Kassette / Minimalwave Records / 2013 (1981)
Minimal Wave haul up one of their favourite releases for reissue: Robert
Lawrence and Mark Philips (Five Time Of Dust) as The Dadacomputer.
Created via tape swaps over the summer of '81 between their home studios
in Bristol and Cardiff and issued on their own Quick Stab label, it's
more or less an archetypal minimal wave moment; drily monotone but
saturated with the nattiest melodies and conducted with that inimitable
mixture of playfulness and seriousness inherent to the era's underground
DIY scene. You may well have stumbled across their killer anthem
'Computer Bank' on MW's excellent 'Hidden Tapes' compilation (and also
included here), which understandably triggered Veronica Vasicka's
attention some years back. And ahead of a full blown compilation of
their finest moments culled from 15 hours of original early '80s
recordings, this tape gives the real deal shot of fizzing rhythms, fax
machine melody and deadpan vocals, also taking in the honking madnezz of
'Automation', and Ballardian wave constructs such as 'Punchcard Sex'
and 'Girl With A VDU'. RIYL The Normal, Thought Broadcast, Fad Gadget.
We’re proud to present a limited edition reissue of one of our favorite cassettes, The Dadacomputer. The Dadacomputer was the first incarnation of what would later become Five Times Of Dust.
It was the result of a collaboration between Robert Lawrence and Mark
Phillips who came together during the summer of 1981 living between
Bristol and Cardiff, UK. They collaborated by sending tapes back and
forth through the mail and also worked together in their respective home
studios. Later that year, they self-released The Dadacomputer on both MAP tapes and Quick Stab. Roughly 100 copies were made in total and soon sold out.
We
discovered the tape a few years back with great excitement and favored
one track in particular, Computer Bank. Soon after we tracked down
Robert Lawrence and licensed it for The Hidden Tapes compilation. The track was an instant hit, both at home and on the
dance floor. The limited cassette run of The Dadacomputer will be
released on May 4th, in conjunction with the Brooklyn Flea Record Fair. It is essentially an introduction to the world of Five Times Of Dust. A double LP of selections from the vast Five Times Of Dust archives (over 15 hours of recordings) will soon follow, slated for release later this year.
We’re proud to present a limited edition reissue of one of our favorite cassettes, The Dadacomputer. The Dadacomputer was the first incarnation of what would later become Five Times Of Dust.
It was the result of a collaboration between Robert Lawrence and Mark
Phillips who came together during the summer of 1981 living between
Bristol and Cardiff, UK. They collaborated by sending tapes back and
forth through the mail and also worked together in their respective home
studios. Later that year, they self-released The Dadacomputer on both MAP tapes and Quick Stab. Roughly 100 copies were made in total and soon sold out.
We
discovered the tape a few years back with great excitement and favored
one track in particular, Computer Bank. Soon after we tracked down
Robert Lawrence and licensed it for The Hidden Tapes compilation. The track was an instant hit, both at home and on the
dance floor. The limited cassette run of The Dadacomputer will be
released on May 4th, in conjunction with the Brooklyn Flea Record Fair. It is essentially an introduction to the world of Five Times Of Dust. A double LP of selections from the vast Five Times Of Dust archives (over 15 hours of recordings) will soon follow, slated for release later this year.
We’re proud to present a limited edition reissue of one of our favorite cassettes, The Dadacomputer. The Dadacomputer was the first incarnation of what would later become Five Times Of Dust.
It was the result of a collaboration between Robert Lawrence and Mark
Phillips who came together during the summer of 1981 living between
Bristol and Cardiff, UK. They collaborated by sending tapes back and
forth through the mail and also worked together in their respective home
studios. Later that year, they self-released The Dadacomputer on both MAP tapes and Quick Stab. Roughly 100 copies were made in total and soon sold out.
We
discovered the tape a few years back with great excitement and favored
one track in particular, Computer Bank. Soon after we tracked down
Robert Lawrence and licensed it for The Hidden Tapes compilation. The track was an instant hit, both at home and on the
dance floor. The limited cassette run of The Dadacomputer will be
released on May 4th, in conjunction with the Brooklyn Flea Record Fair. It is essentially an introduction to the world of Five Times Of Dust. A double LP of selections from the vast Five Times Of Dust archives (over 15 hours of recordings) will soon follow, slated for release later this year.
