My Government Is My Soul

Description

Released in 1989, My Government Is My Soul is often considered one of the peaks of Bourbonese Qualk's discography. Heir to the British industrial scene but impossible to reduce to this single movement, the band combines mechanical rhythms, minimal synth, dub, tape loops, and spoken word in a music that rejects both the conventions of rock and those of electronic music. Recorded in the political climate of late Thatcher-era Britain, the album develops a critical discourse on power relations, surveillance, and social control, without ever sacrificing the sound experimentation that defines the trio's uniqueness. This Mannequin Records edition, remastered by Rude 66, brings to light one of the major albums of the British post-industrial scene.