100 Flowers Presence of Mind EP reissue

Shortly after the URINALS changed their name to 100 FLOWERS, they cemented the switch with the release of this artsy 7” in 1982. A bit more explorational than their earlier output, which brought us dum-dum classics like “I’m A Bug” and “Ack Ack Ack Ack,” the band’s evolved style on this three-song EP is more in line with the sound of early WIRE and PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED. The dark disco of the title track leads the proceedings, an energetic post-punk number that would eventually make its way onto the group’s LP the following year. Next up, the brief and bouncy “Dyslexia” quickly reminds us that we’re still dealing with the same guys that wrote “I Am White and Middle Class.” On the flipside, “Mop Dub” is an instrumental backwards treatment of “Presence of Mind,” providing a symmetrical bookend that suits the fashion of the era. Faithfully reissued in its original format, this poignant little slab documents the iconic unit’s transition from weird to weirder.

• Reviewer Jason Harding
• Label Spacecase
• Issue MRR #511 • December 2025