Gareth Sager of The Pop Group follows his ‘Creeping Bent Triptych’ material with a new solo album of avant-rock instrumental dubs & tuneful collaborations entitled 'How Can I Help You When You Don’t Want To Help Yourself'
Mark Stewart's Mute Records Mixtape 🖭
Featuring The Pop Group & On-U Sound, as well as personal favourites from the likes of Prince Alla, Junior Delgado, Michael Rother, Pan Sonic, Dusty Springfield, Tom Moulton, Keith LeBlanc & more
Rockabilly Revival, Mento, Russell Haswell, ADULT, Yabby U, Pablo Gad, Chanson & more
Mark Stewart selects 10 Albums That Changed His Life for Goldmine Mag
'Alien Blood' & 'Y Live'
Initially included with 'Y' 40th anniversary limited edition box sets, now available as individual LPs.
'Alien Blood' features never-before-heard material from the 'Y' studio sessions & recordings, mastered from the original 2" tapes. Revealing the life of 'Y' before everything was finalized, exposing revelatory dimensions within these iconic works.
'Y Live' comprises live recordings from the 'Y' era, capturing all of the fierce urgency of The Pop Group's live performances at that time. A snapshot of a period when the group were sharing stages with future acolytes including Cabaret Voltaire, Linton Kwesi Johnson & Public Image Ltd & a collection of recordings described by Mark Stewart as an attempt to 'paint the impossible'.
Coming Soon - A short film about The Pop Group directed by Grant McPhee
Including interviews with Mark Stewart & Gareth Sager, who also feature in Grant's highly recommended film on the development of post-punk & DIY music in Scotland 'Big Gold Dream: The Sound of Young Scotland 1977-1985'
Premiering on the 14th of April at 17:00 GMT / 18:00 CET
The Pop Group Noise Set, Live at Lars Rock Fest 2018
The entire performance streamed in full with visuals
by Mike Coles (Killing Joke, Malicious Damage)
Come feel the noise!
🎥 Emiliano Migliorucci
Mute Records have created a hub for streaming & visual content by / featuring Mute artists
Now includes the recently updated 'Pop Group Selects' Spotify playlist curated by Gareth Sager & Mark Stewart, including tracks taken from the definitive version of 'Y' & Sager's very own 'Home Piano Sessions'
'A landmark debut album, The Pop Group defined the fate of post-punk and made future experiments pale in comparison. It’s rare that you run across an album that is a complete singularity'
Happy Mag on 'Y' as part of their recent '10 most groundbreaking avant-garde albums of all time' feature, in good company with the likes of Captain Beefheart, Sun Ra, Moondog, Ornette Coleman & Frank Zappa
Photo by Brian Griffin
'Throwing Curveballs At The Moon'
Mark Stewart appeared on the Stereo Embers Magazine podcast recently to discuss 'UFO's, having tea with Sun Ra, The Sex Pistols, and how music bridged the racial divide in his town in the late 70s as well as why he likes to hang out with oddballs, the avant-garde New York scene and a fight he once had with Allen Ginsberg.'
'Blood Money (Slow Thief)' is also Stereo Embers Track of The Day
'Y's Esoteric Roots'
A mix by The Pop Group for the Bad Punk show on Resonance 104.4fm
Focusing on the avant-garde & experimental influences that fed into the creation of 'Y'
Originally aired at 10pm (GMT) on Friday 13th December
The Pop Group 'Y' T-Shirts + TPG's first ever Tea Towels - the perfect alternative Christmas gift.
T-Shirts are White Short-Sleeved & Black Long-Sleeved.
Remastered from original tapes
Out Now on Mute Records
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“It sounds extraordinary”
4/5 Mojo
"The best this record has ever sounded"
Brooklyn Vegan
“Remains one of the most unsettling milestones of post-punk music”
9/10 Uncut
“Now it sounds like the most vital, lifesaving racket on earth”
5/5 Record Collector
"A fearless salvo on behalf of a creative vision without compromise of any form...the expanded Definitive Edition ups the ante for this bold, pioneering work."
4.5 / 5 AllMusic
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