Musketörerna - Bortom Alla Ord 7" 198?

Great very obscure single from Sweden. This was their only release. Sounds a bit like Echo & the Bunnymen!

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Temp - Kärlekssång 7" 1983

Fantastic band from Gothenburg. They sound a lot like Gang of four! Great hard driving post punk. This is their first single.

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Lister / Johnny Yen - Pop Cycles LP 1985

Excellent double bill from these Norwegian gentlemen. I noticed that Johnny Yens side of this record is up on Spotify, but, sadly, Listers great side is missing from the whole internet. Please get this masterpiece!

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Bullshot Babies - Frankensteins Heart Cassette 1983

Don't know much about Bullshot Babies. At some point they were located in Lund, Sweden, and were led by singer-guitarist Michael Seldevall. Apart from this cassette they also released a self-released mini-LP. After Bullshot Babies Seldevall moved to Stockholm and played in Hedda Gambler. This is raw, dark punk.

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Stain - 22 Hästar 7" 1981

Stain were from Uppsala in Sweden and only released this single and one song on a compilation cassette. Great, poppy post punk/wave.

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Linje Lusta - Se På Mej 7" 1982

Great post punk pop from Eskilstuna in Sweden. The band only released this single and did two songs on a compilation album before disbanding. The music is pretty standard wave/post punk but with an edge I really like. See for yourself:

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Green's Restaurant - Viktoriaplan Cassette 1990

Another cassette from the brilliant Patrik Markusson and his Green's Restaurant. At this point he was in full midi-mode but despite of this kind of synth-sound the music is still brilliant and full of interesting turns and stops. Do not miss this stuff!

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Hot Sox - Plaster Force 7" 1982

Hot Sox were an experimental new wave / post punk band from Finland. I don't know anything about them, but they released an excellent album called "Das kapital" which can be found on spotify and other streaming apps. Do not miss that album (and their fantastic cover of "Purple haze"). This is their last single before disbanding. Great plastic twist music!

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Knep & Knåp Cassette 1986

Another one of local organization 33-45 based in Malmö, Sweden. This is their annual report in 1986 showing a lot of great bands from the area. Ana Chron Sex also made one excellent goth single. Påskharen made one incomprehensible single and also appears on the newly released "Ingen våg"-compilation on Rundgång Rekords (check it out!). Page is silly minimal synth as usual. Dr Evil & the Boys From Below were an industrial band that also made a single at about the same time as this release. Sun Connections features Louise Epstein, now a famous radio host in Sweden. Anathema is great goth rock (also made a single). Arvid Tuba is, of course, the famous drum machine-poet from Falun. The rest is pretty decent rock from -86. All very obscure and intriguing.

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Det Elektriske Kjøkken - Elefanterne Er Kommet LP 1982

Det Elektriske Kjøkken were an experimental prog/punk/post punk/experimental band from Trondheim in Norway. The band consisted of Sven Erga, Ragnar Wold and André Lister, started out in the late 70's and released one experimental prog LP called "Konkret rock" before releasing this masterpiece in 1982. I suppose they were influenced by the most interesting bands at the time, like PIL and a whole bunch of other stuff. But they managed to make something really unique in the process and there's tons of ideas floating around here. Just listen to a track like "Sirkel". After this release the band split up and Lister continued to release some interesting solo records. Don't miss this one!

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Urban Släke - Så Fri 7" 1983

Urban Släke were one of the first punk bands in Gotland, Sweden, an island located between the Swedish main land and Finland. They released one superb punk single around 1980 and then returned a couple of years later with this one. The music has matured and is along the lines of the sound of the times. A bit post punk and bit of what was sometimes called "rebel rock" in the Swedish music press.

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Cinema Noir - Cinema Noir 7" 1982

Cinema Noir were a Danish experimental band which you can read a lot of information about on Mogens Jacobsens site. Along with Mercedes Prata this is the best example of top notch no wave from the Nordic countries. Every cover were unique and assembled by the band themselves. My copy is the one you can see on this picture. Do not miss this!

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The Cut - Dance On Glass 7" 1982

Norwegian band The Cut's finest moment. This was their third single and they only made one more before splitting up. The title track also appears on their second album, but this is the single mix.

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The Cut - Silent Movies LP 1982

For their second album The Cut moved towards the popular New Romantic-movement. You can hear lots of influences from groups like Japan and Spandau Ballet paired with the old leanings toward Simple Minds. For me this is their best work. Also, check out a wonderful live album published a couple of years ago on a popular streaming app.

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The Cut - In Dieser Stadt 7" 1981

Second single by Norwegian band The Cut. I think that "In dieser stadt" is an old German schlager. Great new wave-kind of post punk.

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The Cut - Shadow Talks LP 1981

The Cut were one of the more successful bands in Norway in the early eighties. They took influences from bands like Simple Minds and Talking Heads and made classic new wave music in their own way. This is their first album and it's really good!

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Die Kapelle - Nulpunkt 7" 1984

Die Kapelle were a Danish band that released a stream of records in the mid-eighties. This was their first single. I believe they released it themselves. Sometimes they sound like a better version of D.A.D, sometimes like a goth band, sometimes like a punk band. Great stuff!

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Jumalainen Näytelmä - Ja Maa Oli Hiljaa 7" 1987

Jumalainen Näytelmä means "The Divine Comedy" as in Aligheris masterpiece. I know nothing of this Finnish band except they also made an album (which I haven't heard). This is great post punk with pop leanings.

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Liv & Lust Cassette 1985

33-45 were a music organization located in Malmö, Sweden. They arranged tons of gigs and released a compilation tape every year with obscure local bands. I believe there's a group on Facebook dedicated to this organization. This is the 1985 release with loads of great, unknown stuff. Kabinett Död just released a great LP on Rundgång (and Peter Out records), Blago Bung does one of their best tracks ever, Babylon Blues does one song that also were recorded by Imperiet, Ana Chron Sex were a great goth band with female vocals. Also, Scanners were one of the guys from Unter Den Linden. The rest of the bands is interesting post punk / garage / wave-stuff.

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Alle Tiders Duster - Lillegutt 7" 1982

Second single from Norwegian post punk band Alle Tiders Duster. By this release they had developed their sound in a more creative way. There's a synth, great lyrics about growing up, shared male/female vocals and so on. Although their LP is the best thing they did this is a great complement.

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