A new sub-label of the longstanding Canadian electro imprint Suction Records, Ice Machine — focusing on old-school wave/post-punk sounds — is thrilled to present a new, deluxe reissue of “Pow Wow”, the debut 1982 solo LP from Cabaret Voltaire’s Stephen Mallinder.
Now expanded to a double-LP, and also released on CD/digital, it’s a definitive reissue which now includes Mallinder’s early solo discography in its entirety. This collection of mutant dub/funk/postpunk sounds just as fresh and contemporary in 2020 as it did in 1982 (note Autechre’s inclusion of standout cut “Del Sol” in a mix earlier this year), and highlights Mallinder’s crucial contributions to Cabaret Voltaire.
Some words from Mr.Mallinder on the scene and era from which “Pow Wow” was born: “It was an interesting, and inspiring, time. The primal caterwaul of punk was dying and lots of really significant things were emerging from the fires. Much looser vibes were in the air and there was a much more exploratory feel. Punk had championed a visceral, anti-intellectual approach but in truth the real characters brought so much more to the table, and what began to happen - from people like The Pop Group to Throbbing Gristle, and emerging scenes from No New York to Factory Records - is we began to embrace the art of it all. There was acknowledgement of the importance of books, films, graphic art, and experimentation with all those mediums. We were just as interested in turning over rocks to see what lay beneath, as throwing them. There was a sense of new magik emerging.”
This new edition of “Pow Wow” contains 14 songs, and is housed in a recreation of the original, iconic Neville Brody jacket, painstakingly recreated using scans of Brody’s original artwork elements. The 2LP vinyl edition is in a reverse board, thick-spine jacket, and adds a 12”x24” folded poster/insert, featuring unused elements from Brody’s original designs, sketches, and instructions for the LP. The CD edition comes in a reverse board, 6-panel digipack.
Tracks 2-11 from the Pow-Wow LP on Fetish Records, 1982.
Tracks 13-14 from the Temperature Drop / Cool Down 12” on Fetish Records, 1981.
Track 12 from the Fetish Records compilation The Last Testament, 1983.
Track 1 edit from the Pow-Wow Plus LP on Fetish Records (Japanese pressing), 1984.
Tracklisting:
| No. |
Track |
Time |
| 1 |
Cool Down (Edit) |
-- |
| 2 |
The Devil In Me |
-- |
| 3 |
0-58 |
-- |
| 4 |
Pow-Wow |
-- |
| 5 |
Three Piece Swing |
-- |
| 6 |
1-20 |
-- |
| 7 |
1-37 |
-- |
| 8 |
In Smoke |
-- |
| 9 |
1-59 |
-- |
| 10 |
Length Of Time |
-- |
| 11 |
Going Out |
-- |
| 12 |
Del Sol |
-- |
| 13 |
Temperature Drop |
-- |
| 14 |
Cool Down |
-- |
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