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The Wolfgang Press

The Wolfgang Press

The Wolfgang Press has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 8 July 2014. The Wolfgang Press's music has been featured on 10 episodes.

Enigmatic, moody, and challenging, Britain's Wolfgang Press was one of the most mercurial talents of the post-punk era, restlessly moving from gothic noise to dark balladry to eccentric funk; paradoxically, the group was also the 4AD label's longest tenured artist -- even their stylish album packages were all the product of the same designer, Alberto Ricci.

Formed in London in 1983, the Wolfgang Press comprised vocalist Michael Allen, guitarist Andrew Gray, and keyboardist Mark Cox. Allen and Cox first teamed in the group Rema Rema, which also featured Adam & the Ants alum Marco Perroni; after reuniting in the short-lived quartet Mass, the duo recruited Gray, and as the Wolfgang Press issued their cacophonous, gloomy debut LP, The Burden of Mules, in 1983. An EP trilogy co-produced by Cocteau Twin Robin Guthrie followed in quick succession: while 1984's Scarecrow was a lighter, more streamlined affair, 1985's Water spotlighted ominously sparse torch songs, and the same year's Sweatbox explored deconstructionist pop. The three EPs were later collected on The Legendary Wolfgang Press & Other Stories.

The Wolfgang Press' second full-length effort, 1986's Standing Up Straight, incorporated industrial and orchestral influences into the mix, while the Big Sex EP's "God's Number" offered a soulful backing chorus, a harbinger of things to come. Indeed, after 1988's hypnotic Bird Wood Cage and its leadoff single, "King of Soul," introduced strong elements of dub, reggae, and R&B, the trio took the full plunge into the dance arena with 1991's Queer, an idiosyncratic outing admittedly inspired by De La Soul's landmark 3 Feet High and Rising; the first single, a surreal cover of the Randy Newman-penned "Mama Told Me Not to Come," was a minor hit. 1995's Funky Little Demons completed the Wolfgang Press' transition into white funk; prior to its release, however, Cox exited the group's ranks.

In 2020 TWP released few demos they were working on after Mark Cox left under title "1995-1996 - Unremembered Remembered")

On 27 September 2024 reformed The Wolfgang Press released new in 29 years album "A 2nd Shape" via Downwards records and played few gigs in Europe. As of 2024 TWP are: Michael Allen - Vocals, Bass, Keyboards Andrew Gray - Guitar, Keyboards, Drum Machine and Andrew’s brother Stephen Gray - Synthesizers

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The Wolfgang Press

The Wolfgang Press has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 8 July 2014. The Wolfgang Press's music has been featured on 10 episodes.

Enigmatic, moody, and challenging, Britain's Wolfgang Press was one of the most mercurial talents of the post-punk era, restlessly moving from gothic noise to dark balladry to eccentric funk; paradoxically, the group was also the 4AD label's longest tenured artist -- even their stylish album packages were all the product of the same designer, Alberto Ricci.

Formed in London in 1983, the Wolfgang Press comprised vocalist Michael Allen, guitarist Andrew Gray, and keyboardist Mark Cox. Allen and Cox first teamed in the group Rema Rema, which also featured Adam & the Ants alum Marco Perroni; after reuniting in the short-lived quartet Mass, the duo recruited Gray, and as the Wolfgang Press issued their cacophonous, gloomy debut LP, The Burden of Mules, in 1983. An EP trilogy co-produced by Cocteau Twin Robin Guthrie followed in quick succession: while 1984's Scarecrow was a lighter, more streamlined affair, 1985's Water spotlighted ominously sparse torch songs, and the same year's Sweatbox explored deconstructionist pop. The three EPs were later collected on The Legendary Wolfgang Press & Other Stories.

The Wolfgang Press' second full-length effort, 1986's Standing Up Straight, incorporated industrial and orchestral influences into the mix, while the Big Sex EP's "God's Number" offered a soulful backing chorus, a harbinger of things to come. Indeed, after 1988's hypnotic Bird Wood Cage and its leadoff single, "King of Soul," introduced strong elements of dub, reggae, and R&B, the trio took the full plunge into the dance arena with 1991's Queer, an idiosyncratic outing admittedly inspired by De La Soul's landmark 3 Feet High and Rising; the first single, a surreal cover of the Randy Newman-penned "Mama Told Me Not to Come," was a minor hit. 1995's Funky Little Demons completed the Wolfgang Press' transition into white funk; prior to its release, however, Cox exited the group's ranks.

In 2020 TWP released few demos they were working on after Mark Cox left under title "1995-1996 - Unremembered Remembered")

On 27 September 2024 reformed The Wolfgang Press released new in 29 years album "A 2nd Shape" via Downwards records and played few gigs in Europe. As of 2024 TWP are: Michael Allen - Vocals, Bass, Keyboards Andrew Gray - Guitar, Keyboards, Drum Machine and Andrew’s brother Stephen Gray - Synthesizers

Original source Last.fm

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The Wolfgang Press (Martyn Young mix)
4AD1991
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The Wolfgang Press (Adrian Sherwood mix)
4AD1995
Dark Time
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4AD1991
Birdie Song
The Wolfgang Press
4AD1991
The Great Leveller
The Wolfgang Press
4AD1987
Mama Told Me Not To Come (Bad Boy Mix)
The Wolfgang Press (Hugo Nicholson mix)
4AD1991
Angel
The Wolfgang Press (Vince Clarke mix)
4AD1992