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When I learn how to transfer vinyl to PC, the first thing I'll do is upload the 'For King Willy' EP by The Baby Men. From 1986, it contains four tracks and is the only thing they ever released:
Side one has two spoken-word tracks:
'The Legend of the Baby Men' is a baroque rumble, all meshing of harpsichord, trumpet, and whiplash guitar. It tells the tale of the revolutionary group The Baby Men, and how they plan to overthrow the foul dictatorship that blights the land.
The title track, 'For King Willy', is a rousing gothic chant, medieval in spirit, with reverberating guitar and thudding drums.
Side two has two instrumental tracks strewn with snatches of dialogue:
'March of the Baby Men' is simply phenomenal - pounding harpsichord an bass guitar over a tale of revenge and exile.
'Think of Honour and of Wealth' is a sombre stripped-down piece that conjures up images of moorland battlefields after the fray, with howling wind and ghostly voices.
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