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Chaos UK are an English hardcore punk band formed in 1979 in Portishead,near Bristol. They played fast aggressive hardcore punk rock initially. The original line up of Simon on vocals, Andy on guitar, Chaos (Aka "Lice") on bass and Potts on drums recorded two EP's and a full LP for Riot City Record. In the process they along with fellow Bristolians Disorder and Stoke's Discharge revolutionised the HC punk scene. In particular the Japanese 80's HC Punk bands were heaviy influenced by Chaos UK and Disorder's brutal take on punk. Chaos UK's debut LP was notable in the fact that the bands label claimed it was the "Fastest, noisiest LP in the cosmos" in the short lived "Punk Lives" magazine, vocal duies on this recording were also handled by bassist Chaos.

The mid 80's saw an almost new line up with Chaos remaining the only original member. He was joined by Mower on vocals, the legendary Sir Gabba Four Cocks on Guitar (Previously with Nottinghams The Seats Of Piss) and Chuck on Drums. Over the rest of the 80's Chaos UK were the mainstay and lynchpin of the UK hardcore Punk scene playing many hundreds of shows around the world including Japan (The first English punk band to do so, but with a standin drummer, Blackmore of Bristol punk band Lunatic Fringe), the USA, Mexico and all over Europe.

Discography

Chart placings shown are from the UK Indie Chart.[1]

Releases

  • Demo (1981)
  • Burning Britain E.P. 7" (Riot City. Riot 6, 1982) #8
  • Loud Political & Uncompromising 7" (Riot City. Riot 12, 1982) #27
  • Chaos UK LP (Riot City, 1983) #16
  • Short Sharp Shock 12" (COR/Weasel, 1984)
  • Just Mere Slaves 12" (Selfish, 1984)
  • Chaos UK/Extreme Noise Terror split LP (Manic Ears, 1986)
  • Chipping Sodbury Bonfire Tapes LP (Slap Up/Weasel, 1989)
  • Headfuck 7" (Desperate Attempt, 1989)
  • Head on a Pole 7" (Desperate Attempt, 1991)
  • Enough to Make You Sick LP (Vinyl Japan, 1991)
  • Chaos UK/Raw Noise split LP (Vinyl Japan, 1991)
  • Live in Japan LP/CD (Cargo, 1991)
  • Total Chaos LP/CD (Anagram, 1991)
  • Death Side/Chaos UK split CD (Selfish, 1993)
  • 100% Two Fingers in the Air Punk Rock 12"/CD (Slap Up, 1993)
  • Secret Men 7" (Slap Up, 1993)
  • Floggin' the Corpse CD (Anagram, 1996)
  • King for A Day 7" (Discipline, 1996)
  • Morning After the Night Before (Cleopatra, 1997)
  • Heard it, Seen it, Done it CD (Discipline, 1999)
  • Chaos UK/Assfort split 12" (Discipline, 2000)
  • Kanpai CD (Discipline, 2000)
  • Chaos UK/FUK split CD (HG Fact, 2007)

Reissues

  • The Singles LP (Riot City, 1984 - includes first two 7"s) #31
  • Short Sharp Shock CD (Anagram, 1991)
  • Radioactive Earslaughter/100% Two Fingers in the Air CD (Anagram, 1993)
  • The Best of Chaos UK CD (Anagram, 1999)
  • Enough to Make You Sick/Chipping Sodbury CD (Anagram, 1993)

Compilations

  • Punk and Disorderly LP (Abstract/Posh Boy, 1982) "4 Minute Warning"
  • Riotous Assembly LP (Riot City Records, 1982) "Senseless Conflict"
  • UK/DK LP (Cherry Red, 1983) "No Security"
  • Digging in Water LP (COR,1986) "Kill your Baby" a different/faster version
  • Punks Not Dread LP (Sink Below, 1991)"For Adolfs Only", "Bone Idol", "Brain Bomb"

References

  1. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1999. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
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