Paganicons

1981 EP by Saccharine Trust

Paganicons

EP by

Saccharine Trust

Released| December 10, 1981 (1981-12-10)
Recorded| April 1981 (1981-04)
Studio| Media Art Studio
Hermosa Beach, California[1]
Genre| Post-hardcore
Length| 17:42
Label| SST
SST 006
Producer| Saccharine Trust, Spot, Mike Watt
Saccharine Trust chronology
|  | Paganicons
(1981)  | Surviving You, Always
(1984)

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

## Recording

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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

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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

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
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

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All tracks are written by Joe Baiza and Jack Brewer

Side oneNo.| Title| Length

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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 twoNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "We Don't Need Freedom"| 1:26
2.| "Success and Failure"| 1:28
3.| "A Human Certainty"| 5:10

## Personnel

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Saccharine Trust

* Joe Baiza – guitar
* Jack Brewer – vocals
* Rob Holzman – drums
* Earl Liberty – bass guitar

Additional musicians and production

* Jasper Jackson – photography
* Raymond Pettibon – illustrations
* Saccharine Trust – production
* Spot – production, engineering
* Mike Watt – production

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## References

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1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c Ambler, Charlie (January 27, 2015). "Talking About Minutemen and SST with Joe Baiza from Saccharine Trust". Vice. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
3. ^ a b 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)

## External links

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* Paganicons at Discogs (list of releases)

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Saccharine Trust

* Joe Baiza
* Jack Brewer
* Brian Christopherson
* Chris Stein

* Tony Cicero
* Richie Hass
* Mark Hodson
* Rob Holzman
* Bob Fitzer
* Earl Liberty
* Steve Moss

Studio albums|

* Surviving You, Always
* We Became Snakes
* The Great One Is Dead

Extended plays|

* Paganicons

Live albums|

* Worldbroken
* Past Lives

Compilations|

* The Sacramental Element

Related articles|

* Universal Congress Of
* Unknown Instructors

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