ART BRUT announce ‘A Record Collection, Reduced To A Mixtape’ double compilation LP + ‘And Yes, This Is My Singing Voice!’ 5 CD box set

ART BRUT press photo

Perennial pop enthusiasts ART BRUT have announced a new limited edition double compilation LP titled ‘A Record Collection, Reduced To A Mixtape’ plus a 5 CD box set, ‘And Yes, This Is My Singing Voice!,’ both set for release on July 5th, 2024 via Demon Records and Edsel Box Set.

The releases are available to preorder now from: http://artbrut.lnk.to/compilation

Double LP set ‘A Record Collection, Reduced To A Mixtape’ features tracks taken from their seminal albums ‘Bang Bang Rock and Roll,’ ‘It’s A Bit Complicated,’ ‘Art Brut vs Satan,’ and ‘Brilliant! Tragic!,’ alongside rare live and alternate takes, all compiled by the band.

It serves as the first comprehensive career retrospective from Art Brut since the ‘Top of the Pops’ album in 2014, and brings together the best and most well‑known tracks from their catalogue. The special edition (pressed on 140g marine green vinyl and limited to 500 copies) also features a liner note written by Art Brut frontman Eddie Argos, and a hand‑signed print.

In addition, the new 5 CD box set, ‘And Yes, This Is My Singing Voice!,’ is the first edition of a two-part set: a comprehensive compilation of the South London art-rockers’ career, spanning their early discography, demo takes, alternative mixes and live recordings between 2003 – 2008. 

The collection features the debut album ‘Bang Bang Rock and Roll,’ their second studio album ‘It’s A Bit Complicated,’ and also includes unreleased live material ‘Art Brut – Live in Paris 2006’ and ‘Art Brut Live From ULU with Horns’.

The CD box set comes with a 24 page zine, with a 2,000 word liner note from Art Brut frontman Eddie Argos and exclusive photography of the band. It also includes a signed print of an original Art Brut artwork, painted by Eddie Argos.

Art Brut will play a run of UK and DE shows this September and October 2024, with a London date at Brixton Electric on October 26th.

Tickets are on sale Friday 26th April 2024, see below for listings.

ART BRUT tour poster

ART BRUT live dates:

05.09. Edinburgh – Voodoo 
06.09. Newcastle – The Grove 
25.09. Mainz – Schon Schön 
26.09. Schorndorf – Manufaktur 
27.09. Berlin  – Lido 
28.09. Hamburg   – Molotow 
29.09. Dresden  – Beatpol 
30.09. Köln – Gebäude 9  
25.10. Birmingham – C&F
26.10. London – Brixton Electric
27.10. Brighton – Concorde 2 
28.10. Margate – Where Else  

A Record Collection, Reduced To A Mixtape’ track list

Side A

1) Formed a Band
2) My Little Brother
3) Emily Kane
4) Good Weekend
5) Pump Up The Volume
6) Nag Nag Nag

Side B

1) St Pauli
2) Alcoholics Unanimous
3) DC Comics & Chocolate Milkshake
4) Summer Job
5) Unprofessional Wrestling
6) Axl Rose

Side C

1) Lost Weekend
2) Hooray!
3) She Kissed Me (And It Felt Like A Hit)
4) I Hope You’re Very Happy Together
5) Modern Art Berlin Live

Side D

1) Wham! Bang! Pow! Let’s Rock Out!
2) Arizona Bay
3) Just Deserts
4) We Make Pop Music (Berlin Live)
5) Post Soothing Out (Berlin Live)

Watch the original video for Formed A Band via YouTube below.

And Yes, This Is My Singing Voice!’ track list

CD1 – Bang Bang Rock and Roll 

  1. Formed A Band (2:59)
  2. My Little Brother (3:39)
  3. Emily Kane (3:14) 
  4. Rusted Guns Of Milan (4:26)
  5. Modern Art (2:23)
  6. Good Weekend (2:52) 
  7. Bang Bang Rock & Roll (4:26) 
  8. Fight! (2:37)
  9. Moving To L.A. (5:45)
  10. Bad Weekend (2:43)
  11. 18,000 Lira (1:13)
  12. Subliminal Desire For Adventure (3:28)

CD2 – It’s A Bit Complicated 

  1. Pump Up The Volume (2:50)  
  2. Direct Hit (3:29)
  3. St. Pauli (2:52)
  4. People In Love (2:57) 
  5. Late Sunday Evening (3:05) 
  6. I Will Survive (3:24) 
  7. Post Soothing Out (3:09) 
  8. Blame It On The Trains (2:56) 
  9. Soundtrack Of The Summer (2:43) 
  10. Nag Nag Nag Nag (3:04) 
  11. Jealous Guy (3:06)

CD3 – Bang Bang Rock and Roll, Bootlegs and B-Sides + Live From ULU w/ Horns 

  1. Formed a Band (Brutleg/Single Version) (2:56)
  2. Bad Weekend (Brutleg/Single Version) (2:47)
  3. Modern Art (Brutleg / Single Version) (2:24)
  4. My Little Brother (Brutleg / Single Version) (2:22) 
  5. Good Weekend (Brutleg) (1.57) 
  6. 18,000 Lira (Brutleg) 
  7. Bang Bang Rock and Roll (Brutleg) 2:10
  8. Moving to LA (Brutleg) (3.44)
  9. Moving to LA Acoustic (Brutleg) (3:29) 
  10. These Animal Menswe@r (2:06)
  11. It’s About Time (3:10) 
  12. Maternity Ward (3:18) 
  13. Really Bad Weekend (3:48)
  14. Every Other Weekend (2:00) 
  15. Home Altars of Mexico (2:41) 
  16. Top Of The Pops! Art Brut (and Friends) (1:32) 
  17. Don’t Blame It On the Trains (3:40)
  18. Enrique Gatti (Subliminal Desire For Adventure) (Brutleg) 
  19. Pump Up The Volume – With Horns (4:18) 
  20. Moving To LA – With Horns (5:10)
  21. Late Sunday Evening – With Horns (3:17) 
  22. Emily Kane – With Horns (3:05) 
  23. Post Soothing Out – With Horns (4:47)
  24. Direct Hit – With Horns (3:31) 
  25. Good Weekend – With Horns (8:16)

CD4 – It’s A Bit Complicated (Bootlegs & B-Sides) 

  1. I Found This Song In The Road (2:41) 
  2. Our Parents Record Collection (3:39)
  3. Wasted Week-End (3:16)
  4. I Want To Be Double A-Sided (2:33) 
  5. Ignorance Is Bliss (2:16) 
  6. Direct Hit (Alternate Vesrion) (3:30) 
  7. Direct Hit (Duet With Hank Starrs From Animals That Swim) (3:30) 
  8. Late Sunday Evening (Alternate Version) 
  9. Blame It On The Trains (Russell Senior Version) (2:45) 
  10. Post Soothing Out (Russell Senior Version) (3:11) 
  11. St Pauli (Russell Senior Version) (2:43) 
  12. Bad Weekend (Live Eurokéennes Festival 06) (2:08) 
  13. Formed A Band (Live Eurokéennes Festival 06) (3:01) 
  14. Emily Kane (Live Eurokéennes Festival 06) (3:16) 
  15. These Animal Menswe@r (Live Eurokéennes Festival 06)

CD5 – Live in Paris 06/02/2006

  1. Formed A Band (4:06) 
  2. My Little Brother (3:47) 
  3. These Animal Menswe@r (2:20) 
  4. Bang Bang Rock and Roll (2:11) 
  5. Blame It On The Trains 
  6. Moving To LA (4:12) 
  7. Rusted Guns of Milan (4:10) 
  8. Modern Art (3:43) 
  9. St Pauli (3:15) 
  10. Post Soothing Out (3:42) 
  11. Emily Kane (3:04) 
  12. Bad Weekend (3:58) 
  13. Stand Down (3:09) 
  14. 18,000 Lira (1:49) 
  15. Good Weekend (5:41)

More about ART BRUT

ART BRUT have been a revitalised force since the release of their return-to-form 2018 album ‘Wham! Bang! Pow! Let’s Rock Out!’—the band reissued their seminal 2005 debut album ‘Bang Bang Rock & Roll’ on Alcopop! Records x Fierce Panda for its 15th anniversary in April 2020, flanked by a clutch of German shows to celebrate, before a little thing called COVID derailed their planned UK release party.

17 years since it first saw the light of day—way back when in 2005—all of the album tracks were remastered and sounding even better than before, and the band played ‘Bang Bang Rock & Roll’ in full (plus assorted greatest hits) at Heaven, London on 27th October 2022, releasing a rare 2005 B-side These Animal Menswear available for the first time as a digital single.

The band also released a special Record Store Day 2020 reissue of their 2005 hit ‘Modern Art’ including a 16 minute, as-live, ‘Berlinische’ version of the single crammed onto a black and red splatter 7” with 300 individually decorated sleeves featuring contributions from fans, family, friends, artists and bona fide rock stars. 

Big names involved include: Black Francis, John Cooper Clarke, Dev from IDLES, Ian Burden and Jo Callis of The Human League, Ben ‘Eddison Tollett’ Crompton from Game of Thrones, David Devant, Tess Parks and members of The Manic Street Preachers, Bis, The Lovely Eggs, TIGERCUB, Gaffa Tape Sandy, Cheerbleederz, and more.

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