Less experimental, ramshackle and nightmarish than 'The Shroud Of', and much closer in vein to traditional post-punk, while also being more focused and cohesive and still very, very dark in its own right. Don't let the '80s synths and the relatively glossy production job fool you, this is clearly music made by a very haunted individual -Minimal Man brainchild, Patrick Miller. Apparently he struggled with drug abuse his whole life, and the music seemingly reflects that.
The record feels like an American version of Colin Newman's 'A-Z'. It's got a similar, manic feel, sometimes with an epic tone ("Show Time"), sometimes discordant and funky ("You! You!"), eerie and paralyzing ("2 Little Skeletons"), vibrant and anthemic ("In Your Heart"), revisiting the Bauhaus-ian stomp ("Stop Running"), or with more direct punk energy -replete with Martin Hannett-like effects ("Shadows Pay A Visit"), claustrophobic and hallucinatory ("What's Not There"), epic and yet mournful ("Pull Back The Bolt"), solemn and yet paranoid ("Ascension"). [SOURCE: RATE YOUR MUSIC]
Label:
CD Presents, Ltd. – CD017, CD Presents, Ltd. – CD-017
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:
US
Released:
1984
Style:
Experimental, Post-Punk, Minimal Wave, Industrial Rock, Darkwave
Tracklist:
A1 Show Time 4:20
A2 You! You! 2:40
A3 2 Little Skeletons 2:20
A4 In Your Heart 2:20
A5 Stop Running 2:30
A6 Shadows Pay A Visit 2:10
B1 What's Not There 2:55
B2 Pull Back The Bolt 3:30
B3 Big Head 2:20
B4 That's Where The Sin Is! 2:20
B5 All The Answers 2:20
B6 Ascension 3:05
Other Versions:
'Safari' (LP, Album): Good Noise [VGNS 2025] - Germany, 1985
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I was very disappointed by this record back in the day, compared to the fantastic "The Shroud Of" (except for "2 Little Skeletons" that had appeared in 1983 on a 7"). But I will give it another try :) Btw, Patrick Miller died in 2003.
ResponderEliminarYep, that's maybe this album was never reissued, as "The Shroud Of..."
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