Disorder
Disorder are a hardcore punk band that formed in the Bristol area of the United Kingdom in 1980, and has existed with varying line-ups to this day.
Disorder formed in 1980 in Bristol. The original line-up was Steve Curtis (vocals), Steve Allen (guitar), Nick Peters (bass guitar), and Virus (drums), although Steve Robertson soon replaced Peters, and this line-up recorded the first two EP's by the band. The band sent a demo tape to local punk label Riot City Records, but the label opted not to sign them, and instead they formed their own Disorder Records label along with Riot City boss Simon Edwards. A series of events led to line-up changes: Robertson split up with girlfriend Beki Bondage (of Vice Squad) and began glue-sniffing. Virus got into trouble with the police over the ownership of his new drumkit, and Dean also left, later to be employed as a toilet cleaner in Taunton. He was replaced by Taf (Phil Lovering, formerly of X-Certs Review), who took over bass guitar duties. Taf would be the only constant member of the band in the years that followed, which saw an ever-changing line-up. Disorder were part of the "protest punk" movement, and were one of the bands that spearheaded the Bristol punk scene in the early 1980s. The BBC DJ John Peel described their early singles as sounding like "shit".
The band's debut album, Under the Scalpel Blade, was released in 1984. The band relocated to Norway in the mid-1980s, where they recorded a split album with Kafka Prosess
The band became popular across Europe, the United States, and Japan. Re-issues of the band's back-catalogue led to renewed interest from fans, and the band issued a new album in 2005, Kamikaze, considered by allmusic's Stewart Mason "as brash and invigorating as any of Disorder's earlier releases".
The longest standing member of the band Taf (bassist/guitarist) normally assembles other musicians to record albums or go on tour. Recent tours have seen the band perform with the line-up consisting of Taffy and 3 former members of Oi Polloi (Goz Hayter, Yaga Crawford and Chris Wheelie) performing Disorder and Dolly Parton songs.[citation needed]
Discography
Chart placings shown are from the UK Indie Chart.
Singles/EPs
* Complete Disorder EP (Disorder, 1981) (#29)
* Distortion to Deafness EP (Disorder, 1981) (#9)
* "Perdition" 12" (Disorder, 1983) (#25)
* Mental Disorder EP (Disorder, 1983) (#16)
* Complete Disorder: The Singles 12" EP (Disorder, 1984)
* More Noize EP (Filthy Fucking Punx, 1988)
* Pain, Headache, Depression EP (Trujaca Fala, 1994)
* "System Check" (S.R.D., 1997)
* Global Disorder EP (Position Chrome, 1998)
Albums
* Under the Scalpel Blade (Disorder, 1984) (#7)
* Gi Faen I Nasjonalitenten Din Live (Live In Oslo) (Disorder, 1985)
* One Day Son, All This Will Be Yours (Disorder, 1986) (split with Kafka Prosess)
* Violent World (Disorder, 1989)
* Masters of the Glueniverse (Desperate Attempt, 1991) (split with Mushroom Attack)
* The Rest Home For Senile Old Punks Presents... (Bastards, 1991)
* Sliced Punx on Meathooks (Anagram, 1997)
* We're Still Here (Anagram, 1997)
* 2nd Gen Vol.2 (Position Chrome, 2000)
* Kamikaze (Anagram, 2005)
Reissues/Collections
* Under the Scalpel Blade/One Day Son... CD (Anagram, 1995)
* Senile Punks ( Bastard Records , Czech republic circa 1994)
* Live In Oslo/Violent World CD (Anagram, 1995)
* Perdition CD (Toys Factory, ?)
* Driller Killer - The Collection CD (Cleopatra, 1995)
* The Best of Disorder CD (Anagram, 1998)
* Riot City Years 81 - 83 (Step 1, 2005)
* Total Disorder (Dead Ringer,?)
Compilation appearances
* Punk and Disorderly LP (Abstract/Posh Boy, 1982): "Complete Disorder"
* Punk and Disorderly vol. 2 LP (Anagram, 1983): "More than Fights
* UK/DK LP (Cherry Red, 1983): "Life"
* Blitz Hits 2LP (1989): "Today's World"
* I Kill What I Eat CD (Eccocentric, ?): "Violent World"
* We Are Gonna Fight Back Against The Pig Bastards Until We Are Dead CD (Fight Men, ?): ?
DVD
* 20 Years In A Van (Cherry Red, 2007)
Compilation appearances
* Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980-1884 - The DVD (2004) Cherry Red: "Life"
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