STYLE...... EBM, Industrial, Minimal, Synthpop LABEL...... Artoffact Records
QUALITY..... 320kbps / FLAC
COUNTRY... UK
Portion Control are a highly influential British electronic group who formed in London in 1979. Their early, innovative use of synths, drum machines and samplers inspired a subsequent generation of acts that included Depeche Mode (who they toured with in 1984), Nitzer Ebb, Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, Nine Inch Nails and Orbital. Following decades of staunch independence, Portion Control signed to Artoffact Records in late 2025. Alongside new material, the label is curating and reissuing the group's back catalogue as a series of box sets, allowing their work to be fully appreciated at last. The first of these sets is scheduled for release on 14th August 2026. Entitled ‘1983-86 - Hit The Pulse to Purge…’, the 4xCD package and digital variant consists of 74 tracks that include the 1983 mini-LP ‘Hit The Pulse’, the full length albums ‘..Step Forward’ (1984) and ‘Psycho Bod Saves The World’ (1986), the classic original 12” singles 'The Great Divide’, ‘Go-Talk’ and ‘Raise The Pulse’, plus the ‘Purge’ EP (1986). Additional material includes B sides, compilation tracks, rarities, remixes, demos and two concert recordings from 1984 and 1985. The first example from the set is a rebuild of the classic ‘Refugee’ VIDEO from the 1984 album ‘..Step Forward’. With its subject matter more relevant than ever, Rhys Fulber of Front Line Assembly grasped the opportunity to create this remix. All 74 tracks have been fully remastered by Paul Lavigne at Kontrast Mastering. 16 have never previously been released, with a further 12 appearing on CD and digitally for the first time. The 4xCD box set is packaged in a 5 panel ecopak with a 24 page booklet containing archive photos and a new design by Stefan Alt. A limited edition red vinyl LP consisting of 10 key tracks will also be available.
Tracklist:
CD1: Hit The Pulse, The Illuminated Singles And Step Forward 1. Chew You To Bits (Version) (3:55) 2. Discord (5:19) 3. Crash Weight Gain (3:01) 4. Eat Your Heart (4:05) 5. Thrust Angle (2:54) 6. Death By Venom (Ricochet mix) (3:27) 7. Abbo Dabbo (3:07) 8. Raise The Pulse (12″ version) (5:50) 9. Rough Justice (12″ version) (4:29) 10. Go-Talk (12″ version) (4:01) 11. Refugee (4:03) 12. Under The Skin (4:03) 13. Mutie (1:55) 14. Tex-Mex (3:42) 15. Tongue Beat (2:25) 16. Micro Box (1:48) 17. Micro Box 2 (0:39) 18. Real Estate Cult (3:38) 19. Tin (1:24) 20. Havoc Man (4:58) 21. 319 (1:17) 22. Scramble (3:07) 23. Son Of Go Talk (3:22)
CD2: The Great Divide, Psycho-Bod Saves The Worl, Purge... 1. The Great Divide (’85 Extended Version) (6:46) 2. Brain Scraper Death Dive (3:33) 3. Siren City (2:44) 4. Breaker Breaker (0:59) 5. Danger Zone (3:38) 6. Screen Of Death (4:06) 7. Coming For You Baby (2:49) 8. Fistful Of Creds (4:48) 9. Trashville Baby (3:47) 10. Cut And Thrust (3:42) 11. H.O.T. Matter (3:43) 12. Soap Distant (1:35) 13. Raise The Pulse (Purge version) (5:06) 14. Go-Talk (Purge version) (5:24) 15. The Great Divide (Purge version) (6:31) 16. Karateka (4:09) 17. Brain Scraper Death Dive (Rebuild) (3:50) 18. Refugee (Rhys Fulber rebuild) (3:48) 19. Chew You To Bits (Rebuild) (4:03) 20. Chew You To Bits (Instrumental 2.6) (3:32)
CD3: B-Sides And Demos 1983-86... 1. Collapse (3:15) 2. Bite My Head (4:42) 3. Justice (6:36) 4. The Man Who Did Backward Somersaults (4:06) 5. Upside Down (6:24) 6. Drag Down (2:28) 7. Divided (3:09) 8. Bolt It Down (3:43) 9. The Great Divide (Instrumental) (5:02) 10. Total Recall (2:01) 11. 24 (2:11) 12. IDL Dragdown (2:36) 13. Displaced Hybrid Refugee (3:10) 14. Scramble (Instrumental demo) (3:21) 15. Cut And Thrust (Demo) (3:49) 16. H.O.T. Matter (Demo version 1) (3:55) 17. H.O.T. Matter (Demo version 2) (4:38) 18. Taste Of Love (Demo) (3:23) 19. Conscience (Arthur Baker demo mix) (6:48)
CD4: Live 1984-85 1. Intro (Live at Potanus Amsterdam 1/4/84) (2:10) 2. Eat Your Heart (Live at Potanus Amsterdam 1/4/84 2026 Remaster) (1:33) 3. Abbo Dabbo (Live at Potanus Amsterdam 1/4/84 2026 Remaster) (3:06) 4. Crash Weight Gain (Live at Potanus Amsterdam 1/4/84 2026 Remaster) (3:24) 5. Betrayal (Live at Potanus Amsterdam 1/4/84) (2:36) 6. Box (Live at Potanus Amsterdam 1/4/84 2026 Remaster) (3:08) 7. Go-Talk (Live at Potanus Amsterdam 1/4/84 2026 Remaster) (4:15) 8. Raise The Pulse (Live at Potanus Amsterdam 1/4/84 2026 Remaster) (2:23) 9. Tex-Mex (Live at Dolce Vita, Lausanne 6/12/85) (3:41) 10. Real Estate Cult (Live at Dolce Vita, Lausanne 6/12/85) (3:43) 11. Drag Down (Live at Dolce Vita, Lausanne 6/12/85) (1:15) 12. Karateka (Live at Dolce Vita, Lausanne 6/12/85) (4:01) 13. Havoc Man (Live at Dolce Vita, Lausanne 6/12/85) (5:11) 14. Bolt It Down (Live at Dolce Vita, Lausanne 6/12/85) (3:45) 15. H.O.T. Matter (Live at Dolce Vita, Lausanne 6/12/85) (3:22)
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