Free Noise #14

Artist: Political Asylum
Title: Window On The World
Source: Vinyl 12" LP
Bitrate: V0 VBR
Running time (h:m:s): 00:41:14
Size (mb): 73
Label: Looney Tunes / Katou / Electrode Records (last two defunct)
Year: 1989
Notes: Tracks 7-13 recorded live. Tracks 12-13 best played / burned as one track.

1 Solitary
2 Apathy
3 Wish She Were Here
4 Flight Of Fancy
5 Down Amongst The Olive Groves
6 Standing Over Me
7 Symptom
8 System Of War
9 The Fifteenth (And A Half) (Wire cover)
10 Window On The World
11 The Medley
12 Winter Of Our Discontent
13 Disarm Or Die

This band started out as staunch pacifists (or 'passive fists' as they put it), although they later developed a more combative political approach - even playing at the Class War international conference in 1991 and getting stuck in when a few braindead boneheads tried to crash the party (their first and last mistake). They were a welcome departure from the harsher punk world, producing poprock-tinged melodies and tuneful harmonising amongst very well-played instruments (although, with their Jockish accents, I still can't help thinking 'Proclaimers' when I hear 'em! ). They were also lyrically astute and had a keen grasp of politics and history. Which is probably why Ramsay (their vocalist) went off and started a little distro called AK Press.

I used to have their demo tapes but gave 'em away when my tape player broke and it wasn't worth the money replacing it. However, if anyone has decent quality rips of 'Fresh Hate', 'Valium For The Masses' or 'Walls Have Ears' (this one in particular), I'd be happy to grab 'em from you.

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