Their third full length Lore is a watershed moment in the band's history
the musical landscape that inspired them is more clearly defined as they demo material that didn’t make it to the studio
and the use of sampler and voice samplings are maybe slightly more dominant here than on Ministry´s releases (which of course also feature heavy use of samplings)
The historical footprint of this short-lived and little-known Dutch Messthetics post-punk band might have escaped detection were not for a self-released cassette in 1983
” are completely upended by the demented howl of a brutalized violin on “Monkey Does His Thing
BEAT - s/t LP compilation Their third full length LoreThe Beat was one of the first records from the emerging new breed of rock & rollers to be released on a major label. Concentrating on jangling, Byrds like guitars, terse, catch and hold choruses and lyrics which addressed everyday concerns, the record defined the kind of skinny tie power pop essayed by colleagues like the Knack. Unfortunately, coming on the heels of the backlash accorded that group, and with radio still mostly resistant to this new