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Originating from the invasion throes of 1970s British punk and landing befittingly into an energised DIY indie setting came Mex, releasing several recordings from 1980 until 1984, thereafter, taking a hiatus until the twenty-
It all began after several ‘70s punk skirmishes, whereby Mex’s sound started to disconnectedly find itself with the debut release of Alternative Pop Music in 1980. The recording preserves the anarchic free spirit that surfaced from punk, but with art sound-
1981 saw the follow-
In the same year of ‘81, two immortal cuts Evil Creature and Functioning Fripp Girls appeared on the infamous Thing from the Crypt compilation album, re-
Other isolated tracks also featured on various DIY compilations around that time and it was during this period Mex created the musical atmospheres for the surreal independent stage play, Dark of the Moon.
1983 saw Lost Moment Records release a Mex vinyl 7” containing a satirical ‘60s style infused song entitled Happy Life, coupled with the sinister acoustic b-
The malicious Don’t Go Looking for Love made its presence on the 1984 compilation album, Colours of the Bastard Art, also issued by Lost Moment Records.
A collision of personal life events and underground interest for that past era enticed and inspired Mex to pick up where all was left off, resurfacing again as an artist with that old cliché saying springing to mind, ‘better late than never!’
Everything goes full circle... perhaps?