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Tracklist

Side One
1	–War Toys	Sea Of Thoughts	05:14
2	–Next Year's Big Thing	The Big Wheel	02:33
3	–John's Brother	Bow Down	05:07
4	–I.A.O.	The Mad Woman's Song	09:29
5	–Rob Stoat	Tu Yu	04:28
6	–Amebix	The Power Remains	04:38
7	–Rhythm-Ites*	Hah!	03:26
8	–Studs On Main St.	Gonna Shoot Me An Angel	03:19
9	–Ergot Babies	You've Seen The Book, You've Read The Movie, Now Eat The Tape!	07:11
Side Two
1	–Jonah And The Wail	Hi, Go, Go, Coral	05:22
2	–Hippy Slags	Kiss	02:49
3	–Unsafe Buildings	This Girl	03:27
4	–Smart Pils*	Release	05:42
5	–Press	Jack Maloney	04:16
6	–Snapshot Parody	My Big Mistake	04:24
7	–Smile On The Void	Energy Unit	02:24
8	–Catch As Catch Can	Psalm	04:54
9	–Midnight's Children	Ward 81	08:45
10	–Unknown Artist	A Message From Alien Man	01:18

Credits

• Mastered By – Clive*, Rob*

Notes

Aquae Sulis Calling.... Aquae Sulis Calling... Aquae Sulis Calling...

This is Aquae Sulis calling, remember the name - that's not there just to please mythomaniacs like me, it shows that though this tape comes from the city of Bath, it's got very little to do with the way the city shows and sells itself to the world, nothing you can relate to imposing buildings and neatly controlled streets and parks, nothing that the city council can relate to (just the opposite); something different, deeper(?), closer to the spirit of the place...no I don't reckon that's too fanciful...

Perhaps that explains why there's no city sound identifiable, why there's no legions of Tears for Fears clones, why some of the bands sound like they feel as though they're in industrial wasteland, on the streets of Noo Yawk, Ladbroke Grove, Planet Thrash, somewhere in Cambodia (yeah?) or on Radio One already... The range of different music on this tape is my favourite thing about it, and the surest indication of a healthy music scene; shows there's something for everyone - whether your preferred mode of enjoyment is in skanking or slamming or jiving or posing or dreaming or spacing off or falling over, there's a perfect soundtrack for that somewhere on this, plus the best of chances you could pick up on something would wouldn't have thought you'd enjoy at all.

The scene doesn't stand still either - of the bands here, some have already passed on (sadly) some are metamorphosing into something else (better), some are changing gear and sound, the lucky few breaking into some support and recognition for what they are doing. At least two of the groups on show here are set for big things this year, and there's no shortage of others soon able to follow them. AND there's plenty of stuff that didn't get into the act quick enough to be on this tape (volume two soon come!) - I know you're out there, why aren't you in here? Where are the acoustic players, the jazz experimenters, the black musicians; let us hear what you do too, it's good for ALL of us.

"Here follows Four Minutes Silence - THIS COULD HAVE BEEN YOU!!!"
Aquae Sulis Calling, Callin, Calling... is anyone listening?

Hieronymus

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
T.C.1	Various	Aquae Sulis Calling ‎(Cass, Album, Comp, Fir)	Trash City	T.C.1	UK	1987
T.C.1	Various	Aquae Sulis Calling ‎(Cass, Album, Comp, Gre)	Trash City	T.C.1	UK	1987
T.C.1	Various	Aquae Sulis Calling ‎(Cass, Album, Comp, Blu)	Trash City	T.C.1	UK	1987

SupperDom

Trash City has now released a free download remastered version of Aquae Sulis Calling at http://trashcity69.bandcamp.com/album/aquae-sulis-calling