Plath Plath

Originally self-released as a 7’’ in 1982, Plath release is definitely one of the obscure gems of the Italian underground. Plath were a duo from Prato, formed in 1982 by Silvia Innocenti (voice, bass guitar) and Fabrizio Lucarini (synth, drum machine). Plath were influenced by Throbbing Gristle and early Cabaret Voltaire works, moving in between two essential thematic actions: first, the constant search of a sound which aims to reflect the current reality as they were interpreting it and, second, the constant exposure of their anarchist ideological thinking against the established political and social system. While the A-Side includes the original single in full, with the classic “I Am Strange Now”, recently unearthed by Alessio Natalizia/Not Waving in his monumental “Mutazione” compilation released by Strut Records in 2013, the B-side instead contains a killer percussive edit of Alessandro Adriani made for the craziest mental dancefloors. Mastering by Ruud 66 and original 7’’ graphics reworked for this issue.