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DUET EMMO - Or So It Seems (remastered) - Vinyl (2xLP)
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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 DUET EMMO Or So It Seems (remastered) (limited gatefold white vinyl LP + 1-sided LP + MP3 download code) Mute
Cat: LSTUMM 11. Rel: 22 Aug 22
Experimental/Electronic
Side 1 - Track 1. Hill Of MenSide 1 - Track 2. Or So It SeemsSide 1 - Track 3. FrianoSide 1 - Track 4. The First PersonSide 2 - Track 1. ANCSide 2 - Track 2. Long SledgeSide 2 - Track 3. GatemmoSide 2 - Track 4. Last's CardSide 3. Heart Of Hearts (Or So It Seems)
Graham Lewis, Bruce Gibert, Mute label founder and all round legend Daniel Miller came together to make this Duet Emmo record way, way back in 1981. Finishing the work a year later, it would be another 12 months before fans and unexpected listeners could access their accomplishment: a landmark experimental electronic release that also set benchmarks for minimal wave.
Perhaps what's so remarkable is the way in which Or So It Seems doesn't just play with, but offers an aural essay on timbre and resonance, depth and texture. There's not a huge amount happening on any of the nine tracks, but nevertheless they suck you in so far you'll find it difficult to remember which way to swim to resurface. Up or down, sideways or diagonal, whatever route it all winds up with the delightfully weird-but-fun 'Heart of Hearts'.
