Consolidated

Consolidated is an American radical activist music group, formed in 1988 and best known in the early 1990s as an alternative dance/industrial music band. Between 1989 and 1994, their instrumental style evolved from industrial, to hip-hop, to hard rock and funk with mixtures of live instruments and electronic instruments. They were distinguished by left-leaning political activism and politically radical lyrics, as well as their innovative sonic collages which blended industrial and hip-hop styles.
Their music often focused on vegetarianism, women's rights, animal rights, fighting racism and homophobia, the unity of oppression, World War II and the Holocaust, the dangers of capitalism, and the evils of American nationalism. Although often criticized as having strident and confrontational lyrics, Consolidated tempered the intensity of their songs with many instances of self-deprecating humor. They admitted to their own struggles with addressing complex social issues within the constraining structures of pop music, an artistic form they referred to as "a neutralized medium," but explained that they did so because they felt that it might be their only chance to reach a mass audience with progressive messages of social justice.
==Links to Peel==
Peel seemed to have first played their material in May 1991 when he played their 'Brutal Equation' single. Further tracks from the band including their album, 'Play Some Music', was played on his programmes. However, after 1992, Peel seemed to have lost interest in the group. Dave Clarke, played the group's 'Brutal Equation' as part of his mix on Peel's show, which was broadcast on 2nd February 1996.
==Sessions==
thumb|220x220px
1. Recorded: 1991-10-08. First Broadcast: 24 November 1991. Repeated: 01 February 1992
*America No 1 / This Is Fascism / No Censorship / Meat Kills
==Other Shows Played==
;1991
*26 May 1991: Brutal Equation (12") Nettwerk Europe
*01 June 1991: Brutal Equation (12") Nettwerk Europe
*16 June 1991: Brutal Equation (12") Nettwerk Europe
*06 October 1991: This Is Fascism (7") Nettwerk Europe
*02 November 1991: This Is Fascism (12") Nettwerk
;1992
*11 September 1992: Tool And Die (album - Play More Music) Nettwerk Europe
*12 September 1992: Praxis: Bold As Love (album - Play More Music) Nettwerk Europe
*25 September 1992: 'He (CD-Play More Music)' (Nettwerk Europe)
*16 October 1992: Praxis (Bold As Love) (CD album - Play More Music) Nettwerk Europe 
*17 October 1992: Tool And Die (album - Play More Music) Nettwerk Europe 
;1996
*02 February 1996: ‘Brutal Equation (CD - Friendly Fa$cism )’ Nettwerk Europe (part of Dave Clarke's mix)
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists