I was speaking recently of anarcho-punk so here's one by the ultimate anarcho-punk band. A lot of Crass's stuff is really unlistenable to me today - I know it was pretty unlistenable to a lot of people always - but to their credit at least they were never hesitant about experimenting with styles that diverged quite significantly from a generic punk sound. A bit like Chumbawamba in that respect, although Chumba's divergence was usually in the direction of increased listenability while Crass's was usually the other way ...
The significance of this one, for those who care about such things, is that it seems to indicate a change in philosophy from their previous "Don't want your revolution, I want anarchy and peace" stance. It was their final single, though, so it's hard to be sure where they would have ended up.
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