{"id":11885,"date":"2015-07-06T13:51:01","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T12:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=11885"},"modified":"2015-07-06T13:51:01","modified_gmt":"2015-07-06T12:51:01","slug":"executive-slacks-the-complete-recordings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/07\/executive-slacks-the-complete-recordings\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Slacks, The Complete Recordings!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/07\/img_5190.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/07\/img_5190.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hailing from Philadelphia in the 80s, groundbreaking post-punk, proto-industrial outfit, Executive Slacks were\u00a0forerunners of their time. They laid the foundations for many future acts, such as Ministry, Skinny Puppy, and Nine Inch Nails, but their own work seems to lack the attention it deserves.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hopefully, this grave injustice can now be rectified, as Cleopatra Records have decided the time is right to reintroduce the band. They are releasing Executive Slacks\u2019 Complete Recordings 1982-1986. It&#8217;s A monumental 2CD collection that gathers the band\u2019s entire recorded legacy all in one place, with 22 of the 36 songs appearing for the first time ever on CD!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Including the cult hit &#8216;The Bus&#8217;, which featured in the hit 80s TV series &#8216;The Heat&#8217;, the album is well-timed to coincide with the current resurgence of post-punk electronic bands, and \u00a0will hopefully lead to renewed appreciation for this highly influential band.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Complete Recordings by Executive Slacks is available to purchase on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Complete-Recordings-1982-1986-Executive-Slacks\/dp\/B00XO12RLM\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For further information about Executive Slacks, visit their oThefficial\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ExecutiveSlacks\">Facebook page.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_59048\"  width=\"640\" height=\"480\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"480\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6AV7LcUM2RM?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Executive Slacks - The Bus\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6AV7LcUM2RM\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hailing from Philadelphia in the 80s, groundbreaking post-punk, proto-industrial outfit, Executive Slacks, were forerunners of their time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11887,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[1985,1185,1986,1982,1983,1531,1984,1987,1988],"class_list":["post-11885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-releases","tag-box-set","tag-cleopatra-records","tag-complete-recordings","tag-executive-slacks","tag-philadelphia","tag-post-punk","tag-proto-industrial","tag-the-bus","tag-the-heat"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-35H","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":60720,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/03\/anderson-paak-and-justin-timberlake-release-dont-slack\/","url_meta":{"origin":11885,"position":0},"title":"ANDERSON .PAAK AND JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE RELEASE &#8216;DON\u2019T SLACK&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"11\/03\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Written and produced by Anderson .Paak, Ludwig G\u00f6ransson, and Justin Timberlake, 'Don't Slack' is from the soundtrack for the Dreamworks motion picture film, 'Trolls World Tour'. 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