Biting Tongues

Biting Tongues was formed when Tony Wilson's Factory Club in Manchester offered an open invitation to experiment, which was taken up when Ken Hollings, Howard Walmsley, Eddie Sherwood and a few others decided to make some noise to accompany their 16mm silent epic Biting Tongues. A further performance followed a few weeks later, when Colin Seddon and Graham Massey disbanded their Post Natals project and joined up. The film itself, a flashing series of negative images, became a memory; the name remained.

Influenced by: Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, Chrome

Label:

Factory Records

Active:

late 1970s–early 1980s

Scene:

Manchester

Side projects

• Post Natals

• The Dead TonguesTue, Sep 22
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• CHEEKFACEWed, Sep 16
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• Consumer CultureMon, Oct 5
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• Sound ExchangeWed, Sep 30
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• MotifvSun, Dec 13
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• CROOKED TEETHFri, Sep 25
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• PRETTY BITTER (RECORD RELEASE PARTY)Fri, Oct 16
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• Mac SabbathTue, Dec 8
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