Wild West – Beat The Drought [7''] (1981, Not On Label)

The post punk landscape slowly changed in Sydney at the beginning of the 80s with more emphasis being placed on melody and rhythm. More funk, less experimentation and so on. Wild West eased into this nexus with a taut style and a tidy little group dynamic. The sound of the band was unique without being startling. Peter Nelson's jangly, intricate guitar flitted around Gordon Renouf's liquid, pneumatic bass lines and Phil Turnbull's simplistic chords and sometimes grating synth riffs. Peter Macgregor added a necessary driving force although we all felt that those beloved roto-toms were a bit much. Eventually Rae Byrom joined with some surprisingly elegant and playful synth motifs. They released the 'Beat The Drought' EP in 1980 containing "Calling The House" (a somewhat hypnotic and graceful 5/4); "Chinchilla" (a mesmerizing verse drone with a punchy two note chorus); "We Can Do" (sort of shouted funk with a climactic chorus change and a pots and pans percussion ending) and "Red Sea" (a slightly experimental 3 section piece with buzzing synths and a lovely short bass 'solo' at the end). [SOURCE: NO NIGHT SWEATS] 

Label: Not On Label ‎– none 

Format: Vinyl, 7", EP, 45 RPM 

Country: Australia 

Released: 1981 

Genre: Electronic, Rock 

Style: New Wave, Post-Punk 

Tracklist:

Dry 

A1 Calling The House 2:20 

A2 Chinchilla 2:58 

Wet 

B1 We Can Do 2:31 

B2 Red Sea 2:53 

Notes: 

Recorded and mixed at M². 

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