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1987 sounds like yesterday

omniscientfool | Beijing, China | 03/25/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Though simple, this seems to have aged surprisingly better than other 80's electronica. It's quite charming, alternating clever but harmless lyrical excursions with fun little synthy ditties. It's amusing how many genres this apparently encompasses. Why is this the only album Amazon has? RFS is another classic."

Unleash a sword...

omniscientfool | 03/20/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"this album represents a kind of rebound from the amazing rise of "come visit the big bigot / dead eyes" release (oh, how i remember "we've come to bless this house" floating across those early MTV midnites... those were the days of true music television). anyway, the bigot / dead eyes comp. is still the best investment for any newly severed head. however, this record has some equally transcendent moments (of course, "unleash your sword", "dressed in air", etc.). the catch with this disc is the irony of increased production values vs. the essence of sevcom's original contribution : beautifully gritty musical inspiration (i.e. less production) coupled with insanely rhythmic pre-techno hallucinations. the later years of "new order-esque" efforts have only served to diminish the memorable innovations that this outfit served up in the midst of an 80's musical vacuum full of hair spray. the full severed heads back catalog seems destined for re-release somewhere farther down the road of "where was it then?"--until that time, i'd recommend this for its pioneering sample-ridden musicality. spotters take note!"