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Isolation Ward
12+ albums
coldwavepost-punkbelgiannew wavefemale vocalists
about
Formed in Brussels in 1980, Isolation Ward centred around musicians Stéphane Willocq and Jean-Pierre Everaerts. Following gigs at venues such as Plan K, the sextet recorded haunting classic Lamina Christus as their first single, produced by Peter Principle of Tuxedomoon, and released by Les Disques du Crépuscule in April 1982. Following live dates with diverse artists including The Birthday Party, Antena, 23 Skidoo and Siouxsie and the Banshees, the band released their second Crépuscule single Absent Heart a year later. However line-up changes troubled the band, and Isolation Ward played their final gig in May 1983. 1979 Stéphane Willocq and Jean-Pierre Everaerts, editors of Brussels punk fanzine Isolation Ward, sell their skateboards to purchase an electric guitar and a bass. 1980 Stéphane and Jean-Pierre decide to form a band with two friends attending the same high school: Thierry Heynderickx (also attending the Creative Electro-acoustic Music Workshop (ACME)) on keyboards and Etienne Vernaeve on drums. They agree to start rehearsing as soon as Thierry and Etienne purchase instruments. In the meantime, Stéphane and Jean-Pierre start playing as a duo, attempting some covers (including Closed Groove by Stiff Little Fingers) and writing a few songs of their own. The four members of the future band become close friends and spend much time in local record stores (Popper 21, Caroline and Casablanca Moon) and at local concert venues (Ancienne Belgique, Klacik and Plan K). The
