Anybody here into like oldschool 80s industrial music?

[NatalieZaki]

i did really enjoy 1/2 Mensch by Einstürzende Neubauten if you wanna count that

 

[Mago]

i did really enjoy 1/2 Mensch by Einstürzende Neubauten if you wanna count that

ofcourse. Its a classic!

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Absolutely. I have some recommendations.

Grim - Vital 1983-89
7 From Life - Souls Of Dead Sharks
Navicon Torture Technologies - Pure-Skin
The classic, Ramleh - Hole In The Heart
Controlled Bleeding - Knees and Bones

Nice recs!

 

[DeadVoivod]

Yeah, I listened to some of them, like Ministry obviously, KMFDM, Cubanate, Chemlab, Misery Loves Co., Lords of Acid, Pitch Shifter, Fear Factory (mainly Demanufacture) and German bands like Die Krupps and Oomph!

 

[Parasite_Steve]

Ah wow, yeah KMFDM was solid too. Those were the bands I liked as well since they were closer to the Nine Inch Nails/Marylin Manson sound.

Kmfdm is still going strong. They’ve been releasing a new album roughly every two years or so for decades, sometimes annually so the quality is kinda hit or miss but when they do hit it’s some really tight shit.

With 80s industrial I kinda separate the bands into more "dance oriented" like cabaret Voltaire or skinny puppy and the more texture-based bands like Einstürzende Neubauten and SPK.

If you enjoy the metal percussion of Neubauten and test dept I highly recommend the work of the late great Chu Ishikawa and his soundtracks for Shinya Tsukamoto movies, especially the Tetsuo series:

He started doing soundtracks in the early 80s for Gakuryu Ishii (who directed Neubauten’s 1/2 Mensch movie under his old name Sogo Ishii) with his earlier band Zeitlich Vergelter, but I think he truly hit his peak in the late 80s and throughout the 90s.

If anyone here is a fan of either Tsukamoto or NIN you’ll get a kick out of this mtv station id from 1993:

 

[Mago]

Kmfdm is still going strong. They’ve been releasing a new album roughly every two years or so for decades, sometimes annually so the quality is kinda hit or miss but when they do hit it’s some really tight shit.

With 80s industrial I kinda separate the bands into more "dance oriented" like cabaret Voltaire or skinny puppy and the more texture-based bands like Einstürzende Neubauten and SPK.

If you enjoy the metal percussion of Neubauten and test dept I highly recommend the work of the late great Chu Ishikawa and his soundtracks for Shinya Tsukamoto movies, especially the Tetsuo series:

He started doing soundtracks in the early 80s for Gakuryu Ishii (who directed Neubauten’s 1/2 Mensch movie under his old name Sogo Ishii) with his earlier band Zeitlich Vergelter, but I think he truly hit his peak in the late 80s and throughout the 90s.

If anyone here is a fan of either Tsukamoto or NIN you’ll get a kick out of this mtv station id from 1993:

Tetsuo the Iron man was a great film but the soundtrack next level. Just weird the actual soundtrack was only released on the box set.

 

[Parasite_Steve]

Tetsuo the Iron man was a great film but the soundtrack next level. Just weird the actual soundtrack was only released on the box set.

There were a couple of tetsuo soundtrack releases on smaller labels over the years but how official they actually were is a bit questionable. The box set is the best way to own them for sure and last time I checked it was relatively available still.

 

[7eve70rd]

Yes, I enjoy early industrial music. ​

This is not "early" but about the time it become trendy.​

Virtuosity theme - Lords Of Acid - Young Boys (Instrumental)​

The version with lyrics:

By the time Hollywood executives found the music and started paying for it to be featured in movies was probably the same time the genre jumped the shark, sold out, kicked the bucket, and became a parody of itself.

 

[Mago]

There were a couple of tetsuo soundtrack releases on smaller labels over the years but how official they actually were is a bit questionable. The box set is the best way to own them for sure and last time I checked it was relatively available still.

That boxset is like the ultimate industrial release.

 

[stealthRUSH]

Not many in particular besides Skinny Puppy, side-project OhGr, and if you consider Tubeway Army, Gary Numan, was never into Nine Inch Nails or Trent Rezor music in general. Although I listen to more Industrial-esque (metal, elektro, etc) Tactical Sekt, Front Line Assembly, KMFDM, MDFMK, Under Midnight, Chatterbox, Argyle Park, Circle of Dust, Klank, AP2, Zilch, Misery Loves Co.

 

[DeadVoivod]

Went once to see Punish Yourself, was a great concert, although I was meant to go see another band but I was 1 day too early, but as I was already there I watched the concert, no regrets but itt was kinda crazy though.

 

[spectresfrommercury]

 

[DeadVoivod]

Anybody remember Aphex Twin? With what must be the scariest video on YouTube.

 

[miguk]

Anybody remember Aphex Twin? With what must be the scariest video on YouTube.

Aphex Twin is great, but not industrial. Although "Come To Daddy" does come as close to it as he has gotten.

 

[DeadVoivod]

Aphex Twin is great, but not industrial. Although "Come To Daddy" does come as close to it as he has gotten.

I know but I exceptionally meant that song.

 

[CardcaptorEd2019]

I don't listen to much industrial. Just listen to Nine Inch Nails, Coil, Throbbing Gristle and Swans. I don't know if Swans newer stuff would be considered industrial, but I'm pretty sure their older stuff would fit.