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Idealists In Distress From Bristol
''Idealists in Distress From Bristol'' is a live performance anthology album by English post-punk band The Pop Group, released in 2007. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Idealists in Distress From Bristol'' liner notes. * Dan Catsis – bass guitar * Gareth Sager – saxophone, clarinet, piano, organ, guitar, mastering * Bruce Smith – drums, percussion * Mark Stewart – vocals * Simon Underwood Simon Underwood is a British bass guitarist best known as a member of the bands The Pop Group and Pigbag. As described by punk rock producer Dennis Bovell, Underwood was "a wicked bass player... Together Simon and Bruce mithwere the Sly & Robb ... – bass guitar * John Waddington – guitar, bass guitar Release history References {{DEFAULTSORT:Idealists in Distress From Bristol 2007 live albums The Pop Group albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pop Group
The Pop Group are an English rock band formed in Bristol in 1977 by vocalist Mark Stewart, guitarist John Waddington, bassist Simon Underwood, guitarist/saxophonist Gareth Sager, and drummer Bruce Smith. Their work in the late 1970s crossed diverse musical influences including punk, dub, funk, and free jazz with radical politics, helping to pioneer post-punk music. The group released two albums, '' Y'' (1979) and ''For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?'' (1980), and the singles "She Is Beyond Good and Evil" and " We Are All Prostitutes" (both 1979), then split in 1981. Its members worked on a variety of subsequent projects, including New Age Steppers and Rip Rig + Panic. In 2010, the band reunited, touring and releasing new material. History Original run (1977–1981) The Pop Group was formed in 1977 in Bristol when teenager Mark Stewart set out to start a funk group with schoolmates John Waddington and Simon Underwood. Inspired by the energy of punk rock but fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Catsis
Dan Catsis (born 30 November 1959) is an English musician who served as the guitarist for the punk band Glaxo Babies, which he founded with Geoff Alsopp and Tom Nichols in 1977 in Bristol, England. He was also a member of The Pop Group The Pop Group are an English rock band formed in Bristol in 1977 by vocalist Mark Stewart, guitarist John Waddington, bassist Simon Underwood, guitarist/saxophonist Gareth Sager, and drummer Bruce Smith. Their work in the late 1970s crosse ... between 1979 and 1980, performing bass guitar on their second album and two singles. In 2010, he rejoined The Pop Group as they embarked on their reunion tour. Discography References {{DEFAULTSORT:Catsis, Dan Living people Musicians from Bristol English bass guitarists Male bass guitarists English male guitarists British post-punk musicians The Pop Group members British rock bass guitarists 1959 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Waddington (musician)
John Waddington is an English musician known as the guitarist for the English electronic rock group The Pop Group. Biography John Waddington was seventeen years old when he started his first band, serving as vocalist, guitarist, and principal songwriter for the punk group The Boyfriends. The band was short-lived and he joined The Pop Group in 1977, serving as one of their guitarists. He performed on their two albums, '' Y'' and '' For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?'', which were critically acclaimed. After The Pop Group disbanded in 1981, he was asked to join another post-punk band, Maximum Joy. He was also involved in the short-lived German electro outfit U-BahnX with Disc O'Dell. Waddington has been absent from past Pop Group reunions and his last performance credit was on Lily Allen's 2006 album ''Alright, Still ''Alright, Still'' is the debut studio album by English singer Lily Allen, released on 13 July 2006 by Regal Recordings. After being rejected by seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Underwood
Simon Underwood is a British bass guitarist best known as a member of the bands The Pop Group and Pigbag. As described by punk rock producer Dennis Bovell, Underwood was "a wicked bass player... Together Simon and Bruce mithwere the Sly & Robbie of the punk period." Biography Underwood joined The Pop Group in 1977. Underwood knew Mark Stewart and Bruce Smith because they would frequent black blues clubs together. This blues influence has been cited in many punk histories as contributing to the band's unique multigenre sound. Underwood played on the Pop Group's first 7" single, featuring "She Is Beyond Good And Evil" b/w "3.38" and on the albums ''Y'' and ''We Are Time''. He left the band shortly after the release of its first album and was asked to join Pigbag in 1980. As noted by The Quietus, after leaving The Pop Group "Simon Underwood ended up having one of post-punk funk’s biggest smash hits with Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag." In 1983, he married bandmate Angela Jaege ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Stewart (English Musician)
Mark Stewart (born 28 April 1960) is an English singer and founding member of The Pop Group.Strong, Martin C. (1999) "The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", Canongate, A pioneer of post-punk and industrial hip-hop, he has recorded for On-U Sound Records and Mute Records. Career Stewart was educated at Bristol Grammar School, one of Bristol's leading public schools, and was in the same year as fellow musician Nick Sheppard. Stewart began his music career in 1977 as a founder of The Pop Group, a band whose sonic experimentation, political conviction, and willingness to collaborate laid the foundations for his later work. The Pop Group split in 1981, with Stewart and two other members heading off to London to hook up with the emerging On-U Sound "conspiracy of outsiders" as part of the New Age Steppers. On-U became a focal point of a diverse set of networks – punks, reggae players from both the UK and Jamaica and free-jazzers. His first post-Pop Group release was as 'Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Smith (musician)
Bruce Neal Smith (born 14 December 1960 in California) is an American musician best known as the drummer for post-punk band The Pop Group. He has also been a member of The Slits and the New Age Steppers and is currently performing with Public Image Ltd. He was raised and educated in Bristol, England and was once married to Neneh Cherry. Career Smith helped co-found The Pop Group in 1977 and would play with them until they disbanded in 1981. Smith was also part of the line-up when the band re-formed in 2010. While the Pop Group was still active, Smith also joined The Slits in 1979, replacing Budgie, and would play with them until they disbanded in 1981. After the Pop Group and the Slits, Smith teamed up with Adrian Sherwood and performed with the New Age Steppers and various other acts on Sherwood's On-U Sound Records label. He married Neneh Cherry, who was also involved with the New Age Steppers, during this period. Smith and Cherry then went on to form Rip Rig + Panic wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audio Mastering
Mastering, a form of audio post production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device (the master), the source from which all copies will be produced (via methods such as pressing, duplication or replication). In recent years digital masters have become usual, although analog masters—such as audio tapes—are still being used by the manufacturing industry, particularly by a few engineers who specialize in analog mastering. Mastering requires critical listening; however, software tools exist to facilitate the process. Results depend upon the intent of the engineer, the skills of the engineer, the accuracy of the speaker monitors, and the listening environment. Mastering engineers often apply equalization and dynamic range compression in order to optimize sound translation on all playback systems. It is standard practice to make a copy of a master recording—known as a safety copy—in cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth Sager
Gareth Sager (born 10 August 1960 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a British guitarist, keyboardist, musician, composer and songwriter, and is a founding member of The Pop Group, Rip Rig + Panic (with Neneh Cherry), Float Up CP and Head (band), Head. In his early years, Sager became acquainted with the works of Erik Satie, Frédéric Chopin and Claude Debussy, an influential starting point revisited and expanded upon with 2017's solo piano album ''88 Tuned Dreams''. After The Pop Group first disbanded in 1980, Sager formed the conceptual collective Rip Rig + Panic, headed by a young Neneh Cherry. They released three albums and a run of singles. During these years Sager also played saxophone on "A-Train", a track featured on The Flying Lizards' ''Fourth Wall (album), Fourth Wall''. In 1985 Rip Rig + Panic (with Neneh Cherry) changed their name to Float Up CP releasing one final album and single before amicably disbanding. Soon after, Sager helped initiate Head (band), Head, trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerusalem (EP)
''Jerusalem'' is an EP by British singer Mark Stewart, released in 1982 through On-U Sound Records. Accolades Track listing Personnel ;Musicians *The Maffia **Desmond "Fatfingers" Coke – keyboards **Charles "Eskimo" Fox – drums **Evar Wellington – bass guitar * Mark Stewart – vocals, art direction ;Additional musicians and production *George Oban – bass guitar on "Liberty City" and "Jerusalem" *Nick Plytas – keyboards on "Liberty City" * Adrian Sherwood – production Production may refer to: Economics and business * Production (economics) * Production, the act of manufacturing goods * Production, in the outline of industrial organization, the act of making products (goods and services) * Production as a stati ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jerusalem (EP) 1982 debut EPs On-U Sound Records EPs Mark Stewart (English musician) albums albums produced by Adrian Sherwood Musical settings of poems by William Blake< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Are All Prostitutes (album)
''We Are All Prostitutes'' is a compilation album by English post-punk band The Pop Group, released in April 1998 by Radar Records. It comprises tracks from the band's For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?, second album, the compilation ''We Are Time'' and the singles ''We Are All Prostitutes (song), We Are All Prostitutes'' and ''In the Beginning There Was Rhythm/Where There's a Will There's a Way, Where There's a Will There's a Way''. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''We Are All Prostitutes'' liner notes. ;The Pop Group * Dan Catsis – bass guitar * Gareth Sager – guitar, saxophone * Bruce Smith (musician), Bruce Smith – Drum kit, drums, percussion * Mark Stewart (English musician), Mark Stewart – Singing, vocals * John Waddington (musician), John Waddington – guitar ;Technical personnel * Dave Anderson (musician), Dave Anderson – Audio mixing (recorded music), mixing, Sound recording and reproduction, record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Beginning There Was Rhythm/Where There's A Will There's A Way
"In the Beginning There Was Rhythm / Where There's a Will..." is a split-single by English post-punk artists The Pop Group and The Slits. It was released on 7 March 1980 through Rough Trade Records and Y Records. Formats and track listing ;UK 7" single (Y1, RT 039A) #The Slits: "In the Beginning There Was Rhythm" – 5:38 #The Pop Group: "Where There's a Will There's a Way" – 5:11 Personnel Side A ;The Slits * Viv Albertine – guitar * Ari Up – vocals * Budgie – drums * Tessa Pollitt – bass guitar ;Technical personnel * Dennis Bovell – production * Adam Kidron – engineering * The Slits – production Side B ;The Pop Group * Dan Catsis – bass guitar * Gareth Sager – guitar, saxophone * Bruce Smith – drums, percussion * Mark Stewart – vocals * John Waddington – guitar ;Technical personnel * Dave Anderson – production * The Pop Group The Pop Group are an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Are All Prostitutes (song)
"We Are All Prostitutes" is a song by English post-punk band The Pop Group. It was released as the band's second single on 9 November 1979 through Rough Trade Records. The song is a critique of consumerism. The song was included as the third track in the 2016 reissue of The Pop Group's 1980 album '' For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?'' Reception Songwriter Nick Cave declared the song to be the band's masterpiece, saying, "It had everything that I thought rock and roll should have. It was violent, paranoid music for a violent, paranoid time." Writer Mark Fisher described the song "scouring, seesawing, seasick funk, a pied piper’s exit from dominant reality, fired by a fissile compound of millenarian terror and militant jubilation." Fisher, Mark"The Pop Group's ''How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?''" '' Fact''. February 2016. Legacy (*) designates unordered lists. Formats and track listing All songs written by The Pop Group. *UK 7" single (RT 02 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
