"Factory Floor"
"Factory Floor"
THE OPPOSITION are English, from the southern suburbs of London. Mark Long, Marcus Bell and Ralph Hall seek through the colorless colors (black and white) the purity of the rates/rhythms which obsess you like the tick-tock of an alarm clock at the time of long sleepless nights! They came out with their first album of world exclusiveness at DISC' AZ on September 23, 1981. The originality of OPPOSITION lies in the marvelous mixture between the search for beautiful atmosphere and strong musical energy. Founded in 1979, OPPOSITION was initially pointed out by its first single "Very Little Glory" on the small DOUBLE VISION RECORDS label, which they had started for the circumstance. New Musical Express qualified the record as "a song recorded before its time". During the summer of 1980, a second single " This Year " came out by Ariola. OPPOSITION then decided to record the "Breaking The Silence" album which they produced themselves. Strongly allured by this original step and undertaking, DISC' AZ signed them in July 1981. A great French tour accompanied the release of the album as well as a Parisian concert.
On the level of inspiration, the music of the group reflects the environment of 80's England perfectly. The atmosphere which conveyed " Breaking The Silence " was dominated by the obsession of the 2nd World War. The Opposition affirmed their patronymic choice by refusing the contracts which the majors agitated under their nose. In the name of self-management, they assembled their own label Double Vision and with the complicity of sound engineer Kenny Jones, the group financed the recording of an album of a total dark, rare and tough intensity. One year later OPPOSITION recorded " Intimacy " in the Matrix studios of London. In France, the group got more and more fans allured by their new cocktail of reggae/new wave to crossroads of Font, Cure and U2. Charisma, the famous label finally co-opts " Intimacy " which comes out in England.