Bunnydrums
PKD/Simulacra
Fac193

For every band who achieves acclaim in their own time, there are so many groups whose message and music are appreciated after they have called it a day. And then you have groups who achieve it within their lifetime but are lost in the sands of time, only to be discovered again some years later by (fortunately) a wider audience. Bunnydrums may be one of the best-kept secrets of early 80s indie music.

PKD/Simulacra is a relatively thorough collection of Bunnydrums' work encompassing the years 1980-1986 and collecting music from seven-inches along with their debut full-length. Their earlier stuff sounds very informed by Joy Division and The Cure (especially the flanged guitar sounds of Seventeen Seconds) while later tunes aim for a more danceable sound (think the funk/new wave era of Gang of Four). Much like Ian Curtis, David Goerk's vocal is one that people will either love or hate though it can be said that his voice is very much his own and steers clear of tagging him as a sound-alike. Highlights include "Magazine" and the funky "Holy Moly".

If you love post-punk music and think you've mined the Eighties for all it's worth, you may have missed Bunnydrums and might discover a new favorite song or two here.

From: Fac193