EMF
Unexplained EP

Parlophone    CDSGE 2026  (1992)

Rock/Pop
CD, 4   Tracks, 15:20  Length
01 Getting Through Ian Dench 04:20
02 Far From Me James Atkin; Derry Brownson; Ian Dench; Zac Foley; Mark Decloedt 03:13
03 The Same Ian Dench; James Atkin 03:56
04 Search and Destroy Iggy Pop; James Williamson 03:51
Music Details
Product Details
Packaging Slimline
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
Musicians  &  Credits
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
Personal Details
Index # 1067
Owner Dave
Tags Indie Rock, Pop Rock, Synth Pop
User Defined
Purchased New
Imported from England
Notes
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)