Published
Thu, Mar 23, 2023, 09:00
- Cease & Resist - Sonic Subversion & Anarcho Punk In The UK 1979-86 is out on May 12th.
Optimo Music is releasing a VA LP of British anarcho-punk tracks.
Out on May 12th, Cease & Resist - Sonic Subversion & Anarcho Punk In The UK 1979-86 pays tribute to a musical movement built around fiercely DIY and anti-establishment values. Compiled by label cofounder JD Twitch and anarcho-punk legend Chris Low, the project includes music from Crass, Poison Girls, Chumbawamba and The Cravats. All profits from the release will go to the Scottish Campaign For Nuclear Disarmament and Faslane Peace Camp.
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Tracklist
01. Zounds - Can't Cheat Karma
02. Honey Bane - Girl On The Run
03. Crass - Bloody Revolutions
04. Annie Anxiety - Hello Horror
05. Flux Of Pink Indians - Tube Disasters
06. Andy T - Death Is Big Business
07. Poison Girls - Underbitch
08. Alternative - Anti-Christ
09. The Cravats - Rub Me Out
10. The Apostles - Mob Violence (Unreleased Original Studio Version)
11. Lack Of Knowledge - We're Looking For People
12. The Hit Parade - Here's What You Find In Any Prison
13. Hagar The Womb - Idolisation
14. Alternative TV - The Force Is Blind
15. Chumbawamba - Revolution
16. The Ex - Ay Carmela
17. D&V - Conscious (Pilot)
18. The Mob - No Doves Fly Here (Unreleased Original Studio Version)
Optimo Music will release Sonic Subversion & Anarcho Punk In The UK 1979-86 on May 12th, 2023.
Artwork: Gee Vaucher
Correction, March 23rd: A previous version of this article said that the compilation is being released on Optimo Music sub-label Cease & Desist. It's actually being released on the main label.
