The Quietus | All Articles (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Don't-call-them-a-supergroup-group Githead's new album is a Quietus favourite of 2009. Luke Turner sat down with Colin Newman and Malka Spigel for an animated discussion on its whys and wherefores
A.V. Club (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
The alt-rock supergroup Githead consists of four veteran scenesters: Colin Newman of legendary art-pop act Wire, Malka Spiegel and Max Franken from Israeli rock-exotica band Minimal Compact, plus electronica pioneer Robin Rimbaud (a.k.a. Scanner ). The band came together almost as a lark in 2004, performing a few shows and recording some fairly experimental songs, but over the past three...
Lend Me Your Ears (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
In truth, I'm more engaged by Professor Scanner 's compelling new Conversations with the Dead & his mesmerising iPhone Whisper than the new Githead - even after fellow Git Colin Newman 's fine recent trans-generational WireTortoise collaboration . But Landing 's arrival is also a welcome excuse to revisit some classics of earlier Gittery. On form, this unlikely collision of talents...
The STA Official Label Blog Of Thoughts And Stuff® (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Courtesy Group Tradesman Entrance Ma Doocey CD "Visceral debut from Brummagem grinesters beloved of Messrs Cooper Clarke & Peel, ("Strong spikey stuff I'd say!"). Githead Landing Swim Githead is a group whose members are Colin Newman (Wire), Malka Spigel and Max Franken (Minimal Compact) and Robin Rimbaud (aka Scanner). ‘Landing’ is their third album of...
