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EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: The Units - High Pressure Days (Headman Rework)

Posted by Kev Kharas

Tags: disco-not-disco, post-punk, club

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I don't remember exactly when I heard "High Pressure Days" for the first time but I remember being shocked to learn it was made at the end of the '70s rather than at the beginning of this century. Whether that says more about the pioneering sound The Units had going for them or the adeptness with which bands like The Rapture were able to rip them off, I don't know, but either way the song's a genuine post-punk classic, all (up)tight, trebled lead lines, barked vocals and fumbling, existential funk bass. This rework comes courtesy of Headman, the recording alias of Relish Recordings boss Robi Insinna, who offers up a fairly loyal take on the track, not wanting to mess with it too much, keeping things tight, if slightly more grounded by bass weight. Relish are re-releasing this plus the original on 12", while there's also a remix from Rory Phillips, who himself bathed in the post-punk revival around the century's beginning with a residency at late London club Trash. Come to think of it, the first place I heard this might well have been at Trash, so there you go - circularity.

Sounds Like: The Rapture, Talking Heads, Late of the Pier's "Bathroom Gurgle"

The Units - High Pressure Days (Headman Rework)

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