Cultural Amnesia 411332 216282328 2008-05-31T23:11:30Z ShelfSkewed 1152308 /* Discography */ dab link :''This article is about the musical group. For the book by [[Clive James]], see [[Cultural Amnesia (book)|Cultural Amnesia]].'' {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | Name = Cultural Amnesia | Img = | Img_capt = | Img_size = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels --> | Landscape = | Background = group_or_band | Birth_name = | Alias = | Born = | Died = | Origin = | Instrument = | Genre = | Occupation = | Years_active = 1979 &ndash; 1983, 1998 &ndash; Present | Label = | Associated_acts = | URL = http://www.culturalamnesia.com/ | Current_members = Ben Norland<br>Gerard Greenway<br>John Peacock | Past_members = | Notable_instruments = }} '''Cultural Amnesia''' are an [[England|English]] [[post-punk]] group first active between [[1979]] and [[1983]]. During this first period they released three [[compact audio cassette|cassette]] [[albums]]: ''[[Video Rideo]]'' ([[1981]]), ''[[The Uncle of the Boot]]'' ([[1983]]) and ''[[Sinclair's Luck]]'' ([[1983]]) and contributed to a number of compilations. Working in the wake of the early industrial bands, CA's output is very diverse, ranging from ambient soundscapes to synthpop, but it can be broadly characterized as song-based electronic music, normally making use of synthesizer, drum machine and guitar. Very early on in his career they worked with the late Geff Rushton ([[John Balance]]) of [[Coil (band)|Coil]], who wrote a handful of songs for them and who was an important supporter and enabler. After fifteen years of silence the band produced three new tracks in [[1998]]. Recent years have seen a return to sustained activity and some small-scale releases of old and new material. The CA website is a very full source of information on the band's output, both released and unreleased, with a number of tracks available for download. The site is a useful resource for those wanting to know more about the UK cassette scene of the late '70s and early '80s. ''[[Enormous Savages]]'', a compilation of material from 1981--1983, was released in the summer of [[2007]]; ''[[Press My Hungry Button]]'', a double LP of 1980--1983 material was released November [[2007]]. ==Discography== '''Albums''' *''[[Video Rideo]]'' (Cassette, 1981) *''[[Sinclair's Luck]]'' (Cassette, 1983) *''[[The Uncle Of The Boot]]'' (Cassette, 1983) *''[[Enormous Savages]]'' (LP, 2007) *''[[Little Savage]]'' (Mini-CD, 2007) *''[[Press My Hungry Button]]'' (2xLP, 2007) *''[[Still Hungry (Cultural Amnesia album)|Still Hungry]]'' (EP, 2007) '''Compilation appearances''' *"Yellow Song" on ''[[Standard Response]]'' (1979) *"Cyberforms Dub" on ''[[Snatch 2]]'' (1980) *"Repetition For This World", "Reprise", "Dialogue Of Skull And Soul" and "Secrets Of The Passive Margin" on ''[[Endzeit (compilation album)|Endzeit]]'' (1982) *"Colorblind" and "The Pigs Are Coming" on ''[[A Sudden Surge Of Power]]'' (1983) *"Nobody Does It Like You Do!" on ''[[Qu'est-ce Qu'il Y A?]]'' (1983) *"Resthome (The Man Who Worked With Tourists)" on ''[[Rising From The Red Sand (Volume Four)]]'' (1983) *"Kingdom Come" on ''[[The Angels Are Coming]]'' (1983) *"Where Has All The Difference Gone?" on ''[[On-Slaught No. 6]]'' (1985) *"Down By The Canal" on ''[[Cassette Culture I: Pause And Rewind]]'' (2005) *"Contains" on ''[[Cassette Culture II]]'' (2006) *"I Am Taking Photographs" on ''[[Electricity 3]]'' (2006) *"Resthome (The Man Who Worked With Tourists)" on ''[[Nonpop 2]]'' (2008) ==See also== *[[Electronic music]] *[[Industrial music]] *[[Post-punk]] *[[Cassette culture]] ==External links== *[http://www.culturalamnesia.com/ culturalamnesia] [[Category:English musical groups]] [[Category:Post-punk]] {{UK-rock-band-stub}}