ZERO AGAIN!
Rudimentary Peni one of punks truly enigmatically deranged
outfits that ever put their bile on record. They rarely performed
live or gave interviews, but recorded enough bizarre ground
breaking material to become mythologised in their own lifetime
amongst the cult underground punk scene. Culminating with the
classic 'Death Church' album in '83, before veering off into oblivion
or so we thought. They returned like a dark spectre once more
during the late 80's stalking even more insane wacko territory
which to be honest was hard going unless you were banged up or
sectioned off accordingly. They have however more recently
returned to a more 'Death Church' style I hear, which I really must
investigate.
Formed in June 1980 in Abotts Langley, Hertfordshire, England.
Rudimentary Peni a clinically absurd name inspired from their
young bass players biology lesson, suited their perverse
surreal sound tracks completely. They comprised of Nick
Blinko (18) vocals/guitar and macabre artwork, drummer Jon
Greville (18), and the aforementioned bass player Grant
Mathews (16) who also co wrote the lyrics. This
unconventional trio would within 3 years, go through a
sporadic but highly productive period of 2 defining EP's and
one ground breaking album, despite some serious health
issues like battling Cancer and mental illness. However
fragile they seemed to be, they managed to create powerful
demonic nightmares and survive longer than most of their
more excessive indulgent peers. It helped they had an
almost eccentric original appeal. Often copied but never
bettered. They put out their material on their own
ingeniously named Outer Himalayan records along with
brief forays on Crass records and Crass offshoot label
Corpus Christi. These higher profile releases certainly
brought them to the attention of a bigger audience. However
they would often disappear for years on end only to keep
jumping back in the fray with new material when you least
expect it. They even played the occasional rare live
performance.
However 'Farce' which is the subject of this month's
editorial is from the early 80's iconic era and the last
great EP they recorded before their initial split. It came via
Crass records (full story on the front link) which some circles
claim to be nullified by a Penny Rimbaud production. When
you compare it to the previous self titled debut EP it adds a
certain weight to this assumption. They had a beefier more heavier sound on their debut to these ears, but
nothing major to worry the listener. ‘Farce' was always gonna be the best release to come outta punk this month
30 years ago.
Featuring songs like the angst filled 'Cosmetic Plague' and drum led 'Only Human', which shows us a sneak
preview of the soon to come 'Death Church' style with its clever play on words "playing on your mind, never
mind, never mind". The psychotically short 'Bile Ball' and bass led 'Farce' saw the band exploring relationships. A
subject which must’ve been a totally alien landscape to these outlandish sinisterling's. The sweeping guitars of the
rabid 'Bloody Jellies' sees vocalist Nick really tearing his tonsils out over this ultra catchy ditty, and he gets even
more consumed by the brilliant ‘Mice Race’. We are left with 11 examples that the Rudimentary Peni beast was
not to be tamed even by its elder Crass gurus. It came wrapped in a spectacular morbid art piece supplied by the
stranger than strange Nick Blinko who would sit crossed legged in his parent's house for hours on end creating
these intrinsic tapestries before band practice.
Rudimentary Peni were snarling deranged pariahs who pushed punk and its soundscape to new realms of
grotesque paranoia. Insane would be a word often mentioned in the same breath as the band’s name and not
many (if any bands) could boast of Mr Blinko’s authentic clinical history. They were actually more goff than the rest
of the newly formed goth genre put together. And made the Anarcho sector brethren mere piffle with their moody
spite. These snarling skitzoid’s dealt with a dark, weird, death relying subject matter that could startle, unnerve you
or scare the shit outta you in the same breath. It was like hearing the soundtrack to a crazy seance or a lunatic
asylum out of control but with punk as its medical cosh. They also had a fascinating knack of producing catchy,
rabid punk outbursts to seal their fate forever as being true innovators and a one off band of real outsiders the
poseurs in punk merely dreamed of becoming.
Psychotically Yours
Peter Don't Care (May 2012)
Rudimentary Peni one of punks truly enigmatically deranged
outfits that ever put their bile on record. They rarely performed
live or gave interviews, but recorded enough bizarre ground
breaking material to become mythologised in their own lifetime
amongst the cult underground punk scene. Culminating with the
classic 'Death Church' album in '83, before veering off into oblivion
or so we thought. They returned like a dark spectre once more
during the late 80's stalking even more insane wacko territory
which to be honest was hard going unless you were banged up or
sectioned off accordingly. They have however more recently
returned to a more 'Death Church' style I hear, which I really must
investigate.
Formed in June 1980 in Abotts Langley, Hertfordshire, England.
Rudimentary Peni a clinically absurd name inspired from their
young bass players biology lesson, suited their perverse
surreal sound tracks completely. They comprised of Nick
Blinko (18) vocals/guitar and macabre artwork, drummer Jon
Greville (18), and the aforementioned bass player Grant
Mathews (16) who also co wrote the lyrics. This
unconventional trio would within 3 years, go through a
sporadic but highly productive period of 2 defining EP's and
one ground breaking album, despite some serious health
issues like battling Cancer and mental illness. However
fragile they seemed to be, they managed to create powerful
demonic nightmares and survive longer than most of their
more excessive indulgent peers. It helped they had an
almost eccentric original appeal. Often copied but never
bettered. They put out their material on their own
ingeniously named Outer Himalayan records along with
brief forays on Crass records and Crass offshoot label
Corpus Christi. These higher profile releases certainly
brought them to the attention of a bigger audience. However
they would often disappear for years on end only to keep
jumping back in the fray with new material when you least
expect it. They even played the occasional rare live
performance.
However 'Farce' which is the subject of this month's
editorial is from the early 80's iconic era and the last
great EP they recorded before their initial split. It came via
Crass records (full story on the front link) which some circles
claim to be nullified by a Penny Rimbaud production. When
you compare it to the previous self titled debut EP it adds a
certain weight to this assumption. They had a beefier more heavier sound on their debut to these ears, but
nothing major to worry the listener. ‘Farce' was always gonna be the best release to come outta punk this month
30 years ago.
Featuring songs like the angst filled 'Cosmetic Plague' and drum led 'Only Human', which shows us a sneak
preview of the soon to come 'Death Church' style with its clever play on words "playing on your mind, never
mind, never mind". The psychotically short 'Bile Ball' and bass led 'Farce' saw the band exploring relationships. A
subject which must’ve been a totally alien landscape to these outlandish sinisterling's. The sweeping guitars of the
rabid 'Bloody Jellies' sees vocalist Nick really tearing his tonsils out over this ultra catchy ditty, and he gets even
more consumed by the brilliant ‘Mice Race’. We are left with 11 examples that the Rudimentary Peni beast was
not to be tamed even by its elder Crass gurus. It came wrapped in a spectacular morbid art piece supplied by the
stranger than strange Nick Blinko who would sit crossed legged in his parent's house for hours on end creating
these intrinsic tapestries before band practice.
Rudimentary Peni were snarling deranged pariahs who pushed punk and its soundscape to new realms of
grotesque paranoia. Insane would be a word often mentioned in the same breath as the band’s name and not
many (if any bands) could boast of Mr Blinko’s authentic clinical history. They were actually more goff than the rest
of the newly formed goth genre put together. And made the Anarcho sector brethren mere piffle with their moody
spite. These snarling skitzoid’s dealt with a dark, weird, death relying subject matter that could startle, unnerve you
or scare the shit outta you in the same breath. It was like hearing the soundtrack to a crazy seance or a lunatic
asylum out of control but with punk as its medical cosh. They also had a fascinating knack of producing catchy,
rabid punk outbursts to seal their fate forever as being true innovators and a one off band of real outsiders the
poseurs in punk merely dreamed of becoming.
Psychotically Yours
Peter Don't Care (May 2012)
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