| PULEX IRRITANS Voice - Alex Guitar - Steve Bass - Nick Drums - Borstal PULEX IRRITANS were a young outfit originally formed in Wolverhampton, England back in December 1981 and had Jez - Guitar, Borstal - Vocals, Eagle - Bass and transient drummers. However they folded after about 6 months and a disasterous gig with the Stench and G.B.H. where Jez had his guitar smashed by Jock outta G.B.H. The various members went onto other local bands, most notably Seventh Plague. However the name Pulex Irritans (Latin for fleas) was too good to stay quiet for long and was once more reformed circa 1983 with a brand new line-up featuring Alex, who was a female student at the local Polytechnic. Borstal the original singer who was now singing in Seventh Plague took over the drum seat. Pulex Irritans with Alex on vocals had the makings of a really good outfit but were destined for another shortlived career. I think they managed to do about a handful of localised gigs. They did however manage to donate 2 impressive tracks to a local band showcase independent 45 'The Aristocrap EP'. This surfaced in 1984 on Relegated Records. The tracks they donated were 'The Battle Of Waterloo' (bet one of em studied History?) which had some great guitar work and the suprisingly good and almost anthem like 'I Hate Cities' which was no doubt inspired by Wolverhampton. This collectors item on a label named after the local football teams (Wolves) dismal efforts the previous season (some things never change -Dont Care) is well worth hearing. The bassplayer/label boss Nick Moss was the man who held the purse strings he was also Alex's boyfriend was an avid Wolves fan despite coming from Crewe. Artwork for the sleeve was done by another local punkette artist Rachel Chidley, who was last spotted working at the towns Lighthouse Cinema. DISCOGRAPHY: The Aristocrap EP (Relegated Records) 1984 |
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