Re-post from "Noise now playing" fb group...
Before Vivenza re-issues started to happen, I think band had become quite unknown in the "noise scene"? I think stuff like Bruitiste DLP comp (1988), with big print run (I recall 1500!) was far more wider in circulation than many of his own releases.
But talking of the mid-late 90's, I would guess that both Japanese and american noise plus death industrial, heavy electronics and such dominated so much, that some of these mid 80's euro industrial (term mr. Vivenza appears to hate...) was barely mentioned anywhere...
It is kind of amusing to think what it was like before Discogs. Site that is quite new, but taken over huge part of 2nd hand music dealings. Thinking before 2005 or so, what could you really do if wanting to score some old Vivenza? Debut album I first got as copy. Later on scored original. 12" seen on pic, I recall I actually bought from early days of discogs when "electronic music" was cheaply available there. I don't recall how much it cost, but when I got it, it was just so good I had problems to remove it from turntable. Just repeated listenings over and over again. Certainly hit the soft spot of loving the machine-sound metal junk clatter loops. When reissues started to happen in 2009, there seemed to be deserved popularity of Vivenza after many years when nobody seemed to ever mention his name... Before those reissues, there was like 10 years when no releases happened, as far as I know.
I prefer the look of the original releases than the "improved" repressings. These albums look so great, you almost need to get some tissue to wipe tears of pure joy, hah...
If someone has not experienced the hypnotic futurist noise clatter of Vivenza, nowadays it is easy. Youtube or something, just push play and enjoy. I do prefer the records!
And like in first page messages 10 years ago, still missing the 1997 100 copies 7". If someone wants to sell / trade, could be interested...
