Pure was a power electronics trio comprised of Matthew Bower, Alex Binnie, and Alex Winsor. Like their friends Ramleh, they used guitars instead of synthesizers, as favored by Whitehouse, to create their confrontational wall of noise. According to the members of the band, there were never any official releases of music by Pure, aside from a handful of compilation appearances. After the break up of the group, Matthew Bower formed the new project Total (2), and Alex Binnie joined Zos Kia. During this time, Mark Durgan of Birthbiter asked Matthew if he could release material by Pure. Matthew did send him some solo material (basically Total recordings) which were then issued under the Pure. However, these were not representive of the original group or its sound, and is a Pure release in name only.
Members: Alex Binnie, Matthew Bower
Discogs Und wir singen im Atomschutzbunker Hurra, diese Welt geht unter!
Label: Not On Label (Pure (6) Self-released) – none Format: Cassette, C45 Country: UK Released: 1983 Genre: Electronic, Rock Style: Industrial, Noise, Experimental
Tracklist Studio Recordings 1983 A1 Passage Thru Her Neck 7:10 A2 Black Birth 5:49 A3 Bomb Boys Fucking 2:16 Air Gallery Performance 12.4.83 B Air Gallery Performance Extract 12.04.83 12:26
