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Soundtracks of Our Lives week ending 24 September 2016 CE
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Re: Soundtracks of Our Lives week ending 24 September 2016 CE
Sep 27, 2016, 20:26
Fatalist wrote:

The Sea Nymphs – On The Dry Land

Cabaret Voltaire – The Voice Of America. Thought I better give ‘em another go ;-) Liked this more, particularly the opening track, but my attention wandered as it progressed.


Looking forward to hearing the Sea Nymphs one.

Been listening to Cabs a lot this last month or so, but mainly focussing on the Virgin albums that I never listened to much before. In fact The Crackdown (1983) has been on repeat since Sunday night.

I think the early stuff is their best, they do work very well in short bursts. The first EP and "Nag Nag Nag" single are terrific, menacing dispatches from some urban dystopia. Their best LP from the Rough Trade years may be Three Mantras (which is two instrumental tracks). They missed Chris Watson when he left, the hiss and found sound of albums like Voice of America adds a definite edge to the proceedings that is lacking from the cleaner Virgin albums, even more so on the Parlophone albums at the end of the 80s.
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