Pagan Strings

by Blurt

Pagan Strings cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Toeblock
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 47:28
  • Community rating: 3.74/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Paul Wigens, Ted Milton, Chris Vine

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Founded by the idiosyncratic poet and saxophonist Ted Milton, the English trio continued their angular, highly rhythmic explorations on this release. 'Pagan Strings' features raw, repetitive guitar patterns and frantic, abrasive saxophone skronk, underscoring Milton's surreal, biting vocal deliveries. The album proves the enduring vitality of their uniquely minimalist, jazz-inflected approach to post-punk.

Genres

Descriptors: saxophone, experimental, guitars, improvisation, eccentric

Tracklist

  1. Phone Monica (2:26)
  2. Alouette (3:42)
  3. Slow Boat (1:27)
  4. Bright Red White + Blue (2:01)
  5. Authors (3:00)
  6. Violin Sherbet (3:17)
  7. La Clef des Champs (1:48)
  8. Bird Trigger (0:18)
  9. Machua Machina (3:29)
  10. Universal Love Song (1:57)
  11. Planet You (3:49)
  12. Chouettes (2:05)
  13. Amour de ma Vie (3:16)
  14. Mesopotamia (3:53)
  15. End of an Era (3:53)
  16. People Can Fly (4:04)
  17. People Can Fly 2 (2:53)

Credits

  • Blurt - primary artist
  • Dominic Murcott - arranged by [created the drum parts for volume one], music by
  • Patsy Gamble - artwork
  • Paul Wigens - drums, music by
  • Ted Milton - music by, saxophone [sax], vocals, words by

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