Homosapien (album)

Homosapien is the second solo album by British musician Pete Shelley, released in 1981 by Arista Records in the U.S. and Genetic/Island Records in the UK. The album follows his experimental instrumental album Sky Yen (recorded in 1974 but released in 1980) and his work with the group Buzzcocks, who initially disbanded in 1981. Homosapien saw a marked departure from the punk stylings of Buzzcocks' records, being heavily influenced by the programmed synthesizer sounds and drum machines of synthpop, with the addition of Shelley on acoustic guitar. The title track was released as a UK single and was banned by the BBC due to "explicit" homosexual references, but was nevertheless a hit in several other countries.