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Description

  • Officially sanctioned by original members Charles Bullen and Charles Hayward
  • Remastered from the original analog tapes
  • First time on vinyl in over 20 years

Formed in 1976 in Brixton, a multicultural, and – at the time – down-at-heel part of south London, This Heat were born into a music scene in rapid flux, first thanks to the punk explosion and then via new wave and its myriad offshoots into pop, rock and art-rock. But while many sought to apply punk attitude to chart-friendly sounds, This Heat were concocting some of the most experimental ideas ever committed to tape, taking influence from musique concrète, krautrock, the burgeoning industrial scene and even the dub reggae blasting out in their home borough.

Given the difficult, abrasive, and involved nature of their furiously forward-thinking sound, This Heat never found anything approaching mainstream success, but patronage by the influential Radio 1 DJ John Peel meant they reached a national audience – whether that audience was ready for them or not. Made Available collects This...

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Artist Bio

So it is with This Heat and their releases – 1979’s This Heat, 1980’s Health and Efficiency, and 1981’s Deceit. Within each of these, the seeds of post-punk, avant rock, noise rock and post-rock can be found.

Formed in Brixton, a multicultural, and – at the time – down-at-heel part of south London, This Heat were born into a music scene in rapid flux, first thanks to the punk explosion and then via new wave and its myriad offshoots into pop, rock and art-rock. But while many sought to apply punk attitude to chart-friendly sounds, This Heat were concocting some of the most experimental ideas ever committed to tape, taking influence from musique concrète, krautrock, the burgeoning industrial scene and even the dub reggae blasting out in their home borough.

Celebrating This Heat’s 40th anniversary in 2016, Modern Classics Recordings will re-issue...

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Preview Tracklist

  • 1 Horizontal Hold
  • 2 Not Waving
  • 3 The Fall Of Saigon
  • 4 Basement Boy
  • 5 Rimp Romp Ramp
  • 6 Sitting
  • 7 Makeshift Swahili
  • 8 Slither