PETE SHELLEY
Homosapien (Reissue) (Vinyl 2LP)
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Buzzcock's co-founder Pete Shelley's first two solo albums finally getting some reissue love with both his 1981 debut Homosapien and follow up XL1 get beefed out on double LP with a selection of B-Side and Dub Mixes. While both explore early synth-pop and new wave the adventurous punk spirit of the Buzzcocks remain, with XL1 broadening into splendid avant-garde electronic territory. A crucial look into his early years as a solo artist - Flying Out
The album follows his experimental instrumental album Sky Yen (recorded in 1974 but released in 1980) and his work with the group Buzzcocks, who initially disbanded in 1981.
Homosapien saw a marked departure from the punk stylings of Buzzcocks' records, being heavily influenced by the programmed synthesizer sounds and drum machines of synthpop, with the addition of Shelley on acoustic guitar.
Tracklist
1. Homosapien
2. Yesterdays Not Here
3. I Generate A Feeling
4. Keats Song
5. Qu'est-ce Que C'est Que Ça
6. I Don't Know What It Is
7. Guess I Must Have Been In Love With Myself
8. Pusher Man
9. Just One Of Those Affairs
10. It's Hard Enough Knowing
11. In Love with Somebody Else
12. Witness the Change
13. Maxine
14. Love in Vain
15. Homosapien (Elongated Dancepartydubmix)
16. Witness the Change/I Don't Know What It Is (Dub)