Inertia – The Screen // A Submarine (Insipid Records) 1980. Another minimal synth obscurity from the UK. Inertia released three singles and this, I believe, is their second. The Screen sounds a lot at first like Vice Versa but then veers into a more dense Fad Gadget type sound. The Submarine is a whole different thing altogether. I bet the singer heard the drone-like music and said, “This drone sounds like music from a submarine!”. Next thing you know he’s repeating “in my submarine” over it and viola, we have a song. I just can’t imagine anyone today recording something like this and releasing it. That’s what I love about it. It has zero commercial potential and will probably get you ostracized from the youth subculture of your choice. This was probably the case in 1980 and it’s probably the case today. Youth subcultures are very over-rated. Submarines are cool.
Hardcore Podcasts
September of 2010 I put together eight Hardcore Podcasts. You can check them out here if you are interested. For more insight into how I came up with the years 78-90 for the First Wave you can read about The Hardcore Superiorty Myth.
Awesome as always! So when do you wanna rip all the stuff I got?
I’m still trying to figure out how to come with you and Matty.
Youth subcultures are very over-rated. Submarines are cool.
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the music Dead Luke (www.myspace.com/bornunderadick) is making right now sounds really similar, non?
how cool – sounds like an OMD b-side of the same era. there is something to be said for ‘arty’ versus ‘contrived’ in this era. yes indeed, youth subculutres are overrated – this is the sound of ‘your own’.