INTRODUCTION TO THE CHRIS GARLAND ARCHIVE: BACKTRAX 1977 - 2008
HISTORY
1977: KRAFTWERK - TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS
1977: PRINCE FAR I - UNDER HEAVY MANNERS
1980: STARSHIP AFRICA - CREATION REBEL
1980: THE SLITS - ‘MAN NEXT DOOR’
1981: HUNGRY SO ANGRY / FURTHER THAN FUNK DREAM - MEDIUM MEDIUM
1982: MINISTRY - COLD LIFE / WORK FOR LOVE + EARLY 80S VIDEO 'THE REAL AL'!
1984/5: U-BAHNX - YOUNG HEARTS OF EUROPE/KISS OF DEATH/HOLD BACK THE TEARS
1987: THE TRASH GROOVE GIRLS
1987: WASCH! HOMO SUPERIOR / HOLY PLACES
1987 - 1988: M.E.L.T. RADIOACTIVITY / SEX O MATIC
1990: I.G.L.U. - JE T’AIME. BLACK OUT RECORDS / FORCE INC - FRANKFURT - ACHIM SZPANSKI
1996
1997: THE DISKOWALKÜREN
1998: SYSTEM DE LA MODE
1999: FEDERAL REPUBLIC
2000: ZONK / ZONKFACTORY
2001: THE VIRTUAL ORCHESTRA
2002: DUFT
Produced by CHRIS GARLAND & BRIT LEISSLER, engineered by MICHAEL SONNEN this is a brilliant magnificent album, featured here in its entirety. WONDERFUL INTELLIGENT IRONIC INSPIRED SONGS and STUNNING ADDICTIVE BEAUTIFUL HALLUCINOGENIC VOCALS FROM THE BEAUTIFUL AND INCREDIBLY TALENTED BRIT LEISSLER, this is still one of my favorite ‘ART-POP ELECTRONICA’ albums. All of these songs are IRRESISTIBLY ADDICTIVE LYSERGIC POP-CANDY and ‘WIR MARSCHIEREN’ is almost a ‘GERMAN ANTHEM’ having become a huge hit in the clubs and on radio. For non German ears, you just have to imagine the effect of a dance track based around the idea of ‘marching’ when released in Germany. Brit is a hugely talented song writer and singer, but eventually moved out of music to concentrate on her design career, and now runs a very successful Berlin based design company. (see BRIT LEISSLER - SHOOT THE STYLIST & 'PUNCH N CUDDLE'.
2002 - 2003: THE BLUE VOID - ACID POP CANDY
2005: P-KOMMANDO
2006: MINISTRY VIDEO
2006: THE POETS OF NOW
2008: MANIFESTO
So this has been a musical history spread over thirty years, it has I must say been quite journey for me, revisiting both good and not so good memories. I have obviously been selective about what is featured here, some things I would like to have included are not featured as I know longer have the tracks/masters or indeed know where they are. However perhaps other things will turn up and can be included at a later date. Looking back on me, in those days, hmmmm! I'm not sure! Certainly a very different person (one hopes) to the one I am today! And probably more convinced about myself than I should have been! Anyway, I hope this 'history lesson' is interesting and entertaining, it certainly has been for me!