''A Pox on the Pioneers'' is the debut solo studio album by
Andrew Weatherall. It was released through
Rotters Golf Club
Rotters Golf Club is an electro music, electro record label set up by DJ Andrew Weatherall in 2001. The label was mainly 12" single-orientated, with most releases actually by Two Lone Swordsmen (Weatherall and Keith Tenniswood aka Radioactive M ...
on 21 September 2009.
Critical reception
David Pollock of ''
The List'' wrote, "With Weatherall himself singing as if from the heart of a smoke-filled room (and perhaps he was), the album explores dancehall, ambient dub, electro and post-punk in building an atmospheric soundtrack for the city at night."
[ Iain Moffat of '' The Quietus'' called it "the most song-based work of his career."][ Meanwhile, Louise Brailey of '']Fact
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'' commented that "''A Pox on the Pioneers'' is an idiosyncratic and surprising debut at best – I expected something more."[
'' Clash'' placed it at number 9 on the "Top 40 Albums of 2009" list.
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Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.Keith Tenniswood
Keith Tenniswood is a British DJ, producer, and remixer. He was one half of the electronic act Two Lone Swordsmen alongside Andrew Weatherall, and produces music on his own as Radioactive Man. He co-runs the Control Tower electro label with Si ...
– guitar (9)
* Bobby Gillespie
Robert "Bobby" Gillespie (born 22 June 1961) is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the lead singer, founding member, and primary lyricist of the alternative rock band Primal Scream. He was also ...
– backing vocals
* Sophie Braithewaite – backing vocals
* Luke Mclean – artwork
References
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2009 debut albums
Andrew Weatherall albums