MUNCH – Fist: Live In Arendal 1987

T23 019 / EW75LP / ZF2405LP | Vinyl LP | Release date: 23 March 2024
200 copies on night sky super marble vinyl. Comes in full colour sleeve with insert and black polylined inner bag plus insert. The first 111 copies were crowdfunded and come with a hand-numbered hype sticker. Co-released with T23 and Etch Wear.
T23 019 / EW75 pitch pro / ZF2405TP | Vinyl LP | Release date: 23 March 2024
15 test pressings on black vinyl. Comes in hand-stamped sleeve. Co-released with T23 and Etch Wear.
T23 022 / EW75 CD / SATIMU 018 | CD | Release date: 23 May 2024
Comes in gatefold sleeve. Co-released by T23, Etch Wear and our sister label Sanntidsmusikk.
T23 022 | Digital Album | Release date: 23 February 2024
Available via Bandcamp. Released by T23 / TBC Records.

Side A:
1. Tiamotti (8:17)
2. Youth (6:33)
3. Rape (1:24)
4. Golden Gun (4:34)

Side B:
1. Kill (3:53)
2. Emptiness (4:40)
3. Fun (4:17)
4. 4.36 (5:43)

Ivar Mykland – (lyrics) vocal and electrical pipes
Alf Solbakken – guitar
Rune Bergstø – bass guitar and backing vocals
Rich Nordskog – drums and sampler
Lars Årdal – keyboards

Recorded live at Grand Hotel, Arendal, May 15 1987.
Sound by Harald Hempel.
Lights by Jarle Eriksen.

Remastered by Lars Årdal at Riksteatret studio, Oslo.
Izotope Rx. Logic Pro. Shadow Hills from Brainworx. Elysia from Brainworx. Heritage Audio R.A.M. System 5000. Dynaudio Lyd4.

Cover design and photos by Alf Solbakken.

Manufactured by T-Time Vinyl Plant.

Legendary cult no-wave/industrial band MUNCH live at Grand Hotel in Arendal on May 15, 1987, in support of the local rock club. Apart from obscure demo material, this is the earliest evidence of their raw live power and the first concert to feature their full line-up.

Recorded directly to reel-to-reel tape, then lost and forgotten for many years, this historic document has finally resurfaced and has been carefully restored and remastered by Lars Årdal, still preserving the authenticity of the original performance.