The Operation of the Sonne

by The Dead C

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1.	The Marriage of Reason and Squalor 14:31	lyrics
Sheepshit?
2.	Mordant Heaven 11:00	lyrics
File under ambient punk again.
3.	Air 25:55	lyrics
You're out of time...

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Coming after the monster that was Harsh 70s Reality, and its evil twin, Clyma Est Mort, this album has always confounded even soi disant Dead C fans. Side 1 documents the discovery of the analogue synthesiser coupled with field recordings from the basement of Willowbank, Koputai's 'most stately' home. Side 2 emerged spontaneously to cassette on stage at the 'fabled' Empire Tavern - and it still sounds like stripping the breathable atmosphere from an already-depleted biosphere.

First time legit availability in any digital format. Remastered from analogue sources.

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released April 1, 1994

Morley, Russell, Yeats

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The Dead C New Zealand

The Dead C
are a rock band
formed in 1987
in Koputai
Port Chalmers
Te Wai Pounamu
NZ.

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