Ausgang
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![]() Ausgang at Drop Dead festival 2004 | |
Background information | |
Also known as | Ausgang-A-Go-Go |
Origin | Birmingham,England |
Genres | Gothic rock,deathrock[1] |
Years active | 1983–1987, 2003–present |
Labels | Criminal Damage,FM,Shakedown |
Past members | Max Cub Matthew Ibo Stu |
Website | ausgang |
Ausgang(German for "exit" ) is an Englishdeathrockband formed inBirminghamin 1983.
History
[edit]Ausgang was formed by members of the band Kabuki.[2]Some members had also been members of another band, the Solicitors.[2]Max (vocals), Cub (bass guitar) and Matthew (guitar) were all previously in Kabuki, who released one 1982 single ( "I Am a Horse" ) before splitting up.[2]With drummer Ibo, they formed Ausgang and played their first gig in September 1983 at the Powerhouse in Birmingham.[2]They toured withThe Cultbefore signing to Criminal Damage Records,[2]who released their debut EP,The Teachings of Web,in 1984. Their next release, the "Solid Glass Spine" 7 "single, reached No. 28 on theUK Indie Chart.[3]Their final release that year, theHead On!EP, was produced byAndi Sex Gang.
Cub was replaced by Stu, and Ausgang signed toFM Records,who issued theHunt Ya DownEP in 1985, followed by the band's debut album,Manipulate,in January 1986.[2]The band and label parted ways, and after a tour withGene Loves Jezebel,Ausgang set up their own Shakedown label, returning with the "King Hell" 12 "single later that year.[2]
Inspired by a friend who had painted the slogan on his jacket, the band briefly lengthened their name to Ausgang-a-Go-Go in an attempt to break away from their goth reputation, releasing theLos Descamisadosmini-LPunder that name in 1987 before splitting up.[4]A cassette-only collection of demos,In Retrospect (Out Of Our Minds),was released that year on the Fourth Dimension label.
In 2001, Anagram Records issued a collection,Last Exit... The Best of Ausgang.[5]
Reunion
[edit]Ausgang reformed in 2003,[6]and issued theLickedalbum in 2005. The reunited band played at several editions of theDrop Dead Festival,including New York City in 2004 and 2006,[7]and Prague in 2007.[8]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- Manipulate(1985,FM)
- Licked(2005, Shakedown)
Singles and EPs
[edit]- The Teachings of Web12 "EP (1984, Criminal Damage)
- "Solid Glass Spine" 7 "single (1984, Criminal Damage)
- Head On!12 "EP (1984, Criminal Damage)
- Hunt Ya Down12 "EP (1985, FM)
- "Bad Hand" flexi 7 "single (1986, Fourth Dimension)
- "King Hell" 12 "single (1986, Shakedown)
- Los Descamisadosmini-LP (1987, Shakedown)as Ausgang-A-Go-Go
Compilation albums
[edit]- In Retrospect (Out Of Our Minds)cassette (1987, Fourth Dimension)
- Last Exit... The Best of Ausgang(2001, Anagram)
References
[edit]- ^"Defining Deathrock: Deeper Cuts Part 3".CVLT Nation.16 January 2017.Retrieved22 February2024.
- ^abcdefgLarkin, Colin (1998)The Virgin Encyclopedia of Indie & New Wave,Virgin Books,ISBN0-7535-0231-3,p. 24-5
- ^Lazell, Barry (1997).Indie Hits 1980–1999.Cherry Red Books.ISBN0-9517206-9-4.
- ^"Ausgang the story so far...Death Disco",Underground,April 1987, p. 45
- ^"Ausgang Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More".AllMusic.
- ^".:: Ausgang – Official Band Website::".Archived fromthe originalon 22 March 2016.Retrieved20 February2017.
- ^"Drop Dead Festival IV – Knitting Factory (New York) – Saturday, September 2, 2006".Bigtakeover.
- ^"Drop Dead Prague 2007".Archived fromthe originalon 20 February 2017.Retrieved20 February2017.
External links
[edit]- AusgangatAllMusic
- Official website(archived)
- Ausgangat Deathrock (archived)
- Review ofLickedat Starvox.net