Parlophone
CDSGE 2026
(1992)
Rock/Pop
CD, 4
Tracks, 15:20
Length
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01 |
Getting Through |
Ian Dench |
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04:20 |
02 |
Far From Me |
James Atkin; Derry Brownson; Ian Dench; Zac Foley; Mark Decloedt |
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03:13 |
03 |
The Same |
Ian Dench; James Atkin |
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03:56 |
04 |
Search and Destroy |
Iggy Pop; James Williamson |
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03:51 |
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Packaging |
Slimline |
Spars |
DDD |
Sound |
Stereo |
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Vocals |
James Atkin |
Keyboards |
Ian Dench |
Bass |
Zac Foley |
Drums |
Mark Decloedt |
Sampling |
Derry Brownson |
Musician |
EMF |
Producer |
Ian Dench; Ralph Jezzard |
Cover by |
EMF |
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Index |
#
1067 |
Owner |
Dave |
Tags |
Indie Rock, Pop Rock, Synth Pop |
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Purchased |
New |
Imported from |
England |
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As a precursor to the surprisingly abrasive Stigma, this stopgap EP already showed EMF displaying a musical courage not often seen in ostensibly one-hit wonders. Gone are the Madchester-friendly dance-pop loops; instead, a harsh propellant of strangulated guitars and munched-up beats toss back the storm windows with a criminally underrated force of will. Some may adhere to the wall of snake-charming sirens in "Getting Through," but the heart of EMF circa 1992 is in the hot-baked "Search and Destroy" that shoves a kitchen knife down your gullet with a more frenzied, vicious precision than even the Stooges had imagined. Kid you not. Well, maybe a little. -- Dean Carlson (allmusic.com)