Youth in Asia

Youth in Asia was an early 1980s UK anarcho punk band, whose name was a jeu-de-mots of the word euthanasia. They were differentiated from many other bands within that scene by their prominent use of the synthesizer. They played several gigs at squatted venues and the Wapping Autonomy Centre with other bands including The Apostles, Crass, Flux of Pink Indians, Twelve Cubic Feet, The Mob, Poison Girls, Hagar the Womb, Riot/Clone, DIRT and others.

The band sung 'political' lyrics about issues such as war, sexism and state terrorism.

Former member Lee now works as a willow sculptor and has created installations at Dial House and elsewhere.

Band Members

* Kaya Byatta - vocals
* Eddy - drums
* Olga Orbit - vocals, synthesizer
* Wayne Sultana - Bass
* Stigmata - guitar, synthesizer
* Lou - Guitar

Discography

They released one cassette album entitled "Sex Object" on Millennium tapes (Sept. 1982). They also had their song "Power And The Glory" included on Volume II of the Crass Records "Bullshit Detector" compilation series.;"Sex Object" tracklist:
# C.B.S. (Cash Before Sincerity)
# Paper Love
# Power And The Glory
# They Shoot Children Don't They?
# Blind Reality
# Victim of Rape
# How They Live
# Armygigolo Time
# Happy Families
# Sunday Bloody Sunday
# Lady Madonna

External links

* http://www.geocities.com/punkettes80s/youthinasiauk.html

References

Notes

Further reading

*Glasper, Ian. The Day The Country Died - A History of Anarcho Punk 1980 - 1984 (Cherry Red, 2006)