THE PROBLEM OF LEISURE:CELEBRATION OF GANG OF FOUR

(2LP)
songs written by Andy Gill and Gang of Four, all newly reinterpreted and recorded by artists whose own unique contributions to music were enriched by listening to Gang of Four
Genre Alternative
FormatVINYL
Cat. noGILL21LP
Label INGROOVES
Artist VARIOUS
Release Date04/06/2021
Carrier2LP
Barcode192641604126
Vinyl 1 Side A Idles Tom Morello & Serj Tankian Helmet 3D x Gang of Four feat. Nova Twins Hotei Vinyl 1 Side B Gary Numan Gail Ann Dorsey Herbert Grönemeyer feat. Alex Silva LoneLady JJ Sterry Vinyl 2 Side C La Roux Everything Everything Dado Villa-Lobos The Dandy Warhols Warpaint Vinyl 2 Side D Flea & John Frusciante The Sounds Hardcore Raver in Tears Killing Joke x Gang of Four Sekar Melati The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four is a double album of tracks written by Andy Gill and Gang of Four, all newly reinterpreted and recorded by artists whose own unique contributions to music were enriched by listening to Gang of Four. The album features songs from across Gang of Four™s 40-plus year career, each individually chosen by the artists who covered them. Andy Gill originally conceived of the album to mark the 40th anniversary of the release of Entertainment! in 2019. His widow, Catherine Mayer, explains that this plan had already changed by the time of Andy™s death in 2020, after some artists chose tracks from different albums and periods. šAndy was massively excited about this project,› Mayer says. šIt wasn™t of course conceived as a tribute album, but it™s comforting to me that he lived to see artists he hugely admired enthusiastically agreeing to participate, signalling that the admiration was mutual.› The album artwork has been created by English artist Damien Hirst, a long time friend of Andy™s.