Simon Lebon
of Duran
Duran is credited with the production of Unrest's
Perfect Teeth (TB 119), simply because he was
in the same studio recording, The
Wedding Album, and happened to give his opinion
on a few songs.
Unrest began in 1985, and their songs
evolved from improv instrumental music to postmodern pop-songwriting
that would culminate artistically in Perfect Teeth,
their first album for the 4AD
label.
Exhuming the Factory
Records foundation, that Mark Robinson's own TeenBeat
label borrows so heavily from, the album is laden with
references to Cath
Carroll in the artwork (her photo is used on the cover
and her tattoo is used within) and in the lyrics ("Angel
I'll Walk You Home" contains lyrics to Carroll's
"Moves Like You"— the song "Cath
Carroll" speaks for itself).
"Food & Drink Synthesizer"
appears in this form on the CD and album release, while
"Plastic Film" exists only on the 7" version.
Though these songs appear have no direct reference to
Cath Carroll or the Factory label, only the band truly
knows.
The introduction is from a Speak
and Spell.
The best summation
of Unrest is to borrow their own motto: "Take No
Prisoners." You are simply defenseless against the
aural assault from these three maestros, pop impresarios
one and all. Love them, as they love you. -- Erin Smith,
1993
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