The Sea Of Wires - The Sea Of Wires (UK), Digipack 2CD

DIGIPAK
DOUBLE CD

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.

"Individually Screened" recorded and produced by Chris Jones & "T" (Tony Murphy) somewhere in Coventry, March-July 1980.

"Beyond the Edge Of Tomorrow" improvised by The Sea Of Wires, 1982.

The Sea Of Wires: Chris (korg MS20, korg SQ10, Wasp & Spider, Copy-Cat Echo) and "T" (Yamaha CS30, Copy Cat Echo).

Thanks to Hippy Steve for guitar on 'The Man Who Smiles' and Rob Gillham for his vocals on 'Recollections Of Death'.

Mastered by Martin Bowes at The Cage, Coventry.
Graphic design by Abby Helasdottir.
Special thanks to Frank Maier / Vinyl-on-Demand.

Tracklist

"Individually Screened"
1-1  –The Sea Of Wires  Invincible  6:51
1-2  –The Sea Of Wires  Seascape  16:38
1-3  –The Sea Of Wires  Is The New Man Human  8:15
1-4  –The Sea Of Wires  Return Of The Captain  1:35
1-5  –The Sea Of Wires  Robot Dance  2:22
1-6  –The Sea Of Wires  An Endless Rainy Day  11:27
1-7  –The Sea Of Wires  Breathing  8:48
"Diversions"
2-1  –Chris Jones   The Man Who Smiles  4:06
2-2  –Chris Jones   S.O.W. (The Sea Of Wire)  5:55
2-3  –Chris Jones   New Age (With Apologies To You Know Who)  5:59
2-4  –Chris Jones   It Will Never Work  2:10
2-5  –Chris Jones   The Nightmare Continues  9:40
"Beyond The Edge Of Tomorrow"
2-6  –The Sea Of Wires  Recollections Of Death  34:49


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