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Wolfgang Press, The

Real Name:
Mark Cox, Andrew Gray & Michael Allen.
Profile:
Formed in 1983, The Wolfgang Press' members Michael Allen and Mark Cox initially played in the bands Rema-Rema and Mass (4) whilst Andrew Gray had previously played in In Camera. One of 4AD's longest-tenured acts, the band would go on to record consistently until the mid-nineties, culminating with the release of "Funky Little Demons" in 1995 and the retrospective "Everything Is Beautiful" in 2001.
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Discography

Releases:
The Burden Of Mules (Album) (2 versions)   4AD 1983
Scarecrow (12")   4AD 1984
Sweatbox (12", EP)   4AD 1985
The Legendary Wolfgang Press And Other Tall Stories (Album, Comp) (2 versions)   4AD 1985
Water (2 versions)   4AD 1985
Standing Up Straight (Album) (3 versions)   4AD ... 1986
Big Sex (EP) (2 versions)   4AD 1987
Bird Wood Cage (Album) (5 versions)   4AD ... 1988
King Of Soul (12")   4AD 1988
Bird Wood Cage (LP, Album)   BMG Ariola Discos 1989
Kansas (2 versions)   4AD ... 1989
Raintime (Single) (2 versions)   4AD 1989
Mama Told Me Not To Come (Maxi, Single) (7 versions)   4AD ... 1991
Queer (Album) (11 versions)   4AD ... 1991
Sucker / Mama (12", Promo)   4AD 1991
Time (Maxi) (5 versions)   4AD ... 1991
A Girl Like You (Maxi) (4 versions)   4AD ... 1992
Funky Little Demons (Album, EP) (10 versions)   4AD ... 1994
Going South (Maxi) (8 versions)   4AD ... 1994
Remixes Number One (12", Promo)   4AD 1994
Remixes Number Two (12", Promo)   4AD 1994
Christianity (CD, Single, Promo)   Warner Bros. Records 1995
Everything Is Beautiful (A Retrospective 1983-1995) (CD, Album)   4AD 2001
Remixes:
Synfinity E.P. (12", W/Lbl, Promo) Synfinity (Lime House ... Dimentional Transfer 1999
Production:
Dreams And Desires (Cass) Ecstasy (Instrumental) Pleasantly Surprised 1984
Lonely Is An Eyesore (Album, Comp) (10 versions) Cut The Tree 4AD ... 1987
Perdurabo (LP, Comp) Ecstacy - Instrumental Cathexis Recordings, Black Rose (2) 1987
Appears On:
Dreams And Desires (Cass) Ecstasy (Instrumental) Pleasantly Surprised 1984
Sweatbox (12", EP)   4AD 1985
12 Inch 87Anthology (CD, Album, Comp)   Nippon Columbia 1987
Indie Top 20 Vol VII (CD, Comp) Kansas Beechwood Music 1989
The 13 Year Itch (CD, Album, Ltd, Dig) Peace On Fire 4AD 1993
The Lead And How To Swing It (CD, Album) A Girl Like You, Show Me Interscope Records, Atlantic, ZTT 1994
1980 Forward (CD, Album) I'm Coming Home (Mama) 4AD 2005
Tracks Appear On:
Dreams And Desires (Cass) Ecstasy (Instrumental) Pleasantly Surprised 1984
State Of Affairs (Cass, Comp, Wit) Prostitute (Re-mix) Pleasantly Surprised 1984
Abstract Magazine Issue 5 (LP, Comp) Fire Eater (Remix) Sweatbox, Abstract Magazine, Abstract Magazine 1985
Document: Pleasantly Surprised (82 - 85) (Cass, Comp) Prostitute (Remixed Ve... Pleasantly Surprised 1985
12 Inch 87Anthology (CD, Album, Comp) The Wedding, The Great... Nippon Columbia 1987
59 To 1 Cassette Nr. 17 (Cass, Comp, C60) The Great Leveller 59 To 1 1987
Lonely Is An Eyesore (Album, Comp) (10 versions) Cut The Tree 4AD ... 1987
Perdurabo (LP, Comp) Ecstacy - Instrumental Cathexis Recordings, Black Rose (2) 1987
Pre-Release 4.AD / Megadisc (Cass, Smplr) See My Wife Megadisc 1988
Indie Top 20 Volume VII (Comp) (2 versions) Kansas Beechwood Music 1989
Rough Trade - Music For The 90's • Vol. 3 (CD, Smplr) Louis XIV Rough Trade Germany 1991
Twitch Recordings Volume 1 (2x12") Time (Jim Hopkins Mix) Twitch Recordings 1991
Unbelievable - The Indie Dance Album (CD, Comp) Time Posh Music For Kids 1991
Volume One (CD) Sucker (Version) Volume 1991
Independent 20 Volume 15 (2 versions) A Girl Like You Beechwood Music 1992
Lilliput (2xCD, Promo) A Girl Like You, Birmi... 4AD 1992
Twitch Recordings CD # 1 (CD) Time Twitch Recordings 1992
Viva! Eight Live At The Town & Country Club September 1992 (2xCD, Album, Comp) Dreams And Light New Musical Express 1992
The 13 Year Itch (CD, Album, Ltd, Dig) Peace On Fire 4AD 1993
All Virgos Are Mad (VHS, Ltd) Kansas 4AD 1994
All Virgos Are Mad (Album, Comp) (3 versions) One 4AD ... 1994
...Think I'm Getting The Hang Of It (CD, Smplr, Promo) Christianity (Wicked M... Warner Bros. Records 1995
CMJ New Music January - Volume 17 (CD, Promo) Going South College Music Journal 1995
Facing The Wrong Way (Comp) (2 versions) Christianity (Wicked M... 4AD 1995
Heck On Wheels Volume 6 (CD, Smplr) Christianity Warner Bros. Records 1995
Indie Top 20 Volume 21 (CD, Comp) Going South Beechwood Music 1995
No Balls (CD) People Say 4AD 1995
Party Girl (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD, Comp) Mama Told Me Not To Come Relativity 1995
RockVideo Monthly - April 1995 - Alternative Edition (VHS, Comp) Going South Warner Music Enterprises 1995
Studio Brussel - 't Gaat Vooruit '95 (2xCD, Comp) Christianity Double T Music 1995
The Doom Generation - Music From The Motion Picture (Comp) (2 versions) Christianity (The Adri... American Recordings 1995
Atomic Audio (CD) Executioner (Barry Ada... Quango Records 1996
Rocket Fuel (2 versions) 11 Years (Sabres Of Pa... Middle Earth Recordings 1996
The Cream Of Trip Hop (Issue 5) (2 versions) 11 Years (Sabres Main ... Arctic Records 1996
MDM - A New Urban Sounds Fusion (Part 1) (CD) 11 Years (Sabres Main ... Energy StarR Records, Energy Electron Records 1997
Clustered And Clipped (CD, Promo, Ltd) Mama Told Me Not To Come 4AD 1998
1980 Forward (CD, Album) I'm Coming Home (Mama) 4AD 2005
Full Of Dust And Guitars (File, AAC, EP) Going South (@440 Mix) 4AD 2006
Unofficial Releases:
Nijmegen Doornroosje 5 2 '85 (Cass)   Not On Label 1985
Bird Wood Cage (CD, Album, Ltd)   ArsNova 2000
Cut The Tree (Flexi, 5", S/Sided, Mono, Unofficial, Blu)   Ассоциация Клубов Филофонистов  
Wherehouse Selections (12") Dark Time Not On Label  
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Review by Crijevo Mar 03, 2007 (edited over 2 years ago)
Definitely a group that defies any categorisation - The Wolfgang Press rose out of the ashes of their previous two noise-incarnations, Rema-Rema and then Mass, merely couple of recordings each; TWP's early works are to some extent connected to these noise-merchant groups but on the verge of the 90s, they confidentially slided from oblique hermetical sound-renditions to impressive dance music with subversive edge - the key record to make such a twist is undoubtedly 'Queer'; using multiple sampling technique (hence Kraftwerk's 'Europe Endless'), it was still a non-approachable version of 'white funk' (especially if you choose to cover a Tom Jones song the way TWP did). Covering, of course, is not a sole attempt here alone, they already made impressive take on otis Redding's 'Respect' just as effectively. If I can chose my personal favourite out of their constantly excellent discography, then 'Standing Up Straight' is just the one - sentimental and brutal at the same time this album is so rich with emotional impact that it is not recommended to the heart-broken. Its closing number 'I Am the Crime' (also worth a mention for Liz Fraser guesting on vocals), undoubtedly sounds like the truest end of the world everytime I put it on. You take your pick.

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