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Rudimentary Peni - Punk Hardcore from United Kingdom - Biography & Full Album Download MP3


Rudimentary Peni


Punk Hardcore Band from United Kingdom formed in 1980


Rudimentary Peni are a British anarcho-punk band formed in 1980, emerging from the London anarcho-punk scene. Lead singer/guitarist Nick Blinko is notorious for his witty, macabre lyrics and dark pen-and-ink artwork, prominently featured on all of Rudimentary Peni's albums. Bassist Grant Matthews has also written several songs for the band, though his lyrics primarily focus on sociopolitical themes. Very few photos exist of the band, as their albums feature Blinko's drawings instead, but Pushead published a few in an early edition of his magazine.

History

Rudimentary Peni were formed in June 1980 in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, by Blinko (vocals, guitar), Greville (drums) and Matthews (bass).Blinko and Greville had met years prior in Langleybury Comprehensive secondary school. Greville had been playing drums since he was young, beginning lessons at the age of 10, and slowly became interested in punk rock around the time Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols by the Sex Pistols was released After meeting Blinko through a mutual friend, the pair began the experimental electronic duo the Magits, formed in 1977 and dissolved around 1980. The Magits released their first and only EP, Fully Coherent, in 1979 on Blinko's newly formed Outer Himalayan Records; it was the label's first release. In his 2006 book The Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980–1984, punk historian Ian Glasper referred to the sound of the Magits' EP as a "meandering collection of keyboard torture".Blinko, Greville, and Matthews subsequently formed Rudimentary Peni. In Maximum RocknRoll issue No. 237 (February 2003), Matthews explained how he came up with the name of the band: "When I was at school studying biology, we were told that in the fetal stage the clitoris is a rudimentary penis". By 1981, the band had played their first show, along with the S-Haters and Soft Drinks in Watford, Hertfortshire. Greville later characterized the first show, as well as the ones following it, as fairly disappointing, setting a precedent for the band's distaste for playing live. While they were inspired by punk rock, the band did not adopt the look of the day, as Greville noted: "The majority of people [were] clearly disappointed that we didn't have green mohicans and multiple piercings ... if you were the sort of person to be put off by what we looked like, you were never going to understand or appreciate the songs anyway".They recorded their first EP, an eponymous 12-song 7-inch, in 1981 at Street Level Studios in London and released it on Outer Himalayan. It was fast, loud, and often described as "demented" due to the sound, as well as Blinko's lyrics and artwork, which adorned the cover and inner sleeves. After the release of the EP, the band played their first London show on 18 September 1981 along with anarcho-punk bands Flux of Pink Indians and the Subhumans.Early on, Rudimentary Peni had connections with fellow anarcho-punks Crass, and their second 7-inch EP, Farce, was issued by Crass Records. Up through the band's first studio album, Death Church (1983), their records were packaged in fold-out paper sleeves full of artwork, lyrics and poster graphics characteristic of Crass and many other bands in the anarcho-punk scene.In 1987, the band's first two EPs were collected by Corpus Christi Records as The EPs of RP.

Rudimentary Peni stopped performing in the mid-1980s after bassist Matthews was diagnosed with cancer. After a four-year hiatus, they recorded Cacophony (1988), a sonic tribute to seminal New England horror author H. P. Lovecraft. Mark Ferelli, a fellow musician, introduced Blinko to Lovecraft; the pair also pushed each other's pen-and-ink artwork forward via friendly competition.

The band continued to record and release material into the 21st century, including the album Pope Adrian 37th Psychristiatric (1995) and the EPs Echoes of Anguish (1998), The Underclass (2000), Archaic (2004) and No More Pain (2008), and have maintained a diverse cult following in the United States punk scene. Most reissues of their 1980s albums are now out of print.

Blinko authored a semi-autobiographical novel called The Primal Screamer, published in 1995 by Spare Change Books (his bandmates and Ferelli appear under false names), as well as the more recent The Haunted Head (2009, Coptic Cat) and Visions of Pope Adrian 37th (2011, Coptic Cat). Blinko has also become increasingly popular in the outsider art scene.

Legacy

In an interview with The Guardian in 2016, the band was citied along with a number of other British Anarcho-punk bands of the early 80s as being an influence to the American avant-garde metal group Neurosis.

Lineup

Nick Blinko - guitar, vocals, artwork, lyrics

Grant Matthews - bass guitar, lyrics

Jon Greville - drums

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- Biography -

14 albums

Rudimentary Peni - Great War

Great War

2021 - United Kingdom
Punk
CD Album10 Tracks
Sealed Records


Rudimentary Peni - Derby 1993

Derby 1993

2015 - United Kingdom
Punk
Digital FLAC24 Tracks
Sheffield Tape Archive


Rudimentary Peni - Wilfred Owen The Chances

Wilfred Owen The Chances

2009 - United Kingdom
Punk, Poetry, Experimental
CD Single1 Tracks
Coptic Cat


Rudimentary Peni - No More Pain E.P.

No More Pain E.P.

2008 - United Kingdom
Punk, Hardcore
Vinyl 12"10 Tracks
Southern Records


Rudimentary Peni - Archaic EP

Archaic EP

2004 - United Kingdom
Punk
Vinyl 10"12 Tracks
Outer Himalayan Records


Rudimentary Peni - The Underclass

The Underclass

2000 - United Kingdom
Punk
Vinyl 7"12 Tracks
Outer Himalayan Records


Rudimentary Peni - Echoes Of Anguish

Echoes Of Anguish

1997 - United Kingdom
Punk
Vinyl 12"12 Tracks
Outer Himalayan Records


Rudimentary Peni - Pope Adrian 37th Psychristiatric

Pope Adrian 37th Psychristiatric

1995 - United Kingdom
Punk, Hardcore
CD Album12 Tracks
Outer Himalayan Records


Rudimentary Peni - Cacophony

Cacophony

1988 - United Kingdom
Punk
Vinyl LP30 Tracks
Outer Himalayan Records


Rudimentary Peni - The E.P.

The E.P.'s Of R.P.

1987 - United Kingdom
Punk
Vinyl LP23 Tracks
Corpus Christi


Rudimentary Peni - Death Church

Death Church

1983 - United Kingdom
Hardcore, Punk
Vinyl LP23 Tracks
Corpus Christi


Rudimentary Peni - Farce

Farce

1982 - United Kingdom
Punk
Vinyl 7"11 Tracks
Crass Records


Rudimentary Peni - Rudimentary Peni

Rudimentary Peni

1981 - United Kingdom
Hardcore, Punk
Vinyl 7"14 Tracks
Outer Himalayan Records


Rudimentary Peni - Troubled Times Radio USA Presents...

Troubled Times Radio USA Presents...

- United Kingdom
Punk
Cassette Single Sided1 Tracks
Bbp Records




- Videos Rudimentary Peni -

87 Videos

Rudimentary Peni | Farce EP [full]
Rudimentary Peni
Pig In A Blanket ( Lyrics Video ) - Death Church
Rudimentary Peni
Army Of Jesus ( Lyrics Video )
Rudimentary Peni
Flesh Crucifix ( Lyrics Video )
Rudimentary Peni
Radio Schizo ( Lyrics Video )
Rudimentary Peni
Blasphemy Squad ( Lyrics Video ) Death Church
Rudimentary Peni
Rotten To The Core ( Lyrics Video ) Death Church
Rudimentary Peni
Slimy Member ( Lyrics Video ) Death Church
Rudimentary Peni
Love Is Not ( Lyrics Video )
Rudimentary Peni
Happy Farm ( Lyrics Video ) Death Church
Rudimentary Peni
Alice Crucifies The Paedophiles ( Lyrics Video ) Death Church
Rudimentary Peni
Nothing But A Nightmare ( Lyrics Video ) Death Church
Rudimentary Peni
The Cloud Song ( Lyrics Video ) - Death Church
Rudimentary Peni
Death Church (full 1983 album)
Rudimentary Peni
RUDIMENTARY PENI : Death Church LP Demo : UK Punk Demos
Rudimentary Peni
Poppycock
Rudimentary Peni
Inside ( Lyrics Video ) Death Church
Rudimentary Peni
Death Church 1983 LP Full Album
Rudimentary Peni
Rudimentary Peni | Cacophony LP [full]
Rudimentary Peni
Better Not Dead (Lyrics Video) Cacophony
Rudimentary Peni
The Only Child ( Lyrics Video ) Cacophony
Rudimentary Peni
1981 - Rudimentary Peni (7'' EP)
Rudimentary Peni
The E.P.'s Of R.P. (Full Album)
Rudimentary Peni
Rudimentary Peni-Voice
Rudimentary Peni
Rudimentary Peni-Womb So Scorned
Rudimentary Peni
Rudimentary Peni-Stone
Rudimentary Peni
Echoes of Anguish 12 1997
Rudimentary Peni
RUDIMENTARY PENI -The Flame of Insanity.wmv
Rudimentary Peni
Rudimentary Peni-Your Secret Life
Rudimentary Peni
Rudimentary Peni-Only Death
Rudimentary Peni
Rudimentary Peni-Echo
Rudimentary Peni
Rudimentary Peni-Dissolution
Rudimentary Peni
Rudimentary Peni-The Flame Of Insanity
Rudimentary Peni
Rudimentary Peni-In Memory of Pain
Rudimentary Peni
Rudimentary Peni-Time Passing
Rudimentary Peni
The Underclass 7 2000
Rudimentary Peni
Rudimentary Peni Archaic full album
Rudimentary Peni
One and All
Rudimentary Peni
Rudimentary Peni | Archaic EP [full]
Rudimentary Peni
No More Pain ( Full EP) 2008
Rudimentary Peni
Hadrianich Relique (Instrumental)
Rudimentary Peni
Pope Adrian 37th Psychristiatric (1995)
Rudimentary Peni
Rudimentary Peni- The Pope With No Name
Rudimentary Peni
We're Gonna Destroy Life the World Gets Higher and Higher
Rudimentary Peni
I'm A Dream
Rudimentary Peni
Il Papus Pus
Rudimentary Peni
Pills, Popes, and Potions
Rudimentary Peni
Rudimentary Peni-Iron Lung
Rudimentary Peni
Muse Sick (sic)
Rudimentary Peni
Vatican't City Hearse
Rudimentary Peni
Pogo Pope
Rudimentary Peni
Regicide Chaz III
Rudimentary Peni
Wilfred Owen The Chances
Rudimentary Peni
Great War (Full Album)
Rudimentary Peni
Nothing But A Nightmare
Rudimentary Peni
The E.P.'s Of R.P. (Full Album)
Rudimentary Peni
Rotten To The Core
Rudimentary Peni
When You Are a Martian Church
Rudimentary Peni
Him Hymn.wmv
Rudimentary Peni
A Handful of Dust
Rudimentary Peni
Choice Of Evils
Rudimentary Peni
Rotten To The Core Subtitulada (HD).
Rudimentary Peni
"Anthem for Doomed Youth" (2021) (The Great War EP)
Rudimentary Peni
Defined By Age
Rudimentary Peni
Mercy of Slumber
Rudimentary Peni
Bubble
Rudimentary Peni
The Gardener
Rudimentary Peni
Farce
Rudimentary Peni
The Curse
Rudimentary Peni
Cosmetic Plague
Rudimentary Peni
Teenage Time Killer [With Lyrics]
Rudimentary Peni
Sacrifice
Rudimentary Peni
Death Church (Full Album)
Rudimentary Peni
Cosmetic Plague ( Lyrics Video )
Rudimentary Peni
The Cloud Song
Rudimentary Peni
Radio Schizo [With Lyrics]
Rudimentary Peni
No More Pain ( Full EP) 2008
Rudimentary Peni
1/4 dead
Rudimentary Peni
Pig in a Blanket (Lyrics on screen)
Rudimentary Peni
1981 - Rudimentary Peni (7'' EP)
Rudimentary Peni
Media Person
Rudimentary Peni
Inside
Rudimentary Peni
Live at The Venue, London
Rudimentary Peni
Great War (Full Album)
Rudimentary Peni
Pope Adrian 37th Psychristiatric [1995]
Rudimentary Peni
Blissful Myth [With Lyrics]
Rudimentary Peni
Lost
Rudimentary Peni








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