Ear Bitten/No Vowels, No Bowels

Ear Bitten/No Vowels, No Bowels
Studio album (split) by Severed Heads and Rythmyx Chymx
Released	July 1980
Recorded	1979 - 1980
Genre	Industrial music, experimental, noise
Label	Terse Tapes
Severed Heads chronology
Ear Bitten/No Vowels, No Bowels (1980) Side 2 (1980)
Rythmyx Chymx chronology
Ear Bitten/No Vowels, No Bowels (1980)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Sydney Shout	Mixed [1]

Ear Bitten/No Vowels, No Bowels is a split recording by Severed Heads and Rythmyx Chymx, it also acts as the debut release for both artists. The Ear Bitten side belongs to Severed Heads, while the No Vowels, No Bowels side belongs to Rythmyx Chymx. It's also the only known recording by Rythmyx Chymx, with the exception for a few compilation appearances.

Background and recording

Initially, the Severed Heads recorded a full-length album worth of material, however they chose to release the first half of the recording as a split with Rythmyx Chymx, while the rest of the recorded material would later be released as a C60 cassette album titled Side 2. In 1999, the entire Ear Bitten side of the split was remastered and reissued as Ear Bitten 79 - 99 through Sevcom on CD-R format, which also included remixes done by other artists.

Around 400 copies of the record came with sleeves with home made artwork on them, the Severed Heads side of the sleeve included spray painted designs while each and every Rythmyx Chymx side included paint, pasted photos, and writings in marker. After a fire destroyed many possessions contained in Richard Feilding's house (including many copies of Ear Bitten/No Vowels, No Bowels, many copies of the record were sold in plain white sleeves.

After the record's initial release, it some reviews from local publications, one reviewer in particular saying "In the case of Ear Bitten, the word music may be challenged".^[2]

Track listing

Ear Bitten
No.	Title	Length
1.	"All Rights Reserved"
2.	"God In The Factory"
3.	"Hawaii/Torso/97 Cigarettes"
4.	"Acid Fur"
5.	"Dance"
6.	"New York Is A Lonely Town"

No Vowels, No Bowels
No.	Title	Length
7.	"Close The Door, People Are Working"
8.	"Astronaughts Against Want"
9.	"Pogo A-Go-Go"
10.	"Bung In A Banana"
11.	"The Orient Pricks/The Occident Sews"
12.	"Jungle Jungle"
13.	"Something More Accessible"
14.	"Hey Man I'm A Police Officer"
15.	"Bretonian Overcoat"
16.	"The Now Generation"
17.	"Music For Solos"

References

1. Coupe, Stuart. "Problems Pose Big Independent Records". Sevcom.com. Sydney Shout. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
2. Walker, Clinton. "Review of Ear Bitten/No Vowels, No Bowels". Sevcom.com. unknown. Retrieved 20 March 2016.

External links

• Ear Bitten/No Vowels, No Bowels at Discogs (list of releases)