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MX-80 Sound

Crowd Control (LP)

Label: Ralph Records

Format: LP

Genre: Rock

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Original 1981 second album for the Residents' Ralph Records by weird new wave band originally from Indiana with unusually heavy and abrasive sound. With original innersleeve.

condition (record/cover): NM / VG+ (general wear) With original innersleeve. The 1981 follow-up finds MX-80 Sound refining their approach without losing the abrasive edge that defines them. Rich Stim's guitar remains deliberately harsh and atonal, but the songwriting is more focused and purposeful. The band's art-punk aesthetic combines Midwest industrial decay with West Coast experimental sensibility perfectly. Songs tackle American alienation and technological anxiety with dark humor and genuine unease. The Ralph Records connection makes perfect sense - like The Residents and Snakefinger, MX-80 deconstructs rock music to reveal the mechanisms beneath the surface. More accessible than the debut without compromising their vision.

Details
File under: Art-Rock
Cat. number: MX-8102
Year: 1981