Blank Editions have announced the release of a very limited and hand assembled 7″ single from their Stoke Newington neighbour, Thurston Moore on February 19, 2018.
Track listing
Side A: Mx LIBERTY
Side B: PANIK
Mx Liberty raises It’s torch of truth and justice, the poet Radieux Radio and Thurston Moore unleash a punk rock broadside to the current man-boys of the USA government in response to their mockery of democracy. The lyrics (included in a collage insert with the single, which also includes a pin badge) describe Mx Liberty climbing over any and all fences with our so-called “enemies” in a radical heaven. Listen to the track via Soundcloud below.
Thurston, with members of his London based group, Deb Googe (My Bloody Valentine), James Sedwards (Nøught) and Jem Doulton (Dead Days Beyond Help), recorded the music in a studio near the early ‘70s hq of Britain’s Angry Brigade on Amhurst Road, N16. This non-violent group of anarchists, poets and writers of resistance remain a source of radical inspiration for Thurston & Radieux.
On the flip is Panik, Thurston’s cover of one of the great generation zero punk rock records of all time. Originally recorded by the legendary Metal Urbain from the 1977 streets of Paris. Burning with insolence and primal angst energy, It’s lyrics, are even more pertinent today in the face of contempo-demagoguery.
The single will be available via Blank Editions at their Stoke Newington Hq here: blankeditions.bigcartel.com/product/thurston-moore-7-the-solo-series-no-7
Limited edition 7” package contains:
- 7” Single
- Lyric Sheet Insert (Designed by Thurston Moore)
- Risograph Printed / Hand folded Covers
- Download Code
- 25mm Pin Badge
Live date
Thurston Moore will be playing here: Feb 8th Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington DC
