Not many people remember this band, despite the number of semi-famous names involved with them (Ken Lockie and Keith Levene of PiL, Terry Chimes from the Clash). In fact by the time I discovered them - probably around 1984, '85ish - they had already been largely forgotten. I see that their first and last LP The Original Sin was reissued a few years ago, but it doesn't seem to have made much of a splash then either.
Most of the album is offbeat, early '80s (actually it was released in 1979, but it was ahead of its time) keyboard-driven pop that still manages to wear its punk pedigree on its sleeve. It's not the full-on electronica of the likes of someone like Daniel Miller, though, there's still plenty of rock guitar here. Actually there are definite hints of a lot of the stuff David Bowie was doing in the late '70s, which isn't a bad thing at all. Although Lockie wasn't quite the singer Bowie was.
Apparently this one was a big club hit. Remember when club hits were this good?
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