The Modern Dance Pere Ubu SKU: FIRELP360 Barcode: 0809236136015 23.00 £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Fire Records Released Date: 26th April 2024 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info “It’s a devastating debut…this album has struck me with a vengeance. Because it delivers such a powerful, complex and open-ended punch, it’s almost impossible at such an early stage to explain why or how in full detail.” Melody Maker. “I would be willing to sit down and argue that modern-day rock ‘n’ roll reached its peak in 1978 with Pere Ubu’s The Modern Dance and has declined ever since.” Rolling Stone “Peru Ubu’s full length debut fancies itself a fusion of musique concrete and The Stooges. Shrill and ugly it crystallises their original version of industrial rock” Uncut ‘The Modern Dance’ is the first studio release from Pere Ubu. Following their self-released first singles on Hearpen Records, the uncompromising complex debut has continuously stirred critics. Today the record is still as direct and powerful as it was first heard. Exploding onto the scene with a handful of releases behind them, Pere Ubu’s ‘The Modern Dance’ stunned the music world and quickly began appearing on ‘Most Influential’ album lists. Pere Ubu originally formed as a studio project drawing on a body of musicians who were involved in the Cleveland underground music scene that had, by August 1975, seemingly run its course. The main objective of the band at that time was to document their work and then disappear. Luckily for us they were on the cusp of changing the face of rock forever. For this reworking, Paul Hamann at Suma has transferred from the original 2-track analogue mix tapes to digital at the highest resolution available which, is at least four times the resolution of the original. The tracks have carefully been re-mastered by sonic architect Brian Pyle so as to capture the unique qualities within. 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