Clock DVA - Live

One of a batch of groups forming the so-called "industrial" scene of Sheffield in the early 80s, Clock DVA's first release was, appropriately, on Throbbing Gristle's Industrial label. The cassette-only (until its re-release in 1990) White Souls In Black Suits featured Adi Newton (vocals, ex-the Studs; the Future; Veer), Stephen James "Judd" Turner (bass, vocals, guitar, ex-Block Opposite), David J. Hammond (guitar), Roger Quail (drums) and Charlie Collins (saxophone). However, there had already been three previous line-ups, including synthesizer players Joseph Hurst and Simon Mark Elliot-Kemp. In 1981, the band (with new guitarist Paul Widger) offered Thirst, available through independent label Fetish. With the ground for such "difficult music" having been prepared by Throbbing Gristle, the press reaction was remarkably favorable. Nevertheless, the band disintegrated at the end of the year, and tragedy struck with the death of co-founder Turner. Newton kept the name while the three other surviving members joined the Box. By 1983, replacements had been found in John Valentine Carruthers (guitar), Paul Browse (saxophone), Dean Dennis (bass) and Nick Sanderson (drums). A brace of singles prefaced Advantage, their first album for Polydor Records. The following year Carruthers and Sanderson departed, and Clock DVA continued as a trio. Though it would be five years before a follow-up, Newton was kept busy with his visual project Anti Group, The (TAGC), and several singles. Buried Dreams finally arrived in 1989. By the time of 1991's Transitional Voices, Browse had been replaced by Robert E. Baker, of TAGC. The departure of Dennis left the remaining duo of Newton and Baker to record a selection of material for the Contempo label in the middle of the decade.



1979 live at the ymca prince of wales conference centre 04.08.79

01 - No. 2
02 - Time & The Female Mirror
03 - Cage
04 - Callers
05 - You're Without Sound
06 - Brigade
07 - Moral War
08 - 7x7 Seven Day Cycle


1981 live at the lyceum, london 08.02.81

01 - the opening
02 - north loop
03 - sensorium
04 - white cell
05 - felt
06 - remain remain
07 - piano pain
08 - 4 hours
09 - no one hears


1983 live at pandora's box 03.09.83

01.) City Of Night
02.) Eternity In Paris
03.) The Secret Life Of The Big Black Suit
04.) Someday
05.) Shake
06.) Sister
07.) Beautiful Losers


1983 live at the ica, london 04.10.83

01 - Tortured Heroine
02 - Beautiful Losers
03 - City Of The Nights
04 - Eternity In Paris
05 - The Secret Life Of The Big Black Suit
06 - Some Day
07 - Shake
08 - Sister
09 - Beautiful Losers


1992 live at the kitchen, nyc 06.29.92

01.) Intro
02.) Man Amplifiers
03.) Technogeist
04.) Axiomatic & Heuristic
05.) Bitstream
06.) Fractalize
07.) NYC Overload
08.) Final Program (Decoded)
09.) Final Program
10.) Encore Attend
11.) Sound Mirror
12.) Bitstream (Remix)
13.) The Hacker

Thanx to Andrew at Flikr for fotos
Not from the actual concerts tho..