Venus Beads - Black Aspirin + Transfixed ep (1991, Emergo)

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A couple years ago when I broached the topic of the UK-based Venus Beads, or more specifically their first and only proper album, Incision, I offered that for a band trying to make a name for themselves in Britain's thriving indie scene circa 1990 that they were stuck behind a rock and a hard place. Actually try between a phony, acid-laced Madchester psyche revival movement, and a relatively sublime but sometimes too heavy-handed shoegazer "place."  Yep, lots of adjectives there, but I digress.  The Venus Beads imbibed virtually neither flavor of Kool-aid, insteading opting for something a little more austere - and just as amped-out as My Bloody Valentine I might add.  On their follow-up mini album to Incision, the seven-song Black Aspirin is largely derived from the same sackcloth, with elements of such pedal-hopping country-mates as Mega City Four and the Jesus and Mary Chain sewn into a sonically dynamic fabric.  Lyrically speaking, "Does God Shoot Dice" is as insightful as anything you were likely to hear from say, Billy Bragg at the time. The Venus Beads made nary a dent stateside (save for bargain bins), but thanks for to the long put to pasture Emergo label (a division of Roadrunner Records) the band's catalog was made available in North America.  The CD version of Incision also tacked on the Beads 1990 ep, Transfixed, which I've included here as well.

I know some of you are looking for the Venus Beads first single "Day of Nightmares."  I have a copy, but unfortunately it's thoroughly worn out and not very presentable, even as far as MP3s go, but once a replacement is in hand there will be no stopping me. 

01. Reckless Hope
02. End of the Line
03. Blood Orange
04. Does God Shoot Dice
05. Funnel Web
06. Chloroform
07. The Lesson

Transfixed ep
08. Heaven and Back
09. One Way Mirror
10. Wold on a Chain
11. Cold Inferno

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