Reference points: for fans of: Pan Sonic/Mego, Throbbing Gristle/SPK, John Cage/BBC Radiophonic
Workshop, Vinyl On Demand, Broken Flag. Compiling both released and previously unreleased ma-
terial from the eighties, Kanker Kommando's Low Tech 1982-1988 is a revelatory retrospective, shin-
ing a light on one of Belgium's best kept secrets. Forming in 1980 as a punk group, influenced by
English post-punkers Swell Maps, Kanker Kommando quickly evolved, and by 1982 they were fully
invested in making experimental music on primitive electronics. Their music was free of traditional
boundaries, and reflected the grimness of their times, which resulted in a deteriorating, roughly-hewn
sound.