Chaotic Dischord
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Chaotic Dischord were a punk rock
band from Bristol
, England
, formed by members of Vice Squad
and their road crew in 1981. The band also recorded a one-off EP
under the name Sex Aids.
, but ironically became one of the label's best-selling acts. After an argument with Riot City boss Simon Edwards, in which Bateman and Baldwin claimed they could knock out something on the same lines as some of these bands 'in ten minutes', the band later went away and recorded "Glue Accident". They submitted the track under the name Chaotik Dischord, via a friend to Edwards who was looking for bands for his forthcoming Riotous Assembly compilation LP. To avoid Edwards learning their true identity they claimed that Vice Squad were friends of theirs and that they would only deal with them. It apparently "scared the pants off" Edwards, and he included the track on the album, mis-spelling their name as Chaotic Dischord, which would stick as the spelling from then on. Edwards eventually discovered the true identity of the band, but by then they were selling records in sufficient numbers to carry on.
Chaotic Dischord's brand of punk was aimed at shocking and insulting whoever they could, with one reviewer claiming that the band's aim was to use the word "fuck" more often than any other band before or after. The band had several hits on the UK Indie Chart
, and were received positively by many critics. United States
hardcore punk fanzine Maximum Rock 'n' Roll, unaware of the band's true identity, gave the band several positive reviews despite a dislike for Vice Squad. Attila The Stockbroker
, writing for Sounds
under the pseudonym John Opposition gave their Fuck Religion... album 5 stars.
The band recorded a one-off EP
, Back On The Piss Again, under the name Sex Aids, with Igor on vocals.
When Beki Bondage
left Vice Squad, Igor also departed, and despite his desire to stay with Chaotic Dischord, was sacked from the band. Bondage and Igor retaliated by releasing an album along with Mik Heslin (guitar) and Steve Roberts (drums) credited to Chaotic Dischord titled Fuck Off You Cunt, What a Load of Bollocks, which Baldwin claims is a 'bogus' Chaotic Dischord record that he has never even heard. The album was recorded over three nights and was done in the true punk rock spirit: The musicians improvised the backing tracks on the first night, Beki added vocals the second night without having heard the music previously, and the mixing
was done by engineer Paul Gadd
with the rest of CD collapsed on the settee on the third night. When the band arrived, he asked,"How do you want this to sound?" The response was, "A pile of shit." The album was released on Syndicate records and sold well; the band made nothing on it.
The band released the Live In New York album in 1984 despite never actually playing a gig. When the Riot City label closed down, the band moved to Not Very Nice, continuing to release records, including three more albums. They eventually got bored with what was essentially the same joke, and split up in 1988 when Bambi's tool hire business took off.
Baldwin later said of the band, "Of course it was a joke, and we were actually quite disturbed when so many people took it seriously!"
Compilations, reissues, etc.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band from Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, England
England
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, formed by members of Vice Squad
Vice Squad
Vice Squad is a punk band formed in 1978 in Bristol, England. The band formed from two other local punk bands, The Contingent and TV Brakes. Songwriter and vocalist Beki Bondage was a founding member and is currently with the band, although there was a period of time when the band had a different...
and their road crew in 1981. The band also recorded a one-off EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
under the name Sex Aids.
History
Chaotic Dischord's line-up consisted of Ampex (Igor, bass), Evo Stix (Shane Baldwin of Vice Squad, drums), Ransid (aka Bambi, vocals), and Pox (Dave Bateman of Vice Squad, guitars). The band originally formed to parody the pointlessness of many of the generic 'crusty' second-wave punk bands that had been signed to Riot City RecordsRiot City Records
Riot City was a British record label based in Bristol, active between 1980 and 1988, and run by Heartbeat Records boss Simon Edwards along with Dave Bateman and Shane Baldwin from the band Vice Squad...
, but ironically became one of the label's best-selling acts. After an argument with Riot City boss Simon Edwards, in which Bateman and Baldwin claimed they could knock out something on the same lines as some of these bands 'in ten minutes', the band later went away and recorded "Glue Accident". They submitted the track under the name Chaotik Dischord, via a friend to Edwards who was looking for bands for his forthcoming Riotous Assembly compilation LP. To avoid Edwards learning their true identity they claimed that Vice Squad were friends of theirs and that they would only deal with them. It apparently "scared the pants off" Edwards, and he included the track on the album, mis-spelling their name as Chaotic Dischord, which would stick as the spelling from then on. Edwards eventually discovered the true identity of the band, but by then they were selling records in sufficient numbers to carry on.
Chaotic Dischord's brand of punk was aimed at shocking and insulting whoever they could, with one reviewer claiming that the band's aim was to use the word "fuck" more often than any other band before or after. The band had several hits on the UK Indie Chart
UK Indie Chart
The UK Independent Chart or Indie Chart is a chart of the best-selling independent record releases in the UK.- History :In the wake of punk, small record labels began to spring up, as an outlet for artists that were unwilling to sign contracts with major record companies, or were not considered...
, and were received positively by many critics. United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
hardcore punk fanzine Maximum Rock 'n' Roll, unaware of the band's true identity, gave the band several positive reviews despite a dislike for Vice Squad. Attila The Stockbroker
Attila the Stockbroker
Attila the Stockbroker is a punk poet, and a folk punk musician and songwriter. He performs solo and as the leader of the band Barnstormer...
, writing for Sounds
Sounds (magazine)
Sounds was a long-term British music paper, published weekly from 10 October 1970 – 6 April 1991. It was produced by Spotlight Publications , which was set up by Jack Hutton and Peter Wilkinson, who left "Melody Maker" to start their own company...
under the pseudonym John Opposition gave their Fuck Religion... album 5 stars.
The band recorded a one-off EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, Back On The Piss Again, under the name Sex Aids, with Igor on vocals.
When Beki Bondage
Beki Bondage
Beki Bondage is a musician in the punk band, Vice Squad and was one of its founder members in 1978.She featured on the front cover of a number of influential music tabloids such as Melody Maker, NME, Smash Hits and Sounds.In 1983, she left Vice Squad to form the band Ligotage with Steve Roberts of...
left Vice Squad, Igor also departed, and despite his desire to stay with Chaotic Dischord, was sacked from the band. Bondage and Igor retaliated by releasing an album along with Mik Heslin (guitar) and Steve Roberts (drums) credited to Chaotic Dischord titled Fuck Off You Cunt, What a Load of Bollocks, which Baldwin claims is a 'bogus' Chaotic Dischord record that he has never even heard. The album was recorded over three nights and was done in the true punk rock spirit: The musicians improvised the backing tracks on the first night, Beki added vocals the second night without having heard the music previously, and the mixing
Audio mixing (recorded music)
In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
was done by engineer Paul Gadd
Gary Glitter
Gary Glitter is an English former glam rock singer-songwriter and musician.Glitter first came to prominence in the glam rock era of the early 1970s...
with the rest of CD collapsed on the settee on the third night. When the band arrived, he asked,"How do you want this to sound?" The response was, "A pile of shit." The album was released on Syndicate records and sold well; the band made nothing on it.
The band released the Live In New York album in 1984 despite never actually playing a gig. When the Riot City label closed down, the band moved to Not Very Nice, continuing to release records, including three more albums. They eventually got bored with what was essentially the same joke, and split up in 1988 when Bambi's tool hire business took off.
Baldwin later said of the band, "Of course it was a joke, and we were actually quite disturbed when so many people took it seriously!"
Singles/EPs
- Fuck The World 7" EP (1982) Riot City (#14)
- Never Trust a Friend 7" (1983) Riot City (#30)
- Back On The Piss Again 7" (1983) Riot City (#24) (as Sex Aids)
- Don't Throw It All Away 12" (1984) Riot City (#14)
Albums
- Fuck Religion, Fuck Politics, Fuck The Lot of You! (1983) Riot City (#6)
- Live In New York (1984) Riot City (#18)
- Fuck Off You Cunt! (1984) Syndicate (#22)
- Now! That's What I Call A Fucking Racket Vol. 1 (1985) Not Very Nice
- Goat Fuckin' Virgin Killerz From Hell (1986) Not Very Nice
- Very Fuckin' Bad (1988) Not Very Nice
Compilations, reissues, etc.
- Riotous Assembly LP (1982) Riot City (as Chaotik Dischord - track entitled (Glue) Accident)
- You've Got To Be Obscene To Be Heard LP (1988) Link (re-titled reissue of Fuck Off You Cunt!)
- Their Greatest Fuckin' Hits CD (1994) Anagram
- You've Got To Be Obscene To Be HeardCD (1995) Step-1 (cd re-issue of Fuck Off You Cunt!)
- Fuck Religion.../Don't Throw It All Away LP/CD (1996) Visionary Vinyl/Anagram
- Very Fuckin' Bad/Goat Fuckin' Virgin Killerz From Hell! CD (1996) Anagram
- Now! That's What I Call A Fuckin' Racket CD (2001) Punkcore (includes Live In New York)