[kj] Shot in the dark question for any fans of "martial pop, " "military pop, " apocalypic folk fans here--

[uncle bennys magical bra factory]

Not post-punk or whatever, but a track off Herb Alperts 'What Now My Love'
sprang to mind.
I think it's called "plucky' or 'freckles'
I love that album - so infectiously naff

Ahem...


On 6/5/07 09:28, "B. Oliver Sheppard" wrote:


> Hey all,

> 

> After attempting to explore some of the catalogue of music that's become

> known for better or worse as "military pop," "martial music," etc., I'm

> disappointed not more of it employs the sort of martial drumming I

> associate with military cadences. You know, the kind of

> rat-a-tat-tat-tat type snare hits used commonly by Crass in their early

> days, and which Killing Joke used in the great song "Rejuvenation" off

> _Fire Dances_. I think the first Death in June stuff from the early/mid

> 80s even used this at times.

> 

> Not I don't mean tribal drumming -- but military cadence-type, drill or

> marching type percussion.

> 

> Can anyone help me find some decent music in a vaguely post-punk milieu

> that uses this style of drumming? maybe I am overlooking something.

> 

> And I'm looking for specific songs, not whole albums or groups or

> genres, unless it exclusively contains this style of percussion. Again

> -- not tribal, but martial/military percussion. Very early Crass stuff

> used this to great effect and I've rarely heard it elsewhere.

> 

> Thanks,

> 

> Oliver


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