HomeKilling JokeOutside the Gate
Outside the Gate
Rock · 1988 · 10 tracks

Outside the Gate

A polarizing pivot into high-gloss synth-pop and occult symphonics. Dense, digital, and deeply cynical about the late-eighties consumerist dream.

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It's the weird synth-pop record Killing Joke made when they were trying to predict the end of the world through a calculator.

A cold, digital paranoia wrapped in high-gloss 1980s production.

Outside the Gate · vs · Killing Joke
Digital Clarity+4.0σ

The production is built around digital clarity than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
America
3:48
02
My Love of This Land
4:14
03
Stay One Jump Ahead
3:11
04
Unto the Ends of the Earth
6:08
05
The Calling
4:46
06
Obsession
3:36
07
Tiahuanaco
3:27
08
Outside the Gate
8:47
09
America (extended mix)
6:48
10
Stay One Jump Ahead (extended mix)
5:46
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition into the sprawling title track where the synths stretch into an eight-minute ritualistic drone.
The biting sarcasm of the spoken-word delivery during the verses of America.
The sudden, crystalline keyboard melody that cuts through the dense percussion on Tiahuanaco.
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