Jon Savage on song: The Screamers – 122 Hours of Fear

Thanks to YouTube, this 70s synth-punk band who never released a record have finally found an audienceThe clip begins with a frontal shot of a helicopter: the sound of its take-off bleeds into descending synthesiser notes. A caption comes up: "Screamers." The second image to be seen is out of focus, a pink/brown blur against a sea green background. The ominous notes continue, with an abrasive synthesiser counter melody. Live drums come in, upping the tempo to manic punk. The blur comes into focu...

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