VIOLIN SECT - "Vile Insect" LPViolin Sect Vile Insect LP (Minimum Table Stacks, 2023) "The Violin Sect 7" from 1981 is one of the rarest and largely unknown documents of 1980's "UK DIY" post punk. Touching on the same sounds as contemporaries such as Scritti Politti, the Raincoats and the Pop Group, the Wales based quartet existed for only a short time, managing to play just a few shows and record and self release one two song 7" on their own label Cheek to Cheek (A Porky Prime

double compilation LP seeks to present his mind-bending

what's really amazing is how consistent the quality of the material is - also

it evokes a lost Dirty Three track

(Also definitely for fans of Brummy slang

as does Steve Good

“This is the sound of someone bearing a torch

Just check out Lexington bands from the period like Hair Police

river-at-night nuances

and alázs Pándi

midtempo discoid lather

Recorded predominantly to reel-to-reel tape on a Tascam 388

Wild World