Poster Children is an American indie rock band formed at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 1987. They have issued nine studio albums and two EPs. Known for their strong DIY ethic, the band members continue to drive their own tour bus, create their own artwork and T-shirt designs, and operate their own record label. Poster Children were also pioneers in several forms of electronic technology relating to performance art, including enhanced CDs, webcasts, and blogs. The group also did a project called Salaryman, where they released techno and electronic music between the late 90's and mid 00's.
Links to Peel[]
Peel seemed to have discovered the band in the spring of 1990 when he played tracks via their 'Flower Plower' album on his radio programmes. Further material from the group were played on his shows in the early 90's. When the group got involved with a project called Salaryman, Peel was keen on their material and they recorded a session for his show in 1997, where they performed four tracks.
Sessions[]
1. Recorded: 1997-08-10. First Broadcast: 02 September 1997
- The Companion / My Hands Are Always In Water / Thomas Jefferson Airplane / A Dresden Seventh
Other Shows Played[]
- 07 March 1990: Eye (LP - Flower Plower) Limited Potential
- 21 March 1990: Dangerous Life (LP - Flower Plower) Limited Potential
- 31 March 1990 (BFBS): 'Eye (LP-Flower Power)' (Limited Potential) LimP
- 03 April 1990: Eye (album - Flower Plower) Limited Potential
- 08 December 1990: Thinner, Stronger (7") Sub Pop
- 04 August 1991: Water (LP-Daisychain Reaction) (Twin/Tone Records)
- 10 August 1991: Dee (album - Daisychain Reaction) Twin/Tone
- 10 August 1991: Love (album - Daisychain Reaction) Twin/Tone
- 10 August 1991: Freedom Rock (album - Daisychain Reaction) Twin/Tone
- 16 August 1991 (BFBS): Water (LP - Daisychain Reaction) Twin/Tone
- 19 August 1991 (Radio Bremen): Love (LP - Daisychain Reaction) Twin/Tone
- 24 August 1991: Water (LP - Daisychain Reaction) Twin/Tone
- 14 September 1991: 'Where We Live (LP-Daisychain Reaction)' (Twin Tone)
- 22 September 1991: Where We Live (LP - Daisychain Reaction) Twin/Tone
- 06 October 1991: Down In The Desert (shared 7" with Thin White Rope - Eye / Down In The Desert) Clawfist
- 26 October 1991: Down In The Desert (split single with Thin White Rope) Clawfist
- 23 May 1992: Isis (Various Artists CD – Outlaw Blues) Imaginary
- 19 June 1993: ‘Everything Burns (CD Single - Clock Street)’ (Creation Records)
- 26 June 1993 (BFBS): Clock Street (12" Single) Creation
- 02 July 1997: Voids + Superclusters (album - Salaryman) City Slang
- 15 July 1997: I Need A Monkey (album - Salaryman) City Slang
- 25 July 1997 (BFBS): 'I Need A Monkey (LP-Salaryman)' (City Slang)
- 13 November 1997: Foral Clock (Niagra Dat Dice) (12" - Voids + Superclusters Remix + 3) City Slang
- 18 November 1997: Pull A Tube (Out Of My Back) (12" EP - Voids + Superclusters Remix + 3) City Slang
- 27 November 1997 (BFBS): 'Foral Clock (Niagra Dat Dice) (12"-Voids + Superclusters Remix + 3)' (City Slang)
- 02 December 1997: Voids + Superclusters (R Money Remix) (12" EP - Voids + Superclusters Remix + 3) City Slang