Solenoid
was an experimental pop group from Harderwijk, the Netherlands. Expressing
their amplified waves through music and disturbed sounds. They were active as a
band in 1981 - 1982. Starting as a trio with guitar, bass, voice, organ, rhytm
box. More terrestials became involved in their works. Expanded with drums,
crackle box, toy instruments, trumpet, saxophone and manipulated tapes. They were a live band,
and involved in cassette culture. Rooted in psychedelic freaked-out pothead
pixies underworld. Taking inspiration from those-were-the days-styles such as
no wave, industrial music, the experimental expressions of Deutsche Welle, as
well as early futurist art. The core members were closely connected with De
Fabriek. The first Solenoid tape was in fact a collaboration with De Fabriek.
Occasional
airplay on Dutch FM radio was given by VPRO's RadioNome. The Radiola Salon was
also a FM radio outlet for Solenoid. Amazing free radio shows organized and
presented by Willem de Ridder.
Solenoid
received some exposure in Vinyl magazine: ... The music mostly comes about
through improvisations and recorded on tape without overdubs.Before playing
they agree on a key, but the final results are based on coincidence. Music
means feelings to them. Something you don't figure out in advance ... Their
first performance in the Effenaar as supporting act for Nasmak aroused mixed
reactions ...
The band
performed in Octopus with Doxa Sinistra during one of the [forgotten] Ultra
nights in 1982. Other performances took place in Walhalla - Deventer, and in
their squated homebase Het Moeras - Harderwijk. Their last concert was in
Gallery Het Langhuis - Zwolle during the Elettrico Tempo exhibition along with
De Fabriek, ERA_ORA, Nexda, Wolf P. Rillings, and others at the end of
1982.
Het Moeras - Harderwijk
Discography:
De Fabriek
- Solenoid goes Fabriek: 1981 De Fabriek Records & Tapes Fabprod 3 (Here)
Solenoid -
Silex Hippopola: 1982 New Bulwark Records & Tapes (Here)
Solenoid -
Norey Games: 1982 private release
Audio
Exchange Compilation: 1983 Soft Joke Prod Tapes & Records
Solenoid
Superfar: circa 1986 De Fabriek Records & Tapes (Here)
Norey Games
is a tape that has never been shared before in any way on the net! It was
distributed only among invitees during a private release party in the summer of
1982. The tracks are mostly compiled from their live performances and
alternated with tape experiments.
Get it HERE
A forgotten cassette of Peer Saer's project Insecticide might follow shortly. Stay tuned!
