Lisa The Passion - Music

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 Their Stylish Album Packages Were All The Product Of The Same Designer Alberto Ricci. Formed In London In 1983 The Wolfgang Press Comprised Vocalist Michael Allen Guitarist Andrew Gray And Keyboardist Mark Cox. Allen And Cox First Teamed In The Group Rema Rema Which Also Featured Adam & The Ants Alum Marco Perroni After Reuniting In The Short-Lived Quartet Mass The Duo Recruited Gray And As The Wolfgang Press Issued Their Cacophonous Gloomy Debut LP The Burden Of Mules In 1983. An EP Trilogy Co-Produced By Cocteau Twin Robin Guthrie Followed In Quick Succession While 1984's Scarecrow Was A Lighter More Streamlined Affair 1985's Water Spotlighted Ominously Sparse Torch Songs And The Same Year's Sweatbox Explored Deconstructionist Pop. The Three EPs Were Later Collected On The Legendary Wolfgang Press & Other Stories. The Wolfgang Press' Second Full-Length Effort 1986's Standing Up Straight Incorporated Industrial And Orchestral Influences Into The Mix While The Big Sex EP's "God's Number" Offered A Soulful Backing Chorus A Harbinger Of Things To Come. Indeed After 1988's Hypnotic Bird Wood Cage And Its Leadoff Single "King Of Soul " Introduced Strong Elements Of Dub Reggae And R&B The Trio Took The Full Plunge Into The Dance Arena With 1991's Queer An Idiosyncratic Outing Admittedly Inspired By De La Soul's Landmark 3 Feet High And Rising The First Single A Surreal Cover Of The Randy Newman-Penned "Mama Told Me Not To Come " Was A Minor Hit. 1995's Funky Little Demons Completed The Wolfgang Press' Transition Into White Funk Prior To Its Release However Cox Exited The Group's Ranks. read less