This Heat

The Profile

This Heat were a British experimental/post‑punk trio from London—Charles Hayward, Charles Bullen, and Gareth Williams—renowned for tape-loop experimentation, stark songcraft, and influential recordings from 1979–1981.

Formed in London in 1976 by Charles Hayward, Charles Bullen, and Gareth Williams; active until 1982. Released two studio albums (This Heat, Deceit) and the EP Health And Efficiency. Their work is widely cited as influential on post‑punk, industrial, and experimental rock.

Five glowing reviews trace This Heat’s explosive entry into post‑punk via krautrock discipline, tape loops, and industrial drones. Critics spotlight the debut’s “Horizontal Hold,” “24 Track Loop,” and the harrowing “The Fall of Saigon,” then hail Deceit for sharpening the songcraft without losing the edge. Health And Efficiency bridges the two with math‑rock premonitions and dadaist electronics. Verdict: visionary, still unsettling, never dated.