Githead
Githead is a musical collaboration that includes Wire's Colin Newman as well as electronic musician Robin Rimbaud (Scanner) alongside ex-Minimal Compact members Malka Spigel and Max Franken.
Biography
The appearance of Githead and the release of their debut EP Headgit in 2004 surprised many, mainly because of the unlikely 'line up' and the fact that they operate in a pop & rock environment rather than a purely experimental one.
The band's genesis was in the proverbial 'one off' as part of the celebrations of the Swim ~ label's 10th anniversary at the ICA, but it quickly became apparent that the band was more than a mere collection of individuals and that it was able to generate its own style.
Initially 'drummer-less', the band wrote and rehearsed in Swim's studio from the outset. This basically guaranteed that all outbreaks of creativity could be instantly recorded. This meant that as well as building up a repertoire, the band was also recording towards an end of released material, and was subsequently able to fairly rapidly develop enough finished material to enable selections to be made for release.
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- Waiting for a Sign released: 2014
- Landing released: 2009
- Art Pop released: 2007
- Profile released: 2005
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Art Pop
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Obsessive in their reduction
Silence for the father
The clinic for the alter boy
A cynic with the whip hand
Intransigent sentry posts
Rasping when your back's turned
Missing in your inaction
He tries & he tries but he can't understand
It's all messed up that fatal flaw again
Comprehension
You want to know why, you shout your demand
It's all set up that fatal flaw again
Contradiction
A rebel with a bus pass
Back & thriving with the maiden
Drunk in the heart
Anger & mis-management
Hiding on the backstreets
Free yourself of the burden
A health care victim?
Rationing your own survival
He tries & he tries but he can't understand
It's all messed up that fatal flaw again
Comprehension
You want to know why, you shout your demand
It's all set up that fatal flaw again
Contradiction