It's the weekend & I felt like a bit of a change of pace. You have to keep changing those 45s so often & I'm trying to unwind some before band practice at 5:00pm. I decided to play LPs, & one of the ones I grabbed was Dawson. I don't know much about this band other than their music, which says enough.
Gruff Wit - Gruff003, 1991.
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Before you had Lung Leg, Dick Johnson, or Pink Kross, there was the amazing Dawson. Glasgow's premier noise wavers are often forgotten in conversations about the Ex, Gang Of Four, or the Pop Group…but their debut album in 1991 stands up to the rest.
Of the bands mentioned, Dawson were closer in sound to the Ex or especially pre-Ex commies, the Rondos. Barfmarket...is a relentless attack with plenty of the Ex style political rantings. It all sounds quite brilliant still today.
If you are a fan of those earliest recordings of the Ex then this record is well worth having. All of the band’s output was great, but this is the most well-rounded effort.
Members : Jer Reid, Ali, Richie, Ceebe - sound engineer : Dawson - recording studio : Tower Studios
Tracklist -
Fickle Pie
Diddley Squat
Grinding
Chuckleberry
White Colonial
Face of W. Biryani
Paranoid Git
From the Loins of Mr. & Mrs. Neurosis
Biceps (Flexed mix)
False Freedom Breaks Dilute
General Specific
Grinding Dub
Process Purpose Vacuum Pack
Molicoke Cocktail
DJ Shinrip
Fifty Years
Preparation
Enjoy,
NØ
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Thanks for the great music. You've got a nice variety here. I'm in the process of browsing through it all now.
Wow - thanks so much - I was told about your blog by the guy who runs the Eclectic Rhythm blog - discovered Dawson there and wanted to hear more. Been looking for their stuff for ages so this is indeed brilliant. I dips me hat to you!
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Fantastic blog Nathan, I've picked up a whole bunch of ace stuff, thanks for sharing. i'm also a huge dawson fan, the original line up have just got back together, now called sumshapes & they released their debut cabin biscuits LP early this year. jer is also playing with welch post punk band Mwstard, who are also well worth checking out
ReplyDeleteI've been digging on Mwstard for a while but didn't know about Sumshapes. Listening to them now...sounds great to me. Three original Dawsons, too kool. Thanks for the glowing comment & especially thanks for the heads up about Jer & co.
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