New Additions: Near Paris Vinyl Reissue

It's few and far between that an obscure Columbus band from the 1970s or 80s has their music reissued on physical media, but Dana Riashi and Gerald F. Nelson of both Post Industrial Noise and Near Paris have had the lone releases for both projects reissued by Medical Records LLC. Luckily, I've been able to pick both of them up, and they are both exceptionally interesting example of early to mid-80s minimalist synth pop.

Video: Post Industrial Noise - Symphony Of A Mind (1983)

Columbus Free Press: Records Reviews

Back in 2015 when Medical Records issued The Official Post Industrial Noise Anthology, Wes Flexner (also of Donewaiting.com) included it in his Record Store Day reviews for the Columbus Free Press. Here's a bit of that:

You know how minimal wave can either be really good, or a chaotic layers that never quite lands.
  Well, Post-Industrial Noise builds in the correct places at the right pace. 
The vocals of Dana Riash fit perfectly. Whether it’s the tense “Sketch,” or the minor-key shimmering  dual vocal “Survivalist” the comp starts off strong and never really fails.
  I had to rewind the lyrics on “Compartment Life.” When Dana sings “Where there was farmland/now there is department stores” or “I’m on the patio balcony view/ the women next store is cruising you” one can imagine a feeling of being young and watching early 80’s Columbus develop.

New Additions: The Official Post Industrial Noise Anothology

One of the hard parts of researching music from thirty to forty years ago is simply the lack of access to the music. Most of what was released on cassette is impossible to find, and the vinyl, while a bit more plentiful, can be hard to track down as well. If there are no streaming options, well, that makes shelling out a few bucks necessary to hear it. Sometimes you get lucky, as is the case with Post Industrial Noise. A fairly obscure band from the early 1980s, they only managed two releases in 1983 before separating. However, thanks to the Medical Records label, a reissue is available both digitally and on vinyl, which I was able to scoop up at Used Kids recently. It's minimal early/mid-80s electronic music with some gloomy elements, and very unique to the Columbus scene during that time period.

 

Know Yer Band: Post Industrial Noise

Band: Post Industrial Noise (PIN)

Members
Vocals/Synthesizer/Percussion/Bass/Guitar - Dana Riashi
Vocals/Synthesizer/Percussion - Gerald F. Nelson
Vocals/Synthesizer/Percussion/Drum Programming/Guitar - Robert Crise Jr.

Releases
1983 - 8" flexi-disc Symphony Of A Mind (Not On Label)
1983 - The Official Post Industrial Noise Anthology Album (Not On Label / Medical Records LLC)