Album review: Various Artists – The Problem Of Leisure: A Celebration Of Andy Gill And Gang Of Four

If you needed an illustration of the unpredictable cultural impact of oddball British punk outfit Gang Of Four’s 1978 debut Entertainment!, then – other than the artwork for this tribute to late guitarist Andy Gill, who passed away last February, being a work by Damien Hirst – the opening and closing performers on this compilation would be a good start.  IDLES are first through the wall, arguably today’s most obvious heirs to Go4’s aggressively danceable pop and Andy Gill’s guitar anti-heroics, as they machete through Damaged Goods. Closing side two, however, is a traditional gamelan ensemble called Sekar Melati, whose clanging, live deconstruction of Not Great Men is almost unrecognisable – and all the more intriguing for it. There are plenty more hairpin turns on...

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