Primal Scream, Richard Hell and Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry to Feature on New Mark Stewart Album

Mark Stewart, originally of the late-70s Bristol post-punk band The Pop Group, has announced details of a new album, which is due for release sometime early next year. The as-yet-untitled album will feature contributions from the likes of Primal Scream, reggae and dub legend Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and Keith Levene (the original guitarist for The Clash and a founding member of John Lydon’s Public Image Limited), as well as punk legends Tessa Pollitt (The Slits), Gina Birch (The Raincoats) and Richard Hell.
On 25th November, Mark Stewart will release a double A-side 7” single featuring the tracks ‘Children of the Revolution’ and ‘Nothing is Sacred’. Both songs are taken from the recording sessions of his forthcoming album, although they will not be included on the record itself.
‘Children of the Revolution’ is Mark’s interpretation of the T. Rex classic featuring dancehall, grime and dubstep artist The Bug. ‘Nothing is Sacred’ is a collaboration with Eve Libertine from anarcho-punk band Crass, Mark’s Pop Group bandmate Dan Catsis and German band Slope.
The Pop Group are a post-punk band that formed in Bristol in the late 70s. They are widely considered to be one of the groups that influenced the later Bristol sound that is heard in genres such as trip-hop and drum’n’bass. The band reformed last year for several live performances and also announced plans to record a new album.
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'Working with Kenneth Anger, Lee Perry, Keith Levene and Richard Hell is like a dream come true. I have to pinch myself that it’s real and with the rest of the collaborators it’s all gone a bit Wizard Of Oz. Gina Birch is like a hurricane' – Mark Stewart