Psychic TV "Pagan Day" Cleopatra Records CLEO 94692 1994 (69:57)
Cadaques (3:44)
We Kiss (2:48)
Opium (3:12)
Cold Steel (2:56)
Lost Angeles (2:23)
Iceland (2:11)
Translucent Carriages (3:22)
Paris (3:51)
Baby's Gone Away (2:16)
Alice (4:33)
New Sexuality (4:54)
Farewell (3:42)
Unclean (8:15)
Pirates (21:50)
Psychic TV at this time was Genesis P-Orridge and Alex Ferguson.
Overall impression: good. This disc is a re-release of the TOPY 003 limited edition picture disc that was available for 1 hour on December 23rd, 1984. The "album" is comprised of rough sketches done at home on a 4 track machine. About half of the songs are instrumental meanderings, the other half feature Genesis' quiet vocals. Basically, the album is just GPO and Alex putting down ideas on tape with guitar, bass, drum machines, keyboards/samplers and vocals. A few of the songs ("We Kiss", "Baby's Gone Away", "New Sexuality") can also be found in more completed forms on "Allegory & Self". The final song is a bonus track that's a bit out of place ... it's a 20 + minute piece featuring William S. Burroughs spoken samples. All in all, an interesting look into the creative minds of PTV. Not for everyone, but I enjoy it ... probably moreso than some of the finished albums. Wonderful cover art too (collage with Caresse P-Orridge), the best of the Cleopatra re-issues in my opinion.