‘It began in the car on the way to the Roxy. And ended under Nelson’s column… I know we didn’t want to sound like any other band. That was our launch point…we just used to be laughing all the time…and since re-forming its an ongoing affair, again’ Gareth Sager relates the early days and final
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ADRIAN SHERWOOD ESSAY ON COLLABORATING WITH MARK STEWART FOR WIRE
‘Working with Mark was something of a sound re-education. You spent a lot of studio time unlearning, experimenting and ignoring rules about levels to tape and studio do’s and don’ts. You discovered how much fun could be had in the land of overload’ Adrian Sherwood on his first meeting & early musical adventures with Mark
THE POP GROUP FEATURE ON NEW POST-PUNK COMPILATION BY CHERRY RED & BILL BREWSTER
The Pop Group feature on the new compilation ‘Shake The Foundations: Militant funk & the post-punk dancefloor 1978 – 1984’ alongside Freaks friends & affiliates Maximum Joy, A Certain Ratio, Glaxo Babies & more Compiled by Bill Brewster for Cherry Red Records Listen / Order
MONDO DECAY BY NUN GUN: A NEW ALGIERS SIDE PROJECT FEATURING MARK STEWART
‘We wanted to make a video where Mark Stewart was the ghost of past, present & future. He haunts the upper echelons of the scrambled channels of your teenage cable box, pulling back the curtain on the dystopian present. Imagine a parallel universe where Mark was Max Headroom…one of the reference points for this
HOW CAN I HELP YOU, WHEN YOU DON’T WANT TO HELP YOURSELF? – THE NEW ALBUM BY GARETH SAGER
Gareth Sager follows his ‘Creeping Bent Triptych’ material with a new solo album of avant-rock instrumental dubs & tuneful collaborations entitled ‘How Can I Help You When You Don’t Want To Help Yourself’ Watch the new video for ‘All You Put Me Through’ featuring Davy Henderson (The Fire Engines, The Nectarine No 9, The Sexual Objects)
THE POP GROUP ALIEN BLOOD & Y LIVE – INDIVIDUAL LP EDITIONS
‘Alien Blood’ & ‘Y Live’ Initially included with ‘Y’ 40th anniversary limited edition box sets, now available as individual LPs. ‘Alien Blood’ features never-before-heard material from the ‘Y’ studio sessions & recordings, mastered from the original 2″ tapes. Revealing the life of ‘Y’ before everything was finalized, exposing revelatory dimensions within these iconic works. ‘Y