Kronstadt Uprising (band)
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This article is about the band Kronstadt Uprising. For information about the historical event see Kronstadt Uprising
Krondstadt Uprising were an anarcho-punk
band from Southend-on-Sea
, Essex, UK
during the 1980s.
the band were formed in 1981 by Steve Pegrum joined by Spencer Blake, Paul Lawson and Andy Fisher (although in 1982 the band were to become a three-piece with Paul Lawson taking on both guitar and vocal duties). Nick 'Filf' Robinson of the Sinyx was also briefly in the band, providing additional guitar. They recorded their first demo late in 1981, a track of which was picked up by Crass
and brought the band wider attention on volume two of the Bullshit Detector
series of compilation album
s released by Crass Records
. During the mid 1980s the band moved away from their original anarcho-punk roots, and began to incorporate influences from glam rock
as well as acts such as Johnny Thunders
. After a period of many line-up changes KU finally split up in 1986.
The band released two EPs
, "The Unknown Revolution" (Spiderleg Records
) and "Part of the Game" (Dogrock Records). A twenty three track retrospective CD
, Insurrection, which includes most of the bands recordings including demo tapes
, etc, was released in November 2000.
Anarcho-punk
Anarcho-punk is punk rock that promotes anarchism. The term anarcho-punk is sometimes applied exclusively to bands that were part of the original anarcho-punk movement in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and early 1980s...
band from Southend-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea is a unitary authority area, town, and seaside resort in Essex, England. The district has Borough status, and comprises the towns of Chalkwell, Eastwood, Leigh-on-Sea, North Shoebury, Prittlewell, Shoeburyness, Southchurch, Thorpe Bay, and Westcliff-on-Sea. The district is situated...
, Essex, UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
during the 1980s.
History
Named in tribute to the events of the Kronstadt rebellionKronstadt rebellion
The Kronstadt rebellion was one of many major unsuccessful left-wing uprisings against the Bolsheviks in the aftermath of the Russian Civil War...
the band were formed in 1981 by Steve Pegrum joined by Spencer Blake, Paul Lawson and Andy Fisher (although in 1982 the band were to become a three-piece with Paul Lawson taking on both guitar and vocal duties). Nick 'Filf' Robinson of the Sinyx was also briefly in the band, providing additional guitar. They recorded their first demo late in 1981, a track of which was picked up by Crass
Crass
Crass are an English punk rock band that was formed in 1977, which promoted anarchism as a political ideology, way of living, and as a resistance movement. Crass popularised the seminal anarcho-punk movement of the punk subculture, and advocated direct action, animal rights, and environmentalism...
and brought the band wider attention on volume two of the Bullshit Detector
Bullshit Detector
Bullshit Detector was the name of a series of compilation LPs put together by the anarcho-punk band Crass and released on their Crass Records label. Three editions were released between 1980 and 1984, consisting of demo tapes, rough recordings and artwork that had been sent to the band...
series of compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
s released by Crass Records
Crass Records
Crass Records is an independent record label which was set up by the anarchist punk band Crass.-Overview and history:Prior to the formation of Crass, Penny Rimbaud and Gee Vaucher had published their creative works via their own Dial House based Exitstencil Press...
. During the mid 1980s the band moved away from their original anarcho-punk roots, and began to incorporate influences from glam rock
Glam rock
Glam rock is a style of rock and pop music that developed in the UK in the early 1970s, which was performed by singers and musicians who wore outrageous clothes, makeup and hairstyles, particularly platform-soled boots and glitter...
as well as acts such as Johnny Thunders
Johnny Thunders
Johnny Thunders, born John Anthony Genzale, Jr. , was an American protopunk guitarist, singer and songwriter.He came to prominence in the early '70s as a member of the New York Dolls...
. After a period of many line-up changes KU finally split up in 1986.
The band released two EPs
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...
, "The Unknown Revolution" (Spiderleg Records
Spiderleg Records
Spiderleg Records was an independent record label founded by UK anarcho-punk band Flux Of Pink Indians in 1981.The band set up the label after releasing their first EP on the Crass Records label, which both taught them the skills necessary to run such a project and provided them with the seed cash...
) and "Part of the Game" (Dogrock Records). A twenty three track retrospective CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
, Insurrection, which includes most of the bands recordings including demo tapes
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
, etc, was released in November 2000.
Singles
- "The Unknown Revolution EP": “Blind People” / “Dreamers of Peace” / “End Of Part One” / “Xenophobia” (Spiderleg Records, SDL 12, 1983)
- “Part Of The Game” / “The Hosemen” (Dog Rock Records, SDL 108, 1985)
Compilation albums
- "Receiver Deceiver" appeared on Bullshit Detector Volume Two (Crass Records, CRASS 221984/2, 1982)
- "Blind People" appeared on Anti-War (Overground Records, OVER 103VPCD, 2005)