SPK - In Flagrante Delicto

[nutaws]

Legend

[TheKonrad1984]

One word.. MIGHTY,,and fits great 2 the movie Dead Calm one of the best Thrillers ever made.

[nivekab]

Dumb luck and RAGE brought me here, thank Christ for that! this is fantastic

[darksec123]

gut gemacht. ich mag das.

[squirrelike]

Have this on a compilation CD. Comes right before Throbbing Gristle's 'See You Are' recorded on my birthday. Thanks for the video - trying to educate my brothers on what real music is!

[spainoner]

I GOT HIS SONG BUT IN A DIFFERENT VERSION..I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH BUT WHAT LANGUAGE IS THIS IF ANYBODY KNOWS?

[TheKonrad1984]

@spainoner Hi do you have the name of the version? Greetings.

[YarziniaPestis]

WTF! this is SPK?

[brucetheviking]

@shazzer52762 no mate betaCAM the pro version of the beta tapes the industry standard for many years, used the same shape cassette as a betaMAX but played the tape i think 6 times faster to get broadcast quality

we had a 3 machine site with one recorder and two players, one player capable of slomo, a component cox mixer with only 4 inputs lol, pretty basic stuff! and a sony bve800(i think?!!>) edit controller lol a beast of a machine but fast once you got used to it.

[autodafeh242]

love this one of my favo's in my playlist...seen thr covrt off thr 12 inch....dark, graveyard suicide, danding material...grrrr

[segundamuerte]

Amazing

[DerDrache707071]

Awesome...

[cybeavertoo]

saw them live in Paradiso amsterdam when this album came out. Very funny First part they PLAYBACKED Zamia. I think Greame was trying to look like a cello-player but actually looked more like a lumberjack lol The second half they pulled out the sinths, made total amok of the stage, put their wooden embellishments to fire, rolled their iron tons of stage between the audience, got into a fight with security, where thrown back onto stage (with their tons) left everybody in confusion very worthwhile!

[jzewizz]

YA...LIKE I SAID GRAYEM IZ CURRENTLY DOING SOUNDTRAX ON DISNEY MOVIES  JOHN ZEWIZZ

[sparkledaddy]

an inspiration, with the earlier works. does the job asked.

[jmb188]

awesome to see direct input from the creator!

[brucetheviking]

@jmb188 my pleasure

[wizotch]

if only going to church were this beauifull an experience. one could base a religion on such pure beauty.

[segundamuerte]

SPK is a great band ...they create a strong athmosphere with their music ...

[KarlBunker]

Great. Thanks for giving me chills while I'm sick and have a fever. :-(

:-)

[deMontserver]

Medieval, Cathar-like. Out of this world. Mmeditative and beautiful - thanks - Matheus

[fluffycake1]

What a pioneering act. Love their sound and other new and old alternative acts like Nine Inch Nails, Gary Numan, Ministry,Cabaret Voltaire, KMDFM, Throbbing Gristle, Saul Williams, AllFlaws

[psychonavigator79]

@fluffycake1

I would also add to this list front line assembly,front 242 and skinny puppy

[cortexjoy]

bruce - i love you :)

[TheSignalComes]

This makes me miss psychedelics.

[witpix]

Love this. Never heard of SPK before. Who are they?

[misterbkh]

@witpix

SPK is Graeme Revell, who has done a lot of movie soundtracks since SPK

the CD this came from is excellant

[lovesGenet]

People who know about semiotics, preverbal societies,hypnosis,hypnagogics and post-Freudian dreamtheory,spectator theory,Marxist reevaluation,gender theory,and so much else not within the interests of teenagers looking to jam -will find much value here.Dont compare Spk,Tg,CabVolt to radio bands .know this is not music to be compared to market product.This music did effect individuals in capitalist societies .Academia is still investigating the effects of this period!

[spainoner]

this reminds me of dead can dance called soul of seraphin i think..this is straight up europian..u can feel it and picture it according 2 the sound..what language is this?

[leedarkcindarella]

Can give you Leichenschrei If you contact me

[KatrinaStonoff]

Anybody know how to get a copy of this music?

[Boadicea6]

I used to have lots of this kinda music (Dead Can Dance, The Swans, This Mortal Coil etc.) but most got stolen or on tapes that are way 2 old. It's very hard to get this kind of music these days. Still love it though......

[spookygothu]

This is where Die Form basically got their influences from O.o!!!!!!

[violentinthedark23]

i have a vhs copy called "the tiranny of the beat" some thing like that..and that's how i heard spk,Non,dome..thanx for this vid

[IamUberStein]

This is creepy!

[wehrhaft]

look here on youtube for satanik krotz knochenmöbel

sick german stuff

[lagowski]

The sad thing is that Sinan is in the video but she isn't the vocalist!

[gombie]

No it's beyond that!

[kz9kz9kz9]

i'm crying......

[VampiredeFrance]

can anyone PM me the lyrics to this song thanks o.o i can't seam to find it

[angelforfreedom]

Such genius behind these dark sound scapes. SPK truly stand alone as definitive industrial pioneers! ..It's a shame that the genre is now and may forever only be overshadowed and recognized by the likes of Trent Reznor. Not a diss against Trent, because I think Nine Inch Nails are a great band - I would not have discovered SPK or Graeme Revell's work had it not been for my boyhood years in the 90's listening to Nine Inch Nails!)...but few are likely to stumble upon SPK, sadly.

[XUD3]

pure brilliance.

[alexier]

Oh your a star Duprie - I have a dj friend with it but he will take FOREVER lol!!!!

[alexier]

Does anyone know where I can download this from (the song I mean) so I can put it on my ipod? Any help gratefully accepted! x

[revspook]

Probably have an easier time recording it here or finding the vinyl single on ebay.

[duprie37]

if you email me here at youtube i can give you a link to an mp3 of it.

[Myrth1]

Stop using ipod - things get easier and better when you don't use "i" equipment xP

[JoaoPQ]

you should use vdownloader, a program that enables you to download videos and songs from youtube, you choose the format. it's easy to get that program ; )

[bloodymirrow]

In the Emule or Ares you can find it...i think so!:)

[Boxmanboxman]

reminds me of the first resident evil movie

[carpediemgrc]

anyone has the lyrics?

[brucetheviking]

I made this video in 1985 I think, ha ha so long ago good to see its still kicking around. Those interested might like to know it was made in a 3 machine standard betacam suite. The background is Gabo island off Tasmania, footage from the sydney-hobart race doco i was doing at the time, fun to do! This was way before computer effects, the last image melt I havent seen done on a computer.

I am still doing clips if anyones keen!

Greame, if youre reading this, I still want a copy of Lichenschri!

[ghostlodge]

@brucetheviking thats really awesome, that video is very haunting! good job! I have posted this on Facebook a few times to let the genius of Spk be known

[pescecan8]

@brucetheviking REZPECT :D !!!

[YouFailedAgain]

Cut the comparisons cause nothing compares to this.

[KvazarOLune385]

This song reminds me on one scene of 2010: Space Odyssey Two when the people in space ship Leonov are sending space probe to fly over Europa..Jupiter's Moon...Great song, great band..Long Live SPK....

[alagumbo]

This is great! I haven't heard this before. Nice.

[bofflunz]

in earlier days i prefered the punk-related stuff of spk ( great though ) but this track has touched my soul, the other ones were for the mind. i love it the same as submarine-war, avian flu or anti-semitism.

[Astmatichar]

They are from Bosnia.

[darkcompanion1968]

Stop postin' such bullshit, please!

[Perstorp]

Graeme Revell of the lat, great SPK (Sozialistisches Patienten-Kontroll, Surgical Penis Klinik, Seppuku...) has made tons of movie soundtracks for the past 20 years or so. Always splendid, contrary to the movies...

For new fans of SPK - check out Dead Can Dance!

[Onlydreamin1959]

Yes, I can see the similarities between SPK and Dead Can Dance. I love both of them.

[trubblemuffin]

Mesmerizing...

[elihuijgens]

Music to die for. Farewell.

[music4loosechange]

What the hell is this supposed to be? It's like freaking sand paper for your ears 100 grit! (100 Grit is very very rough)Whatever happened to the golden oldies? This is like having a pine cone showed up my Serbian ass, I mean anus... This has to be "rectumfied!"

[Kartofflesalad]

#1: If you like oldies go listen to Oldies.

#2: Listen to Merzbow then tell me that this is all that bad.

#3: Realize the ART behind this, its not exactly meant to be "Super happy fun running of joy time" music.

[tflotutucc]

#2- MERZBOW is noise... and it is not bad ! and SPK turned industrial-pop-ish by the mid 80

[chibivine]

What the hell??? It sounds beautiful to me.

[Elysiumfire]

Damn! I love the internet. Finding the name and artist of this beautiful music has made my day.

Of course, I first heard on Dead Calm, but to hear it as SPK envisioned is is much better.

It's like music playing as one take a flyby tour through Dante's Hell.

Good Video. Thankyou.

[helletenbrix]

this was on the soundtrack of dead calm, am I wrong?

[erromusic]

no, but Graeme Revell also did the bso for death calm

[cam6389]

i had no idea this band even existed untill i stumbled across their name while looking up Lustmord stuff.

but i must say this is beautiful.

prehaps 'metal dance' wasn't the best song for me to hear first lol

[shum65]

Awesome track!!! fantastic voice!!

Truly unique video*****!!!!

LUV-IT!!!

[1O74]

lush

[industrialvideos]

Video added to playlist.

[Boadicea6]

Many thanx to whomever placed this beautiful piece of music. Pity this kind of music is so hard to get on record these days. I am very nostalgic because it was the best and the worst time of my life and only the music cerstains, 'cause my memories fade.....

[DURecords]

I don't think is the same music as the 12" version of In Flagrante Delicto. That was eerier.

[killswitchklick33]

Null Boy said "Well my little punks...thats nice but listen to this." He put on a 7 inch of SPK (I can't remember the song title). I was floored. I remember a white paper photo copied sleeve and "SPK" and "Surgikal Penis Klinik" on the covers. Any ideas wat song (s) were on this disc

[pinkfrost89]

i used to listen to Null Boy too! He was the best DJ ever. How in the world did he get such a great record collection? I wanted to go to his house and rob it..

[UtilityRecording1]

Probably "Mekano" (Side 1) and "Slogun" (Side 2). I had the Industrial Records pressing, which had a very disturbing cover on it... someone eventually stole it.

[killswitchklick33]

I rember when I first heard SPK in 1981. My guitarist and I used to go to KUOR in Redlands California to try and push the late night DJs (Null Boy and Barabus) to play our cassettes. Null Boy had this incredible record and tape collection. We had just done some tracks banging on spray cans, pans and the walls with distorted droning guitars underneith and thought we were "musical geniuses."

[taoist77]

Oh my word! i've just checked out the comments on this, and no-one seems to be aware that this band (minus the female singer) released a skull shattering industrial noise album in 1981 called 'Infomation overload unit'

[Knochenspucker]

The personnel changes between "Information Overlord Unit" and "In Flagrante Delicto" were a bit more drastic then just the addition of a singer.

And no, you are not special in knowing "Information Overload Unit". Some people even remember "Leichenschrei" and all the stuff that was later compiled on "Auto Da Fe". In my opinion, your post is irrelevant to almost everyone except your own ego.

[taoist77]

I also have leichenchrei> my point was, they were great up until 1982,when they were throbbing gristle copycats. When they went the mainstream route(if i may call it that) they were'nt very good at it. Sorry! thats my opinion. And i would argue that my comment is of the upmost relevance,not least to the history of SPK,(who are much more known for their industrial era than for this shit). I'm not boasting for knowing IOU, i'm just baffled no-one has mentioned that era in these comments.

[taoist77]

re;Knochenspucker......And perhaps it is you who is feeding your ego by mentioning 'Leichenschrei' and 'Auto Da Fe'. Just a thought.

[Knochenspucker]

The question really is, why you can't make your point without being baffled by other people not making it before you. You are effectively suggesting that people are ignorant while you are not.

[taoist77]

Yes! I was genuinley baffled because SPK are not well known outside of the industrial genre. But suggesting people are ignorant??? NO! It had'nt crossed my mind, but it has clearly crossed your mind. Thankfully i don't think like you. I have a little more respect for people than you.

[proggoth]

Nevermind all that. I am not as familiar with this band as i am with Gristle, Neubauten etc. I will check out their earlier work on your recommendation as this im listening to is not in the same league with the aforementioned groups.

[taoist77]

re;proggoth. Glad to be of assistanse, if you like TG, you won't be dissapointed with 'Infomation overload unit' and then try 'Leichenschrei'. elsewhere on youtube checkout 'Agony of the plasma'-Live.

[Knochenspucker]

It doesn't cross your mind that your comment may suggest that you think people are ignorant yet you do have more respect for people than someone who's mind it has crossed that you are telling people they're ignorant? Following that logic (as an extreme example) a muderer who denies that he's a murderer is a better human being than than people calling him a murder. I've had enough now. Life's too short.

[taoist77]

By saying that i'am suggesting people are ignorant, by definition it is you who is suggesting they're ignorant,(not me) i'am merely pointing that out to you. As for your Logic example-You should have said that the murderer is telling a person accusing him of murder that they are a hypocryte.And neither is better than the other......I've had enough aswell.This debate's very petty and pointless really! "Life's to short" Indeed. (Don't take my comments personally-we don't know each other)

[taoist77]

.....And besides,i did'nt say i was a better human being than anyone else, who am i to judge?

[nirvanaispus]

without this band - it is simple, idiot bands such as NIN does not exist... and the reason why SPK was never well known, was because Graeme never succomed to the almighty advertising dollar... SPK NEVER had advertising of any kind...

[taoist77]

re;nirvanaispus.Hmmm! bands like NIN would not exist without SPK?? I think you are somewhat deluded my freind. And please, whether SPK were popular or not should never be an issue. Which of SPK's music do you prefer? pre-1983 or post-1983? If you prefer there change in musical direction in 1983 then may i recommend you listen to Depeche Mode. Thanks.

[nirvanaispus]

No, IDIOT bands such as NIN does not exist without SPK... I love ALL SPK - SPK perhaps the most varied band ever and that makes it all the more worthwhile... Seeing SPK was also soething I will never forget, amazing to say the least... And Graeme Revell a true artist in his own right - wow what a composer... And you have to remember 1 thing that seperates the Awful D.M. from SPK and Graeme - both NEVER had a single dollar spent on advertising...

[taoist77]

I'll say it again. YOU ARE FUCKING DELUDED!! I like spk but do you really think people like trent reznor take any inspiration from their music? Get your facts right>SPK would not exist without Throbbing gristle whose sound spk most obviously copied(FACT!) SPK were great at industrial music but there music had little originality. And Graeme Revell is now living in an LA mansion,hmmm! I wonder who the 'sell-out' is? Sorry friend but your not seeing things as they actually are.

[temporaryguy]

Look, bands like SPK practically invented industrial. NIN are industrial rock. Therefore...

[taoist77]

re:temporaryguy.The creators of the aesthetic of 'Industrial' music was a group called Throbbing Grislte who released an album entitled:'The second annual report of Throbbing Gristle'recorded 1977 and on the cover was the sentence 'Industrial music for industrial people'.-The sentence was the idea of san fransisco performance artist Monte cazzaza(an associate of TG).NIN are a million miles away from the roots of industrial,"industrial rock"?? No such thing! don't let the media blind you. thanks!

[judowimp]

trent was inspired by gary numan in the late 70's ('78)

gary numan is the biggest pioneer and is still performing live

[taoist77]

yes,yes,Gary N

[Aueneye]

Gary Numan is the Nicolai Tesla of Electronic music.

[judowimp]

always respect for the tesla coil :-p

[Aueneye]

Absolutely. The man was a latter day Da Vinci, just an incredible thinker whose ideas still have yet to be fully realised.

[Synthpappa]

Gary Numan is irrelevant.

[Aueneye]

Haha, hardly. At one time he was one of the most relevant artists. He managed to combine genuinely progressive sound with commercial success. I'm guessing any criticism comes from those pissed that he actually rivaled the likes of Bowie and Kraftwerk while they floundered in obscurity.

[dustinzk]

'Kraftwerk flundered in obscurity'? Never heard such nonsense before! Just because you are a Numan-Fan, does not allow you to talk rubbish... Listen first, then talk man!

And by the way, if you see a link between Kraftwerk, Numan and Bowie you need to explain that to the non-obscure audience ...

[Aueneye]

I'm not talking about Kraftwerk or Bowie. Kraftwerk are undoubtedly legends and are widely regarded as such, HOWEVER, I bet the average person under 30 hasn't even heard of them. Bowie of course is a megastar, anyway I'm not talking about them. I'm talking about acts such as John Foxx, Laurie Anderson, SparX, e.t.c.

[Aueneye]

Do I see a link between Bowie, Kfratwerk and Numan, Er... yeah I do. Bowie almost invented a type of genre with his old bud Eno. Kraftwerk were almost contemporaneous to that emergent sound and laid the groundwork for a glut of bands that followed, while Numan became, I would argue the first proper Synth/Electro star, following the same path, albeit with a different emphasis, that Bowie did a decade earlier.

[Synthpappa]

Yeahs, but Bowie and Kraftwerk are better. They can sing and perform and are still somewhat awesome, but Numan just can't seem to do either very well. lol

[Aueneye]

Kraftwerk are very cool but hardly the most charismatic of acts, which I guess is their selling point. Bowie is, well awesome, no question, but I would actually say that Numan has the better voice. It's got a more haunting sound to it and it's stronger. Bowie uses his well but it hasn't got the same range. Numan started off strong went a bit wobbly mid career but actually the last decade he's produced some absolute blinding stuff.

[Synthpappa]

Poopsex?

[Aueneye]

Translates as...?

[taoist77]

WTF??? Whatever happened to these industrial pioneers who mastered their craft?--They 'Sold out', and flopped big time!

[corradiello]

Penso di aver ascoltato "Zahmia Lehmanni" centinaia di volte. Acquista, col tempo. Ed è, più di altre, una musica da colonna sonora. Una colonna sonora epica.

[Devito46]

Beauty and pain put together in music.

[brucetheviking]

In the hires it lookslike a million faces embedded in the rocks (after a Nimbin Cigarette hahaha)

[brucetheviking]

Made in a standard betacam 3 machine, bve800 editsuite setup with a cox component mixer, I used to swap the RGB cables to get some effects, too easy to do today with a decent nonlinear computer but this was early eighties, very hands on and manual effects. My favourite bit is the end with a feedback and luminance downstream key dripping off screen.

Love to get a hires copy if you have one!

[brucetheviking]

So good to see this clip again. I had lost my copy. I shot the studio stuff of graemes wife(?) and edited it using some shots of Gabo island (from a doco on the sydney hobart yachy race our rather straight company were doing at the time) heavily keyed and many, many layered the hi res version has a pulse to it that doesnt really come across on the youtube res.

[CarlosWelu]

Creepy shiiiiiiiiiit!

[curlyfroggy]

sounds like another world, but it is this one seen with different eyes

[33interzona]

This Guys and Chrome and the Residents... are enough for a lifetime!

[curlyfroggy]

wow wow wow knew i loved them, but even more now, if this is possible.

[muck47]

ok i tracked down this lp in record time (no pun intended! really!) and it really is a masterpiece, i never bought it before because i thought by 1986 they were doing that awful pop stuff-machine age voodoo etc-and they were! how did this album come about then? anyone know?

[bufon63]

masterpiece

[Pferdeapfel1995]

Geniales Stück, die Bandbreite

von SPK ist

immernoch unerreicht.

[Devito46]

Reminds me of a very sad occasion for me, what grabbed me for years. I just bought this album. Can't listen to it without having the chills. So hauntingly beautiful. Breaths death. Brrr.

[muck47]

hey, devito46, what is the name of the album?

[pgrozev]

SPK

Zamia Lehmanni - Songs Of Byzantine Flowers

1986

Side A: - Invocation (to Secular Heresies) - Palms Crossed In Sorrow - Romanz In Mol (Romance in a Minor Key) - In The Dying Moments

Side B: - in flagrante delicto (introduction) In Flagrante Delicto - Alocasia Metallica - Necropolis - The Garden Of Earthly Delights - The Doctrine Of Eternal Ice

[muck47]

thanx pgrozev! i am now on the lookout for that lp! best wishes!

[Buegelpresse]

Einer der schönsten Songs der australischen Rockband!!!

[kehyot]

what a joyful song.. so fresh and positive.. it really makes you feel happy..

[deepbluehue3]

Was the movie / dead calm ..the australian movie w. nicole kidman ... ? this song was used ....

[wattielookalike]

Saw them tour in Los Angeles for this album. . . . . . pretty lame live. . . . favorite part was when the guy was play the "tubular bells" which were cardboard tubes hanging from string that would float around as he "played" them

[Achtungmiche]

SO CLASSIC!!

[Suchiibenchan]

Sinan Leong - so beautiful, so evil!

[cybeavertoo]

yeah i still remember the concert they gave in amsterdam of this album. first half they PLAYBACKED the album entirely with lots of smoke and a lumberjack on cello, second part they activated the synth, rolled the oildrums between the audience, everybody fled, they were thrown back on stage by security to set fire to their own embellishments of the first part.. greatgreat show twas!

[oointerrupt]

Terror Against Terror, Your in a mental Institution?

[schlachthauz]

Didnt like this one at first but now it's quite good I think.

[kanardope]

yeah! industrial for ever

[pressgang]

never knew there was a video for this, i have just played the track on a internet radio station and the listeners loved it

[Hematemesis]

He needs to eat three times a day, give the guy a break, the other one is still at a mental institution?

[hgofish]

how the mighty have fallen. Now he does music for CSI.

[DamosAbadon]

tHE FUCKING TV SHOW, ARE YOU SERIOUS?!

[IpcressF]

A great song off an amazing album:

Zamia Lehmanni: Songs of Byzantine Flowers

[bigstrongboss]

Is it just me or is the sound out of sync.Still I'm glad to see it.

[brucetheviking]

she sings the backup as well, I always thought it was confusing but hey thats SPK allover!

[TerrorAgainstTerror]

aahh another old school SPK video.

SPK SPK BOMB BOMB BOMB FOR MENTAL HEALTH KILL KILL KILL FOR INNNNEERR PEACE