The Italian Flag

by Prolapse

The Italian Flag cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 6 October 1997
  • Label: Radar
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:09:07
  • Community rating: 3.88/5 from 7 ratings

Artists on this release: Donald Ross Skinner

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Often highlighted as the absolute pinnacle of their chaotic, dual-vocalist approach, the Scottish indie band's third album brilliantly bridges krautrock repetition with frantic post-punk. The violently contrasting, overlapping vocals of Linda Steelyard and Mick Derrick create a profoundly anxious, highly dramatic tension across the hypnotic, driving instrumental tracks.

Genres

Descriptors: noisy, rhythmic, repetitive, dual-vocals, dissonant, guitars, spoken-word

Tracklist

  1. Slash/Oblique (4:55)
  2. Deanshanger (4:18)
  3. Cacophony No.A (5:06)
  4. Killing The Bland (2:27)
  5. I Hate The Clicking Man (5:15)
  6. Autocade (4:40)
  7. Tunguska (4:01)
  8. Flat Velocity Curve (7:16)
  9. Return Of Shoes (5:42)
  10. A Day At Death Seaside (3:31)
  11. Bruxelles (5:56)
  12. Visa For Violet And Van (5:55)
  13. Three Wooden Heads (10:05)

Credits

  • Prolapse - primary artist, written-by
  • David Jeffreys - performer
  • Linda Steelyard - performer
  • Mick Derrick - performer
  • Pat Marsden - performer
  • Tim Pattison - performer

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