Pylon – Gyrate (LP Vinyl)
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Athens' art-punk secret weapon, Pylon never got the mainstream moment their peers did, but musicians and critics who knew, knew. Michael Stipe and Peter Buck were famously devoted fans, and the band's tightly coiled rhythms and Vanessa Briscoe Hay's urgent vocals laid groundwork that echoed through the decade's underground. Gyrate remains a document of a scene catching fire in real time.
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, Gyrate and began touring across the country in support of the release. Following the critical acclaim of Gyrate, Pylon went back into the studio. They gleefully pulled their songs apart and put them back together in new shapes, revealing a band of self-proclaimed non-musicians who had transformed gradually but noticeably into real ones. The resulting album was, Chomp. Now, more than three decades later, both studio recordings have been remastered from their original audio tapes and are set for release on New West Records.Gyrate is now back in print and pressed on multi colot splatter vinyl.
Tracklist
Side A
Side B
UPC: 607396598311
Label: New West Records
Release Date: 11.28.25
Format: LP Vinyl