#Scritti politti discography series#
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#Scritti politti discography series#

A series of complex programmed soul/funk/dance-style songs which also put a strong emphasis on deconstruction (Derrida-style), it came at the tail end of New Pop, which was receiving a backlash in America (though it didn't stop the single 'Perfect Way', which almost made the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 during 25 weeks). Released in 1985, Cupid and Psyche '85' was something different altogether (as previewed a year earlier in their single 'Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)'. Green was also becoming more interested in Hip-Hop and, after disbanding the rest of the band, relocated to New York, and, with the help of producer Arif Mardin, David Gamson and Fred Maher, recorded the next album. The songs were far more melodic now, as shown in their debut album, Songs To Remember, released on Rough Trade, which also showcased an interest in Reggae.

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'The 'Sweetest Girl'' was featured in a free cassette tape given by NME called C81, which also showcased bands that would also become well-known like Pere Ubu, Orange Juice, or The Raincoats. The new songs started to come out in 1981. They were also one of the bands more capable of practising the DIY attitude, by making their record sleeves themselves and listing production costs and their squat address in said sleeves. They lived in a squat house in Camden Town, London, and, besides being a commune, they were also aware of various left-wing movements in Europe, interacting with them at times. Other non-musical influences included people like Bakunin, Jacques Derrida (one of their songs is even called 'Jacques Derrida'), Deleuze, and Lacan. At the height of their popularity, the band were one of the principal acts in the Sophisti-Pop sub-genre. Their name comes from Antonio Gramsci's political writings, which were markedly Marxist. They're one of the bands that marked the shift from Post-Punk to its 'phase two,' New Pop, although, unlike other bands commonly associated with the movement, like ABC, The Associates and Frankie Goes to Hollywood, were far more intellectual, not only in their lyrics, but also in their ability of mixing Pop melodies and a certain avant-garde spikiness. One of the many bands to come out of Post-Punk, Scritti Politti were formed in 1977 in Leeds, by Green Gartside and Niall Jinks.