Posted on 13 Mar, 2007 - Continuing the re-issue of their extensive back catalogue, Some Bizarre presents 2 classic albums from Test Dept's 80 rsquo;s incarnation: "The Unacceptable Face Of Freedom" and "Beating A Retreat". Both come re-issued in digipaks with "The Unacceptable..
." reissue being an enhanced CD including the videoclips to the tracks "Compulsion" and "Total State Machine". Test Dept were an industrial music band formed in New Cross, London, by unemployed musicians from Glasgow, Scotland, where the band later re-located.
Formed in 1981, they are hailed by many musicians as one of the most influential early industrial music acts. Their approach was marked out by a strong commitment to radical politics. Their discography spans a wide variety of influences and styles, including a collaboration with the South Wales Striking Miners Choir in support of the Miners' Strike of 1984.
They were particularly notable for complex and powerful percussion, as well as high-energy live performances. Like the German band Einst u rzende Neubauten, with whom they are often compared, Test Dept used unconventional instruments such as scrap metal and industrial machinery as sound sources; however, Test Dept's use of these objects was far more rhythmic than was Neubauten's, and was often accompanied by film and slide shows.
records re-issued. I enjoy "the unacceptable face of freedom"..
.It's far better than all the shit we hear those days. This is not like the girly Combichrist sound and all those pseudo electro/industrial groups, hehehe
for this re-release, right?
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