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Welcome to the World of SPööN FAZER

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Welcome to the World of SPööN FAZER

Welcome to the World of SPööN FAZERWelcome to the World of SPööN FAZERWelcome to the World of SPööN FAZERWelcome to the World of SPööN FAZER
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ALTERNATIVE REGRESSION THErapy

Released in 2020 othis unique collection of digitally remastered released and unreleased tracks is a retrospective journey into the innovative and avant-garde world of Spöön Fazer,  including the post punk electronic synthpop classic 'Do Different Dances' from 1980, and the haunting 'Back to the Beginning' from 1982 

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SET FAZER TO STUN

Released in 2022 on OM S Set Fazer to Stun is the stunning companion to Alternative Regression Therapy featuring more released and unreleased material from the Spöön Fazer Archive, including 'T.R.E.X', a tribute to Marc Bolan, Gog Maygog featuring the late Francis Monkman and Flying Bodies taken from the 1982 Sunset EP

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Back to the Beginning

Welcome the Aliens

Welcome the Aliens

Welcome the Aliens

After the Whippets from Nowhere split, Spöön Fazer returned to Devon to collect his thoughts and decided to go solo tuning into the emerging genre of Electronic Music. Influenced by Kraftwerk and Bowie's Berlin period with Brian Eno, Clones Club in Plymouth run by Greg Vandike, Spöön's  first solo gig was at Totnes Civic Hall on 21st Dece

After the Whippets from Nowhere split, Spöön Fazer returned to Devon to collect his thoughts and decided to go solo tuning into the emerging genre of Electronic Music. Influenced by Kraftwerk and Bowie's Berlin period with Brian Eno, Clones Club in Plymouth run by Greg Vandike, Spöön's  first solo gig was at Totnes Civic Hall on 21st December 1979. Spöön was just 20 years old. He performed with his Symmonds Electronic Drums and took the room by storm.

He sang about Aliens, Insects and Machines taking over the world, and warned of nuclear war.

Back to London

Welcome the Aliens

Welcome the Aliens

In January 1980, Spöön moved back to London to a Squat in Stockwell where he lived for 6 years.


With help many people including Jimmy Cauty, The Thompson Twins and a lovely Scotsman called Tam, Spöön played gigs around South London and started recording.


At this time he recorded The News and The Ballad of Insectman amongst others in Anji's 

In January 1980, Spöön moved back to London to a Squat in Stockwell where he lived for 6 years.


With help many people including Jimmy Cauty, The Thompson Twins and a lovely Scotsman called Tam, Spöön played gigs around South London and started recording.


At this time he recorded The News and The Ballad of Insectman amongst others in Anji's studio in Priory Grove, SW4.


Later that year he recorded and released his highly collectable Music 2 Dance 2 EP on his Project Records Label through Rough Trade.

London Shows

Welcome the Aliens

London Shows

Between 1980 and 1983 Spöön Fazer played a large number of eclectic and avant garde shows, that were more akin to Performance Art than a traditional Rock band. Either on his own or with a band he called The In-Sect.

Venues included Fungus Park - Brixton, Cabaret Futura, The Blitz Club, Battersea Arts Centre, Heaven, the Grand Hall, Olympia

Between 1980 and 1983 Spöön Fazer played a large number of eclectic and avant garde shows, that were more akin to Performance Art than a traditional Rock band. Either on his own or with a band he called The In-Sect.

Venues included Fungus Park - Brixton, Cabaret Futura, The Blitz Club, Battersea Arts Centre, Heaven, the Grand Hall, Olympia at the Festival of Mind Body and Spirit, Frien Barnet Mental Hospital, The East West Centre - Old Street, Brixton Town Hall - after the riots, Gossips - Soho, The Moonlight Club - Hampstead, 

Music 2 Dance 2

  Recorded & Released 1980

Project Records, London 

Distributed through Rough Trade


Side 1

 1. Do Different Dances

2. Beat Dance Drumming


Side 2

Music 4 Travelling

(Motorway Amber Line)


VINYL

Recorded at The Enid's Lodge Studio in Hertford, Hertfordshire


Return of Flexipop Vol.1

None Night of Flexipop Vol 4

Return of Flexipop Vol.1

'Bälläd of Insectmän'

Recorded 1980 

Track 1

German Bootleg

CD

Released 1982



East of Croydon

None Night of Flexipop Vol 4

Return of Flexipop Vol.1

'Fly on the Wall'

Recorded 1981 

Track 4 Side 2 

Nothing Shaking Records

VINYL

Released 1981




None Night of Flexipop Vol 4

None Night of Flexipop Vol 4

None Night of Flexipop Vol 4

 'Do Different Dances' 

Recorded 1980 

Track 6

German Bootleg

CD

Released 1982



Sünset

 Recorded 1980 - 1982 

Illuminated Records, London 

Released 1982


Side 1 

1. Sünset

2. Bälläd öf Insectmän


Side 2

3. Flying Bödies

4. Fly ön the Wäll


VINYL

"Bam-Boo"

   Recorded 1982

Anna Logue Records, Germany

Released 2008


Side 1 

1.Rising Sun

2. Kyoto


Side 2

3. Festival

4. Back to the Beginning


VINYL

The Anna Logue Years

 'Rising Sun'

Recorded 1982

Track 2  CD 2

 Anna Logue Records, GermanyReleased 2 CD Box Set

Released 2010



Cherry REd

Close to the Noise Floor

To the Outside of Everything

To the Outside of Everything

'Back to the Beginning' 

Recorded 1982

Track 4 - Disc 2

(Original Version) 

Cherry Red Records

4 CD Box Set

Released 2016



To the Outside of Everything

To the Outside of Everything

To the Outside of Everything

'Do Different Dances'

Recorded 1980 

Track 4 - Disc 4

Cherry Red Records

5 CD Box Set

Released 2017




Additive Noise Function

To the Outside of Everything

Additive Noise Function

'Back to the Beginning'

(Original Version) 

Recorded 1982

Disc 1 Side 1 Track 4 

Cherry Red Records

3 Vinyl Box Set 

Released 2019


in the beginning

The Beginning 1976-1978

The Beginning 1976-1978

The Beginning 1976-1978

Spöön Fazer's journey began in a barn in South Devon, UK, on a farm just outside Totnes at the age of 16, as co founder and drummer of Art Punk and 'The Whippets from Nowhere'. 


It was 1976, the beginning of Punk in the UK. Originally called Slammers Knobb, The Whippets played many gigs in Totnes, Dartington, Plymouth  and Exeter, and had 

Spöön Fazer's journey began in a barn in South Devon, UK, on a farm just outside Totnes at the age of 16, as co founder and drummer of Art Punk and 'The Whippets from Nowhere'. 


It was 1976, the beginning of Punk in the UK. Originally called Slammers Knobb, The Whippets played many gigs in Totnes, Dartington, Plymouth  and Exeter, and had large local following.


Influenced by The Doors, Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Be-Bop Deluxe, as well as new bands like the Stranglers, Sex Pistols, The Clash, Magazine, Pere Ubu and others, they created their own unique Art Punk Rock sound.

Off to London 1979

The Beginning 1976-1978

The Beginning 1976-1978

With a lot of Record Company interest the Whippets were encouraged to move to London, where they squatted in Clapham Old Town and then Brixton, in South London. They briefly changed their name to the 39 Steppes and were helped by several people including Jimmy Cauty, Charlie Gillet & Gordon Nelki of Oval Records, Richard Reynolds of Rondo

With a lot of Record Company interest the Whippets were encouraged to move to London, where they squatted in Clapham Old Town and then Brixton, in South London. They briefly changed their name to the 39 Steppes and were helped by several people including Jimmy Cauty, Charlie Gillet & Gordon Nelki of Oval Records, Richard Reynolds of Rondor Music and many others. They played many gigs London  including Dingwall's, The Rock Garden and the Time Out Election Night Party.at the Venue, Supporting Neil Innes of Bonzo Dog Duda Band Fame. Peter Townsend of The Who came into their Dressing Room. Everyone was speechless! The Whippets split up in September of 1979.


Concrete Academy LP

The Beginning 1976-1978

Concrete Academy LP

Although they did release a record at the time, they recorded an Album's worth of material at three recording sessions, in Torquay & Dartmoor  in Devon and Radio Luxembourg Studios in London, in the presence of Simon Napier Bell.


In 2018 a Limited Edition Vinyl LP of these rare recordings  by the Whippets from 1978 and 1979, was released b

Although they did release a record at the time, they recorded an Album's worth of material at three recording sessions, in Torquay & Dartmoor  in Devon and Radio Luxembourg Studios in London, in the presence of Simon Napier Bell.


In 2018 a Limited Edition Vinyl LP of these rare recordings  by the Whippets from 1978 and 1979, was released by Record Collector magazine, having been re-discovered by Ian Shirley. 


The LP features 18 tracks 


The Whippets from Nowhere from left to right, were:

Spöön Fazer - Drums (Simon Patterson), Snippet - Vocals (Cressida Bowyer),  Spider - Keyboards (Martin Cottis), Shamus Android - Guitar (Tom Langton -Lockton), Bush Punes - Bass  (Ben Cull). 

Concrete Academy

The Whippets from Nowhere

CONCRETE ACADEMY

Classic Devonian Art Punk

Recorded 1978/79 

Record Collector Magazine

VINYL

Released 2018

- Very Rare -



1976 -1979

Spöön Fazer co-founded 

and was drummer of

 The Whippets from Nowhere

War Ning

Recorded at In Sect Studio 1990

BACK TO THE BEGINNING

Alternative Regression Therapy

Phoning God

MUsic 4 TRAVELling (Motorway Amber Line)

Rising Sun

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