autonomia
Mark Stewart vs Primal Scream – Autonomia
‘Autonomia’ is a dense agit-protest superfunk monster with sirens and Bobby Gillespie’s frenetic ‘keeping the dream alive’ call-and-response chant with Mark Stewart who explains the story behind the song – “I’d written this song about Carlo Giuliani, who was killed at the G8 demonstrations in Genoa. At that point, it was a protest… afterwards I started getting on with Bobby and I asked Adrian [Sherwood] about doing it. It’s important that people hear about the story, it’s the message and the atmosphere as much as anything.’
Directed by Douglas Hart (founding member and bassist of The Jesus and Mary Chain) with Dominic Lee & Chiara Meattelli, the video exhibits a raw, riotous & feverish vivacity infused with the artists’ trademark punk rock ethos to convey the song’s deep political message.
“Starting out as a teenager in the late 70s with the Pop Group and thru the 80’s with the Maffia up to his new solo record, Mark Stewart has led the attack on conformist reality. Mark is a constant inspiration and a true Thief of Fire. A poet of paranoia and a great laugh. What a guy.” — Primal Scream
article on The Brixtown massacre blog — http://thebrixtownmassacre.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/viva-lautonomia/