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	Scritti Politti - Music Downloads - Online
		Bio: Scritti Politti is the primary vehicle for Welsh singer/songwriter Green Gartside.
		At this stage, Scritti Politti's sound was scrappy, taut, and forthrightly experimental in style, utilizing abrupt changes, rhythmic displacements, and gritty and discordant harmonies tempered by Gartside's sweet vocalizing of impenetrably obscure lyrics, vaguely political in sense but temporal and abstract in meaning.
		They began to record as Scritti Politti in 1983 in sessions produced by Nile Rodgers, but Gartside decided, rightly, that Rough Trade didn't have the kind of budget that could support the type of pop music that he was then interested in pursuing.
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	Scritti Politti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The name Scritti Politti was chosen as a homage to the Italian Marxist theorist Antonio Gramsci: The name is generally understood to refer to Gramsci's political writings (although the correct spelling of this from the Italian would have produced "Scritti Politici").
		To the raw energy of punk, Scritti Politti added a creative spontaneity and a mock-philosophical intelligence in their lyrics, with scholarly allusions to Marx, Bakunin, Derrida, Deleuze, and Lacan.
		He signed with Virgin records in 1983 for the ROW and Warner Bros. in the U.S. The original line-up was disbanded and essentially Scritti Politti became a solo vehicle for Gartside.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scritti_Politti (1889 words)

	Scritti Politti cds, vinyl records and music albums (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Despite their sporadic output, Green Gartside's Scritti Politti have always maintained a hardwire to the musical avant-garde and brought it into the pop spotlight.
		Scritti Politti began as a Post-Punk band that was infectiously danceable and grew to embrace a subtler, more soulful sound.
		on their second album, scritti politti essentially was green gartside, who directed drummer fred maher, keyboardist david gamson, and a multitude of studio musicians through a state-of-the-art, immaculately constructed set of catchy synth pop on cupid & psyche 85.
	www.musicstack.com.cob-web.org:8888 /search/scritti+politti (694 words)

	www.myspace.com/scrittipolittilife
		The name Scritti Politti was chosen as a homage to the Italian Marxist theorist Antonio Gramsci (although a more correct translation of this from the Italian would have produced "Scritti Politici".
		Scritti Politti was formed in 1977 by Green Gartside (vocals) and Tom Morley (drums), who met while attending college in Leeds, England.
		In 1997 Scritti Politti returned to the studio to work on their first new full-length of the 1990s.
	www.myspace.com /scrittipolittilife (763 words)

	bibbly-o-tek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Before describing Scritti Politti’s set, I would like to add that club Sonar was a very nice establishment with a polite staff and better sound than I’m used to in such a small club.
		Anyway, as Scritti took the stage it became apparent that the stage wasn’t quite large enough for the band and the five keyboards and two drumsets, so Dave, the “utility” player (read: multi-instrumentalist) had to stand on a wobbly riser to the left of the stage for most of the concert.
		Green was dressed in a scruffy low-key manner, with jeans and a hooded sweatshirt (with a Scritti button, of course), but the rest of the band had a somewhat distinguished look to them.
	bibbly-o-tek.com (1448 words)

	GIGWISE \| Twenty Nine Years And Counting: Scritti Politti (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Scritti Politti was a part of the post-punk generation of musicians who intended to use the punk revolution to look beyond the orthodoxy of guitars and rock’n’roll.
		The original Scritti line-up was a loose coalition of punk musicians, but soon after the 1979 release of ‘4 A Sides’, Scritti began to focus on becoming a pop star.
		Scritti Politti had success with the 1985 album ‘Cupid And Psyche 85’, but with it he came to reap what he had sown, as the crass commercialism of American pop culture began to push Green nearer to the edge of sanity.
	www.gigwise.com /contents.asp?contentid=19142 (543 words)

	Ink 19 :: Scritti Politti
		Green Gartside, 42, has been hiding for the better part of a decade, since he lost faith in the music industry shortly after the release of Scritti Politti's third album, Provision, in 1988, and retreated to a cottage in his home country of Wales.
		Gone are the waves of blonde hair from what he jokingly refers to as his "Lady Diana Period." He now sports his light brown hair in a spiky do, accessorized by a small silver stud below his lip which pierces a modest goatee, while shades camouflage his large blue eyes.
		Maybe he's still not ready to reveal himself completely, but one thing is certain: the music of Scritti Politti is back with a vengeance.
	www.ink19.com /issues_F/00_03/ink_spots/021_scritti_politti.shtml (2474 words)

	One-hundred-thirteenth Street :: Scritti Politti (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Scritti these days is basically just Green Gartside, but he’s put together a touring band out of regulars at his local Hackney pub.
		Perhaps Scritti is making an effort to deconstruct notions of virtuosity in pop music.
		At any rate, Scritti’s music is dense and complex and not cliché at all.
	113thstreet.net /2006/08/scritti-politti.html (322 words)

	Scritti Politti
		He formed Scritti Politti and made a record called 'Skank Bloc Bologna', which got airplay on the John Peel show.
		Later Scritti Politti made a record called The Sweetest Girl which featured on a free cassette given away with the New Musical Express, NME.
		The jazz trumpet player Miles Davis was interested in some of Scritti Politti's material and covered one of their songs.
	www.artistopia.com /scritti-politti (275 words)

	Scritti Politti : Early - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		Ask the average music fan who came of age during Scritti Politti's mainstream peak and he or she is likely to recall a one-hit wonder (wrong), a Color Me Badd precursor that appeared out of thin air (wrong again and yet again).
		Cupid & Psyche 85's end-to-end brilliance is another argument, but when that album was on the charts, few stateside listeners knew that Scritti Politti had a history.
		Several years before "Perfect Way," Scritti were post-punks who made frail political songs with guitars as linear as a balled-up entanglement of holiday lights, a rhythm section as slantwise as it was dubwise, and boyish vocals as sweet as they were hesitant.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,3154576,00.html (401 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Cupid and Psyche '85: Music: Scritti Politti (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Around the time of Cupid and Psyche 85's release, Scritti Politti mastermind Green Gartside was fond of citing deconstructionist theory as an influence on his subversion of boy-meets-girl lyrics.
		That group was Scritti Politti, led by the single minded Green Gartside.
		Yes, Scritti Politti say it is OK to strut your stuff carrying a library card in your pocket with your condoms.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Cupid-Psyche-85-Scritti-Politti/dp/B000025JQD (1180 words)

	bigchill.net -gartside scritti politti album trade rough music
		Released in 1999, Anomie and Bonhomie marked Gartside and Scritti Politti's return to music, and it shows that he had by no means lost touch with current trends, working with rappers Mos Def and Jimahl and extending the Scritti Politti compass to include a full-blown hip-hop sound.
		Green Gartside made a return to live performance at the beginning of 2006, playing a number of low profile gigs in London with a new band of locally recruited musicians.
		A new Scritti Politti album, "White Bread, Black Beer", has recently been released on Rough Trade Records to critical acclaim, not least right here on bigchill.net.
	www.bigchill.net /story/1715/scrittipolittiartistprofile.html (1166 words)

	Amazon.com: Cupid & Psyche 85: Music: Scritti Politti (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Around the time of Cupid & Psyche 85's release, Scritti Politti mastermind Green Gartside was fond of citing deconstructionist theory as an influence on his subversion of boy-meets-girl lyrics.
		Written off as "one hit wonders" in the US, Scritti Politti had humble beginings in Leeds, a small town in the UK, where they wrote minimalist tunes with rather bitter and cynical lyrics.
		A few years later, singer/leader/lyricist Green Gartside abandoned his original bandmates and took Scritti Politti to a much more pop/soul place musically, as well as taking on a more soulful approach to his singing, while managing to maintain much of the bite of his lyrics.
	www.amazon.com /Cupid-Psyche-85-Scritti-Politti/dp/B000002L7Z (1271 words)

	The UNOFFICIAL Scritti Politti Site
		If you want to know what's going on with Scritti Politti, how its fans express themselves these days, or even just remember those catchy tunes, this is a great place to start your musical and intellectual journey to enlightenment.
		For serious Scritti Politti research, there is but one place to visit.
		This site is a member of The Scritti Crush Connection, the Scritti Politti internet fan presence.
	www.chrislee.tv /scritti/scritti.html (288 words)

	www.myspace.com/scrittipolittiofficial
		they refer to me as "scritti politti girl" because i always request songs off of cupid & psyche.
		Blimey...can't believe that in about 12 hours or so I'll be watching you perform live on stage in Manhattan.
		Thanks for adding us scritti, we love the new stuff, when are you coming to gig in portsmouth portsmouth
	www.myspace.com /scrittipolittiofficial (1028 words)

	Scritti Politti Tour Dates & Tickets
		Green Gartside is the man behind Scritti Politti, who later took the name into the realms of hiphop, working with rapper Mos Def among others.
		Although their success can mainly be noted in the 1980s, Scritti Politti are now performing once again, for the first time since the early '90s.
		Add Scritti Politti to My Artists, and receive instant email alerts when we get more tour dates.
	www.ents24.com /web/artist/88912/Scritti_Politti.html (133 words)

	scritti politti, early
		Soon after signing to Rough Trade in the late 1970's, Scritti Politti released a clutch of records which have long languished in the depths of hardcore fan's collections.
		With the release of 'Early', singles such as 'The Sweetest Girl' and 'Skank Bloc Bologna' are being dusted down and blearily squinting into the digitised 21st Century as they make their debut on CD.
		Elsewhere, 'Hegemony' suggests that the feather-cut impresarios Razorlight have been studying their vintage Scritti Politti whilst 'The Sweetest Girls' predicts the synths and eye-shadow vanguard led by Sheffield's Human League which was just around the corner.
	www.boomkat.com /item.cfm?id=16410 (389 words)

	Scritti Politti CDs, Scritti Politti Records, CD Singles, Rare Records, Vinyl, Albums, Discography (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		SCRITTI POLITTI White Bread Black Beer (2006 UK 14-track promotional CD album, his 1st album in 7 years and the follow-up to 1999's critically acclaimed hip-hop fused 'Anomie & Bonhomie' as well as seeing his return to Rough Trade after being awa y since the early 1980's.
		SCRITTI POLITTI White Bread Black Beer (2006 UK 13-track vinyl LP - Green Gartside's 1st album in 7 years and the follow-up to 1999's critically acclaimed hip-hop fused 'Anomie & Bonhomie' as well as seeing his return to Rough Trade after being a way since the early 1980's, picture sleeve plus printed inner bag) -
		SCRITTI POLITTI Early (2005 UK CD album featuring a collection of 13 early recordings [on CD for the first time] including the single 'Skank Bloc Bologna') Their initial recordings were groundbreaking and although not yet the most accomplished musicians in the world, what they constructed was immediate, cerebral, politicised, and original.
	eil.com.cob-web.org:8888 /shop/artistlist.asp?artistname=Scritti-Politti (1167 words)

	VH1.com : Scritti Politti : Biography - Urge Music Downloads
		Scritti Politti is the primary vehicle for Welsh singer/songwriter Green Gartside.
		With Gartside and Rough Trade parting ways, the Rodgers-produced sessions never saw the light of day.
		There She Was," featured the talents of the late Roger Troutman.
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/scritti_politti/bio.jhtml (1198 words)

	TrouserPress.com :: Scritti Politti
		Originally formed in London by way of Leeds as a post-art school trio with drummer Tom Morley and bassist Nial Jinks, the high-mindedly political and conceptual Scritti Politti underwent a number of drastic developmental changes on its way to becoming, ultimately, a slick vehicle for Welsh-born singer and guitarist Green Gartside.
		Green consolidated his triumph by including both songs on Cupid and Psyche 85, only the second Scritti Politti album in six years.
		Recorded and produced in the main with Maher and keyboardist David Gamson but featuring numerous other musicians, the painstakingly well-crafted record is unfailingly pleasant.
	www.trouserpress.com /entry.php?a=scritti_politti (489 words)

	Scritti Politti - AOL Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Green changed it to "Scritti Politti" as he thought it sounded more rock'n'roll,...
		Welcome to The Scritti Crush Connection, the freshly-scrubbed lone beacon of Scritti Politti fandom on the Internet.
		Download, listen and watch Scritti Politti music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and more on AOL Music.
	music.aol.com /artist/scritti-politti/5381/main (114 words)

	scritti politti, white bread black beer
		Having grown accustomed to the endless procession of reissues, remastering and reduxes that are the lifeblood of modern record companies, it came as some surprise to discover that 'White Bread Black Beer' from the erstwhile Scritti Politti wasn't some scratchy 'lost' studio recording, but a full-fat new LP.
		Their first new material in seven years ('Anomie & Bonhomie'), 'White Bread Black Beer' sees the 1980's hit-machine returning to their poptastic roots - with Green Gartside eschewing the easy root of resurrecting the glass-scratched post-punk that has fallen back into fashion in favour of a lustrously produced selection of all-out crowd pleasers.
		Gliding along with a level of polished ease that belies some intricate melodies and complex song structures, the likes of 'Dr. Abernathy' and 'Snow In Sun' are slivers of unfettered pop nourishment that sound how you imagine the synth-fed Eighties do when heard through rose-tinted earphones.
	www.boomkat.com /item.cfm?id=22001 (316 words)

	SCRITTI POLITTI cds (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		White Bread Black Beer - CD - With the release of White Bread Black Beer, the first Scritti Politti offering in seven years, Green Gartside experiments with lush Beach Boys-style harmonies and Beatles-esque melodies, subtly subverting them with touches of hip hop and reggae.
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	scritti-politti.musicstack.com.cob-web.org:8888 (943 words)

	Scritti Politti/Desperate Bicycles
		Groups such as Scritti Politti, already with socio-political issues firmly at the forefront of their thinking and lifestyle, took clear and direct inspiration from the clarion call that was the raison d'etre of the Desperate Bicycles.
		That is to say, singer and guitarist Green Strohmeyer-Gartside plus whoever he wants to have around at the time.
		These records and the groups that made them, the Desperate Bicycles and Scritti Politti, helped to change the way the music business operated, to demystify it and those who claimed an ownership of it that was never theirs to claim.
	www.furious.com /PERFECT/scritti.html (2466 words)

	Scritti Politti: White Bread Black Beer (2006): Reviews
		Scritti Politti: White Bread Black Beer (2006): Reviews
		Not-so-prolific Welsh singer-songwriter Green Gartside returns with his first Scritti Politti album in seven years.
		Alludes to wasted years, unhealthy addictions with poise, elegance and not inconsiderable regret.
	www.metacritic.com /music/artists/scrittipolitti/whitebreadblackbeer (392 words)

	Digital Spy Forums - Scritti Politti (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		I have read Scritti Politti´s back with a new album and single.
		It´s not clear Scritti Politti is a band, a duo or a solo act.
		He's playing live again with his band "Double G and the Traitorous 3" - wish I was abit nearer to go and see that.
	www.digitalspy.co.uk /forums/showthread.php?t=371143 (945 words)

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