The Way Out

by L Voag

The Way Out cover art

Operated as a pseudonym for the eccentric British artist Jim Welton, this incredibly obscure release is a labyrinthine exercise in tape manipulation and sound collage. The record aggressively splices disjointed post-punk instrumentation with bizarre spoken word samples and musique concrète textures, utterly defying traditional song structures. It remains a fascinating, highly radical document of the anarchic, DIY tape-trading underground of late-70s Britain.

Genres

  • Musique concrète
  • Post-Punk
  • Sound Collage

Tracklist

  1. Front Door
  2. Hall
  3. Kitchen
  4. Toilet
  5. Living Room
  6. Bedroom
  7. The Way Out
  8. The Lengthy Pause
  9. Franco's Prayer
  10. The Raw End (Of the Tits, Bum & Challenge Deal)
  11. Boxing and Sparring (with the Third Dimension)
  12. The Goalkeepers Fear of the Piss-Up
  13. Planning - Budgeting - Shopping
  14. Helping the Police with Their Enquiries
  15. Your Own Hair – Your Own Chance
  16. El Cada Dia Del Genté Comun
  17. The Tuned Knife and Fork Toned Down to a Light Lunch
  18. The Monumental
  19. Beauty Spreads (Bonus Track)
  20. Aural Terrorism (Bonus Track)
  21. We Dress up Our Ideas (Bonus Track)
  22. According to Freud (Bonus Track)