Biography

One of 4AD’s longest-running flagship acts, the Wolfgang Press generally fit the British label’s dark, moody sensibility, as heard on “Cut the Tree,” the U.K. group’s contribution to the classic 1987 compilation LONELY IS AN EYESORE. However, the restless ensemble, fronted by deep-voiced singer Michael Allen, also managed an impressive stylistic range, from post-punk to soul-influenced pop to club-ready techno. The latter aesthetic was strongly evinced on the group’s mid-‘90s swansong, FUNKY LITTLE DEMONS, which featured the popular dance single “Going South.”

Top Tracks

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• 11 Years

• A Girl Like You

• Christianity

• Going South

• Hang On Me (for Papa)

• Kansas

• King Of Soul

• Mama Told Me (not To Come)

• Sucker

Discography

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• Funky Little Demons

  4AD

  1995

• Queer

  4AD

  1991

• Longtime

  1989

• Bird Wood Cage

  4AD

  1988

• Standing Up Straight

  4AD

  1986

• The Burden of Mules

  1983