Philip Johnson, a lost figure in the dark waters of early industrial music in the UK, self-released over 25 tapes starting in the late ’70s. Ethereal soundscapes, damaged electronics and undanceable drum patterns, along with homemade j-cards. For his first and only LP, 1982’s Youth In Mourning, Johnson further refined his approach with mesmerizing audio collages and Mark-E-Smith-ian vocals.

Youth In Mourning is a personal record, yet fearless. It pulls back the bedroom curtain, revealing (as Johnson writes in the liner notes) “the sound of a warm-air heater on a cold afternoon and a cassette being pushed into the deck and switched on.”

This first-time reissue comes from the original master tapes.
Download card included.

Tracks:

1. Heart Trouble
2. It Meant Something Once
3. C81
4. We Can’t Get What We Want
5. Capermix
6. New Age Sewage
7. The Karate Kicking Girl Of New Invention
8. Youth In Mourning
9. The Same Side