from the cassette box Sex&Beast…, Bain Total Records, 1984Drawing as much (or more) inspiration from the electro scene as it does from industrial music of that era, this track pops & locks its way through over six minutes of steely, pulsating abandon, coming off like an early blueprint for dark techno; quite frankly, it does sort of sound like a track from Cybotron’s Enter sessions, which may very well have served as the muse here. This song comes from a very infamous compilation, essentially a birthday present to the illustrious Genesis P. Orridge (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV) from all the headiest names in the industrial, synth, and experimental underground music scenes of that time; there were 666 copies made of the original box set, which included four cassette tapes and many songs that never wound up anywhere else. That, and the kinky nature inherent to many of the song’s titles (not to mention, the name of the box set itself, which I won’t even type due to the unwanted search traffic such a heading would inevitably bring with it), has made this one of the most hallowed & sought-after comps of all time, complete copies fetching well over $1000. Son of Sam (almost laughably gratuitous choice of name aside) turns out one of the more danceable additions in this collection here, and they must have been happy with it because it wound up on a few of their own releases.
