{"product_id":"mark-stewart-the-fateful-symmetry","title":"Mark Stewart - The Fateful Symmetry","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe groundbreaking, enduringly influential artist \u003cstrong\u003eMark Stewart\u003c\/strong\u003e presents his eighth solo album ‘\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fateful Symmetry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e’, a vital masterwork completed shortly before his untimely passing in April 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross an illustrious career of pioneering music with \u003cstrong\u003eThe Pop Group\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMark Stewart \u0026amp; The Maffia\u003c\/strong\u003e and as a solo artist, Stewart has produced a seminal body of work, galvanized by the DIY ideals of punk, radical politics, protest movements, theory, philosophy, technology, art and poetry. With ‘\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fateful Symmetry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e’, Stewart’s abiding legacy as a ‘\u003cem\u003erevered countercultural musician\u003c\/em\u003e’ (The Guardian) is sustained, with an album as fearless and visionary as his best work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTestifying to his prolific, unrelenting ingenuity, and signifying one of his most intimate, empowering statements, ‘\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fateful Symmetry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e’ is an astonishingly expressive and innovative record; a fierce and beautiful manifesto for a better world. The inimitable, titanic Mark Stewart, never normalized, always extraordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the sold-out red vinyl edition, \u003cstrong\u003eMute\u003c\/strong\u003e has been requested by fans to press a black vinyl edition. Arriving on the one year anniversary of the album’s original release, reminding us of Mark's unique and enduring talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Mark Stewart is my hero” - \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDaddy G\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e (Massive Attack)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“A fearsome vocalist and unbelievably exciting frontman to whom I am deeply indebted”- \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNick Cave\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Bristol would be a very different place artistically and politically if it not been for Mark’s influence on all of us” - \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeoff Barrow \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Portishead)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“As commanding as he ever was as frontman of The Pop Group, and as sentimentally wounded as a torch singer.” \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e– The Wire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The Fateful Symmetry finds this political \/ music-making radical at his most approachable and reflective” \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e– MOJO\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“A love letter to life, full of arrestingly beautiful songs in which Stewart revels in the glorious absurdity of humanity, the most accessible album of his career” \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e– Uncut\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Subversive, capricious, and eternally unwilling to allow an inch of distance between himself and his audience—in all the ways that count, the man who says goodbye on The Fateful Symmetry is indistinguishable from the one we’ve known all along.” – \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBandcamp Daily Album of the Week\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Stewart knew what he wanted, and his clear vision keeps things cohesive across the various producers and sessions.” – \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrooklyn Vegan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“…a true original demonstrating his complex individuality to the end.” – \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Arts Desk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eVINYL\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew pressing on retro black vinyl\u003cbr\u003eIncludes 2 page insert\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mute","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":57116088533372,"sku":"HJM-11095","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0633\/9022\/0535\/files\/INT_20260624_1219_112201_410_p_Mark_Stewart_The_Fateful_Symmetry_Sales_Notes_Black_Vinyl_Repress_1_001.jpg?v=1782645757","url":"https:\/\/heyjoemusic.co.uk\/products\/mark-stewart-the-fateful-symmetry","provider":"Hey Joe Music \u0026 Coffee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}