Very powerful, certain parts of the song give me goosebumps. Very much like an ambient TG song, but the lyrics actually are lyrics with a point/resolution, unlike TG's primarily meaningless samples. I'm not knocking TG, i love the way they create ambience, this just has more meaning IMO that's all.
It's quite pitiful to debate SPK vs Test Dept they're both important parts of industrial canon. SPK did in early interviews slag off test dept for copying them and neubauten, but I think that was mostly a way of positioning themselves, And that was before the metal junk funk, which came after SPK's greatest groundbreaking records. Years before Revells Hollywood career. So yes. Integrity they had. But I love Test Dept as well. Silly to choose one or the other.
I saw these guys live in 1988 (around the time of this album) with the Rotterdam Dance Group. Awesome. It was at the exact same time (to the hour) that my country was playing and eventually winning the finale of the European football championship. I made the better choice going to see Test Department.
lol that women in the radio sample at the beginning says something like "you are listening to somethingrather radio station Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia" Which, incidentally, is not very far from where i live, but i can't quite make out what it's about or when its from, still, made my day :D
@jenniferrigby : In 1968, Warsaw Pact forces invaded Czechoslovakia to crush the Prague Spring. This message was broadcast as a call for help. "Please let the whole world know the truth".
Music: an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color. So yes, this is music.
A most important group to understand the fundaments of post-industrial and post-modern era of music; with its conceptual, minimalistic and experimental proposals, Test Dept. contributed to the development of the great era of Performance Art. in music.
I had this album on vinyl at the end of the 80's, and heard this outfit, as a fifteen year old back in 1986, on Jhon Peel's radio show. They totally introduced me to the art of sound and protest....
TD absolutely not influenced by sub TG copyists SPK, who tried to use Metallic percussion to ride a populist trend and gain commercial success, ever hear "Meta Dance' absolute shite, Graeme Revell now has a job doing soundtracks for shite films in Hollywood, integrity, pphhh!!!
Late reaction, sorry about that, but I recon it means - in pretty poor English - that this shows us that the World we know is a Test Dept. of forces we don't. But we're getting an incling, don't we a-a-and isn't that exciting...?
thanks!
tomyunicity 2 weeks ago
love and devotion
stevosomebizzare 4 months ago
Very powerful, certain parts of the song give me goosebumps. Very much like an ambient TG song, but the lyrics actually are lyrics with a point/resolution, unlike TG's primarily meaningless samples. I'm not knocking TG, i love the way they create ambience, this just has more meaning IMO that's all.
thinkpad411 5 months ago
wow.. that was moving. Extremely powerful and the percussive element formed amazing and lasting imagery.
mattnsim 7 months ago
It's quite pitiful to debate SPK vs Test Dept they're both important parts of industrial canon. SPK did in early interviews slag off test dept for copying them and neubauten, but I think that was mostly a way of positioning themselves, And that was before the metal junk funk, which came after SPK's greatest groundbreaking records. Years before Revells Hollywood career. So yes. Integrity they had. But I love Test Dept as well. Silly to choose one or the other.
Maktfaktor 8 months ago
Best album off Test Dept ever ( I think)....and yeah this is industrial....
autodafeh242 9 months ago
I saw these guys live in 1988 (around the time of this album) with the Rotterdam Dance Group. Awesome. It was at the exact same time (to the hour) that my country was playing and eventually winning the finale of the European football championship. I made the better choice going to see Test Department.
eblonk10 10 months ago
great stuff.
necrophagusIX 10 months ago
lol that women in the radio sample at the beginning says something like "you are listening to somethingrather radio station Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia" Which, incidentally, is not very far from where i live, but i can't quite make out what it's about or when its from, still, made my day :D
jenniferrigby 11 months ago
@jenniferrigby : In 1968, Warsaw Pact forces invaded Czechoslovakia to crush the Prague Spring. This message was broadcast as a call for help. "Please let the whole world know the truth".
No help came.
erikopnemer 5 months ago
Great stuff! Not a fan of TG myself. TD are one of my favourite bands of the era along with Neubauten, SPK, Clock DVA, Laibach and early ITN
Mrspkey 1 year ago
Musique Concre'te? close!
WimGrundy 1 year ago
These guys are totally auteur! I miss REAL industrial music like this.
angelforfreedom 1 year ago
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did that woman at the beginning say Hradec Králové, Czechoslovkia? How hilarious, i was just there yesterday....
jenniferrigby 2 years ago
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jenniferrigby 2 years ago
today there is nobody who makes music like this. that is what makes me a bit sad
emperorcaeser 2 years ago 5
seek...
h4z4Rd3r 2 years ago
ok:) that is not my genre, have fun ;)
ichhabnixgemacht 2 years ago
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ok its not my genre^^
this is music? :D
ichhabnixgemacht 2 years ago
Music: an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color. So yes, this is music.
EnervatedSociety 2 years ago
Or, even simpler, the organization of sounds
Silks 2 years ago
good one *****
1porkibaer 2 years ago
cool tune!
stardust2310 2 years ago
Superb group. I love "A good night out" & "Gododin". Scary stuff!
fuktheusa 2 years ago 3
Love this one!
SonSukka 2 years ago
I haven't heard this in years. Still pretty good shit.
zygomatic001 2 years ago
A most important group to understand the fundaments of post-industrial and post-modern era of music; with its conceptual, minimalistic and experimental proposals, Test Dept. contributed to the development of the great era of Performance Art. in music.
misteriobuffo 3 years ago 18
I had this album on vinyl at the end of the 80's, and heard this outfit, as a fifteen year old back in 1986, on Jhon Peel's radio show. They totally introduced me to the art of sound and protest....
965322 2 years ago 3
I think they were highly influenced by SpK, but were less trashy and did not (or did?) cut/smash dead animal corpses on stage...
gombie 2 years ago
@gombie
TD absolutely not influenced by sub TG copyists SPK, who tried to use Metallic percussion to ride a populist trend and gain commercial success, ever hear "Meta Dance' absolute shite, Graeme Revell now has a job doing soundtracks for shite films in Hollywood, integrity, pphhh!!!
satellitic 1 year ago
@satellitic
They didn't copy them, they started on their own with their completely own ideas.
TG found them and liked them and published Meat Processing (if i remember right).
The band members didn't like that they were labeled in the same genre as TG to begin with.
And please don't talk to me like i don't know spk's history.
They tried commercial succes with synthpop because people started to ripoff their signature idea, the percussion.
His soundtracks aren't bad, maby the movies are..
gombie 1 year ago
@gombie
I agree about the movies but
Signature idea the percussion, don't make me cry!
They could'nt play for shit!
Stick to the Gristlizing!
satellitic 8 months ago
Very well statedt!
emerick666 1 year ago
@misteriobuffo
Well noted
satellitic 1 year ago
Never again was this world was an so entirely evidence of an Test Deparment...
YoRiebo 3 years ago
what does that mean?
annoianoid 3 years ago
Late reaction, sorry about that, but I recon it means - in pretty poor English - that this shows us that the World we know is a Test Dept. of forces we don't. But we're getting an incling, don't we a-a-and isn't that exciting...?
blackbirdrigo999 2 years ago
lolwut
userofemail 2 years ago