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Never for Ever
Pop · 1980 · 11 tracks · 37m

Never for Ever

A theatrical masterclass in early synth-pop and baroque art pop, blending pioneering Fairlight CMI sampling with dark, literary storytelling.

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Sonic breakthrough

Whirring Fairlight synthesizers and acoustic strings collide like a dark, mechanical fairytale. You are pulled into a lush theater of whispered secrets, bird calls, and lush, cinematic dread.

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Sample Based+2.4σ

This record marks a bold leap into sample based textures, weaving the cold, mechanical clatter of shattered glass and gun cocks directly into the fabric of her theatrical piano arrangements.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 37m
01
Babooshka
3:28
02
Delius (Song of Summer)
2:51
03
Blow Away (For Bill)
3:35
04
All We Ever Look For
3:49
05
Egypt
4:12
06
The Wedding List
4:16
07
Violin
3:16
08
The Infant Kiss
2:50
09
Night Scented Stock
0:52
10
Army Dreamers
2:59
11
Breathing
5:29
Moments Worth Waiting For
01BabooshkaThe dramatic climax of 'Babooshka' features the literal sound of breaking glass sampled and sequenced through the Fairlight CMI synthesizer.
11BreathingThe haunting, slow-building arrangement of 'Breathing' adopts the perspective of a fetus contemplating nuclear fallout from the womb.
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Reviews
Critic Consensus

Critics were generally positive, if not unanimous.

The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/ 5 stars
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Record Mirror3.5/ 5 stars
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AllMusic3/ 5 stars
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