The Past Comes Back To Haunt Me or, I Was That Pioneer That Got Scalped.

[Outa_Spaceman Being: 52]

Back in 1979 I formed a minimal electronic band called Neural Circus.
Essentially we were a duo but drafted in others as & when needed.
We were as popular as a turd in a swimming pool and the few gigs we
played turned into massed fighting.
Though, funnily enough, the audience always attacked themselves rather
than us.

In 1980 the band released a 4 track E.P.
1000 were made, 200 were distributed and I burnt the other 800 as part
of a performance (and because I hated it).

A German company approached me a few years back asking if they could
re-release it.
I had no objection, so they did and added the art-work that I couldn't
afford to do on it's original release.
They sent me some copies, I put them in a box and forgot (again) about
the whole sorry business.

In an idle moment last night I googled 'Neural Circus' and found this
on Discogs:

"After releasing the great Strange Devotion 7” Mauerstadtmusik comes
up with another masterpiece of early 80’s UK minimal electronics.
NEURAL CIRCUS were from Harrogate, UK, and they released only one 7”EP
in 1980 on the Luggage label, not even with a sleeve, ultra rare piece
of vinyl! Not only the rareness, but, of course, its amazing raw and
pure analogue electronics made this a so sought-after record,
therefore great that Mauerstadtmusik rereleased this great EP in
remastered sound plus adding the originally intended artwork to the
package. The whole EP will cause orgasmic states in those who love
Transparent Illusion (“Exit” sounds like off the “Still human” LP),
Bern Balders or Dark Day. So, no discussion: a true classic,
definitely a must-have!"

http://www.discogs.com/Neural-Circus-Untitled/release/1543501

Cue my hollow laughter.

OSM

BTW anyone with an original copy of the E.P. is sat on a fortune. The
only thing I'm sat on is my arse.

[just john]

On Mar 13, 11:43 am, "Outa_Spaceman Being: 52"

<outaspace...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Back in 1979 I formed a minimal electronic band called Neural Circus.

...

>
> "After releasing the great Strange Devotion 7” Mauerstadtmusik comes
> up with another masterpiece of early 80’s UK minimal electronics.
> NEURAL CIRCUS were from Harrogate, UK, and they released only one 7”EP
> in 1980 on the Luggage label, not even with a sleeve, ultra rare piece
> of vinyl! Not only the rareness, but, of course, its amazing raw and
> pure analogue electronics made this a so sought-after record,
> therefore great that Mauerstadtmusik rereleased this great EP in
> remastered sound plus adding the originally intended artwork to the
> package. The whole EP will cause orgasmic states in those who love
> Transparent Illusion (“Exit” sounds like off the “Still human” LP),
> Bern Balders or Dark Day. So, no discussion: a true classic,
> definitely a must-have!"
>
> http://www.discogs.com/Neural-Circus-Untitled/release/1543501
>
> Cue my hollow laughter.

I like the artwork ...


Damn, back in 1979, I was in a house a bunch of us twenty-somethings
rented, and we were more into the trying to play punk music. (And
making stenciled/stamped "Anarchy in the USA" t-shirts.) Well, okay,
thematically we considered ourselves phone phreaks, but we weren't
into making electronic musical sounds at the time. That was earlier
and later for me.

Anyway, for a bit of it I worked third shift, so I'd wake up in the
evening and eat my breakfast while playing electric piano with the
guys.