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Artist
Eric Random
12+ albums
post-punkindustrialexperimentalelectronicnew wave
about
Experimental multi-instrumentalist Eric Random released three albums and a slew of singles between 1980 and 1987, tracing a fascinating post-punk arc from art-bruit to esoteric jazz and funk inflections, and later exploring non-Western idioms with his group The Bedlamites. Hailing from Manchester, Random struck up enduring associations with Buzzcock Pete Shelley, Velvets femme fatale Nico and (most notably) with Sheffield avant-gardists Cabaret Voltaire, with whom much of his early material bears comparison. Born Eric Ramsden in 1961, a teenage Random first recorded as part of The Tiller Boys, an experimental trio formed with Buzzcock Pete Shelley and drummer Francis Cookson. Often referenced, yet seldom heard, the group reflected shared Krautrock/Fripp and Eno avant-rock preferences and were a regular feature on Manc-centric post-punk bills in 1978/79, making their live debut supporting Joy Division at the Factory (Russell) Club on 9 June 1978, a gig immortalised on Peter Saville's iconic Fac 1 poster. The Tiller Boys also supported Joy Division and Cabaret Voltaire at the Factory on 20 October, Gang of Four in York, and cut a single intended for Factory Records at Arrow Studio in January 1979, although these tracks - three slices of pounding percussion and Neu!-like guitar clangour - were destined not to appear on the new Manchester indie. Shelley's commitment to the Buzzcocks meant that The Tiller Boys were never a full-time concern, and in any event Random favoured prom
top songs
albums
Subliminal (1980-82)
DEADEYE REMIXED
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Stop / Begin Again
One Way No Replay (Meat Beat Manifesto Remix)
Mechanism
Stop / Begin Again (Meat Beat Manifesto Remix)
One Way No Replay (Meat Beat Manifesto Cyber Dub Remix)
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Stop / Begin Again (SINE Remix)
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Deadeye
So Low - Mixed by Optimo
Free Agents
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One Way No Replay (Energy Fools Remix)