Originally released in 1991, this remastered edition of Mehead's sole album presents the South London quartet's inventive blend of experimental rock, tape collage, and off-kilter rhythms, with trumpet, guitar, bass, drums, and vocals shaping spacious, intuitively composed pieces that balance live studio spontaneity with layered textures and quietly subversive sonic exploration.
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Gerry Atkins-trumpet
Paul Kneller-drums, piano, percussion, vocals
Phil Brooker-vocals, bass guitar, percussion, tapes, lyrics
David Maleed-electric guitar, clarinet, percussion, tapes, vocals
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UPC: 5024545972122
Label: Taut Recordings
Catalog ID: TRO
Squidco Product Code: 37276
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2023
Country: UK
Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold
Recorded in 1990 and 1991.
"Originally released in late 1991, Mehead's sole album was recorded at RMS Studios in Crystal Palace, London, and issued just a few months before the quartet's demise. This second edition of One Good Eye, has been remastered by engineer Neil Goody at The Premises Studios, from the original analogue tapes. The CD mastering was completed by Oli Morgan at Abbey Road Studios, for rerelease by Taut Recordings.
From a base in south London, Mehead realigned the rock template, to frame their distinctive musical shapes, off-kilter rhythms, and spacious plains. Rigorously honed and extensive in scope, these intuitive compositions evoke a soundtrack to a singular landscape. Mehead worked with lines, counterpoint, and rough edges, to explore; rhythmic variations (With Scissors), frenetic horns (Thin Skinned), reversed tape (Float), intricately woven instrumentals (Hippo), and density of sound (Interiors).
One Good Eye evolved during a handful of recording sessions at RMS, between 1990 and 1991. It leans towards experimentation, tape collage, and the quietly subversive. The work grapples with compositional fragments, and then presents its own logic, through a mix of instrumental and vocal performances that unfold over twelve tracks. Most of the material was performed live, in the studio, embracing the spirit and spontaneity of first takes, warts and all. Overdubbed instruments were added to thicken musical lines, when appropriate, or to provide discreet melodic textures.
Founded by David Maleed and Phil Brooker, Mehead began as a recording project in the autumn of 1983, and remained active for eight years, until the close of 1991."-Taut Recordings
Artist Biographies
• Show Bio for Gerry Atkins Gerry Atkins is a British trumpeter active in experimental and improvised music circles, known for his flexible approach to tone and texture. His playing often moves between melodic clarity and raw, expressive bursts, contributing distinctive horn lines to Mehead's layered and rhythmically adventurous sound. ^ Hide Bio for Gerry Atkins • Show Bio for Paul Kneller Paul Kneller is a drummer, pianist, and multi-instrumentalist whose work spans experimental rock, improvisation, and studio-based composition. In Mehead he contributes drums, percussion, piano, and vocals, helping shape the ensemble's shifting rhythmic structures and textural density. ^ Hide Bio for Paul Kneller • Show Bio for Phil Brooker Phil Brooker is a vocalist, bassist, lyricist, and composer associated with experimental and independent music projects in the UK. As a co-founder of Mehead, he helped guide the group's exploratory direction, blending spoken and sung vocals with bass, tape elements, and unconventional song structures. ^ Hide Bio for Phil Brooker • Show Bio for David Maleed David Maleed is a guitarist, clarinetist, and composer who co-founded Mehead with Phil Brooker in the early 1980s. His work combines angular guitar textures, tape experimentation, and compositional ideas drawn from progressive rock, improvisation, and studio collage techniques. ^ Hide Bio for David Maleed
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Track Listing:
1. With Scissors (5:08)
2. Thin Skinned (2:28)
3. Big Breathe (1:08)
4. Kingpin (3:08)
5. Float (1:50)
6. Not Friendly (1:08)
7. Backwards Man (3:08)
8. P Filth Esq. (3:08)
9. Hippo (3:08)
10. Bag of Blood (3:48)
11. Interiors (3:08)
12. Sad Old Shoes (0:26)
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