Label
Lung Function Records
Lung Function Records is an experimental music label from 1980s Ipswich, known for its 23 unique cassette releases and abstract soundscapes.
About
In the liminal soundscape of 1980s Ipswich, Lung Function Records emerged as a cassette-centric vessel, capturing the raw and the exploratory. From 1981 to 1989, the label carved a niche in the abstract and the lo-fi. Their catalog, a procession of 23 sculptural releases, was dominated by EFF, whose prolific output like "Jonesy" and "Tin Drum And Iron Stick" became touchstones in the experimental realm. The tapes, each a small universe of found sound and abstract compositions, offered a format-driven intimacy, echoing through the hiss of magnetic tape. Lung Function's archive serves as a fractal of the era's experimental ethos, with Adrian Smith's "Waspworks 1981-1988" compiling a spectrum of early works, a sonic diary bound by cassette spools. The label's commitment to the cassette format was unwavering, a deliberate choice that reinforced the tactile and ephemeral nature of their releases. The 1989 issuance of "Jonesy" by EFF marked a pivotal culmination, the end of a process-driven journey through Ipswich's experimental corridors.
Catalog
19 total
People
- Adrian Smith — runs Abstractions and Lung Function Records, in bands Click Click (82-present), Electrodub (78), Those Nervous Surgeaons (78-80), Another View (79-82), Half Nervous (81-82)