{"product_id":"spk-auto-da-fe-cd","title":"SPK - Auto-Da-Fé CD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLive at the Crypt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeichenschrei\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u0026amp; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInformation Overload Unit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e here comes another\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e SPK \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ere-release on OEC!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis time we are pleased and honoured to go for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuto-Da-Fé.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGRAEME REVELL wrote at the end of 2025 a new and complete introduction to such re-edition.\u003cbr\u003eThose writings are integrated into cover notes for introduce the new (2026) listener into such a very special album who marks an era!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat album came first out on \u003cstrong\u003eWalter Ulbricht Schallfolien\u003c\/strong\u003e on LP in 1983!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuto-Da-Fé is a collection of SPK’s singles from between 1978 and 1979. \u003cbr\u003eThe first five tracks, from '78 and '79, are basically a scratchy thrashy punk sound, augmented by synthesizers and samples. \u003cbr\u003eGuitars grind, electronics screech, and metal is most thoroughly bashed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHighlight of these early works, and indeed the album, is the deranged \u003cstrong\u003eSLOGUN\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cbr\u003eThe intro to the song, a demented echoing clucking and quacking, leads into a pulverising mechanical grind. \u003cbr\u003eSurely a candidate for most extreme song of the late 70s and early 80s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe next three tracks come from 1981, and a new more synth-oriented sound has been discovered. \"Metal Field\" and \"Walking on Dead Steps\", ever-so-slightly catchy, creepy, with militaristic overtones. \u003cbr\u003e\"A Heart that Breaks (In No Time Or Place)\", is the stand-out here, a minimalistic, almost EBM track, as an empassioned female voice narrates the amazingly bitter lyrics, while seemingly random percussion bashes quietly in the background.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe final three tracks date from 1982. \u003cbr\u003eOn these tracks, a kind of shamanic quality has overcome the music, a tribal, mystical sound has come into effect. \u003cbr\u003eSynth-drum beats hold the songs together, as metallic-percussion inject the tracks with a hint of randomness and confusion. \u003cbr\u003eVocals are no longer shouted, but delivered calmly, and the synth backing is created through drones, rather than beeps and stabs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery single one of these 11 tracks is of highest INSDUSTRIAL quality.\u003cbr\u003eBest and rough sound of the era.\u003cbr\u003eFrom Industrial-Noise textures to Punk-Trappings to more danceable Industrial Angst-Pop.\u003cbr\u003eA selection of great SPK hits that made the history of Industrial Muzak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSlogun:\u003cbr\u003eSPK\u003cbr\u003eSPK\u003cbr\u003eSPK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKill Kill Kill for Inner Peace\u003cbr\u003eBomb Bomb Bomb for Mental Health\u003cbr\u003eTherapy through Violence\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPK\u003cbr\u003eSPK\u003cbr\u003eSPK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA song for this era, for the future and the future to come!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracklist:\u003cbr\u003e1.  Kontakt  \u003cbr\u003e2.  Germanik\u003cbr\u003e3.  Mekano\u003cbr\u003e4.  Retard\u003cbr\u003e5.  Slogun\u003cbr\u003e6.  Metall Field\u003cbr\u003e7.  Walking On Dead Steps\u003cbr\u003e8.  A Heart That Breaks (In No Time Or Place)\u003cbr\u003e9.  Another Dark Age \u003cbr\u003e10.  Twilight Of The Idols \u003cbr\u003e11.  Cultureside\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Europa Cafe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64566845833565,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/8953\/6349\/files\/R-36704974-1773057233-9541.jpg?v=1777553028","url":"https:\/\/satatuhatta.net\/products\/spk-auto-da-fe-cd","provider":"Satatuhatta","version":"1.0","type":"link"}