{"id":24,"date":"2007-08-28T16:38:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-28T16:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.systemsofromance.com\/blog\/?p=24"},"modified":"2007-08-28T16:38:00","modified_gmt":"2007-08-28T16:38:00","slug":"the-snake-corps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.systemsofromance.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/the-snake-corps\/","title":{"rendered":"The Snake Corps"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Snake Corps formed in 1984 after the original demise of British psychedelic post-punk act Sad Lovers & Giants<\/a>. In the wake of the band’s split, guitarist Tristan Garel-Funk formed a new five-piece unit, collecting a few more like minded-fellows, and set out under this new name.<\/p>\n

The band was not unlike it’s predecessor, exploring a dreamy, atmospheric soundscape alongside a driving post-punk edge. The band would tour heavily outside of the UK, developing a slight cult following for their curious blend of dreamy effects and hard punk rhthyms. The band, though hard-working, had a very distanced approach to their affairs and had alienated the British record industry, rejecting potential superstardom as a new shoegaze movement was taking hold of Britain towards the end of the decade.<\/p>\n

The band would take a hiatus around 1990 after recording a handful of poorly distributed records, never quite achieving the success or recognition as many of their contemporaries would shortly. In 1993, a long-since recorded final record hit the market alongside a career retrospective, but though a bit of buzz was finally on their side, members of the band had already parted for keeps and the band officially called it a day.<\/p>\n

I’ve uploaded two tracks by the Snake Corps for your downloading pleasure. The first, ‘Animals All’ hails from their debut record, 1985’s Flesh on Flesh<\/i>. The second song, ‘Seagull’s Eye’ is a more catchy number, featured as the opening track on 1990’s Smother Earth<\/i>.<\/p>\n

download Snake Corps- ‘Animals All’<\/a>
download Snake Corps- ‘Seagull’s Eye’<\/a><\/p>\n

for further information on the band:
Official Snake Corps website<\/a>– for a full discography, images, videos, and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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