/Post-punk, Avant-rock, Art
punk, No Wave, Gothic rock, Improvised music, Experimental rock/
Comment: Kukl`s The Eye is undoubtedly one the most
outstanding post-punk albums throughout the music history due to balancing
excellently between cutting edge-y song-writing, gloomy harmonies and stylistic
transitions. It is inspired by various styles and avant-garde groups, at times
veering into free jazz, improvised music, and even pagan folk-inspired snippets.
The only apparent element represented on the album predicting the birth of the
Sugarcubes is singing dialogue between Björk and Einar Örn, More concretely,
Björk`s vehement singing and declamation is outstanding and spellbinding,
revealing hints at her later glorious solo career. By the way, the first notes
of Open the Window and Let the Spirit Fly
Free seem to be a base for the British indie rock combo House Of Love`s
excellent hit Shine On (1990,
Creation). The album was inspired by the French philosopher George Bataille`s The Eye which depicts sexually
perverse and uncannily behavioural adventures of a young French couple within a
violent context. In a nutshell, this 9-track issue which was issued 30 years ago sounds refreshingly today either - remarkably better than an average combo whose sound could be classified as "post-punk".