This curio will probably pique tainsotterly interest as an early outing by The Pop Groups’s Gareth Sager,here disguised as Hank Sinclair alongside such luminaries as Clevedon Pier (better known as Rich Beale) and Candy Horsebreath.

A ragbag of unreleased demos of variable quality (Spank Spank wanders across the speakers with the authentic sound of tape being mangled),stylistically, it’s all over the shop,incorporating slap bass,perky synth choruses and self-sabotaging titles ‘P.L.H Euro Terra 11′ (endearingly, someone has deemed this the likeliest opening hit), and the Glitter beat of ‘Dig A Hole’.

‘I Am The King’ whips up some splendid big beat funk,rather like Shriekback with a decent singer. Jammed up against MTV-friendly rock (‘Can’t Stop’) are sampling cut-ups from Sager that hint towards a future impatience with the conventions of pop.

(Kid Pensioner – Venue Magazine 24th April 2009)  

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