Pylon Chomp

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Condition: Brand New Ships from: Melbourne

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• Even though their time together as a band was short-lived, Pylon made a lasting contribution to the development of the post-punk and art rock scene of the early 80s.

  Artists such as REM, Gang of Four, Sonic Youth and many others cite the band as an inspiration. The second album by the band from Athens, GA, released in 1983, is now finally available again, freshly remastered from the original tapes.

  Chomp, released in 1983, shifts Pylons post-punk blueprint toward taut funk rhythms and art-rock angularity. The guitars snap with precision, the bass throbs with groove, and Vanessa Briscoe Hays vocals oscillate between cool detachment and urgent intensity. With tracks like Beep and No Clocks, the band refines their wiry signature sound into something more assured and expansive.

  The albums lasting appeal lies in its kinetic energy and measured creative leaps. Its interplay of rhythm, melody, and tension feels timelessless anchored to its era than many contemporaries. Pylon didnt settle for the predictable; they pressed forward with clarity and conviction, making this record a cult gem that continues to influence indie and post-punk acts decades later.

  Reviews

  Recorded in 1982 after Pylon had already taken a U.S. road trip Chomp sounds more assured and more open. Pitchfork

  Chomp remains one of the great, lost recordings of the early eighties it emerges with a thoroughly unique sound in its hands. Blogcritics

• Artist: Pylon Label: New West Records Format: LP Units: 1 Country: US Genre: Punk & Alternative Style: Experimental, New Wave

• A1 K
  A2 Yo-Yo
  A3 Beep
  A4 Italian Movie Theme
  A5 Crazy
  A6 M-Train
  B1 Buzz
  B2 No Clocks
  B3 Reptiles
  B4 Spider
  B5 Gyrate
  B6 Altitude