classic or dud.:. nettwerk records

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...before looking at the discography i would have leaned towards classic. skinny puppy,the sound,severed heads,the dole,bill pritchard,chris & cosey,single gun theory,spk. but these are all early in their history.

...looking further along,i am thinking more in terms of "dud".

[ps.:.did a search and only 7 threads mentioned nettwerk]

― william (william), Thursday, 19 February 2004 19:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I quite liked the Manufacture album (featuring pre-fame Sarah McLachlan).

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 February 2004 20:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Classic, without a doubt. Ten years past it's prime, but I wouldn't hold that against Wax Trax's "classic" status either.
Why was MC 900 Ft. Jesus not as massive as Eminem is now?

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 19 February 2004 20:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Eminem wears 896 ft. heels?

― jazz odysseus, Thursday, 19 February 2004 20:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Why was MC 900 Ft. Jesus not as massive as Eminem is now?

`Cos MC900 Ft. Jesus didn't pander to stereotypes.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 February 2004 21:32 (twenty-two years ago)

By that you mean the swearing, trash-talking misogynist rapper kind of stereotype?

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 19 February 2004 21:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Because truth came back into style?

― jazz odysseus, Thursday, 19 February 2004 21:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Only 7 threads? That can't be right - I must've mentioned Nettwerk something like 7 times myself.

Mostly classic I'd say, but yes, that's weighted towards early on.

― Kim (Kim), Thursday, 19 February 2004 21:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Classic for Severed Heads mainly (despite Tom Ellard being incensed at S R Gilmore's artwork on the Nettwerk Sevhead releases), but also serving as a bridge for getting me into decent jangly guitar rock via Grapes Of Wrath, The Water Walk, etc. back in my high school days. I didn't "stay there" and have forgotten those bands as quickly as I discovered them, but it provided that important lily pad.

And and AND..

Talk Talk's "Spirit of Eden"

― donut bitch (donut), Thursday, 19 February 2004 21:52 (twenty-two years ago)

and also releasing some decent late 80s On-U stuff on this side of the waters..(Tackhead, Pay it All Back Vol 2., Keith LeBlanc, etc.)

― donut bitch (donut), Thursday, 19 February 2004 21:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I quite liked the Manufacture album (featuring pre-fame Sarah McLachlan).

I liked it, but god has it horribly HORRIBLY dated. "Armed forces... Destruct! DECEIT... LIIIES.. CONTROL...(Yes Sir!)". The only song I can stand on it now is, natch, the one with Sarah McLachlan on it.... "As The End Draws Near".

I'm curious to re-hear their forgotten Ric Ocasek produced followup album... I hated it then, but might like it now.

― donut bitch (donut), Thursday, 19 February 2004 21:56 (twenty-two years ago)

"As the End Draws Near" is great!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 February 2004 22:01 (twenty-two years ago)

(despite Tom Ellard being incensed at S R Gilmore's artwork on the Nettwerk Sevhead releases)

with good reason. totally atrocious compared to the Volition releases.

― the surface noise (electricsound), Thursday, 19 February 2004 22:11 (twenty-two years ago)

classic for the skinny puppy stuff alone. Also the North American release of the Front 242 stuff should merrit some worth.

― hector (hector), Thursday, 19 February 2004 22:44 (twenty-two years ago)

??? Weren't they on Wax Trax! then Sony/Epic? Maybe Nettwerk handled the Canadian releases for the 242.. but that must have been it.

― donut bitch (donut), Thursday, 19 February 2004 22:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, I was about to say, Front 242 were definitely not a Nettwerk release in the States.

Early Tear Garden stuff, anyone?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 19 February 2004 22:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Maybe Nettwerk handled the Canadian releases for the 242

exactly right!

― william (william), Thursday, 19 February 2004 22:47 (twenty-two years ago)

They also put out a version of "Thunder Up" by The Sound, + a remix-single of "Iron Years" in Canada, which I appreciate.

― jazz odysseus, Thursday, 19 February 2004 22:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Is it wrong to give them credit for the Canadian release of 242 or is that somehow disqualified because I misscited it as a north american release?

????

― hector (hector), Thursday, 19 February 2004 23:01 (twenty-two years ago)

There is no doubt that Nettwerk is BEYOND CLASSIC.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 19 February 2004 23:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Early Tear Garden stuff, anyone?

sheila liked the rodeo. did you ever see them play Ned? they neveer made it to the east coast. kaspell + cevin key!!
CLassic

― kephm, Thursday, 19 February 2004 23:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Is it wrong to give them credit for the Canadian release of 242 or is that somehow disqualified because I misscited it as a north american release?
????

haha, relax, hector. :)

― donut bitch (donut), Thursday, 19 February 2004 23:08 (twenty-two years ago)

OHH KAY.

Just feeling a little uptight today.

― hector (hector), Thursday, 19 February 2004 23:52 (twenty-two years ago)

NO LOEV FOR MOEV?

― donut bitch (donut), Friday, 20 February 2004 00:36 (twenty-two years ago)

"Yeah Whatever"

― donut bitch (donut), Friday, 20 February 2004 00:36 (twenty-two years ago)

I was about to say. Nettwerk will forever have classic status for me for those first four records I got, no matter how much poop they shovel out the door these days:

Skinny Puppy - Remission
Severed Heads - Dead Eyes Opened
Grapes of Wrath - September Bowl of Green
Moev - Dusk and Desire

Of course a lot of the followups were absolutely fantastic too: Tackhead, SPK, Chris and Cosey, Single Gun Theory, followups by the Pup and the Heads. There was a time when they could do no wrong. The first meh album was Dole, for me.

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Friday, 20 February 2004 03:45 (twenty-two years ago)

We used to call Single Gun Theory 'Single Drum Theory'.

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Friday, 20 February 2004 03:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Okay so we touched on Tackead/Sherwood/Gray Clail. Yeah on Tear Garden. One of my favorite songs EVER is Ophelia. All other mentions, great. I should also add Brothers and Systems. "1/2 for me..." kinda started my infatuation with tech-house. Graceful record.

― cs appleby (cs appleby), Friday, 20 February 2004 08:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Gary Clail..whuppps.

― cs appleby (cs appleby), Friday, 20 February 2004 08:57 (twenty-two years ago)

My God, SPK! They were fantastic. And now Graeme is doing soundtracks!

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 20 February 2004 13:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Holy shit.. how could we forget?

THE GRUESOME TWOSOME!

(which I shocked to find out was a dance side project of one of the guys that used to be in Minimal Compact!!)

― donut bitch (donut), Friday, 20 February 2004 19:31 (twenty-two years ago)

put on Severed Heads - "Cusine" last night. sounding absolutely fantastic.

― (Jon L), Friday, 20 February 2004 20:18 (twenty-two years ago)

"PILOT IN HELL" YOU FUXORS

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 20 February 2004 20:22 (twenty-two years ago)

(Sorry, _Cuisine_ makes me excited and sweary.)

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 20 February 2004 20:23 (twenty-two years ago)

hard to believe how many great songs on that one, I kept turning around to face the CD player saying aloud "Damn, this one's on here too"

the 'golden height/i'm your antidote' transition is incredible.

― (Jon L), Friday, 20 February 2004 20:27 (twenty-two years ago)

OH GOD YES!!!!!! And "Host Of Quadrille"!!!!

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 20 February 2004 20:31 (twenty-two years ago)

insert entire track listing, basically

― (Jon L), Friday, 20 February 2004 21:32 (twenty-two years ago)

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