When I took a break from Gang of Four in 1981 I formed a band with Barry Andrews of XTC and a new friend of ours, Carl Marsh. We called it Shriekback. Wikipedia has the dirt on Shriekback here. Anyway, our pals over at !K7 Label Group have sent me a new compilation entitled Disco Not Disco upon which I find a Shriekback cut called My Spine Is The Bassline which just happens to be one of my favorite Shriekback tracks. Also on the comp are G4 friends, Delta 5, Konk, Isotope and Bill Laswell. And a true post-punk punk, James White. There’s an interview with James White on YouTube. The album will be out in January.
Shriekback – My Spine [is the bassline] [MP3]
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Dave, your modesty about “My Spine” is beyond refreshing. Why? Because “My Spine” is one of the all-time f’king greatest songs of the post-punk-funk era! Seriously, man – it’s a jam! I still love to drop it on the dancefloor to this day, and that bassline, well – dude, it’s like butter. It makes my balls tingle (and not in a gay way). It also just so happens to be the first track in my “cassette player” in my profile link. OH YEAH!
January 8th, 2008 at 2:50 amWell Paul, I’m lost for words…….for once!!
January 8th, 2008 at 9:36 am[...] goes around comes around… My email box has been buzzing with news about the Disco Not Disco compilation, a post-punk electro compilation that was released earlier this year. I’m told that college [...]
June 2nd, 2008 at 9:04 amI can’t speak for my balls, Dave, but I love Shriekback. I love that sound. On my playlist, I have you do battle with 23 Skidoo on a regular basis. If things get out of hand I send in John Foxx’s In the Plaza to put an end to hostilities.
October 18th, 2010 at 7:45 am