Pere Ubu - Raygun Suitcase - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

With Pere Ubu on hiatus since 1982s excellent Song Of The Bailing Man, David Thomas had recorded a' much-praised solo album and the band had now signed to a major tag. In a period of rampant world commercialism, what would happen next? Another crucial era for the band unraveled, Pere Ubu's journey charted new undulating territory and so began a three-album escapade that retooled our understanding of what pop music is. Solid as the band can be, it's also likely to dissolve songs from the bottom up. For all Pere Ubu's uncertainty, the band isn't arbitrary; it's music has the off-the-wall unity of a Marx Brothers routine, said Jon Pareles of The New York Times. In 1991, Worlds In Collision became the most atmospheric, carefully sculpted recording in the band's 13-album catalog. (Tom Moon, Spin).1. Oh Catherine2. I Hear they Smoke the barbeque3. Turpentine4. Goodnite Irene5. Mirror Man6. Don't Look Back7. Worlds In Collision8. Life of Riley9. Over the Moon 10. Cry Cry Cry11. Playback 12. Nobody Knows13. Winter in the Firelands

From the turn of the millennium, 'Pennsylvania' was the eleventh studio album from this uncompromising and influential group, presenting their dark take on pop music. This edition is newly remixed by David Thomas in 2021 and reissued on Fire Records. InchEveryone talked about our artiness and our unlikeableness, people completely ignored for decades me saying, 'We're a pop band'. Inch David Thomas. With 'Pennsylvania,' Pere Ubu welcome you to a barely recognisable secret country drawn out of it's own spectral geography... This is much more than just music. Inch[Pere Ubu] were still creating great works of abstract art, pushing the limits of rock 'n' roll to twist into avant-garde explorations of the darkest recesses of the human mindInch Classic Rock // InchFrom the beginning they obviously understood the nuts and bolts of popular music, and then loosened them. Inch MojoSide AA1 Woolie BullieA2 HighwatervilleA3 SAD. TXTA4 Urban LifestyleA5 Silent SpringA6 Mr WheelerA7 Muddy WatersSide BB1 DriveB2 IndiangiverB3 Monday MorningB4 PerfumeB5 Fly's EyeB6 Wheelhouse

Pere Ubu's darkest and most dramatic statement, 'St Arkansas' remains a work of offhand brilliance by a band who often seem capable of miracles. This edition is newly remixed by David Thomas in 2021 and reissued on Fire Records. Following 'Pennsylvania', 'St Arkansas' (2002) was Pere Ubu's next studio album featuring a travelogue of characters encountered on the Mighty Road from Conway Arkansas to Tupelo Mississippi, I-40 to US 49 to State 6. InchI drove the route and wrote down what the Road was telling me.Inch David Thomas. Pere Ubu are the mainstream. InchImmediate, energised and claustrophobic.. It's difficult to think of a more important band.Inch Mojo // InchStraddling the extremes of pure, uncompromising modern art and pure, uncompromising loud rock.Inch The Sunday TimesSide AA1 The Feverered Dream of Hernando DeSotoA2 Slow Walking DaddyA3 MicheleA4 333A5 HellSide BB1 Phone Home JonahB2 LisbonB3 Mr SteveB4 Where's the TruthB5 Dark