Pure

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Späte Indie Rave-Platte: "Pure is the 10th album by West London Post punk and Indie band The Times released in 1991. The Times were the project of Edward Ball, former member of The Television Personalities, Creation label employee, and much more."
Empfehlenswert ist insbesondere die Zusammenarbeit mit New Order: "Lundi Bleu".
Recorded on a low budget of £600 at Granny's The Spike in London, the album spans 40 minutes across seven tracks and showcases an eclectic blend of genres including indie pop, baggy, jangle pop, hip-hop, rock 'n' roll, electro, and techno, capturing the experimental and hedonistic ethos of Creation Records during the Madchester scene.
Influenced by Ball's intense LSD use during its creation - far beyond recreational levels - the album's raw, anarchic sound has been described as a "mental breakdown waiting to happen," reflecting Ball's playful navigation of diverse moods and the label's multicolored future visions in the aftermath of the ecstasy-fueled rave culture. Despite its lo-fi production and unconventional structure, Pure is regarded as one of the most important releases in Creation's catalog, earning praise for encapsulating the label's boundary-pushing spirit and Ball's sharp pop songwriting. The album features Ball handling most instrumentation, including guitars, keyboards, sampler, and bass, with compilation assistance from Doug Martin and Ian Shaw, and an epitaph read by Lidia Ball.
The album Pure emerged as a continuation of Edward Ball's prolific output under The Times moniker, following the band's earlier releases on Creation Records, including E for Edward (1989) and Et Dieu créa la femme (1990). By this point, The Times had evolved into essentially a solo vehicle for Ball, the project's founder and primary creative force, allowing him to explore experimental and unpolished indie pop sounds without the constraints of a full band dynamic. Ball conceived Pure amid his deepening immersion in the burgeoning UK indie scene, drawing on his influences from post-punk and mod revival aesthetics while pushing toward more chaotic, psychedelic territory.
The conception was marked by a deliberate embrace of low-fi production values and spontaneity, reflecting Ball's desire to capture raw, unfiltered energy rather than polished commercial appeal. Recorded on a modest budget of just £600, the album's creation process was heavily influenced by Ball's extensive use of LSD during sessions—far beyond casual experimentation—which infused the tracks with a disorienting, anarchic quality that Ball himself described as "disrespectful" and evocative of "a mental breakdown waiting to happen." Creation Records founder Alan McGee later recalled believing Ball experienced a minor breakdown around this period, underscoring the intense, introspective mindset that shaped the album's hazy, introspective lyricism and sonic experimentation.

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