Label: Klanggalerie

1989年レアカセット音源のリマスター初再発版!!Catherine JauniauxやZeena Parkinsも参加した84年名作2nd[Ossification]が再発され話題となった、1/2 Japaneseにも参加するMick Hobbsにより立ち上げられた非常に優れた音楽性を持つ大所帯バンドOfficer!。オリジナルは1989年にMick Hobbsのソロアルバムとしてカセットフォーマットで自主リリース、今回新たにOfficer!名義にて再発される事となった[Some Songs / Bandagen]のCD化版。全体的に緩く遊び心が強い、しかしグサリと刻み込まれる独創的アレンジやメロディーが素晴らしくその構築の仕方が妙に奥深い。ドゥミトレスクのアンサンブルにも参加するTim Hodgkinsonがゲストでサポート。









Officer! was founded by Londoner Mick Hobbs. His roots were in the Rock In Opposition scene of the late 70s and early 80s. Initially he worked as guitarist in The Work, subsequently he became closely associated with This Heat and their Cold Storage Studio in Brixton, working with artists like Family Fodder, Catherine Jauniaux or Zeena Parkins. The band's first album "8 New Songs By Mick Hobbs" came out in 1982 on casette only. It was followed by the second album, "Ossification". The third album, "Cough" was recorded and released in France in 1985.

It is often overlooked in the band's discography, a fate that many cassette releases share. "8 New Songs By Mick Hobbs" and "Cough" have been collected to form the CD "Earlier Music", which was also made available again by Klanggalerie. Bandagen was originally released as a cassette in 1989 by Swiss label No Records. Half of the music was written for a stage play called Bandagen by Grazia Pergoletti, the other half was originally released as music by Mick Hobbs. This first CD edition has been remastered by Martin Bowes.