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The Golden Age of Wireless
Electronic · 1982 · 6 tracks

The Golden Age of Wireless

Thomas Dolby

A masterfully layered blend of cinematic nostalgia and early digital precision. It sounds like a shortwave radio broadcast from a future that never happened.

1982 · Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab

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A sophisticated blend of scientific curiosity and a gentle, wistful longing for the past.

Tracklist · 6 Tracks
01
Flying North
3:50
02
Commercial Breakup
4:15
03
Weightless
3:45
04
Airwaves
5:16
06
The Wreck of the Fairchild
3:30
08
Radio Silence
3:43
Moments Worth Listening For
The way the bluesy harmonica cuts through the clinical electronic pulse on Europa and the Pirate Twins.
The haunting, atmospheric synth pads that open Airwaves, mimicking the swell of a radio signal.
The sudden, jarring shout of 'Science!' that punctuates the otherwise tight, funky groove of the hit single.
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How does The Golden Age of Wireless sound next to the rest of Thomas Dolby's catalogue?

Nostalgia+1.3σ

The writing leans notably further into nostalgia than the rest of the catalogue.

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