Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive

by Pigbag

Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: February 1982
  • Label: Y Records
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.69/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: James Johnstone, Ollie Moore, Roger Freeman, Chris Lee, Chip Carpenter, Simon Underwood, Disc O'Dell

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Pigbag expand their mutant disco framework on 'Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive' with prominent avant-garde jazz and Afrobeat influences. Layered horns, percussion and funk grooves highlight the group's instrumental virtuosity across extended tracks. The album marks a further evolution of their dance-oriented experimental approach in the early 1980s UK scene.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, rhythmic, avant-garde, technical, funky, percussive, saxophone

Tracklist

  1. Getting Up
  2. Big Bag
  3. Dozo Don
  4. Brian The Snail
  5. Wiggling
  6. Brazil Nuts
  7. Orangutango
  8. As It Will Be

Credits

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