from Jamming - Zeitgeist

'i loved Zeitgeist, i have no idea why, maybe because it was like nothing i was listening to at the time, a metallic hypnotic beat, instantly sucking the listener in'


Zeitgeist,  originally from Cornwall, England relocated to London around 1979-1980. They put out a handful of incredible dance post punk singles on Jamming Records in the vain of A Certain Ratio, Au Pairs, and Pop Group. The band had dropped a demo by Tony Fletcher who was the founder of Jamming Fanzine in hopes of a record review and some good press to get them some London shows. Zeitgeist had self pressed an impressive 7" single titled "Shake-Rake" which garnered the attention of Human records that re-released "Shake-Rake" as well as a new single called "Touch" before the label went out of business.  Fletcher had recently partnered up with Paul Weller from The Jam to form Jamming Records and decided Zeitgeist would be an excellent second release. Zeitgeist released a few more singles for Jamming before Fletcher and Weller went their separate ways.