A Moment in Time

Rock · 1995 · 14 tracks

A Moment in Time

Shadowy Australian post-punk from the mid-90s. Driving basslines, icy drum machines, and a haunting baritone evoke the starkest corners of the 1980s underground.

1995 · Apollyon

A Moment in Time feels like a transmission from a subterranean bunker, capturing the formative years of Australia's premier gothic rock export. The sound is heavily indebted to the Manchester school of post-punk, specifically the tension and release of Joy Division. It is music built on skeletal foundations: a rigid, metronomic drum machine, a high-register melodic bassline, and guitars that shimmer with a cold, chorus-heavy sheen. The atmosphere is consistently grey, evoking the sensation of being lost in a coastal fog where the landmarks are familiar but the path is obscured.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks

01

Reality is Lost

4:10

02

To Turn Away

3:38

03

Alone

3:16

04

As Time Goes By

3:11

05

Under the Watchful Eye (outtake)

2:52

06

A Moment in Time

5:11

07

Echoes of Silence

3:54

08

Dreaming

5:08

09

Headspin

3:31

10

Why

3:12

11

So Far Away

3:57

12

Towards Tomorrow

4:33

13

So Evil

3:46

14

The Final Experience

5:37

Moments Worth Listening For

The driving, Peter Hook-inspired bassline that opens the first track, anchoring the track in a rhythmic gloom.

The sudden wash of cold synthesizers halfway through the mid-tempo dirges, providing a brief, icy melodic lift.

The way the vocals drop into a near-whisper during the sparse bridges, emphasizing the isolation of the recording.

Where This Album Departs

How does A Moment in Time sound next to the rest of Ikon's catalogue?

Drum Machine+3.1σ

The production is built around drum machine than this artist usually allows.

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