Zos Kia - 'Rape' / 'Thank You'. Min, John Gosling of Psychic TV with Alex Ferguson and Genesis P-Orridge, both being involved in the recording and engineering of the original two songs that were released in 1984. Genesis supplied the on the screams on 'Thank You', and Alex on the guitar for the same song.
Originally released as a 7″ single on the All The Madmen record label in 1984. Alistair, who was running All The Madmen Records throughout that year, was for several years, also involved with the Kill Your Pet Puppy fanzine. That fanzine's last issue (number six) was published in the Autumn of 1983.
Alistair had also created his own fanzine during 1983, Encyclopedia Of Ecstasy, a fanzine that lasted for three issues.
All The Madmen Records released many important records throughout, inspiring to many, including myself.
This record, specifically the song 'Rape', was by far the most difficult to listen to, both musically and lyrically.
A very brave move from Alistair to have backed this project. And, it must be added, a very brave testament to Min, sharing this extremely harrowing experience from her past to those that heard the song.
In-between The Mob, Flowers In The Dustbin, The Astronauts, Blyth Power and Thatcher On Acid, this record by Zos Kia was out there on it's own.
Literally.
Standing alone as an industrial record from an industrial band within the All The Madmen roster, rather than anarchic based records from anarchic based bands.
Zos Kia still holds that niche position in the All The Madmen catalogue.
The release of the Clair Obscur album 'The Pilgrims Progress' in 1986, came close to siding with Zos Kia. But never quite close enough.
Zos Kia - 'Rape' / 'Thank You' / 'Black Action' / 'The Absolute'
The re-release was organised by the new man in charge of All The Madmen Records from 1985, Rob Challice.
Due to the many letters received via Wot Distribution inquiring about purchasing the 7" single which had been out of circulation since the first pressing of the record, Rob, in collaboration with John Gosling, decided on a re-release.
In 1986, the original two songs from the 7" single, were placed onto a 12″ extended play single with two new unreleased Zos Kia songs, that were recorded in 1985, added. This 12" extended play single quickly sold out, and as far as I remember was never re-pressed. Making both formats of this record collectors items!
Min, a Kill Your Pet Puppy Collective member was the vocalist for Zos Kia on ‘Rape’, a true account of (her feelings) an attack that she had suffered in Australia.
An extremely harrowing and brave performance from Min on this song, not easy listening whatsoever.
John Gosling is on the vocal duties for ‘Thank You’ and ‘Black Action’.
John Gosling also begun to work within the Temple Of Psychic Youth organisation, and from 1984 to 1986, performing live and in the studio with Psychic TV.
Zos Kia (without Min) released a couple more 12″ singles on Psychic TV’s Temple Records, one was released in 1985 and one in 1987.
Thank you to Min, for supplying me with the photographs of Zos Kia performing at the Berlin Atonal Festival in 1984, that I have used for this YouTube post.
All the other bits are from my collection.
The original KYPP post here:
http://killyourpetpuppy.co.uk/news/zo...
The cassette of Zos Kia at the Berlin Atonal festival may be listened to here:
• Zos Kia & Coil - 1983
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