Man's Hate was a solo music project of ex-APF Brigade, and one-time The Peace & Freedom Band

The Peace & Freedom Band

The Peace & Freedom Band were a British group, formed in 1986, by two underground poets - Luton-born Paul Rance, and Hartlepool's Andy Bruce.Basically coming out of Peace & Freedom magazine - which was then a music/poetry fanzine edited by Rance, and later photocopied by Bruce - The Peace & Freedom...

 member, Andi Xport. It was also the name of his privately produced cassette label, Man's Hate Productions.

Coming out of Peterborough

Peterborough

Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...

, England, Man's Hate was "steam driven" power pop

Power pop

Power pop is a popular musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and rock music. It typically incorporates a combination of musical devices such as strong melodies, crisp vocal harmonies, economical arrangements, and prominent guitar riffs. Instrumental solos are...

, with dynamic power chords, lively rhythms, and harmonic vocals. The compassionate lyrics were as important as the music, with animal welfare

Animal welfare

Animal welfare is the physical and psychological well-being of animals.The term animal welfare can also mean human concern for animal welfare or a position in a debate on animal ethics and animal rights...

 issues particularly well covered, such as on 'Men And Women On Horses With Dogs' and 'Porton Down Torture Down'. Man's Hate were also enhanced by a guest appearance by American drummer Fenner Castner on some tracks.

Andi also used his Man's Hate label to distribute International Sound Communication

International Sound Communication

International Sound Communication was a series of compilation cassettes, compiled and distributed as a mail art project by Andi Xport from Peterborough, England, in the mid 1980s...

, a series of compilation cassettes.

Mp3

MP3

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 downloads of Man's Hate tracks are now available online on MySpace

MySpace

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