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Test Dept were an industrial music band formed in New Cross, London, by unemployed musicians (including Alastair Adams, Paul Jamrozy, Angus Farquhar, Graham Cunnington and Tony Cudlip) from Glasgow, Scotland, where the band later re-located. Formed in 1981, they are hailed by many musicians as one of the most influential early industrial music acts. Their approach was marked out by a strong commitment to radical politics. Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of electronic and experimental music. ...
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Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy (as part of the UK) - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP...
Their discography spans a wide variety of influences and styles, including a collaboration with the South Wales Striking Miners Choir in support of the Miners' Strike of 1984. They were particularly notable for complex and powerful percussion, as well as high-energy live performances. The band played a range of venues from Waterloo and Cannon Street station, to Expo 86, Stirling Castle and the defunct St Rollox Railway Works in Glasgow. The miners strike of 1984-5 was a major piece of industrial action affecting the British coal industry. ...
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Cannon Street is a National Rail and London Underground station in the City of London financial district of London, England. ...
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In later years the band's music became less 'industrial' and took on many of the properties of techno. The band's political stance was energised by the passing of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 was an act of parliament brought into law by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
The band split up in 1997, but its former members have continued to work in the fields of art and culture. For example, Angus Farquhar re-established the ancient Celtic Beltane Fire Festival, held yearly on the night before/morning of the first of May on Edinburgh's Calton Hill. Farquhar also formed NVA, an innovative theatre company specialising in large-scale site-specific events. Cunnington, who suffers from chronic rheumatoid arthritis, produced a one-man show in 1996 called Pain, recounting his experiences as a sufferer from this condition. Beltane Fire Festival is an annual event, held on April 30th on Calton Hill in Edinburgh to celebrate the coming of the Gaelic cross-quarter day of Beltane (May 1). ...
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NVA is a theatre company, arts organisation and charity based in Glasgow, Scotland. ...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is traditionally considered a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disorder that causes the immune system to attack the joints. ...
Albums - Ecstasy Under Duress - 1982
- Beating The Retreat - 1984
- Atonal & Hamburg, Live - 1985
- The Unacceptable Face Of Freedom - 1986
- A Good Night Out -1987
- Terra Firma -1988
- Materia Prima - 1989
- Gododdin - 1989
- Pax Britannica - 1990
- Totality - 1995
- Legacy [1990-1993] the singles plus more - 1995
- Tactics For Evolution - 1997
- Proven In Action (Live 1990) - 2002
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