Name: Drastic Measures, Drastic Movement
Brand: Minny Pops

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Bonus disc: No

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fbn13cd

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2014-10-06

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

708527002575

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2 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Minny Pops

Genre GB

New Wave / Post Punk

Label GB

Factory Benelux

Factory Benelux is the Belgian counterpart of Factory Records, established in Brussels in 1980 by journalists Michel Duval and Annik Honoré. The label operated under the umbrella of Les Disques Du Crépuscule until 1988. It initially released singles by A Certain Ratio, Durutti Column, and Section 25, which were spare recordings donated by Factory Records. Over the next few years, Factory Benelux exclusively released music from New Order, Crispy Ambulance, The Names, Minny Pops, Cabaret Voltaire, Crawling Chaos, Stockholm Monsters, and The Wake. In addition to pioneering dance singles by Quando Quango and 52nd Street.

Between 1983 and 1986, Factory Benelux mainly focused on European editions of regular Factory releases. This period also saw production work by members of New Order under the name Be Music for artists like Life, Nyam Nyam, Surprize,and Lavolta Lakota. Notably during this time were two complete albums by The Durutti Column: Short Stories for Pauline and Circuses and Bread.

The label stopped releasing new material in 1988 but retained its name for early CD reissues through Crépuscule in the early '90s. In 2012,FBN was revived with James Nice at the helm who previously worked at Crépuscule during the late '80s.The revived F

Minny Pops is a Dutch electronic/cold wave group that emerged in the early 80's. With their unique sound and experimental approach, they released four albums before disbanding in 1986. Their music captivated audiences with its fusion of electronic elements and cold wave influences. Minny Pops' contribution to the music scene during this era remains influential and significant.

Factory Benelux presents a new deluxe 2xCD edition of 'Drastic Measures, Drastic Movement', the first studio album by Dutch electronic group Minny Pops, originally released in September 1979. Formed in Amsterdam in 1978 by vocalist Wally Van Middendorp, Minny Pops took their name from the primitive Korg drum machine which propelled their austere, post-punk rhythms and provocative live performances. An early association with Factory Records in Manchester saw the band work with producer Martin Hannett, share stages with Joy Division and New Order, and become the first Dutch band to record a BBC radio session for John Peel. 'Drastic Measures, Drastic Movement' is their first album, originally issued on Dutch label Plurex in September 1979. An uncompromising genre classic, the 13 track album mixes hard-edged electronica with modernist noise, and shares much in common with contemporaries Cabaret Voltaire, Suicide, The Normal and early Human League. As well as an early version of Factory single Dolphins Spurt, 'Drastic Measures, Drastic Movement' features junk food satire MD Mania and a cover of R.U.21 by American punk band Novak. The 9 bonus tracks on disc 1 include all 3 cuts from the debut Minny Pops EP 'Kojak', and a 2003 remix of 'Dolphins Spurt'. In addition there are 12 minutes of vintage audio-visual clips of 5 songs performed at the Amsterdam Filmacademie in 1979, playable on your PC in QuickTime format. This new remastered edition of 'Drastic Measures, Drastic Movement' on Factory Benelux also adds a bonus disc with an entire live performance of the album (12 tracks), recorded at Dansmakers, Amsterdam on 11 March 2012 during their 30th anniversary tour, with Wally Van Middendorp joined by Pieter Mulder, Dennis Duchhart, Thomas Myrmel, Bart de Vrees, Jeroen Kimman and Wilbert Bulsink.

Drastic Measures, Drastic Movement

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