1986
Cassette released on Cause & Effect, USA.
1990 S.T.CD 008
Solo CD release on Staalplaat, NL.
DANCE
QUAN AM
PHASE
HEAD
(no title)
WALPURGISNACHT
PHANTOM
PURGE
(no title)
Recorded, written and mixed by John Duncan at Unomori, Tokyo.
WALPURGISNACHT composed with Joe Potts.
Booklet text and artwork by John Duncan.
Harsh, highly processed machine-like stuff which, like the better industrial music, maintains a fine balance between interesting sounds and ideas, and impact. The disc opens with rapidly looped sawing sounds which grate against what sounds like the crackling engine of a dragster. This provides a constant overlay for machine-like buzzes and hums, high frequencies like those heard on short wave radios, and background voice collage. Other sections have extended periods of deep rumblings under long, weaving, semi-pleasant metallic drones, periods of soldiers chanting behind recitation, lots of clicking and crackling, and droning feedback mixed with deep grumbling and high whistles. While some periods of relative sedateness occur, don’t plan on relaxing. And don’t plan on suffering at unbridled expressions of anger. Again, it’s a fine balance.
— Tom Grove, i/e