Shellac

So I got off pretty lightly the only time I tried to heckle Shellac, Mr Albini was sporting the new "faux hawk" at the ULU and I called out "Oh No! - hes got a Joe Strummer haircut" he just pretended not to understand responding with "yes it is a jolly super haircut" in what was presumably meant to be an english accent and then moved on to a more worthy adversary.....

This is "spoke" the last track from Phoenix festival: its so good : a scream fest descending into chaos as Steve and Bob fight for a go on the drums at the end.

 

And this "song of the mineral" from the Garage.....

These clips are from a bootleg I bought (probly from Camden Market) quality on the Phoenix fest gig is pretty good, the other from the garage less so.

Godflesh

Godflesh: Justin Broadrick

In hindsight putting Bastard Kestrel on the Godflesh tour was a bit odd:  Intense, metal loving dopeheads do not mix well with irritating oi fans on whizz. We were informed after the first gig that we were not welcome to ride in the van after all, and continued the tour by train.

The tour was supporting the release of their Streetcleaner LP : the guys still had a drum machine and had only just aquired the second guitarist. They sounded absolutely colossal , I didnt even know you could get steel guitar picks till I saw JB's and the squalling shrieks he gouged from that poor guitar were terrifying.

This video is a from a bit later on at the Underworld (spot the pillar in stage centre) and apparently there be Mick Harris from Napalm Death on drums. Theres photos around from the other side of stage but I couldnt spot Hunter filming in them.