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The Door and the Window
12+ albums
post-punkexperimentalnew waveAvant-GardeUK
about
The Door And The Window was a short-lived British art punk DIY band, formed by the duo of Nag and Bendle in London, and active from 1979 to '81. Originally inspired by both the DIY ethic of the punk movement and the likes of Throbbing Gristle and File Under Pop, two friends Nag and Bendle decided to form The Door And The Window in March ’79. Lacking any musical experience, the first thing they did was to book a gig, then set off to a rehearsal studio to record their first single on a cassette recorder. “Initially we had little interest in making “music”; we were interested in sound and noise. I had a cheap guitar and a collection of 2nd hand tape recorders, and Nag had a cheap synth. It was an advantage that we couldn’t play anything. When the guy running the rehearsal studio proclaimed that we were the “worst band he had ever heard” we took it as a complement and drunkenly carolled his sentiment back to him. And recorded that, too.” – Bendle The first single ‘Don’t Kill Colin EP’ came from the pressing plant in plain white labels and sleeves. The band pain stakingly hand-made the labels and sleeves and managed to self-distribute all 1000 copies. The success led to a distribution deal with Rough Trade. Their next single ‘Production Line EP’ was joint NME ‘Single Of The Week’ with Ian Dury’s ‘(Hit Me With Your) Rhythm Stick’. Inspired by Crass, the Pay No More Than 55p on the sleeve caused problems for the distributors, but the single still sold an impressive 2000 copies.
