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Dark Entries<\/strong> digs deeper in to the archives of Severed Heads<\/strong>, one of the longest surviving bands to emerge from the Australian post-punk independent music scene. They began in Sydney in 1979, incorporating elements of \u2018industrial\u2019 noise-generation, tape cutting & looping and electronic sound synthesis. As the project developed song-structures and vocals were employed in a more-or-less recognizable mutant electro pop style. In 1986 the band released the 12\u201d single \u201cPetrol\u201d on Nettwerk Records. We\u2019ve decided to shed light on the evolution of \u201cPetrol\u201d with this EP showcasing four earlier incarnations of what became an instant synth pop classic.<\/p>\n

\u201cPetrol<\/strong>\u201d, originally titled \u201cLamborghini\u201d, was written by Garry Bradbury and Tom Ellard in 1981. The first version of the song featured vocals by Finoa Graham and music by Tom Ellard. \u201cLamborghini\u201d was featured on a compilation of Experimental Australian bands titled \u201cEntrave Et \u00c9touffement, From Australia\u2026\u201d released by L\u2019Invitation Au Suicide in April 1982. DJs in Chicago discovered the import compilation and \u201cLamborghini\u201d became a proto-House secret weapon, traded on mix tapes. In July 1982, the band was invited to record several songs on Metro TV in Sydney to demonstrate the video synthesizer, a new piece of equipment played by Stephen Jones. The video synthesizer was installed into Metro\u2019s control room above the main studio to process the performance in real time on two cameras while recording to video. Tom Ellard and Garry Bradbury were using analog synths and tape recorders along with the screaming guitar work of Simon Knuckey, while Garry took over vocal duties. In 1984 Tom took another stab at the song, re-recording and singing \u201cPetrol\u201d for the compilation \u201cBeyond The Southern Cross\u201d, a double compilation album of Electronic and Post-Punk bands from Australia and New Zealand. Finally in 1985, the band went into the Terse Tapes studio with producer Robert Racic to record \u201cPetrol\u201d for a 7\u201d single release on Volition Records. Featured here is the B-side of the 7\u201d, a cut-up dub \u201cversion\u201d remixed by Racic and packed full of intensity.<\/p>\n

All songs are remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Housed in a jacket featuring brightly colored, distorted, VHS graphics output by Stephen Jones\u2019 video synthesizer created by Tom Ellard video piece \u201cKato Gets The Girl\u201d in 1985, designed by Eloise Leigh. Each copy includes a postcard with notes and original hand-written lyrics by Garry Bradbury. More than 30 years later Severed Heads are still paving the way for powerful imaginative challenging music far and wide.<\/p>\n

Dark Entries<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dark Entries<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cPetrol<\/strong>\u201d, originally titled \u201cLamborghini\u201d, was written by Garry Bradbury and Tom Ellard (Severed Heads<\/strong>) in 1981. The first version of the song featured vocals by Finoa Graham and music by Tom Ellard. \u201cLamborghini\u201d was featured on a compilation of Experimental Australian bands titled \u201cEntrave Et \u00c9touffement, From Australia\u2026\u201d released by L\u2019Invitation Au Suicide in April 1982. DJs in Chicago discovered the import compilation and \u201cLamborghini\u201d became a proto-House secret weapon, traded on mix tapes.<\/p>\n

In July 1982, the band was invited to record several songs on Metro TV in Sydney to demonstrate the video synthesizer, a new piece of equipment played by Stephen Jones. The video synthesizer was installed into Metro\u2019s control room above the main studio to process the performance in real time on two cameras while recording to video. Tom Ellard and Garry Bradbury were using analog synths and tape recorders along with the screaming guitar work of Simon Knuckey, while Garry took over vocal duties.<\/p>\n

In 1984 Tom took another stab at the song, re-recording and singing \u201cPetrol\u201d for the compilation \u201cBeyond The Southern Cross\u201d, a double compilation album of Electronic and Post-Punk bands from Australia and New Zealand. Finally in 1985, the band went into the Terse Tapes studio with producer Robert Racic to record \u201cPetrol\u201d for a 7\u201d single release on Volition Records. Featured here is the B-side of the 7\u201d, a cut-up dub \u201cversion\u201d remixed by Racic and packed full of intensity.<\/p>\n

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