CLOCK DVA - DISCOGRAPHY (121 VIDEOS)
Clock DVA
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One of the first groups to arise during the formation of the Sheffield Electronic Scene, Adi Newton formed the first lineup of Clock DVA, after his departure from The Future (the other members of which would go on to form The Human League and Heaven 17,) in 1978 with Judd Turner (bass), David J. Hammond (guitar), Roger Quail (drums) and Charlie Collins (saxophone, clarinet) in 1978 (the term 'DVA,' [meaning 'two' in Russian] was inspired by Anthony Burgess' satirical science fiction novel, 'A Clockwork Orange.') Originally focusing on experimental music inspired by science fiction and the occult (with the latter fading as time went on) and later reflecting the burgeoning industrial and electronic body music that had begun seeping into underground music scenes on both sides of the Atlantic.
After a handful of privately produced cassettes (most of which have since been collected in the 'Horology' boxed sets of lps from the German label Vinyl-On-Demand) the band released a cassette on Throbbing Gristle's Industrial Records label. "White Souls In Black Suits" features Founder members Adi Newton ( vocals, violin, EMS Synthi E, tapes), Steven James "Judd" Turner (bass, vocals, treatments, rhythm machine, ex-Block Opposite), and the original guitarist David J. Hammond (guitar/treatments). Two additional musicians were added to the line up, Roger Quail (drums) and Charlie Collins (saxophones, flute, and percussion,) and featured a sound much more in line with their contemporaries outside of the Sheffield scene (which had gravited to a smoother more pop oriented sound, for the most part.) The first formalised DVA line up also featured Simon Mark Elliot-Kemp on synthesiser.
In 1981, David J Hammond left and guitarist Paul Widger joined in 1980. The following album, "Thirst," was produced by Psychic TV producer Ken Thomas and released through the independent Record label Fetish (and was cited, by the NME Journalist Paul Morley, as one of the great albums of the 80's alongside Joy Division's "Unknown Pleasures" and The Falls "Dragnet".) After THIRST, Newton / Turner decided to take Clock DVA into another direction and parted company with Qual, Collins, and Widger, who consequently formed the short lived group The Box. Tragedy struck later with the death of co-founder Steven James Turner. By 1983, with Newton as the only remaining original member, replacements had been found in John Valentine Carruthers (guitar), Paul Browse (saxophone), Dean Dennis (bass) and Nick Sanderson (drums). A brace of singles then preceded "Advantage", their first album for Polydor Records. The following year Carruthers and Sanderson departed, leaving Clock DVA would to continue as a trio. Although it would be five years before another Clock DVA album, Newton remained busy with his audio visual conceptual project The Anti Group (TAGC) which researched and developed ambisonics and psychoacoustics through experimental uses of frequencies and ambient acousmatic sound pieces, alongside visual and conceptual text pieces . The album, "The Delivery" (a soundtrack album for a TAGC 16 mm film,) a series of recordings including "Documents" and the acclaimed ambisonic album "Digitaria" and the pioneering "Meontological Research Recordings" were released, also the soundtrack to "Burning Water", a 25 min TAGC film. In 1988 "Buried Dreams" was recorded utilising the first digital sampling synthesisers and computer sequencing which Newton had been experimenting with in TAGC, released in 1989 by Interfisch, and often hailed as the group's masterpiece. By the time of 1991's "Transitional Voices", Browse had been replaced by Robert E. Baker, of TAGC. The departure of Dennis after the completion of "Man Amplified" and "Digital Soundtracks" in 1992 left the remaining duo of Newton and Baker to record "Sign," here released on the Italian Record Label Contempo.
After 15 years of silence, Adi Newton reactivated Clock DVA. Since 2011 the new line-up (feat. Maurizio "TeZ" Martinucci) has performed at major independent electronic festivals and venues throughout Europe. The 'Horology' series of vinyl box sets compiling early cassette only material began in 2012 (with three volumes released as of 2019) and Mute Records have signed a contract with Newton to reissue all of the official Clock DVA recordings (minus private press cassette releases) along with a new studio album.
A "new" album, "Post-Sign", was released 2013, having been recorded in 1994/95 by Newton as an instrumental companion album to "Sign", which hadremained unreleased since recording due to problems with an Italian record label after Contempo's demise. "Clock 2", a Printed Aluminium USB Smart media Card in Printed Metal box was released with all new material plus remixes by ATOM, Scanner, Frank Bretschneider and also features several videos by Pannos Tomaras and a 48 page PDF was release in 2014, as well as a limited silkscreened double sleeve 12" 45 of "The Konstructor/De Konstructor" with two DVA remixes, both through Newton's own label Anterior Research Media Communications _ armcomm.co.uk. A new E-exclusive 3 track minimax CD EP "NEOTERIC" has also been released in 2016.Less
After a handful of privately produced cassettes (most of which have since been collected in the 'Horology' boxed sets of lps from the German label Vinyl-On-Demand) the band released a cassette on Throbbing Gristle's Industrial Records label. "White Souls In Black Suits" features Founder members Adi Newton ( vocals, violin, EMS Synthi E, tapes), Steven James "Judd" Turner (bass, vocals, treatments, rhythm machine, ex-Block Opposite), and the original guitarist David J. Hammond (guitar/treatments). Two additional musicians were added to the line up, Roger Quail (drums) and Charlie Collins (saxophones, flute, and percussion,) and featured a sound much more in line with their contemporaries outside of the Sheffield scene (which had gravited to a smoother more pop oriented sound, for the most part.) The first formalised DVA line up also featured Simon Mark Elliot-Kemp on synthesiser.
In 1981, David J Hammond left and guitarist Paul Widger joined in 1980. The following album, "Thirst," was produced by Psychic TV producer Ken Thomas and released through the independent Record label Fetish (and was cited, by the NME Journalist Paul Morley, as one of the great albums of the 80's alongside Joy Division's "Unknown Pleasures" and The Falls "Dragnet".) After THIRST, Newton / Turner decided to take Clock DVA into another direction and parted company with Qual, Collins, and Widger, who consequently formed the short lived group The Box. Tragedy struck later with the death of co-founder Steven James Turner. By 1983, with Newton as the only remaining original member, replacements had been found in John Valentine Carruthers (guitar), Paul Browse (saxophone), Dean Dennis (bass) and Nick Sanderson (drums). A brace of singles then preceded "Advantage", their first album for Polydor Records. The following year Carruthers and Sanderson departed, leaving Clock DVA would to continue as a trio. Although it would be five years before another Clock DVA album, Newton remained busy with his audio visual conceptual project The Anti Group (TAGC) which researched and developed ambisonics and psychoacoustics through experimental uses of frequencies and ambient acousmatic sound pieces, alongside visual and conceptual text pieces . The album, "The Delivery" (a soundtrack album for a TAGC 16 mm film,) a series of recordings including "Documents" and the acclaimed ambisonic album "Digitaria" and the pioneering "Meontological Research Recordings" were released, also the soundtrack to "Burning Water", a 25 min TAGC film. In 1988 "Buried Dreams" was recorded utilising the first digital sampling synthesisers and computer sequencing which Newton had been experimenting with in TAGC, released in 1989 by Interfisch, and often hailed as the group's masterpiece. By the time of 1991's "Transitional Voices", Browse had been replaced by Robert E. Baker, of TAGC. The departure of Dennis after the completion of "Man Amplified" and "Digital Soundtracks" in 1992 left the remaining duo of Newton and Baker to record "Sign," here released on the Italian Record Label Contempo.
After 15 years of silence, Adi Newton reactivated Clock DVA. Since 2011 the new line-up (feat. Maurizio "TeZ" Martinucci) has performed at major independent electronic festivals and venues throughout Europe. The 'Horology' series of vinyl box sets compiling early cassette only material began in 2012 (with three volumes released as of 2019) and Mute Records have signed a contract with Newton to reissue all of the official Clock DVA recordings (minus private press cassette releases) along with a new studio album.
A "new" album, "Post-Sign", was released 2013, having been recorded in 1994/95 by Newton as an instrumental companion album to "Sign", which hadremained unreleased since recording due to problems with an Italian record label after Contempo's demise. "Clock 2", a Printed Aluminium USB Smart media Card in Printed Metal box was released with all new material plus remixes by ATOM, Scanner, Frank Bretschneider and also features several videos by Pannos Tomaras and a 48 page PDF was release in 2014, as well as a limited silkscreened double sleeve 12" 45 of "The Konstructor/De Konstructor" with two DVA remixes, both through Newton's own label Anterior Research Media Communications _ armcomm.co.uk. A new E-exclusive 3 track minimax CD EP "NEOTERIC" has also been released in 2016.Less
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Adi Newton, Alessandro Cellai, Barry R. Harden, Charlie Collins, David James Hammond,David Palmer, Dean Dennis, John Valentine Carruthers, Maurizio Martinucci, Michael Ward (3), Nick Sanderson, Panagiotis Tomaras, Paul Browse, Paul Widger, Robert Baker,Roger Quail, Shaun Ward (2), Simon Mark Elliot-Kemp, Steven James Turner
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dog_green_sector
August 17, 2018
Anybody know what is going on regarding orders placed for CDs or Records via the armcomm website?
The armcomm site now appears to be ‘hacked’
The armcomm site now appears to be ‘hacked’
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IndustrialSoundtrack
November 22, 2015
edited over 4 years ago
DVA's Adi Newton is featured in the music documentary Industrial Soundtrack For The Urban Decay.
DVD & Bluray release features +30 minutes of unseen interviews.
Now available from: www.industrialsoundtrack.com/shop
DVD & Bluray release features +30 minutes of unseen interviews.
Now available from: www.industrialsoundtrack.com/shop
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Alain_Patrick
August 24, 2006
edited over 13 years ago
There is something about the introspectiveness and experimentation on Clock DVA's art that is really fascinating. The obscure perspective was unique - specially on "Buried Dreams", among the highest standards for avant-garde electronic music albums ever.
It's amazing how this English formation could blend the tastes of minimal ("Transitional Voices", "Sound Mirror"), experimental ("Sonology Of Sex", "The Unseen"), introspectiveness ("The Reign, Velvet Realm"), with sensuality (on "Buried Dreams", the most sexy vanguardist music you could imagine), melted with a natural sense of darkness.
"Transitional Voices" and "The Reign" were real dancefloor anthems on the underground Industrial / EBM clubs in São Paulo in 1990-1991, thanks to connaisseurs such as DJ Magal and Mellão from Muzik.
Clock DVA remains an essential Electronic Act of the Avant-Garde Electronica, just like groups such as Cabaret Voltaire, Klinik, Tangerine Dream, Model 500, Kraftwerk & Riuichi Sakamoto.
It's amazing how this English formation could blend the tastes of minimal ("Transitional Voices", "Sound Mirror"), experimental ("Sonology Of Sex", "The Unseen"), introspectiveness ("The Reign, Velvet Realm"), with sensuality (on "Buried Dreams", the most sexy vanguardist music you could imagine), melted with a natural sense of darkness.
"Transitional Voices" and "The Reign" were real dancefloor anthems on the underground Industrial / EBM clubs in São Paulo in 1990-1991, thanks to connaisseurs such as DJ Magal and Mellão from Muzik.
Clock DVA remains an essential Electronic Act of the Avant-Garde Electronica, just like groups such as Cabaret Voltaire, Klinik, Tangerine Dream, Model 500, Kraftwerk & Riuichi Sakamoto.
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adamx
July 23, 2004
edited over 5 years ago
Clock DVA's Buried Dreams album is the #1 soundtrack to my darkest sexual pleasures & fantasies. If you like dark sexy machine made music this album must not be overlooked. There has not been one girl I've played this album for that did'nt feel the same way. Highly recommended!
Crijevo
June 17, 2003
edited over 2 years ago
Clock DVA evolved from their early electronics/avant garde collective into a more sophisticated electronics/avant garde collective only with a virtual difference to once a more conventional line-up. Obsessions with science and social deviance made their sound go for various debates whether the group were self-indulging in the wake of Kraftwerk as the closest comparison but their influence is just as huge. They cut their own path and we should hail them for their music is some of the most uncompromising statement of the modern age.
Clock DVA - Buried Dreams
Clock DVA - 4 Hours [Original Single Mix]
THE HACKER fUTURE sEX eDIT
Clock DVA - Sensorium [Original Single Mix]
CLOCK DVA - RE/ACT - DEDICADO A ALEX COLBY
DVA-High Holy Disco Mass
Clock DVA - Prior To Intercourse
[IF-SETH 017-C] CLOCKDVA - Buried Dreams FULL ALBUM (Industrial-1989)
DVA-The Voice That Speaks From Within (Triumph Over Will) Part 1
Clock DVA - Final Program (1991)
Clock | DVA - Bitstream I
Clock DVA - The Hacker
Clock DVA - The Sensual Engine
Dva - You're Without Sound
CLOCK DVA 7 DC [SEVEN DAY CYCLE]
Clock DVA - Oedipus
CLOCKDVA CLOCK 2 USB SMART MEDIA PROMO
CDVA RE KONSTRUCTOR RE KABARET 13 12 VINYL PROMO
Clock DVA - Coil
Clock DVA - Sentinel
Clock DVA - High Holy Disco Mass
Clock DVA-North Loop (Live 3-30-1981)
Clock DVA - Axiomatic and Heuristic - CLIP
Clock DVA - The Obsession Intensifies
Clock DVA Poem
Clock DVA - The Secret Life of the Big Black Suit (1983)
CLOCK DVA - The Sonology Of Sex II (LE COMTESSE DE SANG)
Clock DVA - Subliminal Suggestion
Clock DVA-Remain-Remain (Live 3-30-1981)
Clock DVA - Advantage (1983) FULL ALBUM + B-sides
Clock DVA - The Act
Clock DVA - Diminishing Point
Clock DVA - Rayonist
Clock DVA-Brigade (Live 8-4-1979)
Clock DVA-My Allen Jones (Live 2-24-1980)
The Future — Blank Clocks
Clock DVA-Sensorium (Live 2-8-1981)
Clock DVA-White Cell (Live 2-8-1981)
CLOCK DVA - The Sonology of Sex 1 [1989]
Clock DVA-Felt (Live 2-8-1981)
Clock DVA- 7DC
Clock DVA-Remain-Remain (Live 2-8-1981)
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