F-Punk by Big Audio Dynamite

F-Punk landed on Radioactive in 1995, the first record in six years to go out under the plain Big Audio Dynamite name, the last being 1989's Megatop Phoenix. The title is a cheeky nod to P-Funk that doubles as a rude two-word verdict on punk itself, which is rich coming from Mick Jones, the ex-Clash guitarist who started this outfit in London back in 1984. Just to twist the knife, the cover lettering borrows from London Calling, itself a lift from Elvis Presley's first album.

The lineup around Jones by now had Nick Hawkins on guitar, Gary Stonadge on bass, Chris Kavanagh on drums, Andre Shapps on keyboards and Michael Custance on percussion, and the band still stirs the same stew it always did: punk snarl, dance grooves, hip-hop beats, reggae and funk, all run through an alternative-rock filter. "I Turned Out A Punk" says the rest. Two years later, the band called it a day.

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