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Bay Area Retrograde (BART) Volume 2 is Dark Entries’ second compilation of underground music from San Francisco (and the greater Bay Area) made between 1978-1983. Towards the end of the 70s, San Francisco's experimental music scene clashed with the aftermath of punk and gave birth to a vibrant underground. By the early to mid 80s the DIY music scene of the Bay Area was a hotbed for experimental and quirky new wave, post punk, and synthpop, quite similar to New York’s No Wave scene and Berlin’s Neue Deutsche Welle. This compilation connects the (transit) lines between these varied musical offerings and tells the secret story of eleven forgotten Bay Area bands.

BART Volume 2 features slow, dystopian horror from pioneering industrial group Factrix; crushing, motorik noise from acid punks Chrome; amphetamine-driven synth punk from Red Asphalt; an early demo, never released on vinyl, from legendary post punk band Tuxedoomon; chilling atmospheric drone from Ki Di Me; leftfield new wave from Indoor Life featuring Patrick Cowley on synths;  Los Microwaves more sinister side project Baby Buddha; gay drag icon Timmy Spence delivering an unknown camp classic, a pure instrumental electro-pop workout from Human Being Men; TR-808 fueled synth pop from Menlo Park duo Wonders of Science, and a poetic yet somber and haunting song from the mysterious Zru Vogue. 

All tracks have been carefully remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Each LP is housed in a large 6-panel, 2-sided fold out poster designed by Eloise Leigh, featuring original photos and fliers from each band’s personal archive plus a 36”x24” print of a photograph by Ruby Ray from1978. BART is the acronym for Bay Area Rapid Transit, the main rail transportation system for the San Francisco Bay Area. This LP is by no means a definitive compilation but merely opens the tunnel to the underground of the Bay!

11 Zru Vogue - Nakweda Dream

"Consenting Adults" began as an extended funk jam one Saturday night with Rick playing bass and Andy playing rhythm guitar over a drum loop that Andy had composed earlier that week. Then over the next week Andy overdubbed synths and altered chants, and chopped and processed the bass and guitar parts until they were ultra funkified. The following Saturday night, Rick improvised a Parliament-worthy keyboard as Andy sang the words (chosen more-or-less at random from his writing journal). It was a bit of a joke but with a seriously fun endpoint. -ALJ

Zru Vogue - Consenting Adults

From the Zru Vogue album Exile 3. http://zruvogue.com/album/exile-3

Zru Vogue - Cheshire Cat Grin

Rare Instrumental Mix of "Escape From More of the Same" - from the album The Exile by Zru Vogue (released in 2006)

Zru Vogue  - More Of The Same (2006 Instrumental Mix)

Bonus Track from the "Burn That Bridge" Zru Vogue sessions (recorded December 2013). Drums by Patrick Coyne, Synths and Ebows by Andrew L. Jackson.

Zru Vogue - I Think I Expired Today (Bonus Track)

An alternate mix of "I Think I Expired Today" composed by Andrew Lawrence Jackson, from December 27, 2013. An outtake from the Zru Vogue "Burn That Bridge" sessions.

Zru Vogue - I Think I Expired Minimal Mix

The 2016 single from ZRU VOGUE - "More Inversions for Mantra Viewing (No More Tears)" from the ZRU VOGUE album "TopsyTurvyWorld" 
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Written by Andrew L. Jackson. 
Andrew L. Jackson: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Percussion Loops, EXS24 Brass and Flutes, Sculpture Glockenspiel;
Rick Cuevas: Acoustic Bass Guitar, Keyboards 
Patrick Coyne: Drums
Copyright 2016 Zru Vogue

Zru Vogue - More Inversions For Mantra Viewing (No More Tears)

I wrote the lyrics for my latest album “Zru Vogue: Exile II” in a kind of trance, putting myself in the mind of our protagonist, Zero. Some of the lyrics I wrote didn't have a traditional rhyming scheme; they were really more like poems. This song, “Realize (Real Eyes)” started out that way, then I re-wrote parts of it to work better with the music we’d composed for it.  - ALJ

Zru Vogue - Realize (Real Eyes)

"For The Time" by Zru Vogue - Zru Vogue LP - Zero Risk Records, USA 1982

"Ubuhuha" by Zru Vogue - Zru Vogue LP - Zero Risk Records, USA 1982

"Do The Zru" by Zru Vogue - Zru Vogue LP - Zero Risk Records, USA 1982

Zru Vogue - Wigwam Woman (Hubert Edit)

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All music composed, performed, and recorded by Zru Vogue between 1980 & 2011. 

Formed in Palo Alto, California (U.S.A), Zru Vogue explores since 80's the psychedelic side of electronic music through avant-pop, post punk and a funky minimalist rock. Modernity reflects their art: abrasive collages of sounds from guitars, voices, synthesizers ... Defining a large trippy world full of creativity. Find here liberty and extravaganza, all of that tempered by serious cold tones.

Zru Vogue is Andrew L. Jackson & Rick Cuevas. 
On "Cumulonimbus" accompagnied by Tom Sanders & Nancy Miller.
On 3 tracks from B-Side, accompagnied by Angélique.

"Cumulonimbus" (A1) was released on vinyl in 1981 on Adolescent Records.The 3 tracks from side B was self-released in 1984 on a tape called "Now!"..."Penetrating Octavia" & "No Occupancy" was composed in 2011 and  never released on vinyl.

Vinyl cut (mastering) by Simon Davey at The Exchange.

musiqueselectroniquesactuelles@gmail.com

All rights reserved to the artist, M.E.A (Musiques Electroniques Actuelles) and Late-Night Rec.

Zru Vogue - Assembly For Body Movements (LP/Vinyl, 12")

A bonus track from ZRUBOTICS by Zru Vogue (Andrew L. Jackson and Rick Cuevas). Recorded in December 2016.

Zru Vogue - Memory Factory

Zippy's Theme (Single)

Zru Vogue - Zippy's Theme (circa 1980)

I created this 2018 remix using elements from the Zru Vogue // Zrubotics recording sessions, notably the reverse reverb vocals from "Zombie Robots" and Rick's slide e-bow guitars recorded for "There's Something There." - Andrew L. Jackson 9/15/2018

Zru Vogue - Zombie Zrubots (2018 Ambient Remix)

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Zru Vogue is a two man post punk avant-pop group from Palo Alto, California, combining the talents of Andrew Finkle and Rick Cuevas. The band began in 1980 as a four member group: Rick, Andy, Tom Sanders and Nancy Miller. Tom and Nancy left the group shortly after the first single, "Nakweda Dream", was released by independent San Francisco label Adolescent Records in February 1981. Inspired by rave reviews and heavy airplay on alternative radio stations, Andy and Rick went back into the studio, now as a duo, to record some new ZRU tracks. The self-tilted LP was released on the band’s Zero Risk Records in 1982. It contains eight compositions blending African tribal and Middle Eastern rhythms, avant-garde rock, minimal electronics, and funk-rock guitars. The duo’s sound is inspired by the art and anti-art movements of Dada and Surrealism. All songs have been remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios. Each copy is housed in a replica of the original jacket, which features artwork by the group members, and includes the original 2-sided lyric sheet.

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Zru Vogue - Zru Vogue LP PREVIEW CLIPS

"Lost World" is the opening track from the new 2020 Zru Vogue album "Zru Rendezvous." #SCxiamOTHER

Download the album from the Zru Vogue website here...  https://zruvogue.com/album/zru-rendezvous

Copyright 2020 Zru Vogue.

Zru Vogue - Lost World (from Zru Rendezvous)

from the Nakweda Dream 7"; the same version is also on Zru Vogue's self-titled LP released the following year.

Zru Vogue - Nakweda Dream (1981)

Andrew Lawrence Jackson: independent alternative singer-songwriter, composer and producer in the San Francisco Bay Area; ZRU VOGUE co-founder and multi-instrumentalist. Here you will find tracks attributed to both Andrew Lawrence Jackson and Zru Vogue.

Website: www.zruvogue.com