The Messthetics series assembles extremely raw punk era ephemera, culled from demos and cassette releases, into documents of distinct regional undergrounds, this time making the case for a South Coast sensibility. The airy, post-pop of Chichester’s Indifferent Dance Centre should have blossomed; Portsmouth’s Parasites sound utterly inept, but O.D. Baby’s has a haunted grandeur; from Brighton, Joe Dash ape The Fall and future anarcho-punk legends Poison Girls gnash nastily. Southampton’s Catholic Girls formed after four schoolgirls skipped St Anne’s Convent for a pro-choice rally, and saw The Gang Of Four on a wagon. Their actual track, Child’s Vision, is not great, but, as ever with Messthetics, extensive sleeve-notes contextaulise the recordings with poignant, piquant details.
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries