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Subject: Death In June Category: Bands/Labels |
In the beginning--1977 to be precise--there came into existance a band called Crisis. I've not heard any of their material myself but judging from song titles it's probably vintage Sex Pistols-era punk rock. Crisis broke up in 1980. Two members went on to form a band called Theater of Hate. They are not who this discography is about. The other two members, Douglas Pearce and Tony Wakeford, formed Death In June with Patrick Leagas. In 1983, Wakeford left the band to form Sol Invictus. The follwing is from the liner notes to 93 Dead Sunwheels:
"From 1983 to December 1984, Death In June consisted of Douglas P. (vocals, guitar, drums, keyboards), Patrick Leagas (vocals, drums, drum machine, keyboards, trumpet) and Richard Butler (keyboards). ...Richard Butler departed the group in December 1984, Patrick Leagas departed the group shortly after the release of Nada!, in May 1985."Since then, DIJ has been Pearce and numerous collaborators. I'm informed that Simon Norris, who has been with Douglas since '91, will stay on as a member.
DIJ is loosely affiliated with Current 93, Sol Invictus, Strawberry Switchblade, Sixth Comm, Coil and probably a dozen or so other really cool bands. They seem to trade off members whenever they need the extra players. Though the possibility is probably remote, it would be one hell of a great concert if all these bands went on a tour together.
Musically, DIJ are similar to Current 93, Sol Invictus and Sixth Comm. Their earlier material is remniscent of Joy Division, though their later work leans more toward acoustic guitar and percussion. If you like your music dark, rhythmic, and moody, DIJ are definitely worth checking out. Among the members of other bands who've worked on DIJ projects are:
David Tibet of Current 93
Rose McDowall of Strawberry Switchblade, as well as the recent Sorrow release
John Balance of Coil
Tony Wakeford of Sol Invictus, as well as a
recent solo album
Boyd Rice who has recorded both as himself
and as Non
Patrick Leagas O'Kill of Sixth Comm/Mother
Destruction
Andrea James of Somewhere in Europe
Gary Carey of The Joy of Life
Richard Butler of The Joy of Life
Ian Reed of Sol Invictus and Fire & Ice
Other websites: Unofficial Web Page and Internet Information Source
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Contributed by: Stewart Tame Date Added: 22-Aug-1999 Last Modified: 03-Dec-2004 |
