Primitive Calculators

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Years Active
1978 – 1980 (2 years)
Founded In
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Primitive Calculators were an Australian post punk band of the 1970s, known for their use of a screeching Mosrite Ventures model guitar, primitive synthesizers (a Wasp and Roland SH2) along with an electronic organ played through effects pedals, and an extra fast drum machine keeping time (Roland CR-78). Their frantic, low-fidelity sound pumped out of Marshall Combo amplifiers. Loudly. Their music was influenced by proto-punk New York acts like The Godz, The Velvet Underground, Texas 60's psychedelic punk, James Brown, and The Silver Apples and Australian bands such as Bill… read more
The Primitive Calculators were an Australian post punk band of the 1970s, known for their use of a screeching Mosrite Ventures model guitar, primitive synthesizers (a Wasp and Roland SH2) along with an electronic organ played through effects pedals, and an extra fast drum machine keeping time… read more
The Primitive Calculators were an Australian post punk band of the 1970s, known for their use of a screeching Mosrite Ventures model guitar, primitive synthesizers (a Wasp and Roland SH2) along with an electronic organ played through effects pedals, and an extra fast drum machine keeping time (Roland CR-78). Their frantic, low-fidelity sound pumped out of Marshal… read more

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1 Play track Can't Stop It! Australian Post-Punk 1978-82 Pumping Ugly Muscle
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2 Play track Primitive Calculators Do The Icepick
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3 Primitive Calculators Signals
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4 Primitive Calculators I Want To Live
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5 Primitive Calculators and Friends I Can't Stop It - Single version
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6 Do That Dance - Single Version Do That Dance - Single Version
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7 Pumping Ugly Muscle - 1987 Sydney Disco Mix Pumping Ugly Muscle - 1987 Sydney Disco Mix
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Albums

  1. 2,137 listeners

    1 Jan 1978 · 17 tracks

    Primitive Calculators
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  2. 730 listeners

    5 Mar 2007 · 17 tracks

    Primitive Calculators and Friends
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  3. 337 listeners

    11 Mar 2007 · 17 tracks

    And Friends 1979-82
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  4. 142 listeners

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