Pylon- ChompLabel: New West Reissued 11 6 20 Limited vinyl LP pressing. In the late 1970's Athens, Georgia was buzzing with a raw but sophisticated music scene. The turn of the decade began producing new sounds from bands like the B 52's, R. E. M. and Art Rock luminaries, Pylon. Before they were a band, Pylon were art school students at the University of Georgia: invigorated by big ideas about art and creativity. In 1980 the band released it's first record,

Monkey Wrench and My Hero

Living the Dream

"Magic Lens

and that’s just fine

Door Of The Cosmos / Say 7:27

in an enormous mansion with 180 degree views of the Indian Ocean

The Union Forever

Or so we're told

" and "Sleepwalking" were later included on the “Building Something Out Of Nothing” rarities compilation released in 1999

New York no-wavers Ike Yard are perhaps best known for being the first American band signed to Factory Records

Purgatory is a chiaroscuro painting with darkness framing light in high relief

and the power of the lone human voice