Bootleg Review: The Sound - Korova Demos ~1980

(The Sound live at Plan K, Belgium, 1983; From The Lion's Mouth LP)

The Sound - Korova Demo Tapes Sessions 1 & 2 & 3 Studio

01 Cost of living
02 Hour of need
03 Resistance
04 Heyday
05 Night versus day
06 Words fail me
07 Missiles
08 Brute force
09 Falling boy
10 Unwritten law (5.1 mb MP3)

The Sound - From The Lion's Mouth Korova Demo Sessions 1 & 2 Studio

01 Winning
02 Fatal flaw
03 Possession
04 Skelingtons
05 The fire
06 Point of no return

Wow! A great find on EZ Torrents. Somehow in all my indie record researching I've never heard of The Sound. They were an English band active in the late 70s and 80s, with a sound that evokes Echo & The Bunnymen and Joy Division. However, they also have their own style going on too. I hear elements of many later bands in The Sound. The sample below, unwritten law, sounds a lot like a certain Duran Duran track. These are the demos that got them signed to Korova. The Sound seemed to be under an unlucky sign, somehow missing greater success, and later on having one member die of AIDS, and the singer Adrian Borland throw himself under a train. Despite all that, we do have these wonderful songs, and I encourage you to seek out The Sound recordings.


The Sound Biography at All Music

The Sound cds at Amazon

EZ Torrents