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the mothmen - pay attention! - on-u sound - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Wave / Pop / Rock

1. Afghan Farmer Driving Cattle
2. Animal Animaux
3. Not Moving
4. Factory/Teapoint/Factory
5. Please Let Go
6. Tardis (Sweep Is Dead, Long Live Sweep)
7. Mothman

Lost post-punk classic from 1980. A unique mixture of noisy riffs, angular pop melodies and dubwise production aesthetic. Features former members of Durutti Column and future members of Simply Red!

The Mothmen emerged from the ashes of two legendary Manchester groups ¡V comedy/satire band Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias, and the first line-up of Factory Records band The Durutti Column. They also contributed to the beginnings of longrunning dub collective Suns Of Arqa. Band members Chris Joyce and Tony Bowers went onto become the rhythm section in the classic 80s line-up of Simply Red, whilst multi-instrumentalist Bob Harding ran lauded reggae reissue label Blood & Fire. Tragically, guitarist Dave Rowbotham was murdered in 1991, but was immortalised in the Happy Mondays song "Cowboy Dave". A missing part of the early On-U Sound Records story restored to life and a great example of early-80s UK DIY post-punk music. At times exhibiting psych-tinged tunefulness on tracks such as "Not Moving" and "Change Direction" (or their unreleased cover of Syd Barrett's "Vegetable Man"). Other tracks are heavier, such as the trance-inducing repetitive rhythms of "Mothman"¨ which recalls 70s German groups such as Can or Amon Duul II.