From R. Lim Sent Tue, Aug 24th 1999, 17:57
From R. Lim Sent Tue, Aug 24th 1999, 17:57
On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, Drusca wrote: > Ernestus have ever cited this stuff as an influence ? I know Oswald used > to be play in some avant new-wave band which also included Holger Hiller > or something like that. (Mr. Lim ?) I've never run across an interview I'm pretty sure the band you're talking about is Palais Schaumburg, which existed in mid 80s. Oswald was in it, plus our friend Thomas Fehlmann; don't recall any Hiller involvement, but I'm scarcely the Palais expert. In fact, despite sighting at least one full length LP, I'm familiar only with a 7" (my introduction to the band due to its natty Albert Oehlen watercolor sleeve) and a 45RPM 12". The music is fairly removed from any of the Fehlmann or Oswald projects that currently enjoy IDM cachet- it sort of typifies the arty new-wave funk/punk blend whose promulgation in the mid 80s I personally hold the Rough Trade label responsible for. The b-side of that 12" (sorry I can't remember the name) is somewhat listenable due to its miasmatic electronic qualities, but you can find superior listening pleasures in late 70s Simple Minds records (when they were angling for a slice of the Factory pie), so what the fuck? -rob