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c New. By MYSTERl Staff ? Architecture and Morality Manoeuvres In The Dark (DINDISC 12). The title, and in the album, comes from Da^ Architecture. I have not read album it must be religious "church music" quality to mellotron strings and vocals tasteful, mixing many eleme cluttered. It stands up well t music works on many levels s The personnel on the albii Synthesizers, Piano, Melloti C Percussion, Organ, Khytl Melodica and Vocals; Andi Mellotron, Guitar, Bass, Rh and Electronic Percussion, F Malcolm Holmes, Drums. 1 cussion, Bass Synthesizer; Michael Douglas, Synthesizer "New Stone Age" on side rranlfincr cnnnH anH uihito nr?i? v-i UVUHM UIIVI TVIIttV UWlv rhythmic guita; begins. Pa wailing reminiscence of E< percussive backing and syi remain at the end of the tune i song fade. ^ "She's Leaving" is full of th tJ fflasm 1111 (I 111 nil IIH $100 A! I AHMKQinMQ ' * f ? i w 11 %J i v i l v/ WITH THIS COUPOr ^ PRESENT THIS COUPON 1 AT JEEEERSON SQUARE AND COLUMBIA EAST THEAIRES EOR $2.00 ADMISSION TICKET OEEER VOID AETER EEBRUARY A. 1982 Album OSO OBSCURA Writer is a new album bv Orchis (OMD), on Dindisc Rec< supposedly some of the the yid Watkins'. book Morality the book, but by listening t( in nature. The album h< it, especially in the us< . The production work is 1 nts together without becor o repeated listening, since imultaneously. im include: Paul Humphr ron, Acoustic and Electr tim Programming, Ra( ew McCluskey, Synthesis ythm Programming, Acoi Leed Horns, Organ and Voc Electronic and Acoustic Martin Cooper, Saxoph< s, Piano, Electronic Organ, one starts with a mechar >e, then a frantic backgrour ul Humphrey's vocals ai :ho and the Bunny men. ithetic cranking are all is the rest of the elements o lat lush Joy Division mellol 11 m urea iu iwn ? 51II III II 111 urn vt.mni-iiifitt unnuifl mi uuufin uiunui innui n NOW SHOWIf TIME B "TIME BANDITS" NOV j I HARRISON FORD J* "RAIDERS" ami "CINDFRFII NOW SHOWING COLUMBIA FAST I Hf AIM i Has 4Chi anu smooiii serene voeais. rne Malcolm Holmes' drum work becoming too sentimental. This s ltral applied use of electronic percussi 3r(*s the album. Layering of sound on tl mes elements coming together yet and cluttered sound. * the "Souvenir" is perhaps the be: is a probably is the most air-playabl 5 expression is not repressed, this plistic rhythmic song, it is punct rl"18 like synthesizer melody. The tote ! the the ear. The song creates the in 1 '-'-I- ml * rounu nae. ine vocais are ren eyp> sisters. The background vocals 1 onic^ and intertwine within the song t iios, base. The vocals on this song tj ,ers, fragile humanistic qualities to th istic the synthetics. a\s\ "Sealand" is a musical painti Per" concertina effect of the electror 3ne*> the beginning evokes an image o The pitch and yaw of the synth lical lying in a bunk in the hull of a sai id of treated natural sounds of the s *e a ?* i t - ? auucanaiic cukci utxaUbC UI I effect." This is further heightene that t0 ^e firmament of the drummin fthe appear and decay as the them binations. The song ends with a tron synthesizer fades. -iiiiiiuiaiiii! iim in n in mi ii i SIG! ANDITS IS) | JEFFERSON (/ SHOWING SQUARE !] }A/DIM OF THE + LOST ARK\EH a Walt Disney's ircn Music counterpoint provided by Side two t> prevents this piece from from the albu ?ong typifies the sparingly- should make on that appears throughout structured sc tus iracK is superD, wun me mixea witn maintaining a crisp, un- although it c difference it st tune on the album and the style exei e. In cities where musical electro-beat i would be a big hit. A sim- the distant be uated nicely by a carnival- a childlike ii il effect is very pleasing to heart-is-all-t< lage of a gentle merry-go- "Joan of A] liniscent of the Weymouth sound, a thic flow like a musical stream choir vocals, o provide continuity and a The theme ol 'pifies the effect of adding melodramati id hidh_tDnhnnlnrtir ennn^ r\f thn lirrin Knf# VVV.IIUUlU^Jf OWUI1U Ui VIIV/ IJ A IV, l/V. L I sounds like it ng of sensual images. The punch throuj lically-treated melodica at cleanness ai f a wharf on a foggy night, sickeningly s esizer makes one imagine "Architect iling vessel. Electronically- sound. The p sea and buoy bells add a with a wealth the mixed-down "ambient a part of the 5 d by the echo effects added from "Stanlc g. Strange synthetic sounds "loop" aspe< e progresses to new com- and cycling quiet stillness as the string with. Obscur $1 Bt /$0( On your C iiili^ J^-< '%< ?Br y * :if Pflll ^ft J? y : 'WS^lM See your Josten DATE Feb. 1, 2 & 3 PLACE University Bookst $15 OFF ANY 10k! $30 OFF ANY 14k! n rt ? wn i< J UAYd UNLY ' Qual egins with 'Joan of Arc,' m. Obviously Dindisc Recc it big in the modern music >ng on the album.The thei the subject of religious ould have been Suzie Cre u/niilH mnlrA tr? fho ennti T ?*? ????& * riplified by many of the "E ind heavy string synthetic! ickground gives this song i mocence. This mood is c< >re-up quality of the vocal s *c (Maid of Orleans)" begii rk atmospheric array of < The mellotron line is very i : this song is also Joan of i c wailing vocais are.mor er duplicates the convicti< came from the New Order ?h the thick vocals and id preventing the song weet. ure and Morality" is a moi ?roduction work is excelle 1 of sound without assaultii ;ong that sounds exactly lil >w" from their previous Ai ;t of this song with varioi is very interesting to let e incidental passages are College Rii K .; ||f|| ^ i ^ lj s' Represenl TIME 9 <0 i ore f Afy itv ' and was the single irds felt that this song charts. It is the most me of forlorn love is zealot Joan of Arc, amcheese for all the his song is similar to )ark Wave" bands, of 5. The glockenspiel in i difference, a kind of Duntered by the myind lyric. ns with a very spacey ^ectronically-treated melodic and pleasing. \rc, but this time the e appropriate, since an of Joan. This song playbook. The drums strings, providing a from becoming too itage of instrumental nt, providing the ear mg the brain. There is ce the refinery sounds merican release. The as phrases repeating the ear travel along i mixed-down with a see MYSTERIOUS, page 8 ys Only! i/OE Ig 9 tative. 5 1 VISA* | iwmmm |t*g?HiCuiU 4