Systems of Romance — Ultravox

A cold, intellectual curiosity wrapped in shimmering synthetic textures and urban isolation.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks

Slow Motion

3:32

I Can’t Stay Long

4:20

Someone Else’s Clothes

4:28

Blue Light

3:12

Some of Them

2:33

Quiet Men

4:12

Dislocation

2:58

Maximum Acceleration

3:56

When You Walk Through Me

4:19

Just for a Moment

3:11

Moments Worth Listening For

The interlocking clockwork precision of the synthesizer and guitar on Slow Motion

The sudden shift into a claustrophobic, mechanical rhythm during Dislocation

The haunting, stripped-back piano and synth wash that closes the album on Just for a Moment

Where This Album Departs

How does Systems of Romance sound next to the rest of Ultravox's catalogue?

Surreal Abstract+4.0σ

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

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