THE SEA OF WIRES - 'The Sea Of Wires'
CSR345CD (December 2024)
2CD in gatefold ecopak.
Barcode: 0641871746422
The Sea Of Wires were a very early '80s electronic duo hailing from the industrial wastelands of Coventry. Followers of the German Electronic Scene of the time (Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, Popol Vuh, Cluster etc), Chris Jones and Tony Murphy used elements of Kosmische Musik in their compositions, with a variety of warm synths, analogue effects, and layered experimentation.
This double-CD collects cassettes which appeared on their own Sea Of Wires label: "Individually Screened" (1980, then 1981 on the famous Flowmotion label); Chris Jones' "Diversions" (1981, featuring Murphy on synth); and "Beyond The Edge Of Tomorrow" (1982), representing the absolute peak of their sound.
These tracks appeared as a double LP on the illustrious Vinyl-on-Demand label back in 2014 as part of the massive 12LP boxset "80's Minimal Synth. Wave Vol.2", but are presented here on CD for the first time ever.
"A bubbly electronic meisterwerk from the electronic Dark Ages, those very early 1980s, just as synths started to get smaller and more affordable... They mostly relied on beat-free sequencer pulses with something of a Kraut influence, plus the occasional nod to the past glories of the Radiophonic Workshop... Full of classic warm synth settings, not unlike a solid state volcanic mud pool, pumping out bubbles of sweet sounding ear gases through the smooth hot mud" (Die Or DIY).
FFO: early Human League, Vice Versa, We Be Echo, Tangerine Dream.
Double CD in a matt-finish gatefold ecopak.
Track listing:
Disc 1:
1. Invincible (6:51)
2. Seascape (16:38)
3. Is The New Man Human (8:15)
4. Return Of The Captain (1:35)
5. Robot Dance (2:22)
6. An Endless Rainy Day (11:27)
7. Breathing (8:48)
Disc 2:
1. The Man Who Smiles (4:06)
2. S.O.W. (The Sea Of Wire) (5:55)
3. New Age (With Apologies To You Know Who) (5:59)
4. It Will Never Work (2:10)
5. The Nightmare Continues (9:40)
6. Recollections Of Death (34:49)
