I Want to Live

Electronic · 2003 · 12 tracks · 49m

I Want to Live

A murky, intense collection of lo-fi synth-pop. Desperate baritone vocals swim through thick reverb and skeletal drum machine patterns to create a haunted 80s aura.

February 13, 2003 · Demonstration Bootleg

A desperate and ghostly yearning for life, filtered through the cold, distorted lens of 1980s technology.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 49m

01

Introduction

1:07

02

I Want to Live

4:01

03

Sex with God

3:25

04

That Night

1:20

06

The Willies

3:08

07

Love

2:25

08

Bridge

4:07

10

Baby, You Make Me Cry

3:26

11

Stop It

3:42

13

In My Dreams

5:27

15

Two Hearts as One

2:38

16

1987

3:10

Moments Worth Listening For

The title track's desperate, repetitive vocal refrain that feels like a survival mantra over skeletal drum machines.

The unsettling juxtaposition of sacred imagery and abrasive synth textures on Sex with God.

The way 1987 captures a specific, decayed nostalgia through warped melodies that sound like a melting cassette.

Where This Album Departs

How does I Want to Live sound next to the rest of John Maus's catalogue?

Midnight+1.9σ

Midnight saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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