Conflict is an anarcho-punk
band originally based around Eltham in South London. Formed in 1981, the band's
original line up consisted of: Colin Jerwood (vocals), Francisco
'Paco' Carreno (drums), Big John (bass), Steve (guitars), Pauline
(vocals), Paul aka 'Nihilistic Nobody' (visuals). Their first release
was the ep "The House That Man Built" on Crass
Records. By the time they released their debut album It's Time to See Who's Who
on Corpus Christi Records,
Pauline and Paul had left the band. Conflict later set up their own Mortarhate
label, which put out releases by other artists including Hagar
the Womb, Icons of Filth, Lost
Cherrees, The Apostles, Admit Your Shit and others.
In 1983 Steve
Ignorant, at the time a member of the band Crass,
guested on the band's pro-animal rights single "To A Nation of
Animal Lovers". After the dissolution of Crass, Ignorant later became
second vocalist for Conflict on a semi-permanent basis. This followed a
1986 gig in Brixton, London
wherein he had joined the band on stage for a few numbers.
The band have always been outspoken regarding issues such as anarchism,
animal rights, the anti-war movement and in their
support for the organisation Class War, and a number of their gigs
during the 1980s
were followed by riots
and disturbances. The band's 'Mortarhate' logo, originally designed by
'Nihilistic Nobody' is claimed to be a reference to the initials CND (Campaign for
Nuclear Disarmament) as well as incorporating two 'A's for anarchy and
autonomy, and an 'N' for nihilism. The logo originally appeared
around 1980 in Thanatos, a small circulation pamphlet
produced by Toxic Graffity
(sic) fanzine
editor Mike Diboll.
The band continues to exist today and are currently on tour in
America, with further gigs lined up around England throughout 2007.
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Contents
- 1 Members
- 1.1 Original
line up
- 1.2 Later
members
- 2 Discography
- 2.1 Studio
albums
- 2.2 Singles
- 2.3 Compilations
- 2.4 Live
- 2.5 Other
- 3 External
links
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Members
Original line up
- Colin Jerwood (vocals)
- Francisco ‘Paco’ Carreno (drums)
- ‘Big’ John Clifford (bass)
- Steve (guitars)
- Pauline Beck (vocals)
- Paul Friday, aka ‘Nihilistic Nobody’ (visuals)
Later members
- Kevin Webb (guitar)
- Steve Ignorant (vocals)
- Paul Hoddy (bass)
- Chris Parrish (guitar)
- Ferenc Collins (guitar)
- Marshall Penn (guitar)
Discography
Studio albums
- It's Time to See Who's Who
(March 1983, Corpus Christi Records)
- Increase the Pressure
(June 1984, Mortarhate Records)
- The Ungovernable Force
LP (August 1986, Mortarhate Records 020)
- reissued in 2006 with bonus tracks on CD by Mortarhate
Records
- From Protest To Resistance
(1986)
- The Final Conflict
(December 1988, Mortarhate Records)
- Against All Odds
(1989, Mortarhate Records)
- Conclusion
CD (December 1993, Cleopatra Records)
- It's Time to See
Who's Who Now (May 1994)
- There's No Power
Without Control (July 2003)
Singles
- The House That Man Built
EP (June 1982, Crass Records)
- To a Nation of Animal Lovers EP (October
1983)
- The Serenade is Dead EP (January 1984)
- This is Not Enough, Stand Up and Fucking Fight
(March 1985)
- The Battle Continues (October 1985)
- BBC1
- These Colours Don't Run (October 1993)
- Now You've Put Your Foot In It (2001)
- Carlo Giuliani (April 2003)
Compilations
- Employing All Means
Necessary (1985)
- Standard Issue 82-87
(February 1989)
- Standard Issue II 88-94
(1996)
- Deploying All Means
Necessary (February 1997)
- There Must Be Another Way
(January 2001)
Live
- Live at Centro Iberico EP (October 1982)
- Live At Brest, France (March 1983)
- Only Stupid Bastards Help EMI (1986)
- Leeds University (April 1986)
- Turning Rebellion Into Money (1987)
- In The Venue (April 2000)
- In America CD (2001, Go-Kart Records 83)
- Live In London (2004)
Other
- Rebellion Sucks! (Anthology and DVD of
live in London 2004)
External links
