This album was written and recorded by the group during 1983-1984 at their newly occupied headquarters, the notorious “Ambulance Station”. The Ambulance Station was a 5 storey building in the roughest part of South London, which quickly became a nationwide center for anarchist events. Bourbonese Qualk performed there regularly and organized gigs, exhibitions film events etc during the buildings 3 year occupation. Hope is a record with intensity that makes your pulse beat faster, it stops your breath, it makes your teeth chatter and your brain dizzy with excitement. Hope is full of excesses, it is loaded with it but never too much, it gets you and drags you on. You will get from hope very clear views with a murdering vitality and a passionate deathly atmosphere, powerful and significant sound. Heavy metal percussion cuts through visionary areas, chunking bass accompanies the delayed orgasm of sunset sex and headstop. This is dripping emotion. This is feverish energy. This is music with balls. Hope is coming off on icy heights. Review by Peter Claessens. Hope was released on vinyl by Recloose Organisation (LOOSE 007) in 1984.
Tracks:
- Erector
- Sunset Sex
- Invocation
- Cold Blood
- Head Stop
- Mission England
- Dereliction
- Black Madonna
- Gag
- Something In The Air
- There Is No Night
(Tracks 1, 2 and 3 are recorded together.)
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Bourbonese Qualk seem to creep up on you. Their haphazard existence and punk ethos doesn’t come across on record: they’re a different proposition altogether. “Laughing Afternoon” is an oddity indeed; it meanders through embryonic cabs, floating vini reilly, thumping TG and a wealth of other angles but never gets stuck in a rut, it never becomes obvious or predictable. At one point it sounds like an abominable thud that’s coming from next door, then a crisp regular beat irons out the indecision and layers of melody and noise spar for position, you lose track for a moment, that sunday afternoon sense of being comatose creeps back and the migraine is accompanied by a crunching chorus. Bourbonese Qualk don’t fit in, this lp is messy but mesmerising. At times rough and at times smooth. they don’t so much change the face of rock’n'roll in a revolutionary way, more twist and torment it with sadistic pleasure. Review by Dave Henderson. Laughing Afternoon was released on vinyl by Recloose Organisation (LOOSE 004) in 1983.
Tracks:
- God With Us
- Idiot Pain
- Barcelona Telephone Exchange
- Freefall
- Blood Orange Bargain Day
- Behind Closed Doors
- Qualk Street
- To Hell With The Consequences
- Building Jerusalem
- Feast Of Trumpets
- Virgin Ears, Virgin Eyes
- Spanner In The Works
- Mystery Dance
(Recorded as Side A & B)
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