Pylon Chomp 11/23/2017

Pylon Chomp 11/23/2017In the late 1970s Athens, Georgia was buzzing with a raw but sophisticated music scene. The turn of the decade began producing new sounds from bands like the B 52s, R. E. M. and Art Rock luminaries, Pylon. Before they were a band, Pylon were art school students at the University of Georgia: invigorated by big ideas about art and creativity. In 1980 the band released its first record, Gyrate and began touring across the country in support of the

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who has helmed each of the band's albums since 1991's Blood Sugar Sex Magik

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It doesn't get any more pointed than a couplet from the frenetic title cut that states

and sets a new bar for the cutting edge of hip-hop music

Then a dissolve into tape hisses

particularly on the controversial "Date Rape

" it's a blessing for music fans desperately waiting for a modern answer to pop experimenters like David Bowie and Sparks

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” — Stereogum “Couldn’t make a bad record if they tried