eskimo/no core records. er 005 / 12 tracks / 1986

+ lyric sheet. A 1997 CD on Merge called “Album” has both LPs plus 7” tracks (but not the first EP).

After their first release (which was almost a great hardcore EP) the band changed their style completely. This is gloomy and bitter post punk/art punk, influenced by Joy Division, Mission of Burma, and maybe Middle Class (post-Out of Vogue); their hardcore past shows on a few songs, too. Diverse, interesting music, well-played and well-produced, but not very catchy and kind of depressing. [7]

Nach ihrer ersten EP (die beinahe eine gute Hardcore-EP geworden wäre) die komplette Kehrtwende: düsterer, bitterer Postpunk/Artpunk à la Joy Division, Mission of Burma oder späte Middle Class; hier und da schimmert auch ihre Hardcore-Vergangenheit noch etwas durch. Interessante und vielseitige Musik, gut gespielt und produziert, aber nicht sehr eingängig und ziemlich deprimierend.

Tracks: throwing rocks / early grave / my place / go places / shuffle / six // anonymous cave / purgatory / clockwork / observation / present conditions / care taker