MARK'S New Album ‘THE FATEFUL SYMMETRY’ — OUT NOW on @MuteUK!
'The Fateful Symmetry' is "a love letter to life" (Uncut), an astonishingly expressive and innovative record; a fierce and beautiful manifesto for a better world.
GET this beauitful album on limited edition red vinyl, CD and digital from: https://t.co/KACW3PzB0t
“This is a true original demonstrating his complex individuality to the end.” 4/5 @theartsdesk https://t.co/NKydfBb1O2
"As commnanding as he ever was as frontman of The Pop Group"
THE WIRE
"The Fateful Symmetry finds this political / music-making radical at his most approachable and reflective" 4/5 MOJO
In conjunction with the release of 'The Fateful Symmetry' two events are taking place to celebrate Mark's crucial work // London July 16th - 18th at Farsight Gallery & Bristol at Rockaway Park 25th - 27th.
Look at the song titles - Justice, Feed The Hungry, Blind Faith, Forces Of Oppression, There Are No Spectators. Nothing being produced in 2025 competes with this in terms of insight and relevance. The Pop Group - more than just a pop group. @ThePopGroup
BRISTOL join us for a jam packed weekend of celebrating MARK's crucial work from this Friday July 25th - Sunday July 27th at the amazing settings of Rockaway Park with fellow outsiders, musicians, film and exhibition!
The event is Free, but we ask for a minimum donation of £5 to go to the incredible work of @HBHomeless
Here is a schedule of this amazing event:
Friday 25 July
Exhibition opening hours: 3pm - 6pm
Screening: ON OFF Documentary 6pm – 7:10pm
Music: 7:10 – 11pm (In no particular order)
PINCH / DJ MILO aka DJ NATURE / SMITH & MIGHTY
Saturday 26 July
Exhibition opening hours:12-6pm
Music: 6-11pm (in no particular order)
DJ KRUST / TESSA POLLITT (The Slits) DJ set / GARETH SAGER (The Pop Group) Live / JANINE RAINFORTH (Maximum Joy) DJ set/
STASH MAGNETIC Live / RASTU & OM SHANTI Live
Sunday 27 July
Exhibition opening hours: 12-6pm
Screening: ON OFF documentary: 4pm
Rockaway Park do an amazing Sunday roast, please sign up for it on their website https://t.co/Ls2RPifIcF
@ThePopGroup / @stewysstencils / @GarethSager / @maximumjoyreal1 / @BristolLive / @BBCBristol / @bristol247 / @BristolCable / @DJKRUST
Get to Mark’s exhibition ‘TASTE JS A FORM OF PERSONAL before it closes in London tomorrow Fri July 18th!
Incredible performance by @GarethSager
On opening night of the exhibition, as well as Rastu & Om Shanti / BombArt with Peter Harris / @stewysstencils creating life size stencil of Mark at the gallery, @beezerphotos / Marks
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"Mark Stewart remains an uncompromising firebrand, raising a very singular sort of ruckus on his posthumous release, The Fateful Symmetry.... packed with a passion as intense as the feral abandon that filled his work with The Pop Group." - BANDCAMP
@ThePopGroup@MuteUK
Mark's album 'The Fateful Symmetry' is out this Friday July 11th on @MuteUK
"As commnanding as he ever was as frontman of @ThePopGroup" @thewiremagazine
"The Fateful Symmetry finds this political / music-making radical at his most approachable and refelctive" 4/5 @MOJOmagazine
Pre-order your copy of the album here:
https://t.co/KACW3PzB0t
Ahead of Mark's 'TASTE IS A FORM OF PERSONAL CENSORHSIP' events in London & Bristol, watch him talk about pranksterism / cut ups / art / dub at the @peterbyproxy & Lee 'Scratch' Perry collab exhibition some years ago...
Watch the full interview: https://t.co/uOnOHXFC2v
Mark's 'TASTE IS A FORM OF PERSONAL CENSORSHIP' event details:
LONDON: July 16th - 18th at Farsight Gallery, Free entry.
PLEASE register for the opening eve on the 16th (6pm - 9pm) here: https://t.co/SA6XVI59qi
with special performances by @GarethSager and Rastu & Om Shanti
BRISTOL: July 25th - 27th Rockaway Park, Entry on a donation basis, with proceeds going to @HBHomeless
Fellow musicians playing: DJ Milo / @TectonicPinch /Smith & Mighty / @GarethSager / Tessa Pollit of The Slits / @jurainforth with more to be announced...
@ThePopGroup
Hear Mark's incredible new album a week ahead of release at Rough Trade Bristol this Sunday July 6th. To sign up for free tickets please go to this link: https://t.co/hDTCGGlWLh
New track 'Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime (Bébe Durmiendo Cumbia Bootleg)’ from Mark's new album 'The Fateful Symmetry' is shared by @MuteUK.
Watch video created by BombArt collaborator Peter Harris here: https://t.co/gXwABIu3HS
Mixed by @onusound orignator Adrian Sherwood, the rework of Korgi's 1980 hit, is steeped in Mark's tranformative cut up techinques. “I grew up doing montages; I did this collage of Ronald Reagan's head on this gay porno cowboy. In fact, I've never really grown up at all. I'm still trying to put round things into square holes.” - Mark Stewart
In conjunction with the release, two events have been announced.
London: EXHIBITION at Farsight Gallery 4 Flitcroft Street WC2H 8DJ from 16 -18 July (16 July from 6-9pm, 17 - 18 July from 12-6pm – free entry). Sign up for tickets for the Private View on 16 July here: https://t.co/SA6XVI59qi
Bristol: Weekender at Rockaway Park, Eastcourt Rd, Temple Cloud, Bristol BS39 5BUT from 25 - 27 July. EXHIBITION / MUSIC / FILM Artists & Musicians taking part are Milo Johnson [aka DJ Nature], Smith & Mighty, Pinch, Janine Rainforth of Maximum Joy, Tessa Pollitt of The Slits, Andy 'Beezer' Beese, BombArt collaborator Peter Harris, screening of ON I OFF Documentary, with more tbc. The event will be on a donation basis, with proceeds going to @HBHomeless, whose flagship project converts shipping containers to a secure accommodation for those sleeping rough.