The Plague- Naraka LP

Now here's something for all you deathrock/post-punk kids. Up on the slab is the lone LP from NY's very own The Plague, self-released in 1987. With tracks titles such as "Vampyre" and "Suicide Queen," you can expect some witchy female vocals, thrashy guitar riffs, and other such gothic sounds, which should be right at home for fans of the genre.



The Plague- Naraka LP
1. Naraka
2. Vampyre
3. Murder
4. Suicide Queen
5. Empress
6. Never Die
7. Paradise of Pain

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For those who downloaded the first link, all track discrepancies and skips have been sorted out. If you don't want to download the entire record again- get a clean version of "Empress" HERE.

Entertainment- Gender CD

I have a handful of synth/coldwave updates to keep you kids salivating throughout the week, but first things first, I have a newer LP from a fantastic underground artist to whet your appetite. Uploaded with permission of the band, here's Entertainment's debut LP in its crisp, intense glory.

I've been honored to share the stage with these boys in the past, and am pleased today to bring you a digital upload of the 2008 CD, currently out of print last I've heard. A handful of copies of the CD can still be found on Amazon, but you can get your hands on a limited edition remastered LP via Duchess Archive by clicking here. Otherwise, astute listeners can expect buzzing synths, unforgivable rhythms, and incisive vocals, coming at you from Athens, Georgia. You can read a little more about the record on Post-Punk dot com (click on "reviews" and scroll down for initial take on this hard-hitting latter day classic). Otherwise, here's the information:



Entertainment- Gender LP
1. Romance in a Rain
2. Swing Movements
3. A Seduction Walks
4. Patroness
5. New Joys
6. The Nervous Walk
7. Confusion of Senses
8. Flesh

*download it here*

Stay tuned for LPs by Feu Ma Mere and Bugger West to follow in the next few days!

Screams For Tina- Strobelight Funeral 12''

Here's a horse of a different color compared to the usual sounds posted here as of late. Screams For Tina formed in Los Angeles in 1985, a twisted, dark post-punk band consisting of four like-minded members. They released one 12'' mini-album (uploaded below) just a year after their formation, generating a bit of college buzz with their heavy, glam-infused brand of twisted, dark rock. The band toured for four years straight, playing with the likes of Human Drama, Ex-Voto, and various other players in the late eighties post-punk scene.

However, the original lineup of Screams for Tina split in 1990, but while various members departed, others quickly joined the ranks and the band soldiered on, attracting the attention of Cleopatra records, who released a full-length record in 1993. The band split once more in 1997, however, significant re-exposure and the continued friendship of members Warren Mansfield and Billy Budd led to a reformation of Screams For Tina in 2007. They are currently working on a full length record! In the interim, give a spin to the record that started it all, 1986's Strobelight Funeral 12''. Fun fact: This particular record inspired Strobelight Records, home to Frank the Baptist, the reformed Pink Turns Blue, Black Ice, and The Last Days of Jesus, to name a few



Screams For Tina- Strobelight Funeral 12''
1. Nightmare
2. Fool's Gold
3. Simple Addictions
4. Future Of Romance
5. Strobelight Funeral

*download it here*

The reformed Screams For Tina has a new website up, with t-shirts available for purchase. If you're a fan of the shirt, nab one and support the band's reactivation! Keep your eyes peeled for a new record in the works.

Screams For Tina dot com

Screams For Tina- Strobelight Funeral 12''

Here's a horse of a different color compared to the usual sounds posted here as of late. Screams For Tina formed in Los Angeles in 1985, a twisted, dark post-punk band consisting of four like-minded members. They released one 12'' mini-album (uploaded below) just a year after their formation, generating a bit of college buzz with their heavy, glam-infused brand of twisted, dark rock. The band toured for four years straight, playing with the likes of Human Drama, Ex-Voto, and various other players in the late eighties post-punk scene.

However, the original lineup of Screams for Tina split in 1990, but while various members departed, others quickly joined the ranks and the band soldiered on, attracting the attention of Cleopatra records, who released a full-length record in 1993. The band split once more in 1997, however, significant re-exposure and the continued friendship of members Warren Mansfield and Billy Budd led to a reformation of Screams For Tina in 2007. They are currently working on a full length record! In the interim, give a spin to the record that started it all, 1986's Strobelight Funeral 12''. Fun fact: This particular record inspired Strobelight Records, home to Frank the Baptist, the reformed Pink Turns Blue, Black Ice, and The Last Days of Jesus, to name a few



Screams For Tina- Strobelight Funeral 12''
1. Nightmare
2. Fool's Gold
3. Simple Addictions
4. Future Of Romance
5. Strobelight Funeral

*download it here*

The reformed Screams For Tina has a new website up, with t-shirts available for purchase. If you're a fan of the shirt, nab one and support the band's reactivation! Keep your eyes peeled for a new record in the works.

Screams For Tina dot com

Inca Babies- Evil Hour

Here's something a little more explosive and guitar oriented than the usual fare. Today's post features UK post-punk act Inca Babies, who formed between 1982-83 in the industrialized neighborhoods of Manchester. The band took several cues from the likes of the Birthday Party, the Cramps, and the Gun Club, influences which the Inca Babies proudly wear on their sleeve.

As the UK music scene shifted away from the initial wave of post-punkers into a more synth based dance direction (especially in Manchester with the rise of New Order and the Happy Mondays), the Inca Babies soldiered on for four years total, releasing four records and several 12'' singles and EPs. The band split in 1987, and in 2006, a collection of favorites hand picked by the band was released on Cherry Red Records.

Uploaded below is their final LP Evil Hour, released in January of 1987, a few months before the band split. The details:



Inca Babies- Evil Hour
1. Evil Hour
2. Long Uphill Trek
3. Partisans River
4. A Madmans Demise
5. Bad Hombre
6. Artillery Switchback
7. Two Rails To Nowhere
8. Volts
9. Burning Town
10. Young Blood

*download it here*

For more info on Inca Babies, including an official discography and an image gallery, click below. Also linked below is a link to purchase the band's retrospective, Plutonium via Cherry Red Records.

Inca Babies homepage
Cherry Red

Zero Le Crêche- Falling 12/7'' and Last Year's Wife 12''

Today's band is Zero Le Creche, a UK-based post-punk/deathrock outfit whose sound bridged a gap between the catchy drawl of Psychedelic Furs and the atmosphere of Bauhaus. The band appeared during the legendary Batcave era in the Britian's early 80s scene and released only two singles during their tenure, each with a different singer (the second does resemble the Furs' Richard Butler a fair amount.) They disbanded lickety-split, and for ages these two singles became sparse and cherished classics. However, there's recently been rumors of a potential reunion, and the band is releasing both these singles and various outtakes on CD in the very near future.

I've uploaded both 1984's Last Year's Wife 12'' and 1985's Falling 12'' for your listening pleasure. There also exists a 7'' version of Last Year's Wife with a slightly different recording of the title track, so I've included that too, to complete their original discography.

Details:


Zero Le Crêche- Last Year's Wife 12''
1. Last Year's Wife (12'' version)
2. Women Say
3. Fall to Dust



Zero Le Crêche- Falling 12''
1. Falling
2. Beyond Westworld
3. Terminal Tracks

*download them here*

You can nab a CD-R version of various tracks through the band's website, though as mentioned above, a proper collection should appear shortly. Here's the band's home page, for curious parties:

Zero Le Crêche dot com