Seeing that this Bank Holiday Sunday could not be anymore stereotypical in its wetness, how about some melancholic instrumental post-punk from Manchester to soundtrack the rainfall and the grey?
Scandinavian Wastes is the opener of The Invisible Girls by Martin Hannett and Steve Hopkins - two names that are better known as producers rather than musicians.
Hannett is the more famous of the duo due to his work with Factory Records. He was the producer with a singular vision for popular music, shaping the sounds of bands like Joy Division, Magazine, and Buzzcocks. And while he worked with U2 he also produce ESG, so everything balances out.
I'd not heard of The Invisible Girls until Andrew Weatherall ended a recent show on it. And according to Hopkins, The Invisible Girls was to be a band:
"The idea was to assemble a roster of key instrumental players, produce tracks to be fronted by different singers/stars - and get some hits!"
That never came to fruition but that may be more to do with the addictions of Hannett rather than the quality of the music. So if you're after some sad disco this Sunday, with beautiful drum sounds plus the space you expect when Hannett's producing, then hit that play button and head to Factory Benelux to buy a copy.
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