Barbed Wire Halo
Punk pioneers Crass continue their vinyl reissue series, re-pressing their limited releases by adjacent artists through Crass Records. The series, including over twenty bands and solo artists recorded at the legendary Southern Studios and produced by Penny Rimbaud, continues with two more historic pieces from the Crass Records catalogue; âBarbed Wire Haloâ by Annie Anxiety and âNeu Smellâ by Flux of Pink Indians.
âTrying to categorise Annie Anxiety is a futile task⊠[she] exudes a magnetic presence on anything sheâs contributed toâ The Vinyl Factory
New York City musical maverick and performance artist Annie Anxiety, aka Little Annie aka Annie Bandez, began her illustrious career (including work with Adrian Sherwood, Coil, Current 93, and Lee âScratchâ Perry) with Crass. They released her first solo single, 1981âs âBarbed Wire Haloâ alongside âCyanide Tearsâ, an extraordinarily prescient piece of jagged electronics, samples, and skeletal rhythms, led by Annieâs nightmarish vocals.
She tells us; âWhen creating this single with Penny I hadnât heard the word âavant-guardâ nor could I spell it - I only got explained âconcretismâ via an interview I did in Berlin regarding some of my work three years ago - My father was a printer so I grew up with sound of printing press and subway train beats and always heard melodies and cross rhythms within those beats - I was just making dance music / disco tunes to my mind and Pen heard those same tunes I was hearing - my first recording, in retrospect I guess, was pretty âout thereâ at its release, but to us it was dance floor for a club yet to be invented- one dayâ.
Penny Rimbaud expands; âAnnie Anxiety is a total enigma, a passionate voice in the wilderness of consensual reason. Dada in instinct, Monroe in affection, Rambo in inflection, Annie rams it home with divine thunder. An instigator and innovator, sheâs the bonkers angel of Yonkers, NYC. With no time to spare, Annie takes to the road with complete conviction, overtaking Kerouac halfway down 5th Avenue. Catch her if you canâ.
Tracklist
A: Hello Horror
B: Cyanide Tears
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Punk pioneers Crass continue their vinyl reissue series, re-pressing their limited releases by adjacent artists through Crass Records. The series, including over twenty bands and solo artists recorded at the legendary Southern Studios and produced by Penny Rimbaud, continues with two more historic pieces from the Crass Records catalogue; âBarbed Wire Haloâ by Annie Anxiety and âNeu Smellâ by Flux of Pink Indians.
âTrying to categorise Annie Anxiety is a futile task⊠[she] exudes a magnetic presence on anything sheâs contributed toâ The Vinyl Factory
New York City musical maverick and performance artist Annie Anxiety, aka Little Annie aka Annie Bandez, began her illustrious career (including work with Adrian Sherwood, Coil, Current 93, and Lee âScratchâ Perry) with Crass. They released her first solo single, 1981âs âBarbed Wire Haloâ alongside âCyanide Tearsâ, an extraordinarily prescient piece of jagged electronics, samples, and skeletal rhythms, led by Annieâs nightmarish vocals.
She tells us; âWhen creating this single with Penny I hadnât heard the word âavant-guardâ nor could I spell it - I only got explained âconcretismâ via an interview I did in Berlin regarding some of my work three years ago - My father was a printer so I grew up with sound of printing press and subway train beats and always heard melodies and cross rhythms within those beats - I was just making dance music / disco tunes to my mind and Pen heard those same tunes I was hearing - my first recording, in retrospect I guess, was pretty âout thereâ at its release, but to us it was dance floor for a club yet to be invented- one dayâ.
Penny Rimbaud expands; âAnnie Anxiety is a total enigma, a passionate voice in the wilderness of consensual reason. Dada in instinct, Monroe in affection, Rambo in inflection, Annie rams it home with divine thunder. An instigator and innovator, sheâs the bonkers angel of Yonkers, NYC. With no time to spare, Annie takes to the road with complete conviction, overtaking Kerouac halfway down 5th Avenue. Catch her if you canâ.
Tracklist
A: Hello Horror
B: Cyanide Tears
