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B.Sides
Early 1980s experimental and ambient electronic music project releasing cassettes on underground independent labels.
About
B.Sides was an experimental music project active during the early 1980s, operating within the underground industrial and experimental tape music scene. The project's discography consists of three cassette releases spanning 1981 to 1983, documenting their exploration of ambient and electronic sound design. Their debut, "Ambient music" (1981), established a foundation in atmospheric synthesis and field recording aesthetics. "Automations don't" (1982) followed with a more processed, mechanistic approach to sound composition. The final documented release, "Trax 300182 + 310282" (1983), appeared to compile dated recordings, suggesting an archival or retrospective approach to their material. Released across independent labels including S.ABF. Consolidated and TRUX, B.Sides' work represents the DIY cassette culture and experimental music distribution networks of early 1980s underground scenes. While relatively obscure, their catalog reflects broader trends in European and international experimental music communities during this period, characterized by lo-fi production, conceptual frameworks, and rejection of commercial music industry structures.