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    07/07/2003

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    All Music Guide Review

    Post-punk might've given way to the brighter and more pop-oriented sounds of new wave around 1982, but "post-punk" as a label has been affixed to many bands that have come and gone since, including a large cluster of herky-jerky yahoos that were floating around in the early 2000s, most of whom were quickly bundled together for their throwback appeal. The two-disc Post Punk, an addition to the Rough Trade Shops series, curiously binds two waves -- if you'll pardon the use of the word "waves" -- without considering the wealth of like-minded bands that came and went between them. Nineties bands like Six Finger Satellite, Dog Faced Hermans, and Trenchmouth could fit neatly into this design; however, the time apparently wasn't right for a revival of the '90s post-punk revival. That's a shame, because those bands were just as thrilling and are just as deserving of inclusion, if not more so than some of the lesser 21st century outfits. (What's more, the names are just as absurd as Crispy Ambulance, one of the names here.) With or without the gaffe, Rough Trade has put together another lovingly packaged and attentively sequenced compilation. It doesn't take the easy route, and instead mixes the obvious in with some rare gleams that are liable to placate the most fussy obscurantist. Scritti Politti's presence is likely to perplex those who are only familiar with the group's mid-'80s pop-chart run, yet their early days are ripe for the picking, best represented by the scratchy spirals and lazily swaying lurch of "Skank Bloc Bologna." Delta 5 never made an album that rivaled anything from like-sounding Leeds peers Gang of Four, but "Mind Your Own Business" -- steady peasoup-peasoup rhythm, hectoring group vocals, jagged guitars -- clings to the ribs as well as "I Found That Essence Rare." Other typically neglected acts, from Family Fodder to Essential Logic to Maximum Joy, are featured alongside more familiar ones like Wire, PiL, and the Fall. Out of the latest school, the Rapture, Erase Errata, and Gramme lead the way, along with the sadly departed Life Without Buildings, who bowed out in true post-punk fashion after a handful of singles and one great album. Along with continuing Rough Trade's excellent run of compilations, Post Punk also rates with In the Beginning There Was Rhythm, New York Noise, and Mutant Disco -- fellow retrospectives that are just as fun as they are historical. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

    Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • I Found That Essence Rare
  • Gang Of Four
  • 3:14
  • Sound Clip for I Found That Essence Rare from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 2
  • Georges Five
  • Georges Leningrad
  • 4:08
  • Sound Clip for Georges Five from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 3
  • We Are All Prostitutes
  • Pop Group
  • 3:12
  • Sound Clip for We Are All Prostitutes from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 4
  • Die Matrosen
  • LiliPUT
  • 3:47
  • Sound Clip for Die Matrosen from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 5
  • Out of the Races and Onto the Tracks
  • Rapture
  • 3:57
  • Sound Clip for Out of the Races and Onto the Tracks from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 6
  • Mind Your Own Business
  • Delta 5
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for Mind Your Own Business from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 7
  • Shoplifting
  • Slits
  • 1:35
  • Sound Clip for Shoplifting from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 8
  • Delayed Reaction
  • Rogers Sisters
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for Delayed Reaction from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 9
  • Sunny Day
  • Pigbag
  • 2:52
  • Sound Clip for Sunny Day from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 10
  • You're No Good
  • ESG
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for You're No Good from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 11
  • Another Song
  • Swell Maps
  • 1:43
  • Sound Clip for Another Song from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 12
  • You
  • Au Pairs
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for You from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 13
  • Fade Away
  • New Age Steppers
  • 5:33
  • Sound Clip for Fade Away from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 14
  • Careering
  • Public Image Limited
  • 4:32
  • Sound Clip for Careering from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 15
  • You and You
  • DNA [1]
  • 2:05
  • Sound Clip for You and You from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 16
  • The Leanover
  • Life Without Buildings
  • 5:22
  • Sound Clip for The Leanover from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 17
  • For My Country
  • UK Decay
  • 2:21
  • Sound Clip for For My Country from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 18
  • Skank Bloc Bologna
  • Scritti Politti
  • 5:50
  • Sound Clip for Skank Bloc Bologna from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 19
  • Sex Machine
  • Flying Lizards
  • 3:25
  • Sound Clip for Sex Machine from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 20
  • Disco Pope
  • Prats
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for Disco Pope from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 21
  • Groupmegroup
  • Liquid Liquid
  • 3:17
  • Sound Clip for Groupmegroup from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 22
  • Ex Lion Tamer
  • Wire
  • 2:20
  • Sound Clip for Ex Lion Tamer from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 23 (2)
  • Too Many Creeps
  • Bush Tetras
  • 4:00
  • Sound Clip for Too Many Creeps from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 24 (2)
  • Robot
  • Futureheads
  • 2:11
  • Sound Clip for Robot from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 25 (2)
  • Contort Yourself (Original Version)
  • Chance, James
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Contort Yourself (Original Version) from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 26 (2)
  • Asbestos Lead Asbestos
  • World Domination Enterprises
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for Asbestos Lead Asbestos from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 27 (2)
  • The Fish Needs a Bike
  • Blurt
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for The Fish Needs a Bike from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 28 (2)
  • Debbie Harry
  • Family Fodder
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for Debbie Harry from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 29 (2)
  • Like You
  • Gramme
  • 4:09
  • Sound Clip for Like You from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 30 (2)
  • Definitive Gaze
  • Magazine
  • 4:26
  • Sound Clip for Definitive Gaze from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 31 (2)
  • Lola
  • Raincoats
  • 4:03
  • Sound Clip for Lola from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 32 (2)
  • Sink
  • bIG fLAME
  • 2:39
  • Sound Clip for Sink from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 33 (2)
  • Last Words
  • 23 Skidoo
  • 3:38
  • Sound Clip for Last Words from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 34 (2)
  • Yes I Do
  • Chicks On Speed
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for Yes I Do from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 35 (2)
  • Tongue Tied
  • Erase Errata
  • 1:39
  • Sound Clip for Tongue Tied from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 36 (2)
  • I, Bloodbrother Be (£4,000 Love Letter)
  • Shock Headed Peters
  • 6:41
  • Sound Clip for I, Bloodbrother Be (£4,000 Love Letter) from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 37 (2)
  • Industrial Estate
  • Fall
  • 1:56
  • Sound Clip for Industrial Estate from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 38 (2)
  • Searching for Mr Right
  • Young Marble Giants
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for Searching for Mr Right from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 39 (2)
  • Deaf
  • Crispy Ambulance
  • 3:55
  • Sound Clip for Deaf from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 40 (2)
  • This Is Pop?
  • XTC
  • 2:38
  • Sound Clip for This Is Pop? from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 41 (2)
  • White Mice
  • Mo Dettes
  • 3:37
  • Sound Clip for White Mice from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 42 (2)
  • Bop Bop
  • Comet, Fats
  • 4:05
  • Sound Clip for Bop Bop from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 43 (2)
  • Aerosol Burns
  • Essential Logic
  • 1:59
  • Sound Clip for Aerosol Burns from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


  • 44 (2)
  • Stretch (Disco Mix/Rap)
  • Maximum Joy
  • 6:12
  • Sound Clip for Stretch (Disco Mix/Rap) from Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk


    • Credits of Rough Trade Shops: Post Punk

    • Ian
    • Sound Effects, Turntables
    • Jowe Head
    • Bass, Handclapping, Vocals (Background)


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