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Rock · 1979 · 9 tracks

154

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A dense, intellectual expansion of post-punk. Shimmering guitar effects and early synthesizers create a tense, nocturnal atmosphere of abstract urban mystery.

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It's like a high-definition photograph of a city that doesn't exist.

A cold, intellectual tension that oscillates between melodic beauty and mechanical dread.

154 · vs · Wire
Surreal Abstract+1.0σ

The writing leans a touch further into surreal abstract than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
05
Single K.O.
2:24
08
A Mutual Friend
4:28
10
Once Is Enough
3:23
11
Map Ref. 41°N 93°W
3:40
12
Indirect Enquiries
3:37
14
Song 1
3:02
15
Get Down, Parts I & II
4:27
16
Let’s Panic Later
3:20
17
Small Electric Piece
3:31
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the driving bass of Map Ref. into the soaring, almost pop-like vocal harmonies of the chorus.
The unsettling, slow-motion crawl of A Mutual Friend where the synths bleed into the guitar lines.
The way Indirect Enquiries builds a claustrophobic tension through repetitive, mechanical guitar stabs.
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