Hula (2) – 1000 Hours

I never really liked live recordings as I prefer to be at the event. That said, the tracks on side C & D are unique to this release and most not to be found anywhere else. These are really great industrial pieces, dense, 'obscure', … If you like the sound of SPK in its "Leichenschrei" period, you will love these. I don't know how many times I've played side C & D, as these tracks were growing on me. Listening to it now and they still have this much appreciated elusive effet. The last piece bears the name an Antwerp city street.

A really great record! I'm not that much into Live records at all, but these recordings are awesome. I would have liked to be at that show. But in february of 1985 I still attended elementary school, so I guess my parents would not have allowed it... the studio record of this double LP set is worth every penny, too. If you are into stuff like Cabaret Voltaire, Throbbing Gristle, and the likes, this one is an easy and sadly overlooked choice.

Ok - if you have this already you know its good - in my books the best Hula album and yes it is live - the live stuff is excellent and much better than your average 80's edgy-electrotypical band trying to play live - they actually did it well and the combo of the live vocals and cut ups with Avery's pluck-funk bass and Nort's drumming really worked, sometimes outshining the studio tracks (particularly prevalent on the, i guess, more rehearsed 'Cut from Inside' tracks which sound much superior here). The studio album is also of excellent quality - think along the lines of Hula meets Sigue Sigue Sputnik - well sort of! Again a classic case of 'why was it never put on CD?'. Maybe one day. A half-mile away from their next (but also excellent if somewhat more commercial) LP, i think 1000 Hours was certainly their pinnacle of clever vocal and edgy rhythmic toe-tapping-loops. Inspired me to write poetry (strange, but honestly!). Always brings back fond memories. "All fall in to the crazy circle".