Vienna

Electronic · 1980 · 7 tracks

Vienna

A cinematic fusion of operatic vocals, icy synthesizers, and classical viola. The definitive blueprint for the New Romantic movement's European noir aesthetic.

It's like a high-fashion spy movie set in a rainy 1980s Berlin, but with synthesizers instead of guns.

A grand, cinematic melancholy that feels both technologically advanced and classically timeless.

Vienna · vs · Ultravox

Mysterious+1.8σ

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

Tracklist · 7 Tracks

01

Astradyne

7:08

02

New Europeans

4:05

03

Private Lives

4:08

06

Mr. X

6:34

07

Western Promise

5:19

08

Vienna

4:54

09

All Stood Still

4:23

Moments Worth Waiting For

the dramatic drum machine crack that introduces the title track's chorus

the soaring, seven-minute instrumental synth odyssey of Astradyne

the eerie, robotic spoken-word delivery on Mr. X that mimics early Kraftwerk

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