The Pop Group Where Theres A Will ( Remastered Single)

Originally released as 7 single in 1980 and unavailable for several decades, Where Theres A Will has been remastered from original tape for reissue as the opening track of The Pop Groups compilation of rarities Cabinet of Curiosities. An incendiary dance, it revels as much as it rebels. The song unleashes a feral form of torn, breakneck agitfunk with its potent urgency and savagely scathing vitality undimmed since its original release. A breathless torrent of writhing deviant disco bassline and volcanic free jazz sax, the song is electrified by Mark Stewarts vocals, a rasping blitz of politicallycharged calls for defiance and solidarity. The significance of the message contained within the unruly party atmosphere is as essential now as it was back then, as Mark Stewart explains, MASSIVE RESISTANCE is what Where Theres A Will is about and in this age of hyper anxiety and scorched earth its as relevant as ever to quote myself, the lyrics at the end say and if we must die