From: Ethan Clauset <eclauset@webslingerZ.com>
quoted 4 lines p.i.l. - album (or "CD" or "Cassette")
> p.i.l. - album (or "CD" or "Cassette")
> .not credited on the record anywhere, I don't think, but the band is
> laswell's, with tony williams, jonas hellborg, malachi favors, steve
> turre, ryuichi sakamoto & others.
He is credited on the vinyl version (as producer I think, I lost my copy),
because that was where I first heard his name. I didn't know Ryuichci
Sakamoto played on it too, the other names are new to me I'm afraid. Anyway,
this is a really fantastic album, unless you hate the sound of John Lydon's
voiiiiiiiice. It wanders from abrasive (but gorgeously produced) punk snarl
through to delicate textural abstractions. I got it when I was about 15 or
so (about 15 years or so ago :-) ) and I still think it's a very fine work.
I don't normally enjoy lyrics with my music these days (which is largely why
I got into underground electronic music when I was about 25), but again I
still find the ones on that album worth listening to. While nothing specific
is said on there, it was viewed at the time as a very aggressive political
record and the BBC banned the second single after the first, 'Rise' became a
surprise hit. Like the music, the lyrics tend to be quite abstract and
subtle, and I think this is what gives them staying power - in fact they
seem even more relevant in today's political climate. You could call it
'intelligent rant music'. Recommended.
Anig Browl
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