Radio Hajra (1989) C90

Here's another from the Chainsaw archive, digitised by Mr. Gallon, then incremented and shared here by me - meaning I've edited the two sound files (one for each side of the tape) into individual tracks for ease of listening, beyond which Richard has done a great job of sending me material which has thus far required little or no further attention regarding the EQ and so on - barring the first couple of minutes of this one lacking the full treble which is obviously a tape flaw and nothing either of us could do much about.

Radio Hajra is a new one on me, compiled by Paul Nonnen (Swing Jugend, Smell & Quim, Foldhead and others) and his pal Mark Martin with the intention of providing a slightly broader range of weird noises than had become the norm for 1989, hence the presence of screwy Beefheart-style blues growling in amongst the tape loops, musique concrete, improvisation and Rabelaisian noise. You'll probably recognise a couple of names - Ethnic Acid, Human Flesh, Bene Gesserit, and Mystery Hearsay amongst at least a few members of the extended Smell & Quim family; but the standard is high and the variety is such that there's nothing you have to sit through to get to the next decent track. One of the stand-outs is, I would say, the Abstract Skulls thing, and I've no fucking clue who they were.

If you're bored listening to this one, you probably need to seek medical advice.

 

Download the twenty-eight tracks and cover stuff by clicking on this link.

Tracks: 

1 - Human Flesh - L'Accident
2 - LOW - Guides on Guard  
3 - Swing / Hajra - TV / Machine Noise   
4 - Milovan Srdenovic Singers featuring Diz Willis - Fitz McGurdy's Tail
5 - Ix Ex Splue - Mania
6 - Caruso - Untitled
7 - Mystery Hearsay - Random Riff Raff
8 - Andy Astle - Be Careful Jane
9 - Abstract Skulls - Just a Matter of Sliding It In
10 - Andy Astle - Slow Motion Woman
11 - Miss D - Untitled
12 - Ms. & Mr. D - Safe In Our Hands
13 - Ethnic Acid - Enhanta Dollar
14 - John Boardman - Orgasmic Circle
15 - Swing Jugend - Hothaus Farts
16 - Cajun Crocs - Get Out Your Brodelics
17 - Blind Boy Grunt - Bondage Song
18 - Ustad - A Daddy Like Charlie
19 - Bene Gesserit - Que Lit Lily?
20 - Mystery Hearsay - Petit Problem
21 - Diz Willis - Teenage Buggery
22 - GTOG - Don't Play With Your Penis Little Girl
23 - Swing Jugend - Albert's Fish
24 - Smell & Quim - Carmina Barnsley
25 - Milovan Srdenovic Singers - The Haunting of Monica Clay
26 - Ix Ex Splue / LOW - Powerful Minority (version)
27 - Tom Ato - A Well Oiled Fist
28 - John Boardman - The Orgasmic Circle of 330,216,446

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