Sheep Farming in Barnet

Sheep Farming in Barnet Artist: Toyah
Label: Safari Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 2
EAN: 5014636400221
ASIN: B00006358E


Release Date: 2002-04-12

Sheep Farming in Barnet


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Tracks:

  1. Neon Womb
  2. Indecision
  3. Waiting
  4. Computer
  5. Victims of the Riddle
  6. Elusive Stranger
  7. Our Movie
  8. Danced
  9. Last Goodbye
  10. Victims of the Riddle (Vivisection)
  11. Race Through Space

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Album Description

UK exclusive reissue of the British alternative act's first two albums, together in one package, 'Sheep Farming In Barnet' & 'The Blue Meaning', both from 1980. Includes 4 bonus tracks 'Bird In Flight', 'Tribal Look', 'Sphinx' & 'Street Addict'. For fans of Kate Bush.

Album Details

Toyah's First Two Albums, Now Available on One CD.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The (Real) Best of Toyah In One Place!!!.......2002-06-18

Before Toyah wrote a bunch of top ten songs for the early 80s U.K. market (It's a Mystery, Good Morning Universe, I Want to be Free, etc.), she stuck with edgier, harder, warped sci-fi /impending doom / paranoid / fantasy themes. Call it alternative new-wave -- and it broke new ground without the total nihilism of punk. The two Toyah albums that most epitomize this trend are Sheep Farming in Barnet and Blue Meaning. I believe the albums represent Toyah at her most introspective, commenting on the failures of England and its social structures to create a bright future for its people. Neon Womb and Victims of the Riddle (on Barnet) sadly reflect on the desanctification of life. Spaced Walking, Ghosts, Mummies (on Blue Meaning) reflect different aspects of detachment. Ieya also calls out to gods/goddesses to save us from, well, most likely ourselves. Insects completes the death cycle, literally recycling us back while we're in the ground. Good Grief!

So, what is the music like? Imagine the Talking Heads meets Trent Reznor of NIN meets Blondie at a Trekkers Con. One could say this is conventional rock with a goth bent -- You'll just have to get some music samples. Just note there's hardly any top-ten bubblegummy stuff here. This is not light music and bears repeated listenings.

Closest matches in style: Nina Hagen, Lene Lovich.

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