The Wolfgang Press — the sample-heavy British post-punks who put out records on 4AD through the '80s and '90s — have announced their grand return after nearly 30 years away.
The band will release their new album, A 2nd Shape, this September on Downwards Records. The band haven't released an album since 1995's Funky Little Demons, which was also the last album to feature founding member Mark Cox. Remaining members Michael Allen and Andrew Gray were joined by Gray's brother Stephen Gray for A 2nd Shape.
The band shared a statement about the new record, writing:
This album arrived naturally and organically. The tracks came about from a measured process, and we feel A 2nd Shape is timely and essential. We also feel Downwards Records has fitted in perfectly with this process, their enthusiasm for this project has been tangible and encouraging.
They continued:
For this project we wanted the record to be made without the use of computers. It was important for us that the tracks were recorded on tape and played live as a band, with very little tampering/overdubbing. We purposely limited ourselves in the number of tracks we could record by using an old ADAT 8-track machine and the result of how well this worked surprised us all.
Check out a teaser for the album, plus the tracklist, below.
A 2nd Shape:
1. This Garden of Eden
2. 21st Century
3. Sad Surfer
4. Take It Backwards
5. The 1st
6. Knock Knock
7. Reset Your Mind
8. The Line
9. Glacier