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Hip-0/Fontana / Umc (Universal Catalogue)

Siouxsie and the Banshees

Hyaena

New Wave Post Punk remastered and expanded broadening the eclectically experimental landscape of 1982's 'a kiss in the dream house' with the occasional string arrangement and a spacious sound mix siouxsie and the banshees' geffen debut nicely bridges the gap between the band's handful of morepunkthanpop early releases and their run of new wave radiofriendly hits from the late '80s and early '90s and though echoes of classic albums like 'kaleidoscope' and 'juju' are heard in dark and menacing tracks such as 'bring me the head of the preacher man' and 'blow your house down' the emphasis here is on layered arrangements and pop tunes disguised as arthouse production numbers 'dazzle' tasteful horn and keyboard parts expand the group's guitardominated sound and provide siouxsie with an airy and dreamlike backdrop in which to fully display her considerable vocal talents siouxsie further refines things by also including a generous share of fleet and gothictinged pop numbers like 'belladonna' 'running town' and the band's hit cover of 'dear prudence' anchored by the signature sound of steven severin's guitarlike bass and budgie's exotically adept percussion work 'hyaena' qualifies as one of siouxsie and the banshees' finest moments cure guitarist robert smith guests again with the banshees something he'd been doing throughout the band's career lending his six string talents throughout 'hyaena' this remastered and expanded cd boasts 4 bonus tracks including 'dear prudence' the glamour mix of 'dazzle' and the previously unreleased songs 'baby piano part one' and 'baby piano part two' featuring robert smith of the cure this cd reissue is now housed in a digipak with sleevenotes by paul morley