#southern death cult

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The Cult - Love (1985).

Full album playlist in link above.

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southern death cult -- flowers in the forest

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Billy Duffy 12/05/1961

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Craig style gorget of the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex (fka Southern Death Cult, Buzzard Cult) of the Mississippi culture

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Southern Death Cult - Moya

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https://mickmercer.substack.com/ - subscribe free. Daily reviews, photos etc.

SOUTHERN DEATH CULT, 1982.

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"...A MIXTURE OF SIOUXSIE-LIKE STOMP, THE BOUNCE OF ADAM ANT, AND THE SCEPTICISM OF CRASS."

PIC(S) INFO: Mega spotlight on assorted behind-the-scenes shots of British post-punk/gothic rock band SOUTHERN DEATH CULT, c. 1982. 📸: Jasper James.

"Despite calling their music “positive punk,” SOUTHERN DEATH CULT were beautifully bleak. Their music was weaved with a mixture of SIOUXSIE-like stomp, the bounce of ADAM ANT, and the skepticism of CRASS. While only officially releasing a one off single and posthumous LP, SDC toured with Bauhaus in 1982 and had two television appearances (The Tube and Whatever You Didn’t Get). Albeit under documented and overshadowed by singer Ian Astbury’s later career in The Cult (with Billy Duffy of Theatre of Hate), the band built a mystique that remains today."

-- NEGATIVE INSIGHT (U.S.-based 80s hardcore punk/'80s punk zine/record shop)

PART II: "However, UK photographer Jasper James @jasperjamesphotography was one of the few who did manage to document the band in 1982. Here he shares several candid shots of SOUTHERN DEATH CULT and explains how they came to be:

"I met the band early in 1982 when they were on tour with THEATRE OF HATE in the UK. I became friends with them and used to regularly go and see their gigs and also visit Bradford and stay at Ian Astbury’s place. At that time Bradford had a vibrant gig and club scene going on. I found the photos in a box at my parents place years after the band had split up and I don’t recall taking them or being interested in photography at the time.

I was 16 years old in 1982 and enjoyed the music and subculture of post-punk at that time in the UK. There was a whole scene of bands like SOUTHERN DEATH CULT, BAUHAUS and THEATRE OF HATE, among others and a whole group of us would wander around the UK following the bands. Looking at the photos of that period is interesting as I don’t recall carrying a camera around much.

It must have been my parents small point and shoot camera that I borrowed occasionally. At that time in the early ‘80s when I was a teenager it was rare for any of us to photograph what we were doing, so consequently photos of that scene, backstage, sound checks, etc are pretty rare. A couple of years ago Ian Astbury was working on a book documenting SDC and contacted me to use the photos and mentioned that they didn’t have much imagery around the band’s history."

-- JASPER JAMES (UK photographer/friend of the band)

Source: www.picuki.com/media/3333091072354572414.

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1989-1990-Tour-Book

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The Cult 'Electric' Released April 6, 1987

Electric is the third album

Producer Rick Rubin had been specifically hired to remake the band's sound in an effort to capitalize on the popularity of hard rock and heavy metal in the 1980s

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Ian Astbury’s first band, Southern Death Cult – Bradford UK, 1979

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Death Cult Find Sanctuary in Glasgow

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