Pylon - Gyrate (CD)
- Volume (4:10)
- Feast On My Heart (3:28)
- Precaution (2:45)
- Weather Radio (2:08)
- The Human Body (3:00)
- Read A Book (1:54)
- Driving School (3:47)
- Gravity (2:31)
- Danger (5:32)
- Working Is No Problem (3:24)
- Stop It (2:59)
- Format
- Vinyl LP
- Genre
- Rock
- Catalog No.
- LP-NW-5983C
- Tracks
- 11
- Colour
- Splatter
- Pressing
- Colored VinylSplatter Vinyl
In the late 1970's Athens, Georgia was buzzing with a raw but sophisticated music scene. The turn of the decade began producing new sounds from bands like the B-52's, R.E.M. and Art-Rock luminaries, Pylon. Before they were a band, Pylon were art-school students at the University of Georgia: invigorated by big ideas about art and creativity. In 1980 the band released it's first record, Gyrate and began touring across the country in support of the release. Following the critical acclaim of Gyrate, Pylon went back into the studio. They gleefully pulled their songs apart and put them back together in new shapes, revealing a band of self-proclaimed non-musicians who had transformed gradually but noticeably into real ones. The resulting album was, Chomp. Now, more than three decades later, both studio recordings have been remastered from their original audio tapes and are set for release on New West Records.Gyrate is now back in print and pressed on multi colot splatter vinyl.
- Volume (4:10)
- Feast On My Heart (3:28)
- Precaution (2:45)
- Weather Radio (2:08)
- The Human Body (3:00)
- Read A Book (1:54)
- Driving School (3:47)
- Gravity (2:31)
- Danger (5:32)
- Working Is No Problem (3:24)
- Stop It (2:59)
- Format
- CD
- Genre
- Rock
- Tracks
- 11
In the late 1970's Athens, Georgia was buzzing with a raw but sophisticated music scene. Traditional southern rock had been the Georgia musical export for years before but the turn of the decade began producing new sounds from bands like the B-52's, REM and alt rock luminaries, Pylon. Before they were a band, Pylon were art-school students at the University of Georgia: four kids invigorated by big ideas about art and creativity and society. Pylon was less a band, however, and more of an art project, which meant they had very specific goals in mind as well as an expiration date. While their time together as a band was short lived (1979-1983), Pylon had a lasting influence on the history of rock and roll. Throughout their brief history, they were able to create influential work that would help foster the post-punk and art-rock scene of the early 80s.. Artists like R.E.M., Gang of Four, Sonic Youth, Sleater-Kinney, Interpol, Deerhunter and many more claim inspiration from the band.
