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Gigs For An Imaginary Audience

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about this album

Deep, long-lost, performance tracks by Culturcide that in the past 30 years have surfaced all over the world. Now available for the first time, these recordings have been lovingly remastered by the savants at ZenHill Records, for the listening enjoyment of audiences (real and imagined) around the world. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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This collection captures Culturcide's live performances across decades, offering a rare window into how the band's conceptual rigor translated to real-time interaction with audiences. The remastered tracks reveal the sonic textures often lost in archival recordings—the precise instrumental interplay and vocal delivery that grounded their theoretical concerns in tangible sound. What emerges is not merely a historical document but evidence of how performance functions as a distinct artistic medium, where spontaneity and constraint negotiate with each other. These sessions suggest how a band could engage seriously with ideas about culture and meaning while remaining utterly attentive to the immediate moment. The careful restoration work honors both the original performances and contemporary listeners, making something previously scattered and ina

tracks

1

Laughtrack (1980 Rehearsal)

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4:22
2

Nothing (1980 Rehearsal)

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5:01
3

Another Miracle (1980 Rehearsal)

Culturcide

4:21
4

The Tapes (Oct. 1980 Rehearsal)

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4:40
5

Who Are We (Live At Anti-Nuke Rally, Tranquility Park; February 27, 1983)

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2:58
6

Culture Crisis (Joe Starr's Omni '82)

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2:53
7

Feeling I Was Gonna Die (Live At Cafe Mode; February 2, 1986)

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4:00
8

Tunnel of Blood (Live At Orange Show; August 10, 1984)

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3:20
9

(C'mon) Let's Talk About It / Hmmm / Mommy and I are One (Live At Anti-Club, LA; August 23, 1984)

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7:33
10

Penis-Vagina (Live At Rock Island; October 29, 1982)

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4:14
11

Jingle Fuck (1985)

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0:59
12

Houston (Live At ACA Studio; September 26, 1982)

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2:44

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