Tones On Tail - Pop (LP)
- Artist:
- Tones On Tail
- Title:
- Pop
- Label:
- Beggars Banquet
- Catalog#:
- BBQ 2156 LP
- Format:
- 1 x Vinyl LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue
- Country:
- Europe
- Released:
- 09 Apr 2021
- Media Condition:
- Mint (M)
- Sleeve Condition:
- Mint (M)
- Comments:
- Brand New And Factory Sealed. Save On Shipping By Combining Two Or More Items.
- Stock Images:
- Images are stock images, actual item may differ.
Released in 1984 Pop by Tones On Tail marked a sharp turn from Bauhaus gloom to playful experimentalism. Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins and Glenn Campling fused goth dub funk and electronic music into a uniquely off-kilter post-punk statement that feels fresh even now.
Songs like Lions blend tribal rhythms with eerie samples and surreal lyrics. Instead of following trends they broke away from goth rock tropes to build a playground of disjointed dance beats tense atmospheres and tape manipulations driven by punk spirit and electronic curiosity.
The album’s diversity is striking from the pop noir of War to the dub-heavy Happiness. It straddles club music and abstract art pulling from Krautrock and industrial textures while still nodding to their Bauhaus roots. No two tracks sound alike yet the chaos remains unified.
Released on Beggars Banquet Pop is a cult classic that influenced artists from Nine Inch Nails to Death in Vegas. Tones On Tail created an album ahead of its time a surreal sound collage that refuses to settle into one category but still works on the dance floor or in the dark.
A1 | Lions |
A2 | War |
A3 | Happiness |
A4 | The Never Never (Is Forever) |
A5 | Performance |
B1 | Slender Fungus |
B2 | Movement Of Fear |
B3 | Real Life |
B4 | Rain |
Genre | Electronic, Rock, Goth Rock, Pop Rock, Synth-pop |
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