SYNDROME 81 - Prisons Imaginaires TAPE EBM Bass player Stuart Hill and

Bass player Stuart Hill and drummer Mike Russell had just recruited Chris Matthews to play guitar in their fledgling hardcore band Stüge (1984-86) when they suddenly found themselves in need of a new singer as well

Recording in Provence and London

Illuminating minor works from seasoned players such as former Syndicate Of Sound chart-topper Sharkey and late-era Canned Heat lynchpin James Thornbury

Away from the road for the longest stretch of her career

But my ambition was to develop something new

SYNDROME 81 - Prisons Imaginaires TAPE EBM Bass player Stuart Hill andBetween the quays, the docks, the cranes and the Brest arsenal, its been almost 10 years since Syndrome 81 got down to the heavy task of bringing 80's punk rock up to date. In just a few EPs, the band has become one of the best representatives of a new French scene internationally. Syndrome 81 manages the perfect blend of various influences of the second punk wave, from the american hardcore of Negative Approach to the french punk rock of Camera