Cabinet Of Curios
Label | Munster Records – MR 370 |
Format | 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation |
Barcode | 8435008837013 |
Country | Europe |
Released | 22 Apr 2017 |
Genre | Rock |
Style | Experimental, Indie Rock |
First ever career-spanning compilation of the solo work of Jowe Head, an essential name in the birth and development of the UKs underground scene through his recordings with Swell Maps, Television Personalities, personal projects such as Palookas, Househunters and work under his own name.From 1981 debut album "Pincer Movement" up to 2014 recordings by Jowe Head and The Demi-Monde, plus previously unreleased tracks, these 20 cuts present Heads wonderful mixture of off-kilter pop and avant-garde weirdness, like a noise party attended by Joe Meek, Burt Bacharach and Sun Ra.A Record Store Day release.If one looks at the galaxy of stars that can be attributed as source material for todays musical DIY/lo-fi generation, Jowe Head shines as a true iconoclast. His 1973 addition to the avant-garage godfathers Swell Maps added an impressionistic edge to their psychedelic punk pastiche that drew of Max Ernst as ably as Can. Later on in The Television Personalities and his Househunters and Palookas projects, not to mention a sprawling solo discography, Jowes persona injected color and livelihood into an often-too-cool-for-school post-punk scene around Britain while still delivering transportative sounds and open-to-the-listener interpretations. This compendium is in itself a galaxy of sounds that will never fail to deliver.Brian Turner, WFMU Music Director
A1 | Cake Shop Girl | |
A2 | Swissair | |
A3 | Cuticles | |
A4 | Shy Town | |
A5 | Paper Mache | |
A6 | Evil Island Home | |
B1 | Vebus Bigfoot | |
B2 | Belly Of The Beast | |
B3 | Tiny Monsters | |
B4 | Imp Of The Preserve | |
B5 | Don't Rock The Boat | |
C1 | Rubbish Up The Messheads | |
C2 | New World / Enlightment | |
C3 | Ophelia | |
C4 | Chameleon | |
D1 | Louise Bourgoise | |
D2 | Waltz For Kurt Schwitters | |
D3 | Arachne & Athena | |
D4 | Hannah Höch | |
D5 | Felt And Fat |
Excerpt from front cover sticker: "First ever career-spanning compilation of the solo work of Jowe Head (...) From 1981 debut album '[m=337777]' up to 2014 recordings by Jowe Head and [a=The Demi-Monde], plus previously unreleased tracks (...)"
Front and back cover images courtesy of Jowe Head
All tracks licensed from Jowe Head
This compilation (P) and (C) 2017 Distrolux, SL
Barcode (Text) – 8 435008 837013