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I want to see this
but cannot seem to find anywhere in Chicago playing it. These were the songs I listened to, several years after Ian Curtis’ death, the songs that unhappily led me through my adolescent mires, I would tape them from my record player onto a cassette (remember, those?) snap it into a Walkman (one more relic for your architectural dig, and walk around this dirty city.

I must admit, when I found the true genesis of their name I was a bit saddened; I had just been to Auschwitz (1989) and found that the name had been taken from Nazi semantics- a set of attractive Jewish girls left aside for the carnal pleasures of German officers. In my innocence, I had thought the name was irony, the music was certainly not joyful, although yet a division from standard punk and pop- yes.

I wanted to write something for my sister, M. I cannot express how much I love her, or how much she means to me, and how our 7 year rift left my soul less, empty, ragged and raw. Without disturbing the water under the bridge (which is cool and shiny now) I just want to announce that she is my heart, and sometimes (at least 3 times a week) I awake calling her name.

So two songs came out of this week, and the potential for a Chicago collaboration that has all the hallmarks of being very good/solid/challenging/exciting. I want to post our first song, but the mix is not right yet (says he who I will now S.A.M.) so you will all have to wait.

I have spent the last couple of weeks meeting very cool people from all over the world, and hope to be able to showcase some of their great stuff in posts to come.

And yes, Nittso I still dig your music very much.

Shout out to spysuz in Bedford, UK, which is nowhere near Leeds. Hello Spysuz! You are brilliant.

Melissa’s Song, Unforgiven

Song for SAM to Contemplate (lyrics stolen for Melissa’s Song

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