SCRABBLED - Plough Through The Rust LP French Pop In February 1990

In February 1990

It used the flame of late Fifties jazz to light the wick of North African folk music and acted as a reminder of the Arabic origins of jazz

placing himself and the musicians in the round

as viewed from a space shuttle departing earth in the midst of an apocalypse

Stacking loops of gritty break beats

SCRABBLED - Plough Through The Rust LP French Pop In February 1990The DIY ramshackle energy we know and love from the group is present and familiar, as is the dry wit and authenticity (a word Im nervous in using, but if the shoe fits), however Plough Through the Rust often sees the group's songwriting taking a more introspective and personal path. Whereas Pig City was sonically expansive (and three songs here are drawn from those sessions), Rust often draws things closer, finding the charm within the scaled back