Ear Trumpet - Bring On The Dirt(1987)(Art-Punk)(Art-Rock)(Experimental Ethereal Wave)(No Wave)

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About: Ear Trumpet were a supergroup of sorts, if one could call it that… Aside from two fellows named Neil and Gary, some of the more famliar players include The Banshees/The Glove’s Steve Severin (on organs/synths), Wire/Cupol/Dome’s Bruce Gilbert on guitar, and latter day Buzzcocks/Lack of Knowledge’s Tony Barber on bass, all of which lend their immense talents and knack for experimentation to this LP. This is their lone LP, released in 1987… and while on paper it could easily sound like a goth/punk hybrid by the numbers with these alumni on board (and I’d be perfectly happy with that, mind you), the results are actually quite unique – ethereal in spots, experimental art rock in others, with a solid post-punk bedrock coursing through its veins. I feel like this album is rather underrated in circles – not discussed nearly as much as other Banshees or Wire offshoots, to my knowledge.
The project released a follow up in 1987, a three-track 12” that continues the story a bit, though I don’t believe Gilbert or Barber performed on that release. It’s been a minute since I’ve listened to the 12”, but I recall it being much heavier/less subtle and nuanced than the LP, hitting more like a Loop/Swans kind of thing.

Track List
00:00 - Acts Of Devotion
02:56 - Whack
07:34 - Ask My Mother
10:45 - You Go On There
16:14 - The Smell You Get From Old Books
20:16 - Fall Back In Houses
23:28 - No Spill Over
27:51 - Bring On The Dirt
33:15 - Fetch My Bag
39:04 - Last Bus Fever