Storm Bugs
A Safe Substitute
Storm Bugs are an English post punk band formed in 1978 in Deptford, London, by Philip Sanderson and Steven Ball who had met in the Medway Towns, England. The band have been linked to a number of genres including: cassette culture, industrial music a…
Up The Middle Down The Sides
After some twenty years in the wilderness when Storm Bugs were known only to a handful of aficionados, the DIY electronic duo were rediscovered in 2000 when they were included on the deliciously dodgy but possibly seminal bootleg LP I Hate the Pop Gr…
supplementary benefit
side 1 of the lp comprises full length versions of the the first two storm bugs singles; namely the 5 track table matters ep (1980) and the metamorphose single (1981). whilst tracks from these singles have appeared on compilations before, this is the…