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We Are All Prostitutes |
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| Location: | Bristol, |
| Country: |  United Kingdom |
| Last Login: | Oct 12, 2007 (798 days back) |
About Me |
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| The Pop Group were a post-punk band from Bristol, United Kingdom whose uncompromising, dissonant sound spanned punk, free jazz and dub reggae. Their lyrics were, more often than not, political in nature. Formed in 1978 by Mark Stewart (lyrics, vocals), Jon Waddington (guitar), Gareth Sager (guitar), Simon Underwood (bass) and Bruce Smith (drums, percussion), they issued their debut single, "She is Beyond Good and Evil" on the Radar label the following year. Their debut album Y, was one of the earliest touchstones of the emerging post-punk sound. Produced by reggae veteran Dennis Bovell, the record is still cited today as one of the best of the era, although it is, at the time of writing, along with the rest of their discography, sadly out of print, save for an expensive import edition from the Japanese label Wea. A rarities compilation known as We Are All Prostitutes is also available on the Japanese label AK according to Amazon.com. Although it did not chart, the album's success was sufficient to convince Rough Trade to sign the band, but not before more line-up changes, with Dan Katsis replacing Underwood on bass, and Tristan Honsinger joining on cello. The band's career with Rough Trade commenced with what is possibly their best-known single, the angry 'We Are All Prostitutes', which preceded the release of their second album, For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder? in 1980. Apparently this album is also available on an Japanese import CD though it's exact status is not known save that it is quite rare. The band split in 1981, after legal wranglings and internal squabblings engulfed them somewhat, but that was not the end of their members' involvement in the music scene, with ex-members going on to form bands like Pigbag, Maximum Joy and Rip,Rig & Panic, the latter notable for the involvement of a young Neneh Cherry. Singer Mark Stewart, meanwhile, collaborated with the On-U Sound posse, issuing records firstly as Mark Stewart and the Mafia, then as a solo artist. The Pop Group are often credited with founding the Bristol scene that would later spawn trip-hop taken from WikiPedia |
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Music:Member Since: 12/19/2005Band Members: Mark Stewart (lyrics, vocals), Jon Waddington (guitar), Gareth Sager (guitar), Simon Underwood (bass) and Bruce Smith (drums, percussion) Type of Label: Indie |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Other / Punk / New Wave) |
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Mark Stewart + Maffia, 99 Records, Angie Reed, shade dash, Barry Warner, DIckY, TO THE ANSAPHONE (new album out now), Christian Darc, Joxfield ProjeX, NADAN, Anthony Duman, Dj MSU, Punk DJ Zoë Paranoë presents PARANOIMIA, Periferico, kurttrukkurttrukkurt, andy, dujle, alf, FREEMAN, UNFOLK - ALESSANDRO MONTI, The Striggles, the new improved leifolssonsituation, societas d’arte sacra, Taras Bulba, Ldgu, klaus, HDFEST Music- Where Musicians and Filmmakers Meet, pndc, diana lemma, The Dielectric, alternitalia, IWS, The Lemon-Limes, Talking Dead Goats"45, Captain Lash, bearsuit records, Foreyard/Rebekah Spleen, Atomik Clocks, Kohhei Waki, Blue Tapes, Raffa, enrique
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