Uncarved Block (album)
| Uncarved Block | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Post-Punk, Tribal | |||
| Length | 35:46 | |||
| Label | One Little Indian | |||
| Producer | Adrian Sherwood | |||
| Flux of Pink Indians chronology | ||||
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Uncarved Block is the third studio album by Flux of Pink Indians who, by then, were known simply as Flux. It was released in 1986. The album was produced by Adrian Sherwood.
The bassist of Flux of Pink Indians, Derek Birkett, started the One Little Indian record label. Uncarved Block was the label's first album release.
The album's title was inspired by Benjamin Hoff's book The Tao of Pooh.[1]
The musicians credited on the sleevenotes are Adrian Sherwood, Bob, Bonjo I (African Head Charge), Brian Pugsley, Coal (Colin Latter), Smuff, Kenny, Wellington, Lu, Martin, Paul White, Ray Shulman, Shal, Style Scott (Dub Syndicate), Sue Churchill, Tan and Tim.
Reception
The 1992 book The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave Music called Uncarved Block "the most unexpected of the band's three studio albums, delivering more polemic allied to dance and funk rhythms which left their previous audience totally non-plussed. It was a brave effort, and one which, alongside their debut, stands up to repeated listening."[2]
Track listing
Side one
- "Value of Nothing" - 2:47
- "Youthful Immortal" - 5:33
- "Just Is" - 1:06
- "Children Who Know" - 7:49
Side two
- "Backward" - 2:40
- "Footprints in the Snow" - 6:16
- "Nothing Is Not Done" - 4:32
- "Stonecutter" - 5:04
References
- ^ "Flux of Pink Indians interview". Maximum Rocknroll (225): 87. February 2002. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave Music (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 151. ISBN 0-85112-657-X.