The sound

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The sound
General information
origin London , England
Genre (s) Post punk
founding 1979
resolution 1988
Last occupation
Adrian Borland †
Graham "Green" Bailey
Mike Dudley
Colvin "Max" Mayers †
former members
Benita "Bi" Marshall (1979–1980)

The Sound was a British post-punk band in the early 1980s .

history

The Sound emerged from the remnants of the punk band The Outsiders , in which singer and guitarist Adrian Borland and bassist Graham Bailey (who used the surname Green until 1983) had played together. While both were initially active as a duo with Second Layer , The Sound soon developed into the main project. The highly acclaimed debut album Jeopardy was recorded for only £ 800 on the record company Korova, a sub-label of Warner Music , and was released in 1980. The following record, From The Lions Mouth , produced by Hugh Jones , was even more successful in 1981 and was based on musical role models such as Joy Division and label mates Echo & The Bunnymen .

After Korova had called for a more commercial orientation, the group released All Fall Down in 1982, a rather experimental record that failed critics and fans. The record company and band split up, The Sound signed a contract with the independent label Statik. Although the EP Shock Of Daylight (1984) and the album Heads And Hearts (1985) were positively received, the group could no longer follow on from their previous successes. At about this time, Borland developed a mental disorder with a clear tendency towards depression , which increasingly destabilized the band structure.

Soon after the release of the live album In The Hothouse , Statik went bankrupt in 1986 . The Sound released their last record Thunder Up in 1987 on Play It Again Sam . After several appointments had to be canceled on the subsequent tour due to Borland's mental illness, the band finally broke up in early 1988.

Adrian Borland then started a solo career, albeit with only moderate commercial success. In April 1999, he committed suicide while throwing himself in front of a train in London. Keyboardist Colvin "Max" Mayers died in 1993 of AIDS .

In honor of the band and especially of Adrian Borland, the In2TheSound project with original drummer Mike Dudley has existed since 2018 . The singer is Carlo van Putten ( The Convent , Dead Guitars ), who had already worked with Adrian Borland on the White Rose Transmission project . The band has performed in Portugal, the Netherlands and Germany and only plays pieces from the original band.

“The past and its tragedies are always with us; but we can save the essence of creativity that produced so many great songs and carry it into the future to keep it alive not only for fans who are still listening, but also for those who have not yet discovered it . "

- Mike Dudley 2019

Discography

Albums

Jeopardy (1980)

The debut album Jeopardy was released on November 1, 1980 on the Korova label. It is the only regular album by the band that was recorded in the original line-up, as keyboardist Benita "Bi" Marshall The Sound left the Sound in 1980. Was produced Jeopardy by Nick Robbins and the band at London Studio Elephant. The album was very well received by the trade press.

  1. I Can't Escape Myself
  2. Heartland
  3. Hour of Need
  4. Words Fail Me
  5. Missiles
  6. Heyday
  7. Jeopardy
  8. Night Versus Day
  9. Resistance
  10. Unwritten Law
  11. Desire

From the Lions Mouth (1981)

The follow-up album was released again in November 1981 via Korova. Was recorded From the Lions Mouth in Rockfield Studios in Wales. Max Mayers replaced Marshall on keyboard. The second album also received good reviews.

  1. Winning
  2. Sense of Purpose
  3. Contact the fact
  4. Skeletons
  5. Judgment
  6. Fatal flaw
  7. Possession
  8. The Fire
  9. Silent Air
  10. New Dark Age

All Fall Down (1982)

The third album by the post-punk band was released on October 23, 1982 through the Warner Music Group . It was recorded in studios in Oxfordshire and London, produced by the band and Nick Robbins. All Fall Down received mixed ratings and was unable to match the positive press coverage of its predecessors.

  1. All fall down
  2. Party of the Mind
  3. monument
  4. In suspense
  5. Where the Love Is
  6. Song and Dance
  7. Calling the New Tune
  8. Red paint
  9. Glass and Smoke
  10. We could go far

Shock of Daylight (EP) (1984)

In April 1984 the label Statik Records released the EP Shock of Daylight , which was recorded by the band in London studios. The response was positive.

  1. Golden Soldiers
  2. Longest Days
  3. Counting The Days
  4. winter
  5. New way of life
  6. Dreams Then Plans

Heads and Hearts (1985)

In February 1985 the fourth album was released. Heads and Hearts was released on the Statik Records label. New influences from new wave and indie rock can be heard on the album . The reviews were mixed.

  1. Whirlpool
  2. Total recall
  3. Under you
  4. Burning Part of Me
  5. Love is not a ghost
  6. Wildest Dreams
  7. One Thousand Reasons
  8. Restless time
  9. Mining for Heart
  10. World As It Is
  11. Temperature drop

Thunder Up (1987)

The Sound's last studio album was released in 1987 on the Belgian indie label Play It Again Sam Records. At this point the band had strayed far from their post-punk roots. Thunder Up was received mostly benevolently.

  1. Acceleration Group
  2. Hand of love
  3. Barria Alta
  4. Kinetic
  5. Iron Years
  6. Prove Me Wrong
  7. Shot up and shut down
  8. Web of Wicked Ways
  9. I give you pain
  10. You've got a way

Propaganda (1999)

In the year Borland died, the unofficial first album Propaganda was released , which only contains recordings from 1979. Was published propaganda by French label Renascent Records. Adrian Borland was involved in the remastering of Propaganda and committed suicide on April 26, 1999, the day of its publication. The early work was rated as mediocre by the specialist press.

  1. No salvation
  2. Deep Breath
  3. Cost of Living
  4. Quarter past two
  5. Night Versus Day
  6. Physical World
  7. Statics
  8. Music business
  9. propaganda
  10. Words Fail Me
  11. One More Escape
  12. Missiles

Singles & EPs

  • Physical World (1979)
  • Live Instinct (1980)
  • Heyday (1980)
  • Sense of Purpose (1981)
  • Hot House (1982)
  • One Thousand Reasons (1984)
  • Counting the Days (1984)
  • Under You (1985)
  • Temperature Drop (1985)
  • Iron Years (1987)
  • Hand of Love (1987)

Compilations

  • In The Hothouse (1985, live)
  • Shock of Daylight / Heads and Hearts (1996)
  • The BBC Recordings (2004)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Christian Valek: The nucleus for musical culture. In: Weser courier. August 25, 2019, accessed July 19, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Review on popmatters.com, accessed May 20, 2017.
  3. ↑ Jeopardy: AllMusic Review by Andy Kellman on allmusic.com, accessed May 20, 2017.
  4. ↑ From the Lions Mouth: AllMusic Review by Andy Kellman on allmusic.com, accessed May 20, 2017.
  5. ↑ All Fall Down: AllMusic Review by Andy Kellman on allmusic.com, accessed May 20, 2017.
  6. ↑ The Sound: Thunder up on discogs.com, accessed May 20, 2017.