on this record

Louise Elliot - Tenor Sax
and Greg Thorne - Trumpet

Track List

Forest for the Trees
Tremble
Promise Me
Ghetto Strength


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Holus Bolus - Cassette

One of my favourite contributors to the SSS blog, Steve aka
Duckdogtwo, has sent me this fantastic, rare, cassette
complete with art. Another one of these cassette music
"Casszines" which has some great tracks and interviews.
Steve has spilt all the tracks, making some 40 in all.
Great casszine, a lot of work went into this.
Most exciting is the Tangled Shoelace's stuff and
by some coincidence an interview with Mitch Jones,
M2 founder who I know has been reading this blog.
Thank You Steve for this wonderful Cassette that now
enters the digital age.


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Boxed Brownies - M Squared Compilations 1981

C60 Cassette - released December 1981

A live collection of Systematics, The Makers of the Dead Travel Fast,
Splendid Mess and Scattered Order tracks recorded mainly at
"Brownies" Paddington Green Hotel during 1981.
Recorded onto cassette then treated and mastered back at the studio.

Packaged in a 7 inch reel to reel tape box with inserts.


Tracks:
01 - Were you invited? - Systematics
02 - And people are blowing their minds - Systematics
03 - Let it Be - Systematics
04 - Boiled Dinner - Systematics
05 - Flowers on the Wall - Systematics
06 - You told me that you loved me - Systematics
07 - Promenade Promenade - The Makers of the Dead Travel Fast
08 - Funny Timing - The Makers of the Dead Travel Fast
09 - The Neopolitan man inhales water - The Makers of the Dead Travel Fast
10 - Copper Hatz - The Makers of the Dead Travel Fast
11 - Dumb Waiters - The Makers of the Dead Travel Fast
12 - The Livers at the bottom of the well - Part One - Splendid Mess
13 - Part Two - Splendid Mess
14 - Part Three - Splendid Mess
15 - Part Four - Splendid Mess
16 -Screaming Tree - Scattered Order
17 - World's longest intro - Scattered Order
18 - Mass Murder - Scattered Order

Download Part1 Here

Download Part2 Here

Growing pains - various m squared bands

"... Experimental music is fine by me, but once you go into the
studio and start cutting the marketable product,
surely you need to have your musical strategies organised
and understood." - Roadrunner November 1980

This starts a trend at M Squared for releasing compilations of
wide ranging sounds and ideas from various bands and hybrids.
You can't please all the people all the time.
Contains the track that gave the name to The Makers of the
Dead Travel Fast and an off the wall Stones cover from those
northern beaches' favourites The Barons.
Some record stores objected to the cover image.

12 inch compilation EP - released October 1980

Tracklist

01 - Pussman polka - Pleasant Peasants
02 - Paint it black - The Barons
03 - Midnight on balancing day - Systematics
04 - Yvonne is out again - EST
05 - Girl from Ipanema - Height / Dismay
06 - Bent Up - Scattered Order
07 - Dead travel fast - The Makers of the Dead Travel Fast


Download no longer available due to re-release

Track Yvonne is out again not re-released

is available below

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M Squared - more songs that will never be released

A fantastic M Squared Xmas Sampler released as a cassette only
in December 1980, it show cases some of the finest music
that M2 had to offer.

Track List
01 Teenage Romance - Scattered Order
02 Violent 4 - Scattered Order
03 A minute later - Jonathan Dunshea
04 The Israelites - Systematics
05 Down the pub - Est
06 Agc & W - Pleasent Peasents
07 Iranian rockabilly - Pleasent Peasents
08 Fractured - Acra
09 Angst - Acra
10 How to Snitch - Lockjaw has falsies
11 Hello Terse - M2
12 Fish hook - Prod
13 Eating Paper - East Endbutchers
14 The Elephant Freak - East Endbutchers
15 Secret Sleeping Birds - The makers of the dead travel fast
16 Passion Africa - Height/Dismay
17 Nautical Engineering - A volatile T-shirt
18 Making babies in heaven - A volatile T-shirt
19 Hello M2 - Terse

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The Systematics - Rural Side 3 Cassette

Released just after the Rural Ep in December 1980
as a cassette only.

Track list
01 - live wire in the bathroom
02 - stringbag of death
03 - living in a bluelight
04 - bride of surface
05 - amniotic


Download all systematics from
The Systematics - My Life in the Field of Cows EP

The Systematics - Rural EP

Track list
01 - numbers in general
02 - 245t
03 - when i´m older
04 - flowers on the wall
05 - vanessa teratology
06 - dinner´s on the table
07 - stuh echipdah
08 - mmmm

Download all systematics from
The Systematics - My Life in the Field of Cows EP

The Systematics - My Life in the Field of Cows EP

Not much info on this fabulous Sydney post punk band,
Started by Patrick Gibson in his bedroom in Balgowlah
in Sydney's northern beaches, where he recorded the
infamous Pulp Baby. Later joined by Micheal Filewood
and Fiona Graham. Patrick also was a member of
Ya Ya Choral, Scattered Order, Loop Orchestra and
No Night Sweats. I would have loved to have heard
this stuff when it was released, this 1981 Ep came
out not so long after PIL's Metal Box Double album.
Which was and still is one of my favorite records and
my fav post punk band then was (still is) Joy Division
and just about the biggest thing here in Brisbane,
as far as musso friends went was the Birthday Party.

Track list
01 - international voltage
02 - bovine
03 - fat cows go down an eastern beach
04 - bbd

Download link below for
systematics - my life in the field of cows [ep]
Systematics - Pulp Baby
systematics - rural (12inch ep)
systematics - rural side 3 cassette

Download Here

M Squared various Artists - A Selection - Sydney

From Zero we arrive at the odd post punk world of M Squared,
13 bands from the Sydney in 1981, fantastic often overlooked
underground music that pushed into new territory.
I have some great Systematics stuff to post next.
If your interested in this stuff the excellent
No Night Sweats site is the place for you.

01 - Wild West - Pelican
02 - The Dead Travel Fast - Urchin
03 - Negative Reaction - Land Of Surrender
04 - The Limp - Rony Club
05 - Severed Heads - Eat Roland
06 - Slug#uckers - Reggea
07 - Tame O'Mearas - Curl Curl
08 - Splendid Mess - Nasa Secret Anzac
09 - Pel Mel - Click Click
10 - Systematics - Die For My House
11 - Scattered Order - I'm Not Whole
12 - Solipsik - Zombod
13 - Aural Indifference - Baby Love

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Xero - Lust In The Dust

Xero in 1982 moved to Sydney signing with the
M squared record label. This 12" recorded in
Brisbane was a groundbreaking and very
hip at the time record, it remains a classic.
Many Thanks to Basking Shark who provides us
with the fantastic cover scans and a nearly 9 min
Fast Forward Interview with Xero
(including tracks Girls, 24D Pelaco & Strangers,
Immigrants And Bandits)
As a special note John Willsteed created much of
the artwork on music releases (this included) and
hand-bills used to promote gigs, some of this was
exhibited as part of the Brisbane sound exhibition
earlier this year.

The lineup on the Ep was
Irena Luckus: vocals, Roland Jupiter 8 synth,
guitar
John-e Willsteed:vocals, keyboard, guitar, bass
Tony Childs: bass
Steven Pritchard: drums

Tracklisting:

A1		The Girls
A2		Crazy Eddie
A3		The Misfits
B1		Love And Anarchy
B2		Every Kiddy Gets A Prize
B3		Surrendering

Download EP here
Download Fastforward Interview Here

Tangled Shoelaces - 4 Track EP

While I'm in a Brisbane bands type mood, here is a gem from 1984,
the Tangled Shoelaces Ep.
Tangled Shoelaces were a band of quite young and very hip guys
and girls who played quite a bit back in the early 80's.
They later became "Wonderous Fair" and appear on the 4zzz
"State of Emergence" album. This EP was released on the
M squared label and their only release. Wonderful ,whimsical
and eccentric, a great example on the Brisbane Sound.
I'm afraid I can't find any more info about these guys,
so if anybody has anything to add please do so in the comments.

Download Here