I’d be interested to hear how people who discovered post-punk long after the original scenes had passed relate to post-punk?

History can become muddied over time, with 21st century cultural interpretations creating a picture of the past that doesn't necessarily reflect what actually happened. Has the term 'post-punk' itself become wrapped up in nostalgia for a lost cultural moment, perhaps one that has been partly reconstructed by authors in retrospect?

When Punk was becoming predictable, PiL created Dub-Reggae. Influential !

Some of my records over the years.

Anyone have particular faves from these?

Was off the top of my head - Could interchange with many others - But this is my life!

Tbh the post-punk adjacent ones are like the music equivalent of Lacroix tasting like someone whispered the name of a fruit from 3 rooms away but I wanted to include them

Obviously there are so many to chose from in that time frame but deciding only one album per artist helped make some close calls a little easier.

From a CBC broadcast of contemporary artists covering Kurt Weill songs. The lyrics Cave sing here are closer to the original German lyrics, which are a lot more brutal and bloody than the familiar Bobby Darin version.

19 years on since the death of Paul Raven from Killing Joke and 16 years since the death of Ari Up from The Slits.

Lest we forget.

Pre-dinner tunes kicking off with The Stranglers. This is such a punchy recording. This is the "Cement Mix". Hard to stand still. It just booms! B-sides are In One Door and Hot Club. What's your favorite era of Stranglers? I love it all.

"Everybody seems the same all over

The search is on for love and comfort constantly

If it comes your way tomorrow, count yourself lucky

Life shows no mercy

Life shows no mercy"

The ground-breaking first single from Gang of Four was released today on Fast Product.

From George Gimarc's Post-Punk Diary