Philip And His Foetus Vibrations - Tell Me, What Is The Bane Of Your Life

First Friday in September, it’s 20:00 London; the rolling road that is Jim Thirlwell has broken into 1982 with a wild (in those days’ standards) new single. Featuring You’ve Got Foetus On Your Breath with Phillip Toss, What Is The Bane Of Your Life was released as 7″ single by Self Immolation in January 1982, in a limited edition pressing of 2,000 discs. A review of the single was published in the KATA newsletter #10, sometime in 1982. It reads like this;

Well known hysterically un-funny ‘seven piece San Franciscan’ group turn to the losers way out (see Clock DVA, Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, Human League, etc. etc. etc….) of daaaance music maaaan.  Perhaps an attempt at subversion, but far too close to the Jacksons than is necessary my dears.  A few ingenious twists of the knife does not a true killer make. Loud derisive screams of “COMPROMISE” should follow it as you throw it out of your window.

Ripped from an original 7” single to subversive MP3 @ 320kbps

Philip And His Foetus Vibrations; Tell Me, What Is The Bane Of Your Life 7”

A.      Tell Me, What Is The Bane Of Your Life

B.      Mother, I've Killed The Cat