Weekend Listening: Clock DVA

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Fetish Records, 1981

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It seems there are a few bands from every genre that everyone knows and loves, while so many get unjustly relegated to the bench to be enjoyed strictly by music nerds and old heads. Most people justifiably love Joy Division, Bauhaus, Cabaret Voltaire, Throbbing Gristle and so many others that made up the very special period of late '70s to early '80s music now referred to as post-punk, industrial, or EBM. Unfortunately though, there's more than a few incredible bands that I've seen slip through the common man's fingertips. One of the these groups is the Sheffield-based EBM/experimental band Clock DVA. You won't see DVA T-shirts at Coachella, and a Supreme capsule collection is most likely not in the works, but believe me when I tell you they are a seminal band, worthy of further exploration. 4 Hours is quite possibly their most accessible tune, and appears as both a 7 inch single and on their wonderful 1981 album Thirst. Although some of their material is far more esoteric than this, it all plays an important part in their incredibly diverse catalogue.

—Clock DVA on Discogs