Interface - The Edge (EMI, 1985) LP vinyl record

Interface

The Edge

Regular price ¥6,800
Label:
EMI 1775481
Format:
LP
Country:
Portugal
Released:
1985

Condition

Media Condition:
VG+ 
Sleeve Condition:
VG+ 

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Tracklist
  1. A1 Inferno
  2. A2 Future Blind
  3. A3 Misty Lake
  4. A4 The Lake (Al-hayun / Monsoon / À Suivre)
  5. B1 Big Toy
  6. B2 The Flag
  7. B3 She
  8. B4 The Edge
  9. B5 Flames

A1 Inferno
A2 Future Blind
A3 Misty Lake
A4 The Lake (Al-hayun / Monsoon / À Suivre)
B1 Big Toy
B2 The Flag
B3 She
B4 The Edge
B5 Flames

"The Edge" is an anomalous experimental electronic work born from Portugal's underground scene in the early 1980s. Its hard, restrained beats created by synthesizers and drum machines, and its inorganic, tension-filled sound design, strongly reflect the atmosphere of avant-garde electronic music that was emerging around Lisbon at the time. While hinting at new wave and post-punk, it possesses an isolated aesthetic that clearly distances itself from the mainstream. The sound, where a sense of stagnation coexists with an experimental spirit, is highly suggestive even from a contemporary experimental/minimalist perspective. This is an important rediscovered work of obscure Portuguese electronic music.

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