Perennial Divide – Purge
| Label: | Sweatbox – SAX 016 |
|---|---|
| Format: | Vinyl, LP, Album |
| Country: | UK |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Electronic, Rock |
| Style: | Post-Punk, Industrial, Experimental, Darkwave |
Tracklist
| A1 | Blow | |
| A2 | Parricide | |
| A3 | Word Of The Lord | |
| A4 | Captain Swing | |
| A5 | Rescue | |
| B1 | The Fall | |
| B2 | Trip | |
| B3 | Tuna Hell | |
| B4 | Burning Dogs | |
| B5 | End Of The Line |
Credits
- Producer – Johnny Pegg
Notes
Corrigan, Freegard, Stephens, Searly, Ward.
Recorded in Swindon, April 1986.
Recorded in Swindon, April 1986.
Other Versions (4)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purge (LP, Album, 12", All Media, Limited Edition) | Sweatbox | SAX 016 + SOX 018 | UK | 1986 | |||
Recently Edited | Purge (LP, Album, White Label) | Sweatbox | SAX 016 | UK | 1986 | ||
New Submission | Purge (LP, Album) | Sweatbox | SAX 016 | UK | 1986 | ||
| Purge (+ Bonus Tracks) (19×File, MP3, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Stereo, 192 kbps) | Sweatbox | none | US | Unknown |
Recommendations
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Released1986 — UKVinyl —LP, Compilation
Released1986 — UKVinyl —12"
Released1984 — UKVinyl —LP, Album
Released1982 — UKVinyl —12", 45 RPM, EP
Released1983 — UKVinyl —12", 45 RPM, Single
Released1984 — UKVinyl —LP, Album, Stereo
Released1984 — UKVinyl —12", 45 RPM, EP
Reviews
A massive LP of harsh punk/funk/dub from Sheffield, just a few years too late to get cited in the same breath as Cabaret Voltaire, Hula, and the rest. Screaming saxophone, shrieking feedback, clobbering industrial rhythms, and grey noise with a compellingly unhinged energy. To compare this lost classic with anything wouldn't be fair, but the closest landmarks could be the disorienting dub/noise of The Pop Group "Y" and Cabaret Voltaire "2x45", or the fractured compositions or Captain Beefheart "Lick My Decals Off, Baby" and Pere Ubu "The Modern Dance".
"Purge" was reissued on a CD, but sadly in a different version with the vocals removed. I dunno why, since Corrigan (aka Jack Dangers, who built on PD's spacious dub, jazz, and electronic noise in his next band, Meat Beat Manifesto) was a singer whose maniacal rant/croon was on par with Peter Hope or Mark Stewart.
Release
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