Album: Night Time by Killing Joke (1985)
Genre: Experimental | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Energetic
Record Label: [PIAS] Recordings Catalogue
Format: Album

Description: Night Time is the fifth studio album by English post-punk band Killing Joke, released in February 1985 by E.G. through Polydor Records. The album was produced by Chris Kimsey whom the band believed would help to promote the band in America due to his work with the likes of the Rolling Stones.
It was an international hit, reaching number 11 in the United Kingdom in its first week on 9 March, number 8 in New Zealand and number 50 in Sweden.
The album was remastered and reissued in 2008 with nine bonus tracks, including the non-album single "A New Day", a complete version of "Blue Feather" (a song previously only released as an instrumental mix on the B-side to "Love Like Blood") and four tracks from a 1984 Kid Jensen BBC radio session.

Artist Background: Killing Joke are an English post-punk band formed in October 1978 in Notting Hill, London, England; other sources report the band formed in early 1979. Founding members Jaz Coleman (vocals, keyboards) and Geordie Walker (guitars) have been the only constant members. A key influence on industrial rock, their early music was described by critics Stephen Thomas Erlewine and John Dougan as "quasi-metal ... dancing to a tune of doom and gloom", which gradually evolved over the years, incorporating... Part of the Notting Hill, London, England, UK music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Experimental movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: The Chameleons, Ministry, The Sound, The Sisters of Mercy

Music Scene: Part of the Notting Hill, London, England, UK music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Experimental movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Experimental, Rock/Pop, Energetic, 1980s, Album, [PIAS] Recordings Catalogue

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Night Time is the fifth studio album by English post-punk band Killing Joke, released in February 1985 by E.G. through Polydor Records. The album was produced by Chris Kimsey whom the band believed would help to promote the band in America due to his work with the likes of the Rolling Stones.
It was an international hit, reaching number 11 in the United Kingdom in its first week on 9 March, number 8 in New Zealand and number 50 in Sweden.
The album was remastered and reissued in 2008 with nine bonus tracks, including the non-album single "A New Day", a complete version of "Blue Feather" (a song previously only released as an instrumental mix on the B-side to "Love Like Blood") and four tracks from a 1984 Kid Jensen BBC radio session.

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