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The Eye

by K U K L

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1.
Assassin 03:16
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2.
Anna 06:09
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3.
Open The Window And Let The Spirit Fly Free 02:36
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4.
Moonbath 02:05
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5.
Dismembered 04:29
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6.
Seagull 03:03
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7.
The Spire 04:28
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8.
Handa Tjolla 01:56
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The Eye is the debut studio album by Icelandic post-punk band K.U.K.L – one of Björk’s first bands. It was released in September 1984 by Crass Records. The album peaked at No. 6 in the UK Independent Albums Chart.

Named after Björk’s favourite book, Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille, it was recorded at Southern Studios, produced by Crass member Penny Rimbaud and engineered by Tony Cook.

In a 1984 review at Sounds magazine, David Tibet gave the album a perfect score, saying – “‘The Eye’ steps boldly out of the supposed confines that the Crass label is meant to impose…and drags the listener into a glacial world of confused emotion and shattered visions.” He compared it to The Scream by Siouxsie and the Banshees, “primarily I suppose because of the howling vocals and decaying metal”.

The album included ‘Dismembered’, a new version of the band’s first single, ‘Söngull’ (1983), with most of the guitars replaced by pipes and bells.

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released September 1, 1984

All tracks written by: Kukl

God Krist: Electric Strings
Birgir: Bass
Melax: Pipe Bells
Harmonium
All Other Strings
Trix: Drums
Bjork: Wood- Winds- Voice
Einar Orn: Metal- Winds- Voice

Tony Cook; Engineer
Dada Nana: Artwork and Design

Recorded at Southern Studios January 1984

(p) One Little Indian Ltd 2002
© One Little Indian Ltd 2002

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Fronted by Bjork, Icelandic anarcho-punk band KUKL formed in 1983 as an avant-garde group to perform on the final episode of a radio show called Áfangar. The band’s name translated from the Medieval Icelandic word meaning ‘witchcraft.’ Their first live performance was in Reykjavik in September 1983, opening for Crass. KUKL’s ideology was centred around causing a change in society through music. ... more

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