any fans of early industrial?

what about JOY DIVISION

they were the complete trend trend setting
and their music is timeless

Can was the band from Germany that really started the industrial sound with "Yoo Doo Right" in 1969. The song comprised all of side 2 of their album "Monster Movie" and it is still in print both as new vinyl and CD.

Can ? Wow, haven't heard that one in a while. Yeah, maybe they could be labelled as the parents of Industrial. But I think a lot of the experimental Moog stuff from the 60's, and even the old weird sound effects experimentalists going back to the 20's (?!) can be labelled as such.

I think Industrial as a concept for music, not just a sound, was more in the late 70's, though.....

And Joy Division ? Industrial ? Uhhhhmmmm. Nuh-uh. I loved them, they were my fave band until I really got into the Chameleons UK (hence my A'gon nym), but I would never classify them as Industrial. Always worth mentioning though ! So thanks for that !

Although not purely industrial, I'd like to throw in
"Alien Soundtracks"('77) and "Half Machine Lip Moves"('78)
by Chrome (Helios Creed/Damon Edge). Fascinating amalgam
of hi/lo tech cyberpunk multitracked at varying speeds, which sounds to me like music made from rusty parts found in an auto scrap yard.
Also "Third Reich n' Roll" by the Residents, though even further removed from strictly industrial sounds.

Ahhh, Ralph Records !! Loved them and the mascot...and also their slogan ("Buy or Die"). Some neat stuff by the Residents, Snakefinger, Renaldo and the Loaf, etc etc.

Thanks for reviving a few "memories" :-)