She Is Beyond Good and Evil / 3'38

by The Pop Group

She Is Beyond Good and Evil / 3'38 cover art

Bridging Bristol's reggae sound-system culture with angular avant-garde rock, this debut single aggressively challenged the rigidity of traditional punk. Produced by Dennis Bovell, the track incorporates cavernous dub basslines, screeching free-jazz guitar fragments, and Mark Stewart's frenzied, politically charged screaming. The lyrics uniquely blend existential romance with concepts drawn from philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.

Genres

  • Post-Punk
  • Experimental Rock
  • Art Punk

Tracklist

  1. She Is Beyond Good and Evil
  2. Thief of Fire
  3. Snowgirl
  4. Blood Money
  5. We Are Time
  6. Savage Sea
  7. Words Disobey Me
  8. Don't Call Me Pain
  9. The Boys from Brazil
  10. Don't Sell Your Dreams
  11. 3:38