Paganicons

1981 EP by Saccharine Trust From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Paganicons is the debut EP of punk band Saccharine Trust, released on December 10, 1981 through SST.

ReleasedDecember 10, 1981 (1981-12-10)
RecordedApril 1981 (1981-04)
StudioMedia Art Studio
Hermosa Beach, California[1]
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Paganicons
EP by
ReleasedDecember 10, 1981 (1981-12-10)
RecordedApril 1981 (1981-04)
StudioMedia Art Studio
Hermosa Beach, California[1]
GenrePost-hardcore, punk rock
Length17:42
LabelSST
SST 006
ProducerSaccharine Trust, Spot, Mike Watt
Saccharine Trust chronology
Paganicons
(1981)
Surviving You, Always
(1984)
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Recording

Inspired by Minutemen,[2] Saccharine Trust desired to make an album that experimented with different forms of rock.[2] Guitarist Joe Baiza considered music "a conceptual art project".[2]

Cover art

Joe Baiza initially submitted the art for New Alliance Records' compilation Cracks in the Sidewalk but it was rejected by Mike Watt so Baiza used it for Paganicons instead.[1]

Release and reception

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AllmusicStarHalf star[3]
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In Journals, Kurt Cobain of Nirvana ranked Paganicons as one of his top fifty records.[4][5][6] Allmusic critic John Dougan was less enthusiastic, criticising vocalist Jack Brewer's performance as "especially irritating and pretentious", though further writing that "there are indications that there's an interesting band here, especially in the abrasive guitar playing of Joe Baiza."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joe Baiza and Jack Brewer.

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Side one
No.TitleLength
1."I Have..."1:56
2."Community Lie"1:25
3."Effort to Waste"2:26
4."Mad at the Co."0:36
5."I Am Right"2:21
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Side two
No.TitleLength
1."We Don't Need Freedom"1:26
2."Success and Failure"1:28
3."A Human Certainty"5:10
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Personnel

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