Los Microwaves
The Birth Of Techno
This playfully titled release features David Javelosa (on synth and vocals) along with Meg Brazill (on bass and vocals)
plus drummer Todd "Rosa" Rosencrans. Side One features five studio tracks, none of which were included on the band's
1981 Posh Boy LP, Life After Breakfast. Three of these tracks were recorded in '82. The record's second side collects
five live recordings, capturing Los Microwaves onstage in New York City (The Peppermint Lounge) and Boston as well as at
San Francisco's I-Beam, a venue that often played host to the band. Those tracks date from roughly the same years,
1980-83. Sonically the songs variously recall Blondie, Flying Lizards, Gang of Four and a far less dour Human League.
Importantly, the band rocks, even when it's employing a spare drum kit, solid but elemental bass, and monophonic analog
synthesizers. The stripped down aesthetics of the group - necessitated by its minimalist instrumental approach - are
nonetheless thrilling. Released on red vinyl with lyric sheet insert.
Price
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release
01-01-1970
Label
Item-nr
147724
EAN
0000000000000
Availability
Not in stock
Tracks
Title
Artist
1
THIN ICE
2
I CANT SAY
3
SILENT SCREAMERS
4
WHATS TO DO
5
AND EVER
6
SNIPER I-BEAM, SF 1980
7
BRIDE OF SUICIDE STORYVILLE, BOSTON 1983
8
MY BABY TRIED TO KILL ME I-BEAM, SF 1980
9
TOO MANY HUMANS PEPPERMINT LOUNGE, NYC 1981