Sunday, January 10, 2010

JOWE HEAD-PINCER MOVEMENT, LP, 1981, UK





This flat out staggering debut outing from early Swell Maps member and future Television Personalities bassist Jowe Head is 100% of a piece with the roughshod and riotous joie de vivre of the peak Swell Maps work of the era, possessing the same command of galvanizing post punk trashiness and conceptual/structural sophistication and the will to cheerfully pervert one by the other via unlikely juxtaposition. This album and the Richard Earl-Egg Store Ilk LP that I posted long ago really go some ways towards demonstrating that Nikki Sudden and Epic Soundtracks weren't the only genius cartographers of the Swell Maps saga.

NOTE: LINKS HAVE BEEN REMOVED AS THIS IS ABOUT TO BE REISSUED BY POPPYDISC FROM SCOTLAND.
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8 comments:

  1. BCRJanuary 11, 2010 at 1:57 AM

    nice. that description is perfect.
    thanx for sharing!

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2010 at 6:01 AM

    erik my mang, you're a veritable paragon uv unfurling the obscure gems w/ these scintilatingly precise & noodle-baking write ups. truly, peeps actually make a living on deeds far less flavourful. not to hate, but the byron coley & david keene hype machines uv da whirled simply aint got the stuff, prolly cuz they aint real mutants. it was always u brother sir. this latest batch begins another peerless year for pondering previously obsfucated muscikal expsoure. sorry i keep giving u shit about not posting steve thomsen. cheers ~
    jove

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2010 at 9:17 AM

    The Megaupload link doesn't work, unfortunately. And Rapidshare (as usual) doesn't have any slots open for anyone that isn't a member. Thanks anyway, though!

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2010 at 3:17 PM

    that's simply untrue. my pals & eye all used the megaupload. perhaps the problem is u?

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  5. irishdaveJanuary 13, 2010 at 11:47 PM

    Thanks for this fantastic album! - Megaupload working just fine btw

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  6. juzzmezzJanuary 16, 2010 at 12:12 AM

    hello-can i send you interesting and or amazing records and cds etc-i have been recording and collecting well over 30 years and mutant sounds is the benchmark for the extraordinary and/or obscure etc-so one good turn deserves another-cari saluti juzzmezz

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  7. vdoandsoundJanuary 16, 2010 at 1:24 AM

    juzzmezz-Thanks for your very kind offer. Yes, your most welcome to contribute, if you have interesting rarities to share. You can reach me at: pantheonbar@gmail.com

    Thanks...

    Eric

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  8. leefact25April 5, 2010 at 11:21 AM

    After 29 years - it's finally getting a CD release - on Poppydisc Records - with 5 extra tracks

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