Dave Allen says, “When I took a break from Gang of Four in 1981, I formed a band with Barry Andrews of XTC and a new friend of ours, Carl Marsh. We called it Shriekback. Wikipedia has the dirt on Shriekback here.

Anyway, our pals over at !K7 Label Group have sent me a new compilation entitled Disco Not Disco, upon which I find a Shriekback cut called My Spine Is The Bassline, which just happens to be one of my favorite Shriekback tracks.

Also on the comp are G4 friends, Delta 5, Konk, Isotope and Bill Laswell. And a true post-punk punk, James White. There’s an interview with James White on YouTube.

The album will be out in January.”

Shriekback - My Spine [is the bassline] [MP3]

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