Showing posts with label Streetlife. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Streetlife. Show all posts

Streetlife - No More Silence

Time to dip back into the Factory rarities.
The second Streetlife single was snuck out in March 1985 to no press and little acclaim. To be honest, it's a pretty poor record. From 1985 Factory had begun to lose it's focus and this attempt at Euro-Techno was one of the worst records Factory had ever put out. Particularly annoying is the nasty snare effect attempting to replicate a machine gun and some pretty awful lyrics. My earlier comment regarding Wally Van Middendorp's lack of ability to write a decent tune attracted some flack from the low countries, after this I rest my case.

Rare all the same and here for all those die hard FAC-followers.

No More Silence : ripped from a 12" vinyl single released on Factory Records (FAC 124) in 1985
A1. No More Silence
B1. No More Silence (Short Version)
B2. Choppers Delight

Listen

You can also get my rip of their first single, Act On Instinct here

Streetlife - Act on Instinct


Streetlife were a Dutch techno duo formed by Wally van Middendorp (formally of The Minny Pops). They released two 12" singles on Factory Records then duly disappeared without a trace.
Act on Instinct was released in 1983 and very similar to other techno bands coming out of Benelux such as Front 242 etc. Unfortunately it also features some of the worst "scratching" you will ever hear!