Temporary Music

Temporary Music was Material’s debut album, but it was actually a compilation of two four-track EPs previously issued as Temporary Music 1 and 2 (later reissues would include additional tracks from the band’s early days). Interestingly, it’s not a reliable indicator of what would come later from the band: arrangements are fairly minimal, and the musical ideas are not yet as diverse or fully developed as they would soon be on releases like Memory Serves and the much more pop-oriented One Down. But there’s plenty of fun and interesting stuff here and you can certainly hear hints of some of what will come in bassist Bill Laswell’s later projects.