enigma/restless records. 72094 / 9 tracks / 1986

(CD-R) RI: zeno records. / 2000

Greg Sage reissued this LP on CD-R in 2000 on his own Zeno label.

A bit less inspiring and hypnotic than their legendary LPs from 81-83; still this is a good record with beautifully calm & dark punk. The trademark guitar sound and the great longer tracks on the B side are enough reason to get this. (bj) [8]  Greg Sage’s guitar snarls like four walls of flames closing in on his icy, echoed vocals. The pretty songs are still aggressive, and vice versa. The lyrics often deal with being an outcast, and sound more genuine than most of today’s angst. [10] (BE).

Diese LP zeigt schon einige Abnutzungserscheinungen, obwohl die Talsohle der Circle-LP noch lange nicht erreicht ist. Schöner, ruhig-düsterer Punk mit dem typischen Wipers-Gitarrensound, vor allem die B-Seite mit den etwas längeren Tracks erinnert an die großartigen ersten beiden LPs, wenn auch die hypnotische Wirkung nicht mehr so ausgeprägt ist.

Tracks: just a dream away / way of love / let me know / fair weather friends / land of the lost // nothing left to lose / the search / different ways / just say