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Bird Wood Cage

The Wolfgang Press

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Album Review

Bird Wood Cage remains one of the most pivotal records in the Wolfgang Press catalog; here, the trio begins to incorporate the dance and funk elements which would ultimately emerge as the dominant facet of their work. The lead single, "King of Soul," with its female backing chorus, is the first tip-off, while the Talking Heads-like "Kansas" adopts a wah-wah guitar line; a bit of dub even underscores "Hang on Me (For Papa)." Michael Allen's forbidding vocals are also warmer and more soulful, and while the group's trademark gloom hangs over the proceedings, a significant transformation in both musical and emotional outlook is clearly afoot, leaving Bird Wood Cage as the bridge from the Wolfgang Press' past to their future.

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Nostalgia for me

Not really a review but just a bit of nostalgia for me. This is probably one of the most influence albums for me in my late teens. It come out of nowhere with every song. Using all sorts of genres like Funk, Rock, quirky reggae and just general oddity. What it did was open my mind to other musical possibilities. Sadly though, this was to be the last good album from the trio. The rest of it is like a nightmare of nothingness. As if the entire band had lost its memory and someone handed them instruments and said, "Ok, now make some dance music for the kiddies." And they never came back after that. By the way, the release date is wrong by ten years. It was 1988.

Wolfgang Press - Bird Wood Cage

Crescendo of Wolfgang Press. Rounded-Off of previous albums. There are a few cuts that don't fit the "old style Press" but the ones that do....smooth...refined....nice...Pitty that all the old stuff is not available. An Icon of 4AD and their method. I miss Fire Fly....

before their time

Coming back to bird wood cage is beyond refreshing - 4AD has one of the best catalog's ever. at their release, these artists tilled the dirt for the roots of the modern groove.

Biography

Formed: 1983 in London, England

Genre: Alternative

Years Active: '80s, '90s

Enigmatic, moody, and challenging, Britain's Wolfgang Press were one of the most mercurial talents of the post-punk era, restlessly moving from gothic noise to dark balladry to eccentric funk; paradoxically, the group was also the 4AD label's longest tenured artist — even...
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