{"title":"Mekons","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"horror-9","title":"Horror","description":"\u003cp\u003eLegendary postmodern, post-punk, post-human, past-caring collective Mekons return with a brand-new album for 2025. Their first release on Fire Records, \u003cem\u003eHorror\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of songs written in late 2022 but providing a horribly prescient reflection of the world in its current miasma and how we got here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHorror\u003c\/em\u003e looks at history and the legacies of British imperialism with mashed-up lyrics set against a typically eclectic sound that amalgamates everything from dub, country, noise, rock and roll, electronica, punk, music hall, polka, and you can even take your partner for a nice waltz on \"\u003cem\u003eSad And Sad And Sad\u003c\/em\u003e\". The roots of their global sound reflect their nomadic journey through time and space from Leeds to California in the West and Siberia in the East, woven into the fabric and intricacies of their song creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSounding like The Chills and R.E.M circa the I.R.S Records years, \"\u003cem\u003eMudcrawlers\u003c\/em\u003e\" sees just about the whole band joining Jon Langford on vocals speaking of Irish famine and refugees journeying to Wales. \"\u003cem\u003eWar Economy\u003c\/em\u003e\" shivers in the cold of such Boroughs spiked one-liners: \"Clinical coercion will not achieve dominance!\" Sounding like it's straight off a Jenny Holzer neon sign (she of Abuse Of Power Comes As No Surprise), it's held together by a disgruntled swaggering riff that underpins an explosion of disquiet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Rico takes the lead on the maliciously luscious \"\u003cem\u003eFallen Leaves\u003c\/em\u003e\", an appalled and appalling Hammer Horror take on climate breakdown reminiscent of Rolling Thunder Dylan, that recalls The Pogues at their most introspective. Its Celtic twilightism augmented by Susie Honeyman's keening violin as the dying sun sinks down and the river Styx flows on in the pitch-black night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlmost 50 years in the making, these Mekons continue to astound, their sound, sentiment, and method of delivery blended to perfection by bass player and studio wizard, Dave Trumfio. 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Songs from Horror are pulled apart and reshaped into a drifting dub landscape. Basslines stretch and dissolve, rhythms echo into open space and tracks are dismantled and reassembled into versions that drift, jar and unravel. Working with Maimone, the album treats dub as subtraction, space and echo rather than simple revision, revealing hidden textures and new emotional weight within the original recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe partnership has deep roots. Mekons first toured with Pere Ubu in 1988 and later worked closely with Maimone in the early 1990s. That shared history informs the exploratory spirit of Horrorble, reframing the urgency of Horror through atmosphere, rhythm and sonic deconstruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing a guest appearance from Benji Webbe of Skindred on “Mudcrawlers”, the album transforms familiar material into immersive, echo-laden soundscapes that emphasise tension and depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe original \u003cem\u003eHorror\u003c\/em\u003e confronted climate catastrophe, economic violence and political decay through rock and roll, punk and melody. Horrorble reveals its shadow counterpart. Formed in Leeds in the late 1970s, Mekons have always operated as a collective, working outside trends and expectations. 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