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The First Letter
Electronic · 1991 · 12 tracks

The First Letter

Wire

A cold, rhythmic pivot into industrial synth-pop. Wire sheds their drummer for drum machines, resulting in a clinical, hypnotic, and deeply atmospheric record.

October 29, 1991 · Mute

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A clinical and detached exploration of mechanical rhythms and urban isolation.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Take It (for Greedy)
3:14
02
So and Slow It Grows
5:14
03
A Bargain at 3 and 20 Yeah!
2:56
04
Footsi‐Footsi
4:56
05
Ticking Mouth
6:31
06
It Continues
4:33
07
Looking at Me (Stop!)
4:12
08
Naked, Whooping and Such‐Like (Extended On and On)
7:06
09
Tailor Made
3:49
10
No Cows on the Ice
4:16
11
A Big Glue Canal
4:10
12
So and Slow It Grows (single mix)
4:01
Moments Worth Listening For
The aggressive industrial percussion of Take It (For Greedy) signaling a total break from the band's rock past.
The eerie spoken-word opening of Naked, Whooping and Such-Like dissolving into a seven-minute hypnotic factory throb.
The transition into the single mix of So and Slow It Grows where the dreamy synth layers finally find a pop center.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The First Letter sound next to the rest of Wire's catalogue?

Drum Machine+3.6σ

The production is built around drum machine than this artist usually allows.

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