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C.3.3. - Ballad of Reading Gaol - The Cacophonietta CD
Release of 2018.
C.3.3. is a personal project from Paul Jamrozy, co-founder of original industrial agitators TEST DEPT..
The work is inspired by the real life experience of Her Majesty’s
Prison Reading. Tracing the history of the location through to the
present current political and social situation, evoking the harsh
realities of Victorian and modern day Britain.
Reminiscent of the finest mid-era TEST DEPT., such as
"Gododdin" or "Pax Britannica", with heavy percussion, strings, and
strident vocals. The title C.3.3. is drawn from the cell number where
the literary figure Oscar Wilde was incarcerated in Reading Gaol under
gross indecency charges. C.3.3. was the pseudonym used for the
publication "The Ballad of Reading Gaol", a poem based on the execution
of a fellow inmate.
This sonic rendition draws upon the writings of Wilde’s poem and the
horrors of prison life for a condemned man, as a metaphor for the
universal predicament of all humankind.
Remastered with 2 bonus tracks, featuring TEST DEPT. and presented in a 6-panel digipak.