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The Birthday Party
Photograph circa 1982, from left: Harvey, Cave, Calvert, Pew, Howard (cover image of John Peel Sessions CD, 2001)

Photograph circa 1982, from left: Harvey, Cave, Calvert, Pew, Howard (cover prototype of John Skin Sessions CD, 2001)
Background information
Also known as The Boys Next Door
Origin Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres
  • Post-punk
  • gothic rock[one]
  • dissonance rock[2]
  • art punk[3]
  • punk[iv]
  • blues stone[v]
Years active 1976–1983
Labels Missing Link, 4AD, Shock
Associated acts
  • Tuff Monks
  • Nick Cavern and the Bad Seeds
  • Crime and the City Solution
  • These Immortal Souls
  • Honeymoon in Red
Website www.thebirthdayparty.com.au
By members Nick Cavern
Mick Harvey
Tracy Pew
Phill Calvert
Rowland Southward. Howard

The Birthday Political party (originally known as The Boys Next Door) were an Australian postal service-punk band, active from 1978 to 1983. The group's "bleak and noisy soundscapes," which drew irreverently on blues, costless jazz, and rockabilly, provided the setting for singer Nick Cavern's agonizing tales of violence and perversion.[6] [7] [8] Their music has been described past critic Simon Reynolds as gothic, and their single "Release the Bats" was particularly influential on the emerging gothic scene.[7] Despite limited commercial success, The Birthday Political party's influence has been far-reaching, and they have been called "one of the darkest and most challenging post-punk groups to emerge in the early on '80s."[6]

In 1980, The Birthday Party moved from Melbourne to London, where they were championed by broadcaster John Peel. They later released two albums: Prayers on Burn down (1981) and Junkyard (1982). Disillusioned past their stay in London, the band'southward sound and alive shows became increasingly fierce. They broke upwardly soon later relocating to West Berlin in 1982. The creative core of The Birthday Political party – vocalist and songwriter Nick Cave, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Mick Harvey, and singer, songwriter and guitarist Rowland Southward. Howard – subsequently went on to acclaimed careers.

History [edit]

Early years and The Boys Next Door (1973–1978) [edit]

The nucleus of the band first met at the private boys schoolhouse Caulfield Grammar School, in suburban Melbourne, in the early seventies. A rock group was formed in 1973, with Nick Cavern (vocals), Mick Harvey (guitar), and Phill Calvert (drums), with other students John Cocivera, Brett Purcell and Chris Coyne (on guitar, bass and saxophone respectively). Most were also members of the school choir. The band played under diverse names at parties and school functions with a mixed repertoire of David Bowie, Lou Reed, Roxy Music, Alice Cooper and the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, among others. Saxophonist Chris Coyne went on to join the Paul Kelly Band in the 1980s.[nine]

After their last school year in 1975 the band decided to keep as a four-piece group, with friend Tracy Pew picking up the bass. Profoundly affected past the punk explosion of 1976 which saw Australian bands The Saints and Radio Birdman making their outset recordings and tours, The Boys Next Door, as they were now called, began performing punk and proto-punk cover versions, such as "Blitzkrieg Bop" and "Gloria", and a few original songs.[10] Past November 1977 their set up was dominated by fast original new wave material, such as "Sex Crimes" and "Masturbation Generation".[xi]

The Boys' 2d guitarist, Rowland S. Howard, joined in 1978, and near this time, the grouping'southward audio changed dramatically. The addition of Howard's guitar was certainly a catalyst (his later use of sound feedback existence a hallmark of the group) just there were other changes, also: their sound drew upon punk, rockabilly, free jazz and the rawest blues, but defied concise categorization.[ commendation needed ] Many songs were driven by prominent, repetitive basslines and frenetic, withal minimalist, drumming.[ citation needed ] Though the band was tightly rehearsed, the instrumentalists oftentimes sounded every bit if they were on the verge of collapse, this quality only emphasising the newfound mania of Cave's singing, and his expressionist lyrics.[ citation needed ] In producer/engineer Tony Cohen they institute a willing accomplice to their experimentation and their refusal to repeat themselves; and in manager Keith Drinking glass they found an enthusiastic financial backer. Glass' label Missing Link Records released all of the early Birthday Party records.

Name change and relocations (1978–1982) [edit]

The Boys Side by side Door's best known song, "Shivers", written by Howard, and first performed and recorded by his band The Young Charlatans, was banned by radio stations because of a reference to suicide. After recordings and moderate success in Commonwealth of australia (including hundreds of live shows) they headed for London in 1980, changed their name to The Birthday Party and launched into a period of innovative and ambitious music-making. Some sources say the band took its new name from the Harold Pinter play The Birthday Political party;[12] others (including Ian Johnston'south Cave biography) state it was prompted past Cave misremembering, or intentionally misattributing, the name to a not-existent birthday party scene in the Dostoyevsky novel Law-breaking and Punishment. In a 2008 interview, Rowland S. Howard gave his own recollection: "The name The Birthday Party came up in chat between Nick and myself. There'due south this apocryphal story about it coming from a Dostoyevsky novel. Information technology may take had various connotations, but what he and I spoke about was a sense of celebration and making things into more an occasion and ritual".[thirteen]

They resided in London, but were disillusioned with the state of the music scene, only finding agreeing groups in the Fall and the Pop Group.[14] They took trips back to Australia and tours through Europe and the U.S. earlier relocating to West Berlin in 1982. Higher up the barely-controlled dissonance, Cavern'south vocals ranged from drastic to simply menacing and demented. Critics accept written that "neither John Cale nor Alfred Hitchcock was ever this scary,"[15] and that Cave "doesn't so much sing his vocals as expel them from his gut".[16] Though Cave drew on earlier rock and roll shriekers—especially Iggy Pop and Suicide's Alan Vega—his singing with the Altogether Party remains powerful and distinct. His lyrics also drew on Arthur Rimbaud and Charles Baudelaire.[17]

The single "Release the Bats" came out during the emergence of the gothic scene.[18] This vocal most "vampire sex activity" was promoted by an advertisement with the words "Dirtiness is next to antigodliness".[vii] [18]

Their 1982 anthology Junkyard was inspired past American Southern Gothic imagery, dealing with extreme subjects similar an evangelist's murdered girl.[7]

Terminal years (1982–1983) [edit]

The Birthday Party were regulars at Melbourne's Crystal Ballroom, playing their terminal show there in 1983.

For The Altogether Party, things had changed. Calvert was ejected in 1982; he was reportedly "unable to nail down the beats for 'Dead Joe' to everyone's satisfaction",[19] and Harvey moved to drums. When Pew was jailed for drunk driving and niggling theft early in 1982, Chris Walsh, Barry Adamson and Howard'due south brother Harry replaced him for live appearances and cursory studio work. Pew rejoined the band in July.

The Wildcat EP independent lyrics evoking blasphemy, words which were equally nighttime as the gothic poems of Lautréamont.[7] The title track portrayed a muddied heaven with rats and trash.[vii]

In 1982 a spin-off group with Lydia Luncheon, Honeymoon in Red, recorded an album which was eventually released in 1987. Harvey and Cavern were reportedly and so unhappy with the mixing and overdubbing done subsequently their involvement that they requested their names be withheld from its liner notes. Howard and Pew apparently had no objections to being credited by name.

A tour in Jan 1983 found the grouping return to a v-piece, with Jeffrey Wegener playing drums and Harvey returning to second guitar. Wegener did not remain with the group, yet, and they returned to a four-piece soon afterwards. Later that year, Blixa Bargeld from the German grouping Einstürzende Neubauten recorded a guitar role in the studio on the track "Mutiny in Heaven". Tension between Cave and Howard soon came to a head, merely it was Harvey who first left the group – their terminal tour saw Des Hefner on drums. The Birthday Party played their last show at the Crystal Ballroom in St Kilda on 9 June 1983 and disbanded not long after, due in part to the split betwixt Cavern and Howard, equally well as work and drug-related burnout.[twenty]

Post-breakup, legacy and influence [edit]

Several groups rose from The Birthday Political party'south ashes: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (featuring Cave, Harvey, Adamson, Bargeld and briefly Pew), Law-breaking and the City Solution (featuring Harvey and Howard, later simply Harvey) and These Immortal Souls (featuring Howard).

Pew died from injuries acquired by an epileptic seizure in 1986.

On one September 1992, in that location was a brief Altogether Party reunion as Rowland Southward. Howard joined Nick Cave and Mick Harvey on stage at a Bad Seeds NME charity show at the Boondocks and State Club in London to play "Wild World", "Dead Joe" and "Nick the Stripper".

Due in function to their legendary condition and to the continuing success of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Birthday Political party's back catalogue has been re-released on CD several times. Mick Harvey has overseen releases of rare or previously unissued recordings (Live and John Peel CDs).

The Altogether Political party'due south initial impact was on the gothic rock genre. According to New Musical Express, "The Party have been indirectly held responsible for the rise of a visceral new hardcore, ranging from The Sexual activity Gang Children, through Danse Macabre to March Violets."[21] Stone acts that have cited The Birthday Political party equally an influence include My Bloody Valentine,[22] Alex Turner,[23] and LCD Soundsystem.[24] In 2006, American label 3 Ane Thousand released Release The Bats: The Altogether Political party As Heard Through The Meat Grinder Of Iii I K, a compilation featuring covers by various bands, including Daughters, Melt-Banana and Cattle Decapitation.

In Oct 2007, Cave alone was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. During his credence speech, Cave took it upon himself to 'induct' the Australian members of the Bad Seeds (including Harvey), plus Howard and Pew from The Birthday Party.

Rowland Southward. Howard died on 30 December 2009 of liver cancer.[25] In 2012 Howard's early on songs were played live as a tribute in Melbourne: a four-piece ring played consisting of Harvey, Calvert, Ron Rude and Rowland Howard's sister Angela.[26]

Members [edit]

Band members
  • Nick Cavern – vocals, saxophone (1976–1983)
  • Mick Harvey – guitar, drums, keyboards (1976–1983)
  • Rowland Due south. Howard – guitar, vocals (1978–1983; died 2009)
  • Tracy Pew – bass, clarinet (1976–1982, 1982–1983; died 1986)
  • Phill Calvert – drums (1976–1982)
Touring and guest musicians
  • Chris Walsh – bass (Feb 1982)
  • Barry Adamson – bass (Apr–May 1982)
  • Harry Howard – bass (June–July 1982)
  • Jeffrey Wegener – drums (Jan 1983)
  • Des Hefner – drums (May–June 1983)
  • Blixa Bargeld – guitar (April 1983, in-studio invitee)

Timeline [edit]

Discography [edit]

The Boys Side by side Door
  • Door, Door (1979)
The Altogether Political party
  • The Birthday Party (1980)
  • Prayers on Fire (1981)
  • Junkyard (1982)

References [edit]

  1. ^ Staff. "Gothic Rock Guide: five Notable Goth Stone Musicians". MasterClass . Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  2. ^ Terich, Jeff. "The thirty Best Noise-Rock Songs". Stereogum . Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. ^ Smithers, Aaron (2008). Old Roots, New Routes: The Cultural Politics of Alt.state Music. University of Michigan. p. 179. ...the seminal Australian art-punk ring Birthday Party
  4. ^ "Nick Cavern & the Bad Seeds: Allow Beloved In / Murder Ballads / The Boatman's Call / No More Shall We Part". Pitchfork.com . Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  5. ^ Lipez, Zachary (6 February 2022). "The Altogether Party: Junkyard Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved 6 Feb 2022.
  6. ^ a b Thomas, Stephen. "The Birthday Party". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Reynolds, Simon (2005). Rip It Up and Start Once more: Postpunk 1978–1984. London: Faber and Faber, 2005. pp. 429–431. ISBN0-571-21569-half-dozen.
  8. ^ "The Quietus | 30 Years On: We Render To The Birthday Party's Junkyard". The Quietus.
  9. ^ "Paul Kelly". Australian Stone Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
  10. ^ "The Boys Side by side Door Concerts". Abode.iae.nl. Retrieved nine October 2011.
  11. ^ David Nichols (22 October 2007). ""Lethal Weapons" 30 Years On". Messandnoise.com. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  12. ^ "Heathenworld.com". Heathenworld.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved nine October 2011.
  13. ^ Mojo mag, November 2008. As told to Roy Wilkinson p.162
  14. ^ Taylor, Tom (11 May 2021). "Heroin, Hedonism and Mick Harvey: Managing 'The Birthday Political party', the nigh violent ring in the world". Far Out Magazine . Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Trouser Press". Trouser Press. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  16. ^ "Smash Off!". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  17. ^ Reynolds 2005, pp. 428–429. sfn fault: no target: CITEREFReynolds2005 (help)
  18. ^ a b Lewis, Luke (five March 2009). "Release The Bats – It'due south The 20 Greatest Goth Tracks". NME. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. 7. The Birthday Party – Release The Bats. Knuckle-dragging drums. Sickening, scything distortion. Barely comprehensible vocals in the Vic Reeves 'club style': here was a compelling sonic template for goth's lunatic fringe. Virtually gothic moment: Nick Cavern's blood-curdling shriek: "Whooaaargh! BITE!"
  19. ^ "Dead Joe". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  20. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 134. ISBNone-85227-745-ix.
  21. ^ New Musical Limited, 25 December 1982. Cited in Jennifer Park, "Melancholy and the Macabre: Gothic Rock and Fashion," Gothic: Night Glamour past Valerie Steele and Jennifer Park, p. 141, 143.
  22. ^ Guitar World, Apr 1993 by Alan Di Perna Kevin Shields: "The Birthday Party were also my favorite ring at that time. They're pretty much why I formed a band. Them and the Cramps."
  23. ^ EW, June 2014 by Kyle Anderson Alex Turner: "I got turned on to this record by Roland F. Howard called Popcrimes. He was in the Birthday Party with Nick Cave, and it'south f—ing excellent. The lyrics are fantastic. It'due south a lot easier on the ear than the Altogether Political party—and I love the Altogether Party, by the way. I was listening to them simply yesterday."
  24. ^ Thrasher Magazine, Sept, 2005 by Sarah Pulver James Murphy: « My first album: I got some birthday money, went to the record store and bought Siouxsie and the Banshees Join Hands, The Fall Grotesque, and The Birthday Party Nick the Stripper, all in one day. And all three of those records are three of my favorite things I've always heard. »
  25. ^ "Bandmate pays tribute to Altogether Party guitarist – Entertainment (Australian Dissemination Corporation)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  26. ^ "Sentinel: Rowland S Howard Tribute At Ballroom Reunion In News : Mess+Noise". Messandnoise.com. v March 2012. Archived from the original on eleven February 2013. Retrieved i April 2012.

Further reading [edit]

  • "Inner Urban center Audio", Clinton Walker (Wild & Wooley, 1981; revised and expanded edition, Verse Chorus Press, 2005)
  • "Stranded: The Secret History of Australian Independent Music 1977-1991", Clinton Walker (Pan MacMillan Australia, 1996) ISBN 0-7329-0883-3
  • "Bad Seed: A biography of Nick Cave", Ian Johnstone (1996) ISBN 0-349-10778-5
  • "Nick Cavern: The Birthday Party and Other Epic Adventures", Robert Brokenmouth (Omnibus Press London, 1996) ISBN 0-7119-5601-4
  • "The life and music of Nick Cavern: An illustrated biography", Maximilian Dax & Johannes Beck (1999) ISBN 3-931126-27-vii
  • "Boot Against the Pricks: An Armchair Guide to Nick Cave", Amy Hanson (2005) ISBN ane-900924-96-X
  • Reynolds, Simon (2005). Rip It Up and Commencement Once more: Postpunk 1978–1984. London: Faber and Faber, 2005. pp. 429–431. ISBN0-571-21569-half dozen.
  • "Nick Cave Stories", Edited by Janine Barrand (2007)

External links [edit]

  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata
  • From The Athenaeum: a site with discography, concert history, videography, bibliography, etc. Also features Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Einstürzende Neubauten and related artists.
  • Article on The Birthday Party from HowlSpace
  • The Birthday Party discography from Nick Cavern Online
  • Inner Urban center Sound Website: a site dedicated to Clinton Walker'due south book "Inner Metropolis Audio" which lists The Birthday Party and other culling Australian bands of that era.
  • Tape embrace art at prehistoricsounds.com

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