No Go

Another obscure song from the late 80's by a band that was just a little jigsaw piece in independent music. Martin Newell is an English singer-songwriter, author and poet who lead the Cleaners From Venus and a pioneer in the DIY-scene. I always had much sympathies to his songs to which I come back from time to time. It's not spectacular what he made but I still like what I heard decades ago.

The worst thing about playing in the second league is that the games starts at 1 p.m. and I have to leave home in the morning to meet the lads before it starts. Usually I come home four hours later and the whole day is almost gone. So I have to arrange everything I ought to do for the weekend in a small time slot. Anyway, this is the price I have to pay for a seasonal ticket. Today we play against Aue, a team that is close behind us in the table. But I am optimistic for a win after I saw what my team is able although they lost in the cup this week.

Cleaners From Venus - No Go (For Louis Macneice)

Drowning Butterfles

A few days ago I discovered a record in my collection that I didn't listen to for ages. I bought this record only because the band's name impressed me. Cleaners From Venus were the project of Essex based singer-songwriter and poet Martin Newell and their music were far away from mainstream and post-punk in the early 80's. Their music can be described as an eccentric version of Ray Davis. Based on DIY-attitude Newell made songs that still works fine after all these years. Surely not the highlights of those days but little gems from a forgotten artist.

Cleaners From Venus - Drowning Butterflies
Cleaners From Venus - Time In Vain