“Cenotaph” is the last song on Side-A of This Heat’s 1981 album "Deceit". The song is a condemnation of war, as well as a warning about what the band perceived as Earth’s imminent destruction through nuclear war. Charles Hayworth from the track notes on the 2016 vinyl reissue of "Deceit": “The instrumental tunes were written by Gareth early on in This Heat’s time, and the vocal tune had been through various sets of lyrics, but it all seemed to come together when we rehearsed the History Repeats Itself chorus and developed the idea as a slowly unfurling line. This… read more
“Cenotaph” is the last song on Side-A of This Heat’s 1981 album "Deceit". The song is a condemnation of war, as well as a warning about wha… read more
“Cenotaph” is the last song on Side-A of This Heat’s 1981 album "Deceit". The song is a condemnation of war, as well as a warning about what the band perceived as Earth’s immin… read more
This Heat were an experimental British rock band widely considered a link between avant-prog and such later experimental genres as post-punk, post-rock, and noise-rock. They were formed in late-1975 in Brixton, London, United Kingdom by multi-instrumentalists Charles Bullen (guitar, clarinet, viola, vocals, tapes), Charles Hayward (percussion, keyboards, vocals, tapes) and Gareth Williams (keyboard, guitar, bass, vocals, tapes). Their music touched on numerous different styles and genres, and was frequently confrontational and politically charged. Their first radio airplay came from… read more
This Heat were an experimental British rock band widely considered a link between avant-prog and such later experimental genres as post-punk, post-rock, and noise-rock. They were formed in late-1975 in Brixton, London, United Kingdom b… read more