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Holiday ’80
Electronic · 1980 · 3 tracks · 16m

Holiday ’80

The Human League

A bridge between industrial grit and chart-topping polish. Stark, monophonic synthesizers meeting deadpan vocals in a cold Sheffield basement.

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The sound of the future being built in a cold Sheffield basement.

A cold, mechanical tension that occasionally breaks into dark, synth-driven danceability.

Holiday ’80 · vs · The Human League
Mysterious+2.6σ

Mysterious saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 3 Tracks · 16m
01
Marianne
3:17
02
Dancevision
2:22
02
Rock ’n’ Roll / Night Clubbing
6:23
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring transition in the medley where the primitive drum machine beat for Night Clubbing kicks in.
Philip Oakey's detached but urgent delivery on Marianne, sounding like a transmission from a cold war bunker.
The frantic, high-pitched synth squalls of Dancevision that feel like a malfunctioning arcade cabinet.
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