Experimental/synth band from Germany led by Bob Giddens, who produced the first DAF recordings in the UK. They traversed the musical landscape by recording albums that ranged from minimalist/avant-garde electronic music to, in Giddens’ own words, “Fake Jazz”. After Holland In Not they signed to Rough Trade. Their recorded output after this wasn’t nearly as interesting as the album released by Outatune in 1980. They broke up not long after signing to Rough Trade.
The sound is minimal synth with some dark overtones. Strong experimental tendencies set this apart from some of the other German post-punk bands of the era. Moreso than their peers Surplus Stock could have fit in nicely in the UK, alongside bands such as the Fall, the Residents and the Pop Group.
Recently purchased from a friend. Whee!
Surplus Stock
Holland In Not
(Outatune, 1980)
RapidShare DL Link (thanks, Mutant-Sounds)
01. Trick Cyclist Cometh
02. Tarzan’s Takeaway
03. Stress
04. Sequencer 1 – Notstrom
05. Rhyme Dictates
06. Song For Nine To Five
07. Detante
08. Sequencer 2 – Slide Guitar
09. Anecdote
10. Sequencer 3 – Telephone
11. Metall Macht Krank
12. Take It
13. B/M/E
