viernes, 15 de mayo de 2020

Voice Farm ‎– The World We Live In [LP] (1982, Optional Records)





It's hard to listen to Voice Farm's debut without drawing comparisons to their contemporaries in the field of cerebral, synthesizer-based pop. Their precisely structured, heavily sequenced instrumentals often recall Gary Numan -not that there's anything wrong with that. On the vocal tracks, they resemble a left-coast Devo, casting a jaundiced eye on suburbia, voyeurism, and therapy. At times their sound intersects with the cold tones of early OMD; but Voice Farm takes themselves far less seriously. None of this is meant to imply that they were imitating these other artists. 'The World We Live In' displays a lot of creativity, but lacks cohesion and is hard to get a grip on. It has some quite memorable moments, including the catchy, funny putdown "Beatnik" and the album-closing "Over and Over," which masterfully blends a lyrical theme of obsession with relentless, ominous bass tones. The rest of the album is at least entertaining, except for a couple of songs that seem to have been intentionally designed to annoy: "Cheeno" and "Mama Made Me Do It" (it's interesting to note that the latter also appears on the 'Voice Farm' LP, drastically reconfigured into a strangely sweet pop tune). [SOURCE: ALLMUSIC


Label: Optional Records ‎– 004 
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 
Country: US 
Released: 1982 
Style: Synth-pop, New Wave, Electropop

Tracklist:
A1 A.M. City 2:51 
A2 Lost Adults 4:08 
A3 Beatnik 3:23 
A4 Davy's Big Battle 2:52 
A5 Mama Made Me Do It 1:31 
B1 Sally Go Round The Roses 3:47 
B2 Double Garage 3:10 
B3 Follow Me Home 2:28 
B4 Voyeur 2:57 
B5 Cheeno 0:52 
B6 Over And Over 3:26 

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