Snog reissues 3 remastered 1990s albums – Order now
Out via Metropolis Records are 3 remastered 1990s albums from Australian electronic artist Snog. Included are “Dear Valued Customer” (1994), “Buy Me… I’ll Change Your Life” (1997) and “Third Mall From The Sun” (1999).
“Dear Valued Customer“, their second full-length record saw Pieter Bourke (later of Dead Can Dance and Lisa Gerrard’s solo group) join the core trio. By the time of “Buy Me… I’ll Change Your Life“, Snog was primarily a solo vehicle for Thrussell, who collaborated with guest musicians on songs that included country western-style guitar numbers such as “Make The Little Flowers Grow” (a cover of “We All Make The Flowers Grow” by Lee Hazlewood). “Third Mall From the Sun” blended the styles of its predecessors while incorporating new influences. It was also the first Snog release to feature cover imagery by Canadian artist Chris Woods, whose paintings lampoon the advertising tactics of major corporations such as McDonald’s, Gap and Nike, matching the strong anti-capitalist/consumerist/Big Brother sentiments in Thrussell’s songs.
In connection to this, you might also want to check out this interview with David Thrussell.
Co-founded in 1989 by Australian musician David Thrussell and art school friends Tim McGrath and Julia Bourke, Snog have issued twenty albums and countless EPs/singles to date that have fused synth-pop, electro-industrial, techno, ambient and experimental styles while also nodding to funk, country and other genres.
Snog has continued to release albums regularly, the most recent being ‘Eight Offerings For The Undead’ [2022] via Metropolis Records.
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