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Entomology, by Josef K (CD on Domino)

Cover art for Entomology by Josef K Description: Digipak comp CD in booklet on Domino WONDERFUL!, REWIGCD30
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Rating: ecstatic This record left our brian feeling ecstatic.

Ooooh wibble, gurgle, gush, fawn....faint. BANG!!! There. I've crashed again. It's all the fault of upstart Scots post punkers JOSEF K. Or Domino spending all the profit they've made off lesser "disposable" bands on lavish re-issues of old music that begs, deserves nee DEMANDS to be heard again. 'Entomology' is a nifty little book package bragging a track listing no fan of this band could anguish over.
         I said to Phil yesterday that there's hardly any bands from the new wave era that have fully influenced two completely separate generations of guitar pop. That's yer mid eighties C86 movement & the Franz led angular pop revival of the past couple of years. Spiky, edgy, frantic, deliriously off-kilter guitar pop. Think of early Wedding Present, Close Lobsters, That Petrol Emotion & Brilliant Corners (if yr an old saddo like me - hahaha!). NONE of these bands would have had the sound they thrilled audiences with without this revered 4 piece. I'm not much of a white soul boy so, sadly, Orange Juice were (largely)  lost on me. But the 22 tracks contained herein are mostly perfect slices of intense, angular art rock. 
        All those great singles are here, shiny & bright buzzsaw anthems that gleam with twinkling energy, the guitars duelling & firing off at obtuse angles, sending shivers all over. The band trashed their debut album for being "too polished" The 6 tracks from that session, however, more than stand the test of time. To think they're a quarter of a century old boggles the mind. If you care about indie (I know, I said this about the Artery comp....) then you proper need this utterly fantastic retrospective in your hands NOW. The sound of then. The sound of now!

What the label says:

Track Listing - Radio Drill Time - Postcard 7" Version It's Kinda Funny - Postcard 7" Version Final Request - B-side To 'It's Kinda Funny' Heads Watch - Taken From The Aborted Album 'Sorry For Laughing’ Drone - Taken From The Aborted Album 'Sorry For Laughing’ Sense Of Guilt - Taken From The Aborted Album 'Sorry For Laughing’ Citizens - Taken From The Aborted Album 'Sorry For Laughing’ Variation Of Scene - Taken From The Aborted Album 'Sorry For Laughing’ Endless Soul - Taken From The Aborted Album 'Sorry For Laughing’ Sorry For Laughing - Postcard 7" Version Revelation - B-side To 'Sorry For Laughing' Chance Meeting - Postcard 7" Version Pictures Of Cindy - B-side To 'Chance Meeting' Fun 'N' Frenzy - Taken From The Album 'The Only Fun In Town Crazy To Exist - Taken From The Album 'The Only Fun In Town Forever Drone - Taken From The Album 'The Only Fun In Town Heart Of Song - Taken From The Album 'The Only Fun In Town 16 Years - Taken From The Album 'The Only Fun In Town The Angle - B-side To 'The Missionary' Heaven Sent - Taken From The Band's Peel Session (June 22nd 1981) The Missionary - Taken From The Band's Peel Session (June 22nd 1981) Applebush - Taken From The Band's Peel Session (June 22nd 1981)

 

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About the humble CD:

The CD is essentially a small portable face mirror which has an extra feature of being able to play music (through a thing known as a CD player). These CD's are a modern invention hence them being all shiny and digital. They can hold about 80 minutes of music and apparently are indestructible as you can smear jam on them and they still play (not as nourishing as toast mind you but when you're hungry.....). They sound crystal clear and are tiny convenient things. They lack the charm and warmth of their old analogue counterparts but their portability, convenience and ease of being duplicated make them a perfect thing of a thing for most folks. Jewel cases are the worst thing ever though and they really need to stop.

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