Colossal Youth: Expanded Edition (UK)

1980年にラフ・トレードからリリースされた名作『Colossal Youth』が、DOMINOからボーナス・ディスク付きで奇跡の再発!! ポスト・パンク～ニューウェイヴへの過渡期を如実に映しだした作品っであると共に、ネオアコの原型としても多くのリスナーに語り継がれているクラシック！

78年結成の、初期UKニューウェイヴ、ポスト・パンク期を代表するトリオ・バンド。スカスカのリズムマシーンとファンキーなベースをバックに、アリソン・スタットンのクールなヴォーカルが癖になるメロディーを歌う。ミニマルな構造のポップ・ミュージックながら、その奥にはパンキッシュな息吹を確実に感じるはず。80年発表の彼ら唯一のこのオリジナル・アルバムはラフトレを代表する名盤です!!

Mojo - 3 stars out of 5 - "[They] galvanised a wave of indie/cutie followers..." Uncut - 4 stars out of 5 - Alison Statton's little-girl-lost vocals and the Moxhams' sparse, spooky twangs still sound purposefully pure." Uncut - 5 stars out of 5 -- "[With] shadows of Eno and Kraftwerk in their sound, which pitted the fluid bass and spiky guitar of brothers Phil and Stuart Moxham against the clicking pulse of a homemade drum machine." No Depression - "Hints of reggae, bossa nova, and surf music peek through YMG's skeletal arrangements, but their originals are so succinct they elude easy categorization." Spin - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[C]oolly minimal and warmly human, all understated guitar and bass lines, chintzy organ riffs, and cheap-drum-machine click tracks.." Rolling Stone - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Their one album, COLOSSAL YOUTH, was a hit in the U.K. post-punk scene of the 1980s, but its cult has just kept growing over the years." Rolling Stone (p.97) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Their one album, COLOSSAL YOUTH, was a hit in the U.K. post-punk scene of the 1980s, but its cult has just kept growing over the years." Spin (p.96) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[C]oolly minimal and warmly human, all understated guitar and bass lines, chintzy organ riffs, and cheap-drum-machine click tracks.." Uncut (p.121) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "[With] shadows of Eno and Kraftwerk in their sound, which pitted the fluid bass and spiky guitar of brothers Phil and Stuart Moxham against the clicking pulse of a homemade drum machine." Uncut (p.135) - 4 stars out of 5 - Alison Statton's little-girl-lost vocals and the Moxhams' sparse, spooky twangs still sound purposefully pure." No Depression (p.89) - "Hints of reggae, bossa nova, and surf music peek through YMG's skeletal arrangements, but their originals are so succinct they elude easy categorization." Mojo (Publisher) (p.130) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[They] galvanised a wave of indie/cutie followers..."

A re-release of the seminal 1980 album by Welsh post-punk legends, Young Marble Giants. Including unreleased mixes, recordings and hard-to-find Peel sessions, this album is a completists dream, and is essential listening for fans of the post-punk genre. Includes the tracks 'Include Me Out', 'Constantly Changing' and 'Colossal Youth'.|

時が経つ程に、そして色々な音楽を聴く程にその奥深さにハマる名盤!LO-FI、ネオアコ～ニューウェーブの名盤として名高い'80年の傑作。ラフトレード盤にボーナストラックを加えたクレプスキュール盤が歌詞対訳付でこの度国内盤化されました。スカスカでフワフワ、ビリビリでコリコリ…ミニマル極まりない構成から立ち込めるポエティックな雰囲気は格別！全ての音楽ファンに体感してもらいたいスペシャル・クラシック! (C)はすだゆき