The Birth of Techno, by Los Microwaves

The Birth of Techno

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1.	Thin Ice 03:00	buy track
2.	I Can't Say 02:49	buy track
3.	Silent Screamers 03:38	buy track
4.	What's To Do 03:46	buy track
5.	And Ever 03:37	buy track
6.	Sniper 03:57	buy track
7.	Bride of Suicide 03:42	buy track
8.	My Baby Tried To Kill Me 02:48	buy track
9.	My Name is the Same 02:58	buy track
10.	Too Many Humans 03:58	buy track

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This playfully titled release features David Javelosa (on synth and vocals) along with Meg Brazill (on bass and vocals) plus drummer Todd “Rosa” Rosencrans. Side One features five studio tracks, none of which were included on the band’s 1981 LP, Life After Breakfast. Three of these tracks were recorded in 1982. The records’ second side collects five live recordings, capturing Los Microwaves onstage in New York City (The Peppermint Lounge) and Boston as well as at San Francisco’s own I-Beam, a venue that often played host to the band. Those tracks date form roughly the same years, 1980-83. Sonically the songs variously recall Blondie, Flying Lizards, Gang of Four and a far less dour Human League. Importantly, the band rocks, even when it’s employing a spare drum kit, solid but elemental bass, and monophonic analog synthesizers. The stripped down aesthetics of the group – necessitated by its minimalist instrumental approach – are nonetheless thrilling. Even if you weren’t there in 1980, this’ll take you back.

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released December 18, 2021

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