Sutcliffe Jügend | |
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| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Power electronics |
| Years active | 1982–mid-1980s 1995–2019 |
| Labels | RRRecords Death Factory Hospital Productions |
| Associated acts | Whitehouse Melt Bodychoke |
| Members | Kevin Tomkins Paul Taylor |
Sutcliffe Jügend was an English power electronics band, which began in early 1982 as the main project of Kevin Tomkins, formerly of Whitehouse, and instantly gained notoriety as one of the harshest groups of the original power electronics scene.
Biography
The band formed in 1982 but soon took a hiatus in the mid-1980s which lasted until 1995, at which point the band restarted full-time. Their final performance being Paris 2018. The first live appearance by Sutcliffe Jügend was at the Red Rose, London, on 27 August 2005. The show was filmed for Redemption TV in the UK. A CD of the performance entitled Live Assault 01 is available on RRRecords.
The band released a boxed set of ten cassettes titled We Spit on Their Graves in 1982 on Come Organisation, which was then bootlegged into a ten-vinyl LP boxed set later on, both of which now change hands for large sums.
Sutcliffe Jugend have played live all over the world, including Singapore, Bangkok, Japan, Germany, Holland, Italy, France, Poland, USA.
The band released songs which refer to serial killers and extreme sexual violence, self disgust and reflection.
Members
- Kevin Tomkins – vocals, synths/effects. EDP Wasp Synth
- Paul Taylor – Guitar, Synths/Effects. EDP Wasp Synth, vocals
Discography
Studio and live albums
- Campaign (1982), Come Organisation
- We Spit on Their Graves 10-cassette box set (1982), Come Organisation
- Sutcliffe Jügend (1994), Susan Lawly
- Death Mask (1995), Freek Records
- When Pornography Is No Longer Enough (1998), Death Factory
- The Victim as Beauty (1999), Death Factory
- Live Assault 01 (2006), RRRecords
- This Is the Truth (2007), Ground Fault Recordings / Hospital Productions
- Pigdaddy (2008), Cold Spring
- The Fall of Nature (2008), Hospital Productions
- With Extreme Prejudice (2011), Cold Spring
- Blue Rabbit (2012), Crucial Blast
- Pursuit of Pleasure Gatefold LP (2012), 4iB Records
- Sans palatine uvula with Junko (2013), 4iB Records
- The Muse (2016) Death Continues Records
- Masks (2016) Old Europa Cafe
- Offal (2016) Cold Spring
- S L A V E S 6-CD box set (2016) 4iB Records
- Shame (2017) Hagshadow
- Nude And Full Of Wounds (2017) Death Continues Records
- The Hunger (2018) Death Continues Records
- Relentless 4-CD box set (2019) Death Continues Records
- The Deluge (2020) 4iB Records
- Slaves No More (2020) 4iB Records
Singles and EPs
- XI (2001), Death Factory
- Transgression (2007), Dogma Chase
Videos
- Studio Aktion, Susan Lawly
Compilations
- We Spit on Their Graves (1997), Cold Spring Records
Compilation appearances
- Neuengamme (1982), Broken Flag
- Rising from the Red Sand (Volume One) (1982), Third Mind
- White Power (1982), Iphar
- Axis Sally (1983), Broken Flag
- Crimes (1983), Iphar
- Hate's Our Belief (1987), Strength Through Joy