Minneapolis, circa the early '80s wasn't all hardcore, and
Fine Art were one of several anomalies. The coed band in question were to great extent artful indeed, but I think oblique would have been a more apropos descriptor. Chilly and vaguely impersonal (thanks in part to the sometimes deadpan parlance of
Terri Paul), I wouldn't term Fine Art as coldwave by any stretch, yet still cast firmly in the post-punk mold. The saxophone-enhanced "You Tell," really abets the tune with some much needed bounce and sway, but is subtle enough not to define it, or for that matter the quartet writ large. "Nerves Ending" is a propulsive two-minute nugget, while "A Scheduled Interruption" plays us off with an air of noir mystique.
01. You Tell Me
02. Motives
03. Nerves Ending
04. A Scheduled Interruption
3 comments:
Much better than the EP is their 1979 lp. A masterpiece and one of my favorite bands from that era.
I also have 40 min.unrel. that are even better than their lp and a 50 min. live sbd tape in exc. quality.
I would be highly desirable if Cherry Red Records would take on this band.
Josef ( Austria)
Wow, I hope to come across this booty at some point. Thanks for tipping me off Josef.
It will be difficult. I got the tapes around 1980 from a friend in Germany, who was in personal contact with the band. He wanted to release them on a label, but unfortunately without success. I also wrote to Cherry Red Rec. 2 years ago and they just thanked me.
And they're such a fantastic band.
I'm glad you like them too.
P.s.: You can find an interview in It's A Psychedelic Baby Magazine. That's were i first saw photos of the band.
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