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Take Notice Of Reissued Material By Cult '80s Post-Punks The Mothmen!

Article written by Kev W - May 11, 2015

THE MOTHMEN

PAY ATTENTION!

OUT JUNE 1ST 2015 VIA ON-U SOUND

Listen to the remastered edit of 'Mothman' below.

"Lost post-punk classic from 1980. A unique mixture of noisy riffs, angular pop melodies and dubwise production aesthetic.

Second ever album release on On-U Sound, never issued before on CD or Digital.

Can be filed alongside early work by Wire, Gang Of Four and Public Image Limited; and uncannily predates later work by contemporary bands such as Liars and Battles.

Remastered from the original tapes and fully annotated with sleevenotes by the band, plus photos and memorabilia.

All formats include 6 bonus tracks, 3 of which are previously unheard.

The Mothmen emerged from the ashes of two legendary Manchester groups – 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 Düül II."

LP Tracklist:

Side A

01. Afghan Farmer Driving Cattle

02. Animal Animaux

03. Not Moving

04. Factory / Teapoint / Factory

05. Please Let Go

06. Tardis (Sweep Is Dead, Long Live Sweep)

Side B

07. Mothman

Download card bonus tracks

08. Change Direction

09. Vegetable Man

10. Does It Matter Irene? (radio session version)

11. Return Of The Mozabites

12. Paintings Of A Cave

13. Afghani Dub

CD Tracklist:

Pay Attention!

01. Afghan Farmer Driving Cattle

02. Animal Animaux

03. Not Moving

04. Factory / Teapoint / Factory

05. Please Let Go

06. Tardis (Sweep Is Dead, Long Live Sweep)

07. Mothman

Bonus tracks

08. Change Direction

09. Vegetable Man

10. Does It Matter Irene? (radio session version)

11. Return Of The Mozabites

12. Paintings Of A Cave

13. Afghani Dub

Pre-order link

Links:
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Mothmen
https://www.on-usound.com
https://bleep.com/release/59582-the-mothmen-pay-attention