From the Top Drawer XV - Ring

Not to be confused with the last uploaded band Ring Of Roses, Ring were a pretty different kettle of fish, as they say. This South London/Croydon based band even has its own Wikipedia page here, probably due to their connections to more well-known bands that ex-members migrated to, notably Cardiacs, Levitation and Dark Star (yeah, but why shouldn't they have their own page anyway?).

The music on this tape 'O De Dun Dun' (their second self-issued effort after 'Demo Tape No. 1 October 1984') bears little resemblance to the output of those other bands, and whilst I do like early Cardiacs music (and Ring's third tape 'Nervous Recreations' is patently/blatantly influenced by them), I have to say that I prefer the more original direction and style that the band followed here in 1986.
And it's the only tape of theirs that I have as an original cassette.

Sharp guitar playing, a tight rhythm section, colourful synths and punky vocals unite "blending all manner of riffs and noises" together in sometimes complex songs that sound much better than they should if this was recorded on a limited portastudio-level budget (??).

The live shows that I witnessed were pretty anarchic circus-type affairs and didn't always come together but the energy was there in buckets as was the sweat and effort they put into it.
Anyway, here's the tape cover where you can get the running order. Click on the scan to enlarge...

 

As usual the tape has been ripped as two side-long tracks @320kbps
Grab a download HERE

 

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