The Bog People

There are multiple artists with this name: (1) The Bog People were a group based out of New York in the late 1970's, known primarily for their 45 rpm release of "Communist Disco". The recording itself was a bit of a curiosity, apparently released by two small record record companies in concert, each one claiming their own "side". KGB Records was responsible for the "Communist Disco" side and Apocalips Records claimed the other, it being "North American Feelings". Read more on Last.fm …read full bio

There are multiple artists with this name: (1) The Bog People were a group based out of New York in the late 1970's, known primarily for their 45 rpm release of "Communist Disco". The recording itself was a bit of a curiosity, apparently released by two small record record companies in concert, each one claiming their own "side". KGB Records was responsible for the "Communist Disco" side and Apocalips Records claimed the other, it being "North American Feelings". As far as it can be established, this release was printed in 1978 and was published by Technizen Publishing, under the rubric of ASCAP. "Communist Disco" clocks in at 2:27 and writing credits go to J. Klieforth- D. Klieforth. "North American Feelings" clocks in at 2:53 and is mysteriously uncredited. Long-establish rumor has it that The Bog People actually had strong personal ties to the diplomatic community in New York, likely at the United Nations itself. Though "Communist Disco" cannot be directly credited with the fall of the Berlin Wall (which occurred approximately 11 years later), there are many former and current diplomats who regard it as having been one of the "first cracks in the wall", thanks to the wry, ironic lyrics that were said to have vexed officials of the former Soviet Union. As fans of the song know, it was clearly something other than agitprop as it makes gentle comparisons of the capitalistic and socialist systems, finds a sort of moral parity and resolves with a "why can't we be friends" leitmotif that threads it's way through it. It is said that the deliberately non-antagonistic, "between the lines" approach of the song is what ultimately made it so destructive to the crumbling bureaucracy of the Soviet political structure, causing widespread and increasingly open doubts about the mechanisms of government and efficiencies of production. The occasional talk that is caught online with regards to a pending comeback for The Bog People has so far been unfounded and seems a product of wishful thinking, rather than being based on concrete fact. One can't help but muse on the possibility, however, that The Bog People could reflect on the moral capitulation of the last remaining superpower and might feel "called to duty" again, to quietly bring about another collapse of another failed society. While such a thought is likely nothing more than whimsy, the potential of human endeavor causes us all to carry a subtle sense of hope that some unexpected force, however unlikely, might mold civilization into a more practical vessel for the souls it carries. (2) The Bog People are a two-piece Grind/Doom/Noise outfit from Preston, Northwest England. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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