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SHOC CORRIDOR - A Blind Sign (reissue) - Vinyl (12" + insert)
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Free delivery on many items. Same-day despatch, no-question returns. Authorised dealers - full technical support. Online since 1997. Shop categories Information SHOC CORRIDOR A Blind Sign (reissue)(12" + insert) Dark Entries US
Cat: DE 164. Rel: 17 Jul 17
Coldwave/Synth
Side 1 - Track 1. A Blind Sign Side 1 - Track 2. Sargasso Sea Side 2 - Track 1. On Reflexion Side 2 - Track 2. Sargasso Sea (1981 demo)
Amongst minimal wave and alternative synth-pop enthusiasts, short-lived London band Shoc Corridor has an excellent reputation. Although they released a pair of albums and a gaggle of singles in 1983 and '84, it is '82 debut single A Blind Sign that gets collectors drooling. On this Dark Entries reissue, it's easy to see why. Flipside cut "Sargasso Sea", a fantastically spaced-out combination of heavily dub influenced post-punk bass, minimalist drum machine hits and liquid electronics, is particularly special, while "On Reflection" is a fine slab of swooning, near Balearic electronica. The title track, a Gary Numan-esque chunk of mutant synth-pop that bizarrely includes some jangly acoustic guitars amongst the arpeggio bass and twittering synthesizer melodies, is also inspired.
