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Holidays in Europe (The Naughty Nought)

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Released
  
January 24, 1986

Length
  
34:55

Release date
  
24 January 1986

Label
  
Crass Records

Recorded
  
1984-1985

Artist
  
Kukl

Producer
  
Penny Rimbaud

Holidays in Europe (The Naughty Nought) httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediaen003KUK

Genres
  
Post-punk, Avant-garde, No wave

Post-punk albums
  
The Eye, KUKL à Paris 14984, Stations of the Crass, The Feeding of the 5000, Rival Factions

K u k l outward flight psalm 323


Holidays in Europe (The Naughty Nought) was the second and last studio album by the Icelandic post-punk group Kukl, released on January 24, 1986 by Crass Records.

Contents

Production

Produced by Penny Rimbaud of Crass, and engineered by Mel Jefferson, it was recorded at Southern Studios in London between October 1984 and October 1985. The album was more complex in comparison to its predecessor The Eye, with greater use of electronic noise and distorted samples and keyboards.

Reissue

Holidays in Europe (The Naughty Nought) has been reissued numerous times: in 1997 by Crass Records, and in 2002, 2004 and 2008 by One Little Indian Records.

Personnel

  • Björk (Björk Guðmundsdóttir) – vocals
  • Einar Ørn (Einar Örn Benediktsson) – vocals and trumpet
  • Gud Krist (Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson) – electric guitar
  • Birgir (Birgir Mogensen) – bass guitar
  • Melax (Einar Arnaldur Melax) – synthesizer, piano
  • Sigtryggur (Sigtryggur Baldursson) – drums

    • Collaborators

  • Jamil Sairah – additional vocals on "England (Zro)".
  • Sjón (Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson) – participated in the booklet design, but the early work was subsequently replaced by Einar Ørn and Crass.

    • Songs

    1Outward Flight (Psalm 323)3:49
    2France (A Mutual Thrill)4:19
    3Gibraltar (Copy Thy Neighbour)4:55

    References

    Holidays in Europe (The Naughty Nought) Wikipedia
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