Deep Entries : Gay Electronic Excursions 1979​-​1985

NEW ALBUM !

Deep Entries : Gay Electronic Excursions 1979​-​1985NEW ALBUM !I am delighted to announce that one of my own songs, first released on a cassette by TTKK records in 1983, is now featured on a brand new compilation on the famous alternative American label Dark Entries. 

“(I want) to be Different” is an electronic song that was made partially live in The House studios in Jumet in the early days of my musical carreer. At the time, à;GRUMH… hadn’t released records yet and I had my own label called “Titicaca records and tapes”, in short TTKK, which released albums on cassettes. Those released included CULT tapes such as the “Cake One” compilation, à;GRUMH… first three albums “By the Phone”, “Live at the Ravenstein Gallery” and a third that was about la fête des mères and fucking your own mother but the exact name eludes me now. Also my solo project Polar Praxis released four albums, “Gory Oscillation”, “Werk één”, “Werk twee” and, try to guess is : “Werk Drie”. 

Later in the 80’s, Polar Praxis released two albums on PIAS/Circle Records whilst à;GRUMH… was having the great carreer we know it had. 

It’s been a project for a while that the San Francisco based label Dark Entries would release an album of some of my old Polar Praxis songs (from the 3 “Werk X” cassettes) but that release was cancelled due to a fire in the record manufacture they use. I don’t know if it will happen, I hope so since I am quite proud of some of the work I did back then which is not so well known by the fans. 

Now this song that I really love is part of this magnificent compilation which is listed here : 

Dark Entries has raided the bathhouse to bring us Deep Entries: Gay Electronic Excursions 1979-1985, 10 tracks of obscure queer synth bliss. One of Dark Entries’ most important missions has been illuminating neglected facets of gay musical history, with crucial archival works by legends like Patrick Cowley, Sylvester, and Man Parrish. On Deep Entries, the label spans 6 years of gay electronics – from sultry to angsty to camp, these songs are overflowing with snappy 808 snares and sinewy analog synth leads. The ’80s were a difficult period for many in the gay community as they grappled with the horrors of the HIV/AIDS crisis. The 10 tracks on Deep Entries, varied in genre and vibe, are united in their portraiture of 1980s gay life, and the hope for love or fleeting romance. Previously unreleased cruising soundtracks come courtesy of Patrick Cowley’s “Love Me Hot” featuring vocalist Paul Parker and Boytronic’s “Tonight (Alternate Mix)” set on Hamburg’s famous “Mile of Sin.” Brisbane-based Megamen deliver the proto-electroclash number “Designed for Living,” which prefigures Madonna’s Marlene Dietrich rap in “Vogue.” Trans vocalist Paula “Ula” Villagrá  declares, “Everyone is gay!” on Muzak’s “Happy Song,” a skittering tecnopop anthem. Dereck Higgins’ “This Was Something” rings like a lost Joy Division cut draped in bizarre effects, and Polar Praxis’ “(I Want) To Be Different” is a seething ode to alterity. Nightmoves’ “Nightdrive,” is best known as the brooding instrumental B-side to their epochal “Transdance.” Transistor Jet’s “Master Of The Universe (BW’s f-w)”, Maxx Mann’s “Just Like a Razor” and Bachelor’s Anonymous’ “A Stranger’s Bed” are mood music for the pleasures of BDSM and one-night stands. The record comes housed in a retro bathhouse fantasy sleeve designed by Gwenaël Rattke and includes a double-sided poster with photographs and lyrics. Deep Entries arrives on December 1st in honor of World AIDS day, and proceeds will go to the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.

Brand new album from nEGAPADRES.3.3.

Binche is the brand new album from nEGAPADRES.3.3., the industrial side of à;GRUMH… members JΔ3 sEUQCAJ and SΔ3 eVETS. This new album is dark and weird and ambient and very loud! 

Featuring John Ellis, former member of The Stranglers and The Vibrators, and musician for Peter Gabriel and Peter Hammil! And many more guests. 

Available on CD and digital from Klanggalerie or Bandcamp.

👏🏼👏🏼

Gilles, le petit Gilles … lance des oranges!? 🍊

The lost C.B.B. music video


Have you ever seen an OFFICIAL à;GRUMH… music video!? No? It’s normal. We only made one and we’ve been hiding it ever since 1989 since it came out SO bad. But now we’re old, so what the fuck? It’s more funny than lame now. So ENJOY and share. Let’s make this famously bad! 🤣🤣 Don’t miss the end credits.

The à;GRUMH… special #PIAS40 Mini-LP is ready for your pre-orders!

The à;GRUMH… special #PIAS40 Mini-LP is ready for your pre-orders!!
The sound quality is AMAZING 🌟🌟🌟 We have never heard our music better!!!

Release date is April 28th and you should pre-order it with a RECORD SHOP!!!  Or online, yes. PIAS wants it to be bought at record shops, local dealers. Place a pre-order to them for the « PIAS 40 à;GRUMH… »  EP. The reference is BIAS4006

Note : you can’t buy it from us, we don’t sell our records. We will also refuse to receive your copy and resend it signed. It’s too risky to send vinyls over the post and we can’t get it and then go queue at the post office to ship it etc. Just enjoy the sound and sign the inner sleeve in gold or silver or white marker yourself by writing « Grumh Grumh LOVE » and your name on it, make a photo of that and send it here! We will publish them all. It will be better and each will become unique. Let’s call this the Worldwide T-Circle signature performance 🌟

à;GRUMH… mentioned in a new comic book

à;GRUMH… logo on a jacket, of one of the characters in one of the pages of the new comic book « Le Ferry » by Xavier Beteaucourt and Thierry Bouüaert.

Many bands of the early 80’s era are mentionned here and there. In that last page, the names on the side of the bar are famous Belgian punk and post-punk/new wave period such as Mad Virgins, X-Pulsion, etc.

Some of these bands featured some old musician friends including the late Micky Mike (from Snowy Red who was à;GRUMH…’s sound engineer from 1987 to 1990) and the sadly also late Jerry WX who played with us from 1988 to 1991.

The book is in french, set in the Brussels and London punk scene, and the book is published on Editions Delcourt / Mirage.

More information (including a playlist of music mentioned in the book) …

Official à;GRUMH… video to be revealed soon

Video teaser

Breaking News! An official à;GRUMH… video will be revealed later this year.

It was made in 1990 in the middle of the WWWTour and shot in London. The song is █████████████████ (surprise) and the video has never been released because it’s really █████ (another surprise)!

Release planned around the time of the #PIAS40 EP release!

Wait and see!