Burning Love Jumpsuit (BLJ) was an Irish band from Dublin, Ireland founded in 1993 featuring D.F Dresden, J. Bassetti & Smiley. They were unusual in combining breakbeat, cut up samples and their own indie rock music.
Members included:
- D.F. Dresden - Audio sources, Guitar, Bass, Vocals
- J. Bassetti - Taping, Bleeps, Effex, Mixing
- Smiley - Computer programming, Samples, Drums
The band's latest discography includes:
Burning Love Jumpsuit (BLJ) reissues Hell Bank Note 1993 – 1995 on Nyahh Records 1 June 2024. The compilation features a selection of songs from albums Radica Doodica, Nude Beach Rub-out, Free Steel Hand, Jet Black Barry and Vicious Tiger Dummy (more info on Bandcamp)
Burning Love Jumpsuit – Praise the Eye of Satan (1994) features on "Under the Island: Experimental Music in Ireland 1960 - 1994" released by Nyahh Records on 16th October 2023, other contributors include Desmond Leslie, Roger Doyle, David Cunningham, Seán Ó hUiginn, Daniel Figgis, Nigel Rolfe, Noel Molloy, Olwen Fouéré, Danny McCarthy, Giordai Ua Laoghaire, Fergus Kelly, The Shit & John Carson & Conor Kelly (more info on Bandcamp)
The group's older discography consists of the following:
Please Pull Apart | album | BSM Productions & Greyslate Records 023 (released in 2002)
Home Run | 7" | featuring Burnin’ Love and Karaoke & Elvis | Greyslate Records 022 (released in 2001)
N.C. Travel | split 7" | with Decal Ladies Love My 808 | Road Relish RR7-003 (released in 2000)
Spook The Herd | album | BSM Productions & Rejected Records (released in 1996)
Hell Bank Note | compilation album | features a selection of songs from albums Radica Doodica, Nude Beach Rub-out, Free Steel Hand, Jet Black Barry and Vicious Tiger Dummy (released in 1995)
Links to Peel[]
The band's debut 7″ single, N.C. Travel was first played by John Peel (BBC Radio1) on 22 June 2000. The Home Run single was played 21 March 2001 and their album Please Pull Apart was extensively played during October – December 2002. It was included on October 2002 (Peel's Record Box) recommended albums for the month and their Cheerleader track entered Peel’s 2002 Festive Fifty. Peel only played the first half of the track, which contained the breakbeat portion and leaving out the rest of the track, which was indie rock instrumentals, stating that the first part of the track was most probably the bit that people voted for.
Festive Fifty Entries[]
- 2002 Festive Fifty: Cheerleader #41
Shows Played[]
- 22 June 2000: N.C. Travel (split 7" with Decal - Ladies Love My 808 / N.C. Travel) Road Relish
- 2001
- 29 March 2001: Burnin' Love (7") Greyslate
- 2002
- 01 October 2002: 'Cheerleader (LP- Please Pull Apart)' (BSM/Greyslate)
- 09 October 2002: Cheerleader (LP - Please Pull Apart) BSM Greyslate
- 19 October 2002 (BBC World Service): Cheerleader (LP - Please Pull Apart) BSM Greyslate
- 30 October 2002: Cheerleader (LP - Please Pull Apart) BSM Greyslate
- 31 October 2002 (Radio Mafia): Cheerleader (LP - Please Pull Apart) BSM Greyslate
- 12 November 2002: Cheerleader (LP - Please Pull Apart) BSM Greyslate
- 26 December 2002: 'Cheerleader (LP - Please Pull Apart)' (Bsm/Greyslate) FF #41