The Wolfgang Press - The Burden Of Mules

Enigmatic, moody, and challenging, The Wolfgang Press were one of the most mercurial talents of the post-punk era, restlessly moving from gothic noise to dark balladry to eccentric funk; paradoxically, the group was also the 4AD label's longest tenured artist; even their stylish album packages were all the product of the same designer, Alberto Ricci.

Formed in London in 1983, the Wolfgang Press comprised vocalist Michael Allen, guitarist Andrew Gray, and keyboardist Mark Cox. Allen and Cox first teamed in the group Rema Rema, which also featured Adam & the Ants alum Marco Perroni; after reuniting in the short-lived quartet Mass, the duo recruited Gray, and as the Wolfgang Press issued their cacophonous, gloomy debut LP, The Burden of Mules, an angry, intense slab of post-punk gloom that is best left to its own (de)vices.

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The Wolfgang Press; The Burden Of Mules

1.      Lisa (The Passion)

2.      Prostitute I

3.      The Burden Of Mules

4.      Complete And Utter

5.      Prostitute II

6.      Slow As A Child

7.      Journalists

8.      Give It Back

9.      On The Hill