Trudge (EP)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Trudge

| type = ep

| artist = Savage Republic

| cover = Savage Republic - Trudge.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1985

| recorded = (Side A) December 22, 1984 at Lyceum Sound Studios
(Side B) August 1985 at Motive Communication Studio

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Post-punk, experimental rock

| length = 24:43

| label = PIAS

| producer = Savage Republic

| prev_title = Tragic Figure

| prev_year = 1984

| next_title = Ceremonial

| next_year = 1985

}}

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web |first=Richie |last=Unterberger |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000951433|pure_url=yes}}|title=Savage Republic: Trudge > Review |website=Allmusic |accessdate=July 20, 2015}}

}}

Trudge is an EP by the American post-punk band Savage Republic, released in 1985 on PIAS Recordings.{{cite magazine |first1=Andrea |last1=Enthal |first2=Ira |last2=Robbins |url=http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=savage_republic |title=Savage Republic |magazine=Trouser Press |year=2007 |accessdate=July 20, 2015}} It has been reissued, since 1990, accompanied by Ceremonial.

Track listing and personnel

All selections written by Mark Erskine, Thom Furhmann, Greg Grunke, Bruce Licher and Ethan Port.

;Side One

  1. "Trudge" - 7:16
  2. * Ethan Port - monotone guitar, chant, percussion
  3. * Greg Gunke - lead bass, chant
  4. * Bruce Licher - bass, lead vocals, percussion, chant
  5. * Mark Erskine - drums, chant

;Side Two

  1. "Trek" - 8:21
  2. * Ethan Port - vocals, metal horn, shakers, percussion
  3. * Greg Gunke - monotone guitar
  4. * Thom Fuhrmann - keyboards
  5. * Bruce Licher - bass, percussion
  6. * Mark Erskine - drums, percussion
  7. "Siege" - 4:21
  8. * Ethan Port - vocals, metal percussion
  9. * Greg Gunke - monotone guitar
  10. * Bruce Licher - lead bass, percussion
  11. * Thom Fuhrmann - bass
  12. * Mark Erskine - drums, percussion
  13. "Assembly" - 4:43
  14. * Bruce Licher - monotone guitar, vocals
  15. * Greg Gunke - guitar
  16. * Thom Fuhrmann - keyboards, vocals, trombone
  17. * Mark Erskine - drums, percussion
  18. * Ethan Port - metal percussion

{{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Savage-Republic-Trudge/release/395157|title=Savage Republic – Trudge (1985, Vinyl)|website=Discogs}}

Production and additional personnel

Release history

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! Region

! Date

! Label

! Format

! Catalog

Belgium

| 1985

| PIAS

| LP

| BIAS 11

References

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