ES7112 Reader Offer | Avant 81 EP

For this month's Electronic Sound cover story, we've picked out 101 Records Of 1981, a crucial year in the history of both electronic and alternative music. From synthpop to the head-spinning array of post-punk genres – coldwave, alt-funk, punk-funk, industrial, goth, electro-dub, avant-jazz, mutant disco and more – it was an awesome 12 months.  

After last month's popular 'Blitz 80' EP, we are bundling the new issue of the magazine with 'Avant 81', another top-notch three-track seven-inch. Pressed on mint green vinyl, it features a wealth of post-punk weirdness from 1981, beginning with The Fall's thunderous and caustic 'Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul', which has Mark E Smith ranting about synths, Munich and John Foxx. Next up are avant-jazz giants Blurt and their totally wired and wild 'This Is My Royal Wedding Souvenir', which probably didn't win Charles and Diana's seal of approval. To close, we have Jah Wobble's 'Nocturnal', a spine-tingling electro-dub track from the PiL bass legend, who recorded this shortly after he'd parted company with John Lydon.  

As with all our music releases, this record is strictly limited and only available to readers of Electronic Sound, so be sure to order your copy right away.