| Carcrash International | |
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| Origin | London |
| Genres | Gothic rock Post-punk Alternative rock |
| Years active | 1983–1985 |
| Labels | Cleopatra, Crammed Discs, L'Invitation Au Suicide |
| Associated acts | Sex Gang Children, Christian Death, Mephisto Walz, Crisis |
| Past members | |
| Dave Roberts Matt Green Bari-Bari David Glass Nicky Garrett Colin Dminchin Lester Jones Everett Thompson |
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Carcrash International was formed as a kind of super-group consisting of the elite musicians of the Cleopatra label, similar to This Mortal Coil, concentrated around a joint project. The group appears to have centered around the music, writing and vocals of Dave Roberts (aka, Dave Sex Gang), recently departed bass player of Sex Gang Children; Matt Green (Keyboards); Bari-Bari (Guitar), Everett Thompson (played bass on "The Whip" and a few live shows around Hollywood, CA; deceased 2003) and David Glass (Drums), both old Christian Death band members prevailing at the time in the group Mephisto Walz; and included musicians Nicky Garrett and Colin Dminchin at various stages. They were associated with the Batcave scene.
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The band made their initial appearance in 1983 on the compilation album “The Whip” with the title track “The Whip” (credited under Dave Sex Gang) and “32rd Piano Concerto In A Minor”. The 12” single for “The Whip” (credited under Carcrash International) included another track “The White Hotel” along with two mixes of the title track. A second 12” single was released in the following year for the single “Crash!”, backed with Mercenaries For War (a John Cale cover) and “Seduction”. "All Passion Spent" was released by Cleopatra Records later in the year. The group’s only album “Fragments Of A Journey In Hell” was released with little fanfare at the time. Later, a compilation of the two tracks from “The Whip” album plus a new remix of the title track and “Last Remains” (from the "In Goth Daze" various artists compilation) was released in 1992 in Europe.