1982, by Ike Yard

1982

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1.	Facile 03:34	buy track
2.	Dancing + Slaving 03:47	buy track
3.	War=Strong 01:47	buy track
4.	Agua (Diablo) 06:12	buy track
5.	S.I. (I Couldn't See) 04:52	buy track
6.	A Dull Life 05:25	buy track
7.	We Are One 02:25	buy track
8.	I Killed Picasso 06:12	buy track
9.	Freighter 03:51	buy track
10.	Wolfen 03:38	buy track

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Dark Entries flashes back to the grimy streets of New York City circa 1982 to bring us an unreleased album from cult outfit Ike Yard. Comprised of Stuart Argabright, Michael Diekmann, Kenneth Compton, and Fred Szymanski, Ike Yard sits between the sinewy proto-body music of the Neue Deutsche Welle and the shattered grooves of their No Wave peers in New York. The band’s initial run was short but blinding. They released an EP for Les Disques du Crépuscule in 1981, which was followed by their legendary self-titled LP for Factory in 1982. They disbanded within a year, frustrated by the slow pace at which the industry was able to release their increasingly challenging music. 1982 features 10 tracks which likely would have become the band’s second LP - only four of these songs have previously seen release on 2006’s 1980-82 Collected via Acute Records. Following the release of Ike Yard, they continued down their tortured path of hybrid electro-acoustic music with an arsenal of now-classic analog instruments, including the Korg MS-20 and the Roland TR-808. Skittering rhythms teeter on the verge of collapse while seasick synth warbles threaten to push us overboard. Electronic washes devolve into waves of feedback. Sneering basslines threaten dancers to move, but how can the body obey? This is dangerous music, gliding along the brink. The album features a live photo of the band by Makoto Iida and includes an insert with liner notes from Stuart Argabright. 1982 is essential for fans of post-punk and caustic electronics from Liaisons Dangereuses to Beau Wanzer.

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released March 1, 2024

(c) 2024 Dark Entries Records
Stuart Argabright: synth, percussion, vocals
Kenneth Compton: synth, bass, vocals
Fred Szymanski: drum machine, sequencer, synth
Michael Diekmann: synth, guitar
All songs recorded at the Music Building, New York, NY.
1,4,9 recorded at Gotham Studio 1/15/82
3,7 recorded at Gotham Studio 1/23/82
6,8 recorded at Richie's Studio 4/25/82
2 recorded at Richie's Studio 5/82
5,10 recorded at Richie's Studio 6/82
Remastered by Anne-Marie Suenram
Design by Eloise Leigh
Photos by Makoto Iida

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