{"id":15712,"date":"2021-07-29T07:47:43","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T07:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=15712"},"modified":"2021-07-29T07:50:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T07:50:16","slug":"the-great-leap-forward-unveils-revolt-against-an-age-of-plenty-lp-after-a-decade-hiatus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2021\/07\/29\/the-great-leap-forward-unveils-revolt-against-an-age-of-plenty-lp-after-a-decade-hiatus\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Leap Forward unveils &#8216;Revolt Against An Age of Plenty&#8217; LP after a decade hiatus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thegreatleapforward.comm.unique\"><strong>The Great Leap Forward<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;presents&nbsp;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thegreatleapforward.bandcamp.com\/album\/revolt-against-an-age-of-plenty\">&#8216;Revolt Against An Age of Plenty&#8217;<\/a><\/strong>, his first album in nine years. The solo project of&nbsp;<strong>Alan Brown&nbsp;<\/strong>of Manchester agit-postpunk icons<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/big-flame-mn0000057783\/biography\">&nbsp;<strong>BIG FLAME<\/strong><\/a>, the long-player will be available as a coloured double-vinyl gatefold LP via Europe&#8217;s&nbsp;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/aturntablefriendrecords.bandcamp.com\/\">A Turntable Friend Records<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>and also be available for digital download and on gatefold CD with 16-page lyrics booklet.<br><br>The video for&nbsp;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_toOqZGoBBY\">&#8216;Revolt Against An Age of Plenty&#8217;&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong>offered a vibrant taste of this vigorous, scintillating and life-affirming 13-track album. Railing against mass consumerism and media control, the accompanying video and imagery was created by&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.richardgardner.tv\/\"><strong>Richard Gardner<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Revolt Against An Age Of Plenty\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_toOqZGoBBY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">British multi-instrumentalist songwriter and lyricist, Alan Brown&#8217;s legacy as an underground artist has been apparent since 1983. Featured on the influential&nbsp;<strong>C86 NME<\/strong>&nbsp;cassette with BIG FLAME, Brown also recorded nine&nbsp;<strong>John Peel<\/strong>&nbsp;sessions for&nbsp;<strong>BBC Radio One<\/strong>&nbsp;with BIG FLAME (4), The Great Leap Forward (2),&nbsp;<strong>A Witness&nbsp;<\/strong>(2) and<strong>&nbsp;Inca Babies&nbsp;<\/strong>(1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since BIG FLAME&#8217;s split in 1986, Brown has channeled his work as&nbsp;<strong>The Great Leap Forward<\/strong>, writing all songs and lyrics, as well as playing and programming all instruments on recordings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new LP features Brown&#8217;s trademark political digs and social commentary, with incisive political and social commentary layered over sharp yet melodic guitar pop \u2013 plus a touch of electro and humour thrown in for good measure. Not surprisingly, the name \u2018Revolt Against An Age Of Plenty\u2019 was lifted from an article by one of Brown&#8217;s favourite social commentators and writers,&nbsp;<strong>Jack Common<\/strong>, whose works has inspired him for decades. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/The-Great-Leap-Forward-album-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15713\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The culmination of four year&#8217;s writing, this album has a more varied approach than previous releases. Whereas previously I&#8217;ve concentrated on a political approach, this album takes a wider view of the world &#8211; perhaps it&#8217;s an age thing &#8211; last year (2020) saw me reach a milestone birthday which I explore in the song &#8216;Can You Kanreki?\u2019, celebrating the Japanese concept of second childhood and re-birth for those hitting 60,&#8221; says&nbsp;<strong>Alan Brown<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Of course I still provide the trademark political and social vignettes &#8211; how could I not &#8211; such as the title song of the album &#8216;Revolt Against An Age Of Plenty&#8217; \u2013 named after a collection of works by the English writer Jack Common in which I rail against mass consumerism and media control.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Great Leap Forward debuted with the&nbsp;<strong>\u2018Controlling The Edges Of Tone\u2019<\/strong>&nbsp;EP in 1987, followed by 1988&#8217;s<strong>&nbsp;\u2018A Peck On The Cheek \u00c0 La Politique\u2019 EP<\/strong>, described by the NME as &#8220;conspicuously excellent&#8221; and the 12-inch single<strong>&nbsp;\u2018Who Works The Weather?\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1988&#8217;s debut album<strong>&nbsp;\u2018Don&#8217;t Be Afraid Of Change\u2019<\/strong>&nbsp;was praised by The Guardian, Melody Maker and other leading magazines, leading to UK and Europe tours with the likes of&nbsp;<strong>That Petrol Emotion<\/strong>. In 2007, The Great Leap Forward reformed, releasing albums<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thegreatleapforward.bandcamp.com\/album\/finished-unfinished-business\"><strong>\u2018Finished Unfinished Business\u2019<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>(2008) and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thegreatleapforward.bandcamp.com\/album\/this-is-our-decade-of-living-cheaply-and-getting-by\"><strong>\u2018This Is Our Decade of&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Living Cheaply and Getting By&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>in (2012).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of July 30, the &#8216;Revolt Against An Age of Plenty&#8217; LP will be available on all formats. Apart from streaming platforms like&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5OcSh6pRk5s6WlffFPUivX\"><strong>Spotify&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a>and online stores such as&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/ca\/artist\/the-great-leap-forward\/153917097\"><strong>Apple Music<\/strong><\/a>, it can also be obtained via Bandcamp at&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thegreatleapforward.bandcamp.com\/album\/revolt-against-an-age-of-plenty\">https:\/\/thegreatleapforward.bandcamp.com\/album\/revolt-against-an-age-of-plenty<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Song excerpts trailer for the new album &#039;Revolt Against An Age Of Plenty&#039;  by The Great Leap Forward\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wgHy8NdfNN4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CREDITS<\/strong><br>Mixed, produced &amp; mastered at&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.otterheadstudios.com\/\">Otterhead Studios UK<\/a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.anthonychapmanaudio.com\/\">Ant Chapman<\/a>&nbsp;&amp; Alan Brown<br>Alan Brown &#8211; vocals, guitars, bass, drums and synth programming, lyrics \/ peasant poetry<br>Ant Chapman &#8211; extra Kraut Rock synths<br>Album artwork by Ian Cheeseright, Simon Williams &amp; Alan Brown<br>Video and imagery by&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.richardgardner.tv\/\">Richard Gardner<\/a><br>Product distribution by&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.srd.co.uk\/home\">SRD<\/a><br>Catalogue number: TURN77LP \/ TURN77CD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Revolt Against An Age Of Plenty - double LP and CD by The Great Leap Forward\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F1275049825&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=960&#038;maxwidth=640&#038;secret_token=s-bqYFgPn6WjS\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Great Leap Forward on the net<\/strong><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegreatleapforward.net\/\">Website<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thegreatleapforward.bandcamp.com\/\">Bandcamp<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thegreatleapforward.comm.unique\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TGLForward\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/the_great_leap_forward\">Soundcloud<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/ca\/artist\/the-great-leap-forward\/153917097\">Apple Music<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5OcSh6pRk5s6WlffFPUivX\">Spotify<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:contact@shamelesspromotionpr.com\">Press contact<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A Turntable Friend Records on the net<\/strong><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/aturntablefriendrecords.bandcamp.com\/\">Bandcamp<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aturntablefriendrecords\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-184628920\">Soundcloud<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/TURNTABLEFRIEND\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCaaqBSc-URJhjKRujLI5McQ\/videos\">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/a_turntable_friend_records\/\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:contact@shamelesspromotionpr.com\">Press contact<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*Article Photo Credit: Richard Gardner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Great Leap Forward&nbsp;presents&nbsp;&#8216;Revolt Against An Age of Plenty&#8217;, his first album in nine years&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,2],"tags":[1827,1828,455,290,1826],"class_list":["post-15712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music-news","category-news","tag-alan-brown","tag-big-flame","tag-post-punk","tag-punk","tag-the-great-leap-forward"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15712"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15717,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15712\/revisions\/15717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}