A masterpiece of refined electronic pop by the vocalist of major post-punk band WIRE, featuring eccentric lyrics and surprising arrangements for chamber music ensemble, "Commercial Suicide" was recorded in collaboration with composer JOHN BONNAR, MINIMAL COMPACT"s MALKA SPIGEL and engineer/producer GILLES MARTIN. This edition includes "Interview", an original 2x12-minute piece of music over which COLIN NEWMAN talks about his music. "File under Genius, mad" (Sounds, UK, "86). "Beneath the naturally deadpan title, the work is of maximum beauty... a forest of oboes, clarinets, digital treatments and the wryest vocal in pop..."(NME, UK, "86). "You can place "Commercial Suicide" alongside Robert Wyatt"s "Rock Bottom" or Syd Barrett"s "The Madcap Laughs" in your record collection." (Rock & Folk, France, "86)

A masterpiece of refined electronic pop by the vocalist of major post-punk band WIRE, featuring eccentric lyrics and surprising arrangements for chamber music ensemble, "Commercial Suicide" was recorded in collaboration with composer JOHN BONNAR, MINIMAL COMPACT"s MALKA SPIGEL and engineer/producer GILLES MARTIN. This edition includes "Interview", an original 2x12-minute piece of music over which COLIN NEWMAN talks about his music. "File under Genius, mad" (Sounds, UK, "86). "Beneath the naturally deadpan title, the work is of maximum beauty... a forest of oboes, clarinets, digital treatments and the wryest vocal in pop..."(NME, UK, "86). "You can place "Commercial Suicide" alongside Robert Wyatt"s "Rock Bottom" or Syd Barrett"s "The Madcap Laughs" in your record collection." (Rock & Folk, France, "86)