The Wolfgang Press - Kansas

What this video is

Released on 4AD on 30 January 1989, 'Kansas' was the second single from Bird Wood Cage, The Wolfgang Press's third studio album and their most critically celebrated. The album was produced by Flood — who would go on to produce U2's Achtung Baby — and represented the band's bold pivot toward wah-wah funk, female backing vocals, and dub-reggae textures while retaining the post-punk austerity that defined the 4AD…

Why it matters

Emblematic of the late-1980s UK post-punk/funk crossover, 'Kansas' and its video document the moment when 4AD's darker aesthetic began absorbing American funk and dance influences — anticipating the alt-dance explosion of 1991–1993. The single's genres (Post-Punk, Funk Rock) reflect a stylistic…