# ED KUEPPER To Reissue Iconic Albums ‘Electrical Storm’ and ‘Honey Steel’s Gold’ on June 9 - Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/ed-kuepper-to-reissue-iconic-albums-electrical-storm-and-honey-steels-gold-on-june-9/ - Published: 2023-05-05T13:00:00-05:00 - Author: Eugene Tierney ### **ED KUEPPER Launches Extensive Reissue Campaign With Iconic Albums _Electrical Storm_ + _Honey Steel’s Gold_** ![Ed Kuepper](https://i0.wp.com/mcusercontent.com/7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a/images/ 6c666a1c-7b44-90cf-b4b8-4544c4bd0df8.jpg?resize=208%2C300&ssl=1) Iconic co-founder of arguably the most significant Australian band, **The Saints(‘ I’m Stranded’),** and of the post-punk era-defining **Laughing Clowns, Ed Kuepper** launches an extensive catalogue campaign with the reissue of his long-out-of-print, seminal debut solo album _**Electrical Storm**_ (1985) and**_ Honey Steel’s Gold_**( 1990) through **Remote Control Records. **Both will be available on vinyl on** Friday, 9th June **for the first time in 30 years. Digitally remastered and **available on streaming services for the very first time today**, _**Electrical Storm**_ is a brooding statement of intent: electrifying, moody and singular. It was a pivotal album that instantly resonated with **Kuepper**’ s legions of fans and launched his long-standing solo career that continues to this day. Critical album **_Honey Steel’s Gold_** will be available on streaming platforms on **Friday, 9th June.** One of Australia’s most culturally significant and influential musicians, with an** ARIA Hall Of Fame** induction, **2x ARIA Awards** and several other nominations to his name, **Ed Kuepper** has, since 1985, released over **20 studio albums**  under his own name, winning countless awards along the way. It’s an unequalled catalogue of work – idiosyncratic, forward-moving, always searching – that has been acquired by **Remote Control**. Label co-founder **Steve Cross** reiterates this feeling saying “_For me Ed is a prime mover, a musician who has transformed music numerous times over, always swimming upstream, always seeking new terrain, always creating on his own terms. It’s a vast, singular body of work, no one else could have produced it. I get the same pleasure listening to these albums as I do listening to Neil Young or John Martyn or Patti Smith or Michael Rother. And it’s a pleasure to share Ed’s music and make these records available again.”_ ![Ed Kuepper](https://i0.wp.com/mcusercontent.com/7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a/images/ 88a313f0-5a09-0701-5079-9e235ee2ae35.jpg?resize=300%2C213&ssl=1) **Kuepper** is a figure whose influence down through the generations remains unparalleled in Australian music, both in terms of the way he has made music, and his uncompromising attitude and fearless spirit. Of the catalogue campaign, **Kuepper** shares _“It’s very satisfying to be involved in the long overdue reissue of these, to me, pivotal albums. And best of all there will be more… ” _ **Kuepper** began playing music in the early-to-mid ’70s with what would become ** The Saints. **Their 1976 debut single **‘I’m Stranded’ **(which predated records by **The Sex Pistols, The Damned **and **The Clash**) helped shift the tectonic plates of music and brashly announce the advent of punk, although **Kuepper** and his bandmates (including the late** Chris Bailey**) steadfastly maintained a cautious distance from the scene that eventuated. **Nick Cave** would recall the band _“tore their way through Sydney and Melbourne with their famously anarchic shows… these legendary performances changed the lives of so many people, myself included.”_ ![Ed Kuepper](https://i0.wp.com/mcusercontent.com/7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a/images/ cbe0f6b1-774e-e53f-06d0-464e43de571b.jpg?resize=300%2C213&ssl=1) Through the end of the ’70s and the early ’80s,** Kuepper’**s new band **Laughing Clowns **broke free of the musical shackles of the previous decade and ventured into new musical territory. Fans included once again **Nick Cave**, along with ** Guy Picciotto** of **Fugazi, Bill Callahan** and **Radio Birdman**’s **Deniz Tek**.** Warren Ellis** also gleefully recalls stealing from **Laughing Clowns** to write music for **Grinderman**. **The Guardian** described them as _“A band unparalleled in Australian rock history, contemporaries of The Triffids, The Go-Betweens, The Birthday Party and The Moodists, with a clear (acknowledged) influence on all.”_ **Kuepper** would go on to help break down the commercial barriers that faced independent music, proving a long stay in the chart (peaking at #28) with 1991 album **_Honey Steel’s Gold_**. Ever prolific, he would also release a number of albums by the blistering power outfit **The Aints**, spend time as a guitarist in **Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds**, write various film soundtracks including _**Last Cab To Darwin**_**,** have three of the Top 50 records in **Pedestrian**’s list of the **Greatest Australian Albums**, and most recently, perform rapturously received concerts working as a duo with **Jim White** of **The Dirty Three.** **Stream / Download / Pre-order _Electrical Storm_: [https://ed-kuepper.lnk.to/electricalstorm](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2ffacebook.us4.list%2dmanage.com%2ftrack%2fclick%3fu%3d7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a%26id%3daffea0883e%26e%3d7f3088bce0&umid=b7462416-6538-48c5-848c-70dd8afe1788&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-f54dc38aabdc49dda713215e7295ac9f98032eb8) **Pre-order / Pre-save **_**Honey Steel’s Gold**_**: [https://ed-kuepper.lnk.to/honeysteelsgold](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2ffacebook.us4.list%2dmanage.com%2ftrack%2fclick%3fu%3d7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a%26id%3d912b84eb11%26e%3d7f3088bce0&umid=b7462416-6538-48c5-848c-70dd8afe1788&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-cd0b5a52ef03d6cb06f8505b43952cf9d827f4be) ![Ed Kuepper](https://i0.wp.com/mcusercontent.com/7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a/images/ b3f1b094-9d44-981d-f343-85cf043870a1.jpg?resize=294%2C294&ssl=1) **Ed Kuepper – Electrical Storm** 1. Car Headlights2. No More Sentimental Jokes3. Master of Two Servants4. A Trick Or Two 5. When the Sweet Turns Sour6. Another Story7. Electrical Storm8. Told Myself9. One Small Town10. Palace of Sin11. Rainy Night ![Ed Kuepper](https://i0.wp.com/mcusercontent.com/7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a/images/ e0e5cf0d-a7be-cef5-5bb1-0e6976d61147.jpg?resize=239%2C239&ssl=1)  **Ed Kuepper – Honey Steels Gold**1. King Of Vice2. Everything I’ve Got Belongs To You3. Friday’s Blue Cheer / Libertines Of Oxley4. Honey Steel’s Gold5. The Way I Made You Feel6. Not Too Soon7. Closer (But Disguised)8. 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