This Heat were an experimental post-punk band formed by Charles Hayward (formerly of Gong and Quiet Sun), Charles Bullen and Gareth Wiliams in 1976. With their roots in progressive music This Heat quickly developed into an experimental band using tape loops and avant-garde production techniques. Their eponymous 1979 debut album was characterized by heavy use of tape manipulation and looping combined with more traditional performance to create eerie, electronic soundscapes. Their second album Deceit (1981) was more directly influenced by punk rock, although also consolidated world music influences. The group dissolved in 1982. Peel played tracks by Hayward's subsequent group Camberwell Now.
Links to Peel[]
This Heat's first radio airplay came in early 1977 from John Peel, to whom they had sent a demo tape recorded in the top room at Hayward's parents' house in Camberwell. The group went on to record two sessions for the show in 1977.
Festive Fifty Entries[]
- none
Sessions[]
THIS HEAT John Peel 28th March 1977
Two sessions. Both available on Made Available (John Peel Sessions) (THESE 10 CD, 1996 - re-released 2006, This Is 4 and Made Available on vinyl in 2020).
1. Recorded: 1977-03-28. First broadcast: 22 April 1977. Repeated 12 May 1977, 16 September 1986
- The Fall Of Saigon / Not Waving But Drowning / Horizontal Hold
2. Recorded: 1977-10-26. First broadcast: 24 November 1977. Repeated 20 December 1977.
- Makeshift / Rimp Romp Ramp / Sitting / Slither / Basement Boy
(NB The Keep It Peel website lists Horizontal Hold again in the second session tracklist although this is probably an error.)
Other Shows Played[]
- This Heat
- 13 September 1979: 24 Track Loop (LP - This Heat) Piano
- 03 October 1979: Rainforest (LP - This Heat) Piano
- 03 October 1979: The Fall Of Saigon (LP - This Heat) Piano
- Camberwell Now
- 05 February 1985: For Those In Peril On the Sea (LP – Myths Instructions 1) Sub Rosa
- 26 February 1986: The Ghost Trade (album - The Ghost Trade) Ink INK 19
- 08 March 1986 (BFBS): Speculative Fiction (album - The Ghost Trade) Ink INK 19
- 12 March 1986: Sitcom (album - The Ghost Trade) Ink INK 19
- 14 April 1986 (BBC World Service): Green Lantern (album - The Ghost Trade) Ink INK 19
- 19 May 1986: Wheat Future (album - The Ghost Trade) Ink INK 19
- 13 April 1987: Greenfingers (12") Ink