It's just Jem this week, mopping up the last suds of our post punk mini-series with a series of British bands who ripped it up and started again. We spend time with The Slits fantastic dub punk debut Cut, shouting out the production of the great Dennis Bovell on the way, then drive up the M1 to explore the rich pickings of that great musical city, Sheffield. With reference to an early Human League single, Jem unearths the imminent possibilities of the crumbling Fordist world. We hear two tracks from Public Image Ltd, before digging into one of our host’s favourites - the Raincoats - to explore feminist aesthetics, Maoist China and an unlikely meeting with Kurt Cobain. We round out the piece with two classics from the mighty Clash. Not a bad haul for one year.
We’ll be away for a few weeks on various summer excursions, but will be back soon after with more music, dance floors, sound systems and counterculture. Tune in, turn on, get down!
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Produced by Matt Huxley
Tracklist:
The Slits - Typical Girls
The Slits - Adventures Close to Home
Human League - Empire State Human
Public Image Ltd - Death Disco
Public Image Ltd - Socialist
The Raincoats - Fairytale in the Supermarket
The Raincoats - Lola
The Clash - London Calling
The Clash - Lost in the Supermarket
Books:
Audrey Golden - Shouting Out Loud: Lives of the Raincoats
Frith & Horn - Art into Pop
Reynolds & Press - The Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellion and Rock’n’Roll
