Paganicons

Paganicons is the debut EP of punk band Saccharine Trust, released on December 10, 1981 through SST.

Paganicons
EP by
Saccharine Trust
ReleasedDecember 10, 1981
RecordedApril 1981 at Media Art Studio in Hermosa Beach, California[1]
GenrePost-hardcore
Length17:42
LabelSST (006)
ProducerSaccharine Trust, Spot, Mike Watt
Saccharine Trust chronology
Paganicons
(1981)		 Surviving You, Always
(1984)

Recording

Inspired by Minutemen,[2] Saccharine Trust desired to make an album that experimented with different forms of rock.[2] Guitarist Joe Baiza considered music "a conceptual art project".[2]

Cover art

Joe Baiza initially submitted the art for New Alliance Records' compilation Cracks in the Sidewalk but it was rejected by Mike Watt so Baiza used it for Paganicons instead.[1]

Release and reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

In Journals, Kurt Cobain of Nirvana ranked Paganicons as his ninth favorite record.[4][5][6] Allmusic critic John Dougan was less enthusiastic, criticising vocalist Jack Brewer's performance as "especially irritating and pretentious", though further writing that "there are indications that there's an interesting band here, especially in the abrasive guitar playing of Joe Baiza."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joe Baiza and Jack Brewer

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."I Have..."1:56
2."Community Lie"1:25
3."Effort to Waste"2:26
4."Mad at the Co."0:36
5."I Am Right"2:21
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."We Don't Need Freedom"1:26
2."Success and Failure"1:28
3."A Human Certainty"5:10

Personnel

References
  1. Ibarra, Craig (2015). A Wailing Of A Town: An Oral History of Early San Pedro Punk And More 1977-1985. END FWY. pp. 124–125. ISBN 978-0-9860971-0-2.
  2. Ambler, Charlie (January 27, 2015). "Talking About Minutemen and SST with Joe Baiza from Saccharine Trust". Vice. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  3. Dougan, John. "Paganicons". Allmusic. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  4. Cobain, Kurt (October 4, 2008). Journals. Paw Prints.
  5. "Top 50 by Nirvana [MIXTAPE]". Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  6. Cross, Gaar, Gendron, Martens, Yarm (2013). Nirvana: The Complete Illustrated History. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-7603-4521-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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