The Encyclopaedia Electronica Music Archive has been actively developing since 1980, starting with an Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark scrapbook, and now comprises data files on over 500 artists and groups, mainly of an electronic, industrial or post-punk nature.

 

The Archive has contributed to the following publications:

 

• Whitehouse: Still Going Strong by Mark Crumby (credit to Simon Dell) (1993)

 

• SPK:  Selekted Press Clippings by Trevor Blake (uncredited) (1994)

 

• Throbbing Gristle: Wreckers of Civilisation by Simon Ford (credit to Simon Dell) (1999)

 

• Yorkshire Ham – The Richard H. Kirk fanzine (3 issues 2001 – 2003 – see galleries) (Archivist credit to Simon Dell)

        

 

• Sheffield Popular Music 1973-1984: Beats Working For A Living by Martin Lilleker (uncredited) (2005)

 

• Muslimgauze – Chasing The Shadow of Bryn Jones 1983-1988 by Ibrahim Khider (credit to Simon Dell) (2014)

 

• Test Dept: Total State Machine by Graham Cunnington, Paul Jamrozy & Angus Farquhar (uncredited) (2015)

 

• Electronic Sound Magazine Issue 31 (2017): Sheffield 1978-1981 download album (Credit to Encyclopaedia Electronica)

 

• From The Port To The Bridge – The story of Robert Rental and Thomas Leer (Simon Dell, 2018)

Self-published booklet

 

• Folk HorrorRevival: Urban Wyrd 2: Spirits Of Place (Chapter credit to Simon Dell, 2019)

 

 

• Cabaret Voltaire: A Collection Of Interviews 1977-1994 (2021) (Research by Encyclopaedia Electronica)

 

• Conform To Deform: The Weird & Wonderful World Of Some Bizzare (forthcoming 14.02.23) (Research by Simon Dell) 

 

 

The Archive has contributed to the following music releases:

 

• Eric Random & The Bedlamites: Mad As Mankind & Time-Splice CD (Credit to Simon Dell) (Klanggalerie 2013)

 

• Kula (Stephen Mallinder & Ron Wright): Tenement Noise CD (Credit to Simon Dell) (Klanggalerie 2014)

 

• Thomas Leer: Private Plane 12″ EP (Credit to Simon Dell) (Dark Entries 2015)

 

• Second Layer: World Of Rubber 2xLP (Dark Entries 2015)

 

• Shoc Corridor: Experiments In Incest LP (Dark Entries 2015)

 

• Deux Filles: Silence & Wisdom/Double Happiness 2 x LP (Credit to Simon Dell) (Dark Entries 2016)

 

• Robert Rental & Glenn Wallis: Untitled Mini-LP (Credit to Simon Dell) (Dark Entries 2017)

 

• Eric Random: A Boy Alone Double LP (Thanks to Simon Dell for insert cuttings) (Dark Entries 2018)

 

 

• Robert Rental: Different Voices For You Different Colours For Me Demos 1980 Mini-LP (Credit to Simon Dell) (Optimo Music 2018)

 

 

• Robert Rental: Different Voices For You, Different Colours For Me Demos 1980 CD (Sleeve note credit to Simon Dell) (Klanggalerie 2020) 

 

• Robert Rental – Paralysis/ACC 12″ EP (credit to Simon Dell for sleeve insert and track sourcing) (Dark Entries 2020)

 

• UK Electronics 1988 – 1994 – A Compilation From The British Label Mindscan Tapes (sleeve note credit to Simon Dell) (Delodio 2021)

 

• We Be Echo – Ceza Evi (Compleat Edition) (sleeve note credit to Simon Dell) (Cold Spring 2022)

 

 

The archive has contributed to the following films/documentaries:

• Basically, Johnny Moped by Fred Burns (Uncredited) (2013)

 

• Killing Joke: The Death and Resurrection Show (Uncredited) (2013)

 

• Industrial Soundtrack For The Urban Decay (Uncredited) (2015)

 

• Eric on 45 – the story of Eric Random in words and music (credit to Simon Dell) (2016)

 

 

• Punching Above Our Weight – The Spirit Of Punk in Inverclyde [2019]

A history of the punk and post-punk/alternative music scene in Inverclyde, Scotland.

 

The archive contributed to the following exhibitions:

• Unknown Pleasures – The Life / Work of Ian Curtis and Joy Division – Macclesfield May-August 2010

 

 

• From The Port To The Bridge – The Story Of Thomas Leer and Robert Rental – Greenock October 2018 / London January-February 2022

   

 

Spirit Of Punk & More… Inverclyde Music Scene in the 1970’s & 80’s – Greenock 2019

 

 

The archive contributes/has contributed to the following websites:

• Brainwashed.com/cabaret voltaire (transcribed publications: 9 credits to Simon Dell)
• Comsat Angels (credited as Simon Dell)
• Hula: Sour Eden (now archived)
• John Foxx (uncredited)
• The Passage: Dancing Through Dark Times (credit to Simon Dell)
• SPK (credit to Simon Dell for articles and interviews)
• Discogs (former moderator, contributions by shivaascending)
• Manchester District Music Archive (contributions by shivadescending)
• Songkick (editor, contributions by shivadescending)
• A Guy Called Gerald Unofficial Web Page

 

The archive manages or administers for the following groups:

• Facebook – Richard H. Kirk Fan Club group
• Facebook – Richard H. Kirk Fan Club page
• Facebook – Stephen Mallinder group
• Facebook – Cabaret Voltaire group
• Facebook – Chris Watson group
• Facebook – Eric Random group
• Facebook – Robert Rental & Thomas Leer group
• Facebook – The Box – From Sheffield to the Upper Atmosphere group
• Facebook – SPK group

 

Thanks

Many, many thanks to Justin Tuijl and Rowan Evenstar for technical assistance (to put it mildly!)

Cheers to Jean-Marc Lawton for permission to publish the Yorkshire Ham fanzines

Thanks to many friends for encouragement to make this a reality!