Last Of The Sell Outs

Escape- Ism is Ian Svenonius and Sandy Denton. They have an album called Charge Of The Love Brigade, a title I wish I'd thought of. Ian Svenonius has been declaring manifestos and making grand statements since his days in Washington D.C. punk testifiers Nation Of Ulysses in the late 80s and their 13 Point Program To Destroy America (a program which feels suddenly very relevant again). Ian and Sandy make similarly great claims for Escape- Ism, including that the band is 'found- sound dream- drama', an 'act of musical vandalism' that will 're- purpose music as we know it', music that will bring bourgeois society to an end and that will be enjoyed by 'musicians, amateurs and non- musicians but also plant life, wild animals and even inanimate object such as rocks'. Who am I to disagree?

This is Last Of The Sell Outs, a song that seems to gain and reveal more with each listen, an organ/ synth chord sequence and drum machine providing low fi backing to Ian's meditation on the creative and commercial process. The gnarly guitar part at the end is a joy too.