Furious Pig was a short-lived experimental UK band from South Devon in the early 80s, which included members, Cass Davies, Martin Kent, Stephen Kent, and Dominic Weeks. The band were a mostly a cappella foursome that existed during the post-punk era. The group started out with traditional rock instrumentation but opted to remove them and become a cappella. In performances (which included shows with the Slits, The Fall, and Pere Ubu), the group tended to accompany its intense and intricately orchestrated vocals with found objects as percussion. They made their debut with the song "Bare Pork" on the legendary C81, a cassette compilation released by NME (in conjunction with Rough Trade) in early 1981. The only single-artist release from the group was the I Don't Like Your Face 12" single, which was released by Rough Trade about a month after C81. (Production on one of the songs came from Wire's Bruce Gilbert.) After splitting up, each of the members continued in music, with their paths occasionally crossing.
Links to Peel[]
Peel discovered the group before releasing any records and probably saw them supporting one of his favourite bands at a gig. Impressed by the group's unique a cappella punk style and their name, which Pig was the nickname of his wife, Sheila, he invited the band to do a session for his show in 1980, in which they performed three tracks. Despite the group's publicity on his show, the band never really achieved any kind of commercial success and soon split after their only single.
Sessions[]
Furious Pig - Johnny's So Long (Peel Session)
1. Recorded: 1980-08-11. First Broadcast: 18 August 1980. Repeated: 04 September 1980
- Johnny's So Long / I Don't Like Your Face / The King Mother
Other Shows Played[]
- None, according to available tracklistings