Minty

So we’ve kept up with Mark Stewart since Pop Group…with the Maffia & solo projects. Now we’ve had an in-depth view of Gareth Sager. But what of Bruce Smith? I’m not going into as much detail as the truly informative four-part saga from Jonder. I’m just too much a lazy sod, so I’m just lumping this stuff all together. It is, however, a great listen. Tried to accentuate the beats, man. I stuck some great Vivian Stanshall featuring drums via Bruce in the mix as an additional treat.

Here goes…

The Pop Group 1.0 – Mark Stewart, Gareth Sager, Simon Underwood [until he left to join Pigbag then Dan Catsis], John Waddington, & Bruce Smith.

The Slits – (Ari Up lead vocals, keyboards, & percussion, Viv Albertine guitar, vocals, Tessa Pollitt bass, & Bruce drums & percussion – Dennis Bovell 2,3,4,6,7 Dick O’Dell others)

New Age Steppers -

African Head Charge -

PiL -

Rip Rig & Panic -

Float Up CP -

Playgroup –

Vivian Stanshall (kinda 67%)
This record was recorded on 8 track equipment during August Bank Holiday 1983 in All Saints Road London W11.

Plus various one-offs –

Terence Trent D’Arby

The The

Björk
Sweetback

Recently Bruce has been pounding the skins for both PiL & The Pop Group again.

PiL 3.0

The Pop Group today: Mark Stewart – vocals; Gareth Sager – guitar, saxophone, & keyboards; Dan Catsis – bass guitar; & Bruce Smith – drums, percussion.

Bruce Smith – Minty

tracklist –

3’38 (She is Beyond Good & Evil 7")

Thief of Fire (Y)

Amnesty International Report (We are All Prostitutes 7")

Where There’s a Will (The Slits/The Pop Group split 7")

Rob a Bank (For How Much Longer do We Tolerate Mass Murder?)

God Problems Communism (live)

Hotter than 1000 Suns (live) (Idealists in Distress from Bristol 2xCD) – The Pop Group 1.0

Earthbeat (Return of the Giant Slits) – The Slits

Animal Space (The New Age Steppers)

My Love (My Love 7")

Painstaker (Threat to Creation) – New Age Steppers

In a Trap (Environmental Studies) – African Head Charge

Open & Revolving (Happy?)

Same Old Story (9) – PiL

Shadows Only There Because of the Sun (God 2xLP)

Go Go Go (This is It) (Go, Go, Go! (This is It) 7")

Take a Don Key to Mystery (I am Cold 2xLP)

Storm the Reality Asylum (extended mix) (Storm the Reality Asylum)

Sunken Love (Attitude) – Rip Rig & Panic

Ghost Train Drive (Kill Me in the Morning) – Float Up CP
Going Overdrawn (Epic Sound Battles-Chapter Two) – Playgroup

Sir Henry at Ndidi’s Kraal pt. 1

Sir Henry at Ndidi’s Kraal pt. 2

Sir Henry at Ndidi’s Kraal pt. 3 – Vivian Stanshall

Seven More Days (Introducing the Hardline...) – Terence Trent D’Arby

Helpline Operator (Dusk) – The The

Crying (Debut) – Björk
Things You’ll Never Know

Circles (Stage [2]) – Sweetback

One Drop (This Is PiL 2xLP)

Spice of Choice (What the World Needs Now…) – PiL now

Box 9 (Citizen Zombie)

Instant Halo

Days like These (Honeymoon on Mars) – Pop Group 2.0

Enjoy,

NØ