The Southern Death Cult LIVE! The Brixton Ace, London 1983

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  • The Southern Death Cult
    Live at The Brixton Ace, London.
    Shown on the Channel 4 TV show Whatever You Didn't Get
    Broadcast on 07 March 1983.
    Taken from my M0 VHS Cassette.
    1. Introduction
    2. The Girl
    3. Moya
    M0 VHS Cassette .Panasonic DVD Recorder/VHS Combo .Tsunami DVD Author
    MPEG-2, 720 x 576 fps (4:3) PAL
    Dolby Digital, 48000 Hz Stereo, 384 kbps
    Great stuff, fantastic quality
    Recorded by jokejoke seeded by ARCORMAN

КОМЕНТАРІ • 258

  • @solitarianihilista1454
    @solitarianihilista1454 Рік тому +28

    The Southern Death Cult 1983 and now me here in 2023 wondering how the hell the last four decades went by so fast. Time is running out....

  • @jong2742
    @jong2742 10 років тому +227

    To all u ppl criticizing this: its not about technicals - how well they play guitar, what tune you sing in - its about the mood, the feeling, the atmosphere, the attitude. Part of the drama of his singing is its being slightly off tune - a certain dissonance. Captures brilliantly the early 80s post-punk scene sound and feeling in Britain. A historical document. Thanks so much for uploading.

    • @WoodRatGirl
      @WoodRatGirl 9 років тому +21

      Jonathan Goodall I think all the ppl that are criticizing, are mostly all uptight hipsters. #eyerolls

    • @chadwickrogers43
      @chadwickrogers43 9 років тому +9

      Jonathan Goodall Well said!

    • @johnwilliamdranesupermax
      @johnwilliamdranesupermax 8 років тому +6

      +Jonathan Goodall YEAH RIGHT ON MAN

    • @notamused3715
      @notamused3715 8 років тому +14

      Exactly! When I saw SDC I'd never heard of them before but I was mesmerised and you're right,it was the whole atmosphere that they created !And that drum and that bass!!! It was tribal and all about a decade before Drum and Bass was even a music genre!

    • @johnwilliamdranesupermax
      @johnwilliamdranesupermax 8 років тому +24

      not many people understood southern death cult .I still blast them out .Wishing i could turn back the clock .Their songs still means so much

  • @bgierat
    @bgierat 5 років тому +44

    Was a piece of Cult history!
    Awesome

    • @barryleslie7727
      @barryleslie7727 5 років тому +1

      Absolutely! I'd label this under early goth. It has that Chorus pedal sound to it

    • @woody5831
      @woody5831 11 місяців тому

      Before the Cult only Ian in Both bands.

    • @woody5831
      @woody5831 11 місяців тому

      ​@@barryleslie7727they were 100% a Goth band came up after UK Decay(originators) /Sex Gang Children/Theatre of Hate etc

  • @HarryFlashman.
    @HarryFlashman. 3 роки тому +27

    The distinctive voice of Ian Astbury - can't beat it.

    • @Thirdfish
      @Thirdfish Рік тому +3

      He changes his accent to suit his bank balance.

    • @helderreigota2892
      @helderreigota2892 Рік тому

      🦋.. Exactly, the timbre and placement of the voice, the rapport between musicians and the mystique.

  • @mattking68
    @mattking68 Рік тому +20

    Ian's one of those frontmen who was born a rockstar and could be playing in front of twelve people, who'd all go home saying they'd watched a brilliant band.

    • @errikartazuri5651
      @errikartazuri5651 Рік тому

      Las buenas bandas no suspenden un concierto porque vaya poco público a verlas, actúan y lo dan todo.

  • @rosanadacunhaperes8208
    @rosanadacunhaperes8208 4 роки тому +10

    My eternal love..Southern Death Cult Death Cult The Cult

  • @lovelystuff1562
    @lovelystuff1562 7 років тому +26

    Fantastic picture clarity for an ancient VHS transfer & MOYA is an absolute 80s classic.

  • @rocknurse100
    @rocknurse100 4 роки тому +11

    The early sparks of greatness. So glad this video exists.

  • @klausrain111
    @klausrain111 5 років тому +20

    Brilliant! Ian, one of the most charismatic frontmen of all time. So, some folks think they ain't playing well? They sound perfect.

  • @kamillazaynieva770
    @kamillazaynieva770 4 місяці тому +2

    Beautiful guitarist😊

  • @johnjohnnyjohnson9987
    @johnjohnnyjohnson9987 3 роки тому +12

    I remember this gig well. SDC had already built up a sizeable following.
    Saw them many times particularly supporting Bauhaus in 82.
    Happy days hitching up and down the UK!!

    • @I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music
      @I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music 3 роки тому +1

      I envy you

    • @gustavomartinezmena2463
      @gustavomartinezmena2463 8 місяців тому +1

      Que bien saludos de chile

    • @Thompson14t
      @Thompson14t 7 місяців тому +1

      I was in my first year at Leeds Uni in 1982, so seeing Bauhaus play there (I'm from Northampton) was fantastic, but the icing on the cake was witnessing SDC and their mad fans - that took the night to another level!!

    • @Paul-pi1cq
      @Paul-pi1cq 4 місяці тому +1

      Same here - used to hitch all over the uk to see bands back in the early eighties…such brilliant memories and experiences

    • @loopingaround
      @loopingaround 4 місяці тому +1

      I was at this amazing gig as well. I've come back here today as I don't like the world today and wanted some old lovely memories filling my head. Moya 💚 where has 40 years gone?!

  • @shannon6708
    @shannon6708 4 роки тому +13

    I love Ian Astbury! Mohawk Indian awesome!

  • @talearingo248
    @talearingo248 5 років тому +9

    I’ve been in love with this voice for many years in the punk and goth clubs

  • @dscott333
    @dscott333 10 місяців тому +2

    Billy was able to fill a whole stadium playing his guitar .
    The last song on this video is pure Cult.
    Had the pleasure to see them live in 87...
    The opening act? None other than GnR on their first stadium tour..

  • @OrdoSanctiBenedictus
    @OrdoSanctiBenedictus 3 роки тому +14

    seeing the embryonic stage of a band fascinates me.

  • @kelbell9312
    @kelbell9312 3 роки тому +7

    Sophisticated fantastic music. I love it . Huge respect just grew for Astbury. Delightful. xxx Thanks Kel

  • @Buddycoop1
    @Buddycoop1 7 років тому +14

    I like bands who put out a good album in every era. This is one of them. A rare breed.

    • @JonathanRingo
      @JonathanRingo 5 років тому +1

      They were not even a band for that long, You must be thinking about Death Cult, which would become The Cult. SDC were a different band.

  • @willowmadhuridixit8991
    @willowmadhuridixit8991 6 років тому +7

    Love this. Timeless. It still looks raw and fresh today.

  • @atomicdmt8763
    @atomicdmt8763 Рік тому +2

    AMAZING this got captured on video! thank you

  • @pressureworks
    @pressureworks Рік тому +6

    He probably had no idea his music would one day be a mainstay on American Rock Radio stations.

  • @LongliveEDL
    @LongliveEDL 5 років тому +25

    So Astbury would be about 21 years old here!

  • @barriem5318
    @barriem5318 Рік тому +2

    That's pretty cool to see. Impressive picture quality. The period in time before Billy Duffy came over from Theatre of Hate and lit the fuse.

  • @theOGKitchenerleslie
    @theOGKitchenerleslie 11 років тому +30

    SDC , DC and The Cult (Before Electric, so Dreamtime and Love era) was one of the BEST bands at that time. I met Ian Astbury three times, I was a star struck kid. I've always wanted to ask...what happen to that revolutionary mentality??!!!!!!!!
    'the kids of a coca-cola nation are to darn dumb to realize....'
    nothing has changed brother....nothing.
    And given the amount of hits on this post
    There is over 8000 people with good taste.
    Thanks for posting.

    • @Sorefame83
      @Sorefame83 10 років тому +1

      I have the same question to ask: "what happened to that revolutionary mentality?"

    • @claytonjohns6760
      @claytonjohns6760 10 років тому +1

      I am probably wrong, but doesn't the line say "the kids of the coca-cola nation, too doped up to realize"? and I think during this period he found Jamie and Billy and started Death Cult? I don't know for sure, but I do know I love this and everything else Ian helped create!

    • @Albrecht777
      @Albrecht777 9 років тому +1

      Hope J
      With the mention of the "Islamic" band, I assume that you are referring to "Into a Circle", formed by Barry (who plays bass here) and Bee. As it happens, they were not Islamic, but utilised that imagery. They did that from a frequently homoerotic perspective (Bee is gay) and were further influenced by the artist and author Brion Gysin, as well as William Borroughs and others. That project was, in itself, formed out of the ashes of "Getting the Fear", which effectively comprised of all the members of Southern Death Cult you see here, minus Ian Astbury, and with Bee on vocals instead. However, I am not whether it's entirely true to say that's where all the revolutionary energy went. Both "Death Cult" and "The Cult" were excellent, at least up until "Dreamtime" / "Love". Billy Duffy, Jamie Stewart and Nigel Preston (R.I.P.) all had roots in early "goth" or "post-punk" music, too, having played for the likes of Theatre of Hate and Sex-Gang Children.

    • @Cloughjordan23
      @Cloughjordan23 9 років тому +1

      Stahlgewitter777 the islamic band the person mentions is who the drummer Aki firmed in the 90s called Fundamental. The record label was Nation records and included bands like Transglobal Underground/Loop Guru/Fundamental/Natasha Atlas. Asain dance based sounds fused with western dance beats. Fundamental had a more of a hip hop influence than the test of the label. It was all good stuff.

    • @Albrecht777
      @Albrecht777 9 років тому

      Cloughjordan23 Thanks! I must confess to being aware of Fundamental. However, I had no idea that Aki was involved with them, let alone that he founded them!

  • @theunionofjackbeanie2464
    @theunionofjackbeanie2464 4 роки тому +4

    Thank you.raw and superb.

  • @jonsilence
    @jonsilence 4 роки тому +5

    An exciting time in rock music history that paralleled the mid-late 60s.

  • @paddywinklink7393
    @paddywinklink7393 3 роки тому +1

    Brilllllllliant,,, prostutiong you . 1983....

  • @TheUnsatisfied
    @TheUnsatisfied 4 роки тому +3

    All ways on my mind and heart.. Praise the young shaman

  • @jmiller9374
    @jmiller9374 6 років тому +2

    Saw sdc 82 plymouth.. hooked immediately...still play the album now.. not one weak track.. love it

  • @srebuck
    @srebuck Рік тому +1

    Brilliant stuff. Loved, and still love the SDC. Still got my Moya t-shirt. Thanks for posting.

  • @vasarian
    @vasarian 9 років тому +7

    Awesome! Was into them two years before Love came out saw them open for Iggy Pop on the Love tour here in the states, seen them once after that a few years back.- This is the earliest footage I have seen them in yet - Thanks!

  • @michaelholopainen2822
    @michaelholopainen2822 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks for upload. Amazing !to see this.

  • @ricfer5240
    @ricfer5240 Місяць тому

    Love it all. I am not British but I identify a lot with this genre.

  • @LongliveEDL
    @LongliveEDL 5 років тому +3

    Fledgling greatness!

  • @barryleslie7727
    @barryleslie7727 5 років тому +10

    As a fan of The Cult, I'm delighted to see this as I've never seen The Southern Death Cult before. I can't recognise Billy Duffy or Jamie Stewart, so this could be before their arrival

    • @lovelystuff1562
      @lovelystuff1562 5 років тому +4

      Totally different band.
      Billy & Jamie joined up with Ian, after SDC split. For unknown reasons Ian decided to call the new band 'Death Cult' & then shortened the name once again, to simply, 'The Cult'.

    • @PW-CreakySaddle
      @PW-CreakySaddle Рік тому

      I think it is Buzz and AKi who later formed Into a Circle?

  • @goudagirl6095
    @goudagirl6095 Рік тому +2

    Woah. The Cult before the Cult was the Cult!? Ian before he grew out his long luscious locks! And a pre-Billy Cult, too? Hard to imagine, but Ian's got that voice!

  • @zzombiedeath
    @zzombiedeath 2 роки тому +2

    imagine this with auto tune ahhhhhhhhhhh noooooooooooo ...... so raw

  • @ivorytower99
    @ivorytower99 6 років тому +4

    Nice! Now the poem clip is in HD, finally!

  • @oopsadaze
    @oopsadaze 11 років тому +2

    Thank You for Posting. I Saw them as the Cult early on, what a great memory

  • @MishaHendrix
    @MishaHendrix 12 років тому +3

    fantastic quality!!! more!!!

  • @CollegevilleJohnnie
    @CollegevilleJohnnie 6 років тому +1

    Good stuff. Late to the party but still enjoying this early version.
    Skol Vikings!

  • @tompollard6643
    @tompollard6643 5 років тому +1

    MOYA..... Fantastic.

  • @brianzell.longevity.concierge
    @brianzell.longevity.concierge 6 років тому +1

    Awesome! Been a few years since I listened to this..... can't play my vinyl anymore.

  • @matsfrommusic
    @matsfrommusic 6 місяців тому +1

    Wow this was something.

  • @andrewverdugo7910
    @andrewverdugo7910 Рік тому +1

    I love the cult and death cult, but i havent really listened to sdc before this. The first song has kindof a bow wow wow feel to it. Really cool.

  • @PW-CreakySaddle
    @PW-CreakySaddle Рік тому +1

    thanks for this

  • @andreymurr4785
    @andreymurr4785 5 років тому +3

    Wow!Thx!Real treasure!

  • @Medes06
    @Medes06 5 років тому +2

    thank you. What a discover.

  • @tobygibson3806
    @tobygibson3806 9 років тому +6

    Early days of rocker Ian Astbury.

  • @paddywinklink7393
    @paddywinklink7393 5 років тому +2

    Wish I had been There're .. Cry Cry CRY

  • @talearingo248
    @talearingo248 5 років тому +3

    Thanks for this throwback 💜

  • @shannon6708
    @shannon6708 7 років тому +2

    immaculate...yes.

  • @paddywinklink7393
    @paddywinklink7393 5 років тому

    Brilliant. Brilliant.. Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant. brilliant. Incredible and lovely....So are they now. Fu....g Brilliant.

    • @JonathanRingo
      @JonathanRingo 5 років тому

      Brilliant works I guess, but this is not an early version of the band that would become The Cult.

  • @yonkomihok9999
    @yonkomihok9999 9 років тому +2

    thank you so much for sharing you rock

  • @TimJackson-eq6iy
    @TimJackson-eq6iy 7 місяців тому

    Surprisingly I liked this.

  • @davidgigelfc
    @davidgigelfc 11 років тому

    for long time i lost this song

  • @simonrowell9
    @simonrowell9 7 років тому +1

    Origional and great, love it.

  • @BridgetC1
    @BridgetC1 8 років тому +4

    Wow! I have never seen this! Thanks!

  • @aprocean9927
    @aprocean9927 Рік тому +1

    Esta si que es para vosotras chicas

  • @davidcross701
    @davidcross701 6 років тому +1

    Pure awesomeness. 'nuff said.

  • @williamminyard1952
    @williamminyard1952 Рік тому +1

    Its's only a split second....
    And you're absolutely sure "it's the Cult.

  • @jmzbnd724
    @jmzbnd724 9 років тому +38

    when they were immaculate..still great today but this is the true cult

    • @wilespa
      @wilespa 8 років тому +3

      +jimmy shine+.......ken this Jay, cannot believe how many ardent Cult
      fans divent kna that The Cult was born out of the ashes of SOUTHERN
      DEATH CULT!!!!!!!! UNBELIEVEABLE!!!!!!!! I do feel genuine pity for
      them! Especially when you see clips of this particular concert!?! I mean
      The Girl & Moya it really did not get any better than this boy!?! CONSEQUENTLY
      that would mean that there is a massive void in their lives as they would not
      have heard the album SOUTHERN DEATH CULT.......tell you what Jay, I'm
      taking that particular piece of vinyl to my grave. 1981 tive 1983 SDC & Theatre of Hate,
      changed & shaped my life to become what it has today!!!! Keep on Rockin' Jimmy

    • @ichhasseamerika
      @ichhasseamerika 8 років тому +2

      +Phil Wiles . . . and what has your life become today? :D

    • @wilespa
      @wilespa 8 років тому

      Working on a metal village in the North Sea for 3 weeks at a time Bob. Mechanical scrapheap challenge considering the production platform Forties Delta is coming up to 43 years old!?! Still the 3 weeks off is good & the four weeks off every 3rd trip is even better!!!! Works in really good for upcoming mini-Spear Tour & the annual jaunt to Crewe for Westworld.......then on the other hand I can miss everything!!! Xmas is always a bit of a bas been away from the family like. COMPROMISE, LIVE, COMPROMISE, LIVE & BE FREE. THE SOUTHERN DEATH CULT IN 1983!!!!

    • @cinemar
      @cinemar 8 років тому +5

      +jimmy shine the arrival of Billy Duffy was the true CULT.

    • @jmzbnd724
      @jmzbnd724 8 років тому +1

      +cinemar I agree..I'm more partial to the older songs he uses is big gretsch falcon on then the les paul....

  • @paddywinklink7393
    @paddywinklink7393 5 років тому +1

    Super Brilliant. Please PEOPLE listen to this amazing....

  • @toms5oh
    @toms5oh 7 років тому +2

    Holy shit!

  • @creepingnet
    @creepingnet 7 років тому +1

    What's so cool to me about these guys is they were post punk AND hard rock and could do both well and retain that mood. I'd almost like to see them don this style again and flip flop with the hard rock side or even combine the two again (ala. Love).

    • @JonathanRingo
      @JonathanRingo 5 років тому

      This is not the band you are talking about. SDC was a different band that Astbury ended before joining up with Duffy, which would start the band your talking about.

  • @patrickduffy2744
    @patrickduffy2744 Рік тому +1

    Seen them Glasgow university Southern Death Cult Grip the heart

  • @paddywinklink7393
    @paddywinklink7393 5 років тому

    super great........CULT.......

  • @japan906
    @japan906 3 роки тому +3

    Native American English on lead. Ian is a natural educator in trans-Atlantic history. Imagine him in front of a class. That’d help the kids.

  • @neloteixeira8831
    @neloteixeira8831 3 роки тому +2

    Espírito revolucionário muito bom

  • @ninjatendo8199
    @ninjatendo8199 6 років тому +1

    yeah!

  • @JonathanBakerBates
    @JonathanBakerBates 8 років тому +30

    Is that Ian Astbrury???

  • @richard9444
    @richard9444 6 років тому

    A great gig

  • @isshewearingharmonyhairspr9841
    @isshewearingharmonyhairspr9841 6 років тому +2

    Go Paul Jay in the front row, still nodding after all these years

  • @GRIDMASTER6
    @GRIDMASTER6 10 років тому +2

    Great music,Raw and to the point.

  • @desmondsunstrum6260
    @desmondsunstrum6260 8 років тому +18

    You can hear the Adam and Ants influence in this early stuff with the tribal drumming and squawking vocals.

    • @krasteff
      @krasteff 8 років тому

      I hear early Yes, live they sound like in Yessongs, particularly the guitar and bass but the vocals too.

    • @kendo5862
      @kendo5862 5 років тому

      Was thinking the same ...And their style of haircuts / gear

    • @blackmore4
      @blackmore4 5 років тому +1

      @@kendo5862
      Haha. I don't think Jon Anderson ever got that daring with his haircut ;)

  • @VintageSpaceTime
    @VintageSpaceTime 10 років тому +2

    This is positively amazing. Thanks so much for uploading.

  • @marcholland1554
    @marcholland1554 4 роки тому +1

    Man, they got so much better later on.

  • @AriesCarrionCaine
    @AriesCarrionCaine 11 років тому

    I love and respect the early years, I miss music like this; the rawness, primal honesty.

  • @kendo5862
    @kendo5862 5 років тому +2

    Interesting version of moya

  • @Kelly14UK
    @Kelly14UK 10 років тому +2

    These days, we compromise to survive. Astbury's 5 years older than me.

  • @eugenemclemmont4045
    @eugenemclemmont4045 Рік тому +1

    I never realised till now Acky doesn`t use a hi-hatt and only touched his symbols at the end of Moya. Cant believe it took nearly 40 years to notice that.

  • @magg1973
    @magg1973 12 років тому

    Thanks¡

  • @s2owner
    @s2owner 8 років тому +2

    Very early days, nice upload, thanks!

  • @alexrogue7557
    @alexrogue7557 11 років тому

    this is faken cool, cheers thanks fer sharin

  • @abraxis20
    @abraxis20 11 років тому +2

    Most people I knew at those gigs still considered themselves punk or coming from punk. Goth was mostly still just a descriptive term then, certainly in London.

  • @paulrose1616
    @paulrose1616 6 років тому +1

    Bad Fucking Ass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @pjprobertson
    @pjprobertson 11 років тому +1

    Punk was dead but not back in again, Goth didn't yet exist. I think it was what we were looking for back then to get to either of them, or both

  • @WoodRatGirl
    @WoodRatGirl 9 років тому

    Documentary guy:"And all that shit.." Lol that is so something I'd say.

  • @MrAlimoz
    @MrAlimoz 5 років тому

    oh my god i was only 15 then in 83 when i got this on cassette

  • @DigitalSWebVideos
    @DigitalSWebVideos 8 років тому +4

    Support band for bauhaus - thanks go to buzz the guitarist that got us in over the wall! Just where is Buzz now?

    • @miguelrodriguez4498
      @miguelrodriguez4498 6 років тому

      DigitalSWebVideos do you know what gear buzz used while in SDC?

    • @killforfiend
      @killforfiend 4 роки тому +2

      I believe that this is him currently
      www.davidburrowssculpture.com

  • @paulrose1616
    @paulrose1616 5 років тому +2

    FK Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @ButterflyRoseX
    @ButterflyRoseX 11 років тому +4

    *Perfect* ♥

  • @Kelly14UK
    @Kelly14UK 3 роки тому +5

    Astbury's a Northern Adam Ant.

  • @newwavepop
    @newwavepop 12 років тому +1

    really fantastic picture quality. you know, i love ians voice and all but there is just something i always felt was missing after barry buzz and aky were gone.

    • @miguelrodriguez4498
      @miguelrodriguez4498 6 років тому +1

      newwavepop they brought a sort of tribal element to the band. I love SDC over the cult/DC because it was a very angry style. Very simplistic

  • @lescouse
    @lescouse 2 місяці тому

    The Band.

  • @rosiegratz8377
    @rosiegratz8377 3 роки тому

    Pre Cult cool!

  • @badoocee1967
    @badoocee1967 8 років тому +2

    GREATNESS!

  • @paddywinklink7393
    @paddywinklink7393 5 років тому +2

    No Billy yet. Super Brilliant though...

  • @Madmart2
    @Madmart2 9 років тому +1

    Just go straight to the 4.00 minute mark for the wonderful Moya and some kick ass Astbury dancin' - music with passion - oh and turn it up loud - great days

    • @Madmart2
      @Madmart2 9 років тому +2

      +Martin Duce
      forgot to add that it's thanks to a certain Kirk Brandon that this lot ever got a gig in London and to subsequently record anything - thanks Burt

    • @philipbowers3125
      @philipbowers3125 8 років тому

      +Martin Duce not quite true martin toh were important but it was the 3rd or 4th gig supporting chelsea at the marquee club what broke them as the press review was all about them put them on the map that night to get the other gigs

  • @billyshane3804
    @billyshane3804 7 місяців тому

    Ian Ashbarty dance like the Girlie

  • @philipbowers3125
    @philipbowers3125 8 років тому

    jolly goog gig in what is now the brixton academy. it was like a building site opened up for c4 tv show! Had lots of fun times they were right place right time and to be honest for 18 months they were big! A lot of the people who followed bands back in the day know the score, 30 odd years on those people are still mates and meet for the odd beer. without this band chance meeting at a crass gig akis brother promoted, ian staying with nma, panache night club, forming a band, supporting Chelsea, at the marquee in London and a billion other things there would be no cult The seeds to the cult were born in Bradford by pure luck

    • @clarkgwent1
      @clarkgwent1 5 років тому

      This was at the Ace which turned into the Fridge, didn't it?