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words: Le Crowley // photos: Andi Callen BSM was thrilled to witness the infamous Gang Of Four last week as part of their UK tour. The band recently re-issued some of their early works on vinyl and CD including their debut album Entertainment! (1979) and follow up record Solid Gold (1981). Gang of Four was formed in Leeds in 1976 by …

The infamous Gang Of Four are touring the UK at the end of this month and into October and BSM will be attending the Manchester show on 4 October. After having recently The band recently re-issued some of their early works on vinyl and CD including their debut album Entertainment (1979) and follow up record …

Based between Brussels and Berlin, Golden Hours is comprised of past and present members of Gang Of Four, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Tricky, The Fuzztones and The Third Sound, to name just a few. A band with mileage and stories, they trade in rock’n’roll missives that are at times dark, tense and hypnotic, at others …

Based between Berlin and Brussels, Golden Hours is comprised of past and present members of Gang Of Four, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Tricky, The Fuzztones and The Third Sound, to name just a few. A band with mileage and stories, Golden Hours trade in rock’n’roll missives that are at times dark, tense and hypnotic, at others sweaty, relentless and danceable. Their debut …

LOOKING back, perhaps the first real portent of the way this year would unfold more sourly than most was our loss of that architect of the scratchy, jagged riff and leader of the Gang of Four, Andy Gill, early in February. At midsummer, casting our eyes over the first half of a year turned upside …

As the figurehead of Leeds hailing post-punk icons Gang of Four, Andy Gill sowed musical seeds across an array of artists with his four-decade spanning song writing reign: from the likes of St. Vincent, who declares Gill as her favourite guitarist, to the Red-Hot Chilli Peppers (whose debut album was produced by Gill). It is therefore the …

Although more of a solo project for Andy Gill who, following the departure of Jon King is now the only original member, there’s still enough of Gang of Four in this gang of one (yeah, I couldn’t pass it up…) to make it a worthwhile listen. Anyone expecting a record bathed in the searing angular …