Tuxedomoon
Half-Mute (LP)
FormatLPLabelRalph RecordsGenreElectronic
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condition (record/cover): EX / EX- With original innersleeve. Tuxedomoon's 1980 debut album. Blaine Reininger and Steven Brown craft sophisticated new wave noir - songs about urban alienation set to sparse arrangements featuring violin, saxophone, synthesizers, and minimal percussion. The San Francisco band emerged from the same experimental scene as The Residents and Chrome, but their approach is more European in sensibility. Each track builds atmosphere through careful layering - sounds appear and disappear, creating space and tension. Brown's deep vocals add gravitas to lyrics exploring isolation and desire in modern cities. The production is deliberately cold and distant, matching the emotional content. The textured sleeve perfectly matches the music's somber, elegant mood. Original innersleeve included.
Release notes
Original release on Ralph Records available in two versions with a textured sleeve: - this one has pink front cover and green back cover, - inversely the other one has [url=/release/297089]green front cover and pink back cover[/url]. Some promotional copies issued with a 41 x 53.5 cm poster. Comes with official 'Buy or Die' inner sleeve. Produced at Audios Amigos Studios, San Francisco, December 1979. Thanks to Jim Renney for facilitation of special treatments. [Back sleeve] © 1980, The…
| A1 | Nazca | ||
| A2 | 59 To 1 | ||
| A3 | Fifth Column | ||
| A4 | Tritone (Musica Diablo) | ||
| A5 | Loneliness | ||
| A6 | James Whale | ||
| B1 | What Use? | ||
| B2 | Volo Vivace | ||
| B3 | 7 Years | ||
| B4 | KM | ||
| B5 | Seeding The Clouds |
- Patrick Roques
- Artwork [Cover Art]
- Peter Principle
- Bass, Guitar, Percussion [Electronic Percussion], Synthesizer
- Jim Renney
- Engineer
- LKIKS
- Lacquer Cut By
- Tuxedomoon
- Producer, Written-By, Arranged By
- Steven Brown
- Saxophone [Saxes], Vocals, Synthesizer, Keyboards, Percussion [Electronic Percussion]
- Blaine Reininger
- Violin, Vocals, Synthesizer, Keyboards, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Percussion [Electronic Percussion]
