Birds of a Feather is Killing Joke

Killing Joke

Killing Joke are an English post-punk band formed in October 1978 in Notting Hill, London, England; other sources report the band formed in early 1979.Related news articles: Founding members Jaz Coleman and Geordie Walker have been the only constant members.A key influence on industrial rock,...

's third E.P., released in October, 1982. In that same month, the A-Side, Birds of a Feather, was released as a single under E'G Records. Birds of a Feather (EP) would complete the transition from Killing Joke's third to fourth studio album, Revelations and Fire Dances

Fire Dances

Fire Dances is the fourth studio album by English post-punk group Killing Joke and the first to feature new bass player Paul Raven. The album was remastered and reissued in 2008, with eight bonus tracks....

, respectively. The tracks on this EP were released on the 2005 CD reissue of their live album, Ha!

Ha! (Killing Joke album)

"HA!" or "HA!" - Killing Joke Live is the first live recording of the post-punk band Killing Joke to be commercially distributed...

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Production and release

Birds of a Feather (EP) was Killing Joke's first E.P. to feature new bassist, Paul Raven. It contained music that was artier and relatively calmer than the music from Killing Joke's first three studio albums, thus beginning a new direction. The new style was continued with non-album singles to follow: Me or You?

Me or You? (song)

"Me or You?" is the second non-album single by Killing Joke. It was released in October, 1983, under E'G Records as a 12", 7", and a limited double vinyl 7" single. The B-side for the 12" and 7" single featured "Feast of Blaze", originally off their third studio album, Fire Dances. However, only...

(1983) and A New Day

A New Day (song)

"A New Day" is a non-album single by Killing Joke. It was released in July, 1984, under E'G Records as a 12" and 7" single. This is the first non-album single by Killing Joke to produce a music video. The 12" single featured a dub mix of "A New Day" as an A-side, and "A New Day" was a B-Side...

(1984).

Track listing

Side A:

1. "Birds of a Feather
   Birds of a Feather (Killing Joke song)
   "Birds of a Feather" is a single by Killing Joke, from their third E.P. of the same name. It was released in October, 1982, as a 7" single under E'G Records and Polydor, in The Netherlands. The B-Side featured another track from the E.P. entitled "Flock the B-Side". The single reached number...
   
   " – 03:46
2. "Sun Goes Down" – 04:19

Side B:

1. "Flock the B-Side" – 03:46

Personnel

• Jaz Coleman
  Jaz Coleman
  Jeremy "Jaz" Coleman is a musician, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is notable for his vocal contributions to rock band Killing Joke...
  
   - vocals, synthesizer
  Synthesizer
  A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
  
  
• Kevin "Geordie" Walker
  Geordie Walker
  Kevin "Geordie" Walker is a rock musician, best known as the guitarist from the post-punk group Killing Joke.-Life and career:...
  
   - guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  
• Paul Raven - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Paul Ferguson
  Paul Ferguson
  Paul Ferguson is a rock drummer, best known for his work in the post-punk/industrial group, Killing Joke, and cult English punk band, Pink Parts. Ferguson was a founder member of Killing Joke, and was their drummer from 1978 to 1987, and was known as 'Big Paul Ferguson' during this period...
  
   - drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....