Pay Attention! (Reissue)

A missing part of the early On-U Sound Records story restored to life and a great example of early-80s UK DIY post-punk music. At times exhibiting psych-tinged tunefulness on tracks such as Not Moving and Change Direction (or their unreleased cover of Syd Barrett’s Vegetable Man). Other tracks are heavier, such as the trance-inducing repetitive rhythms of  Mothman which recalls 70s German groups such as Can or Amon Düül II. Although one of the few On-U Sound releases not to be produced by Adrian Sherwood, the angular pop melodies and noisy riffs are still filtered through a dubwise production aesthetic.

The Mothmen comprised of former members of original Factory Records band The Durutti Column, and the band’s Chris Joyce and Tony Bowers improbably went onto play in Simply Red (during their 80s chart-dominating pomp). This reissue is remastered from the original tapes.

Tracklisting

1. Afghan Farmer Driving Cattle 
   
2. Animal Animaux 
   
3. Not Moving 
   
4. Factory / Teapoint / Factory 
   
5. Please Let Go 
   
6. Tardis (Sweep Is Dead, Long Live Sweep)
   
7. Mothman 
   
8. Change Direction
   
9. Vegetable Man 
   
10. Does It Matter Irene? (radio session version) 
    
11. Return Of The Mozabites 
    
12. Paintings Of A Cave 
    
13. Afghani Dub