Masto & Laulm, Two ex-milk delivery boys started Lucrate Milk (short for lucrative milk) in 1979 & were later joined by two other mates. With a penchant for the absurd & anything morbid the band went about making music with nihilism & careless.

Interest in expressionism & the dadaism combined with the members limited capabilites produced a sound that hasn’t been duplicated since. The use of sax immediatly brings to mind the X-ray Spex. And Nina’s vocals aren’t to far off from Poly Styrene’s but they are a tad closer to Slits lead singer Ari Up. The band eventually disbanded in February of 1984. Only 2 EP’s and a split album with MKB Fraction Provisional were ever officially released.

Lucrate Milk - “Dritte Blind Meuse (Three Blind Mice)” (mp3)

Lucrate Milk - “Darling Husband” (mp3)

Lucrate Milk - “Hansheklein” (mp3)

Lucrate Milk - “Fucking Pacifist” (mp3)

V.I.S.A. Présente was released in 1984 which was a live compilation released in 1984 by labels Bondage Records and V.I.S.A. & is very hard to find. Their split with MKB is going for 264 dollars on gemm.

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