What's Going On?

by Normil Hawaiians

What's Going On? cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Illuminated
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.85/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Mark Tyler

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The notoriously reclusive British ensemble created a labyrinthine, deeply psychedelic post-punk record that largely defied commercial categorization. Characterized by extensive tape manipulation, drone elements, and bleak political lyricism, the music reflects a profound sense of Cold War dread. It has retroactively been recognized as a brilliant, lost masterwork of the European avant-garde.

Genres

Descriptors: political, progressive, avant-garde, anarchism, dystopian, experimental, lo-fi, vocal, rhythmic, guitars, dissonant

Tracklist

  1. Quiet Village
  2. Martin
  3. Louise Michel
  4. Ignorance Is Strength
  5. The Big Lie
  6. South Atlantic
  7. Going Down
  8. Market Place
  9. Free Tibet

Credits

  • Normil Hawaiians - primary artist
  • Dave Anderson - edited by [editing by]
  • Mark Tyler - flute, written-by
  • Alun Williams - written-by
  • Guy Smith - written-by
  • Noel Blandon - written-by
  • Simon Marchant - written-by
  • Sue Leeves - read by

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