CRASS: THE SOUND OF FREE SPEECH
crass: the sound of free speech
by brandon spivey, 2023
Catalog Number: FTF-161
Length: 95 minutes
Celebratory, shocking and raw, this film is as close to the story of the anarcho-punk band as you're going to get... Crass were an art collective and punk band that formed in Essex in 1977, and disbanded in 1984. They promoted anarchism and a movement of resistance that awakened and appealed to many.
DIRECTED BY Brandon Spivey
MUSIC BY Crass
A Class and Culture Films production
FEATURING Penny Rimbaud, Gee Vaucher, Mike Duffield, Annie Bandez, Steve Ignorant, Ben Ponton, and Andy T.
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"I really respected Crass." -Bjork
“There’s something off centre about Crass that appeals to me. I listen to Crass quite a lot.” -Mark Smith, The Fall
"If it hadn’t been for Crass and the movement which grew out of it, punk would now only be remembered as another old dame in the rock and roll pantomime." -Penny Rembaud, Vice Magazine
"Crass were not just a band; they were a movement, a philosophy, and a way of life." - Ian Glasper, author of The Day the Country Died
"Anarchy wasn't just a slogan for Crass—it was a principle they lived by and a foundation for their collective existence." -Tony Drayton, Kill Your Pet Puppy zine
"The noise Crass made was not music as such but a weaponized sound; it was designed to shock, confront, and provoke." - Jon Savage, music journalist
"Crass took the DIY ethic of punk to its extreme, controlling every aspect of their art and lives." - George Berger, author of The Story of Crass