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Read & Burn 03
Rock · 2007 · 4 tracks · 25m

Read & Burn 03

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A dense, high-velocity evolution of post-punk. Clinical digital production meets massive, motorik grooves and jagged, intellectual aggression.

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It’s like a high-speed industrial drill but with art-school degrees and a motorik beat.

A high-tension, clinical aggression that feels both intellectually detached and physically relentless.

Read & Burn 03 · vs · Wire
Digital Clarity+1.0σ

The production is pushed a touch harder into digital clarity than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 4 Tracks · 25m
01
23 Years Too Late
9:47
02
Our Time
4:33
03
No Warning Given
5:27
04
Desert Diving
5:33
Moments Worth Waiting For
The massive, grinding transition at the midpoint of 23 Years Too Late where the track shifts from a crawl into a relentless motorik groove.
The way the guitars on No Warning Given mimic the sound of a malfunctioning industrial alarm.
The sudden, sharp silence that punctuates the rhythmic density of Our Time.
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