Micro>Pop
Mainframe - Tenants Of The Lattice-Work [MC 007 UK 1983 24-Bit FLAC] Recorded using Roland Juno 60, Moog Liberation, Moog Prodigy, Yamaha SK20, Fender Stratocaster and percussion on an Apple II Microcomputer. Those were the days! Here is the obscure classic (and rare) album from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire computer geeks Mainframe. Best known for their pop-dance hit 5 Minutes , it was really their album which stands out as their legacy work (if you can find a copy), though the limited sales weren't as fruitful as the aforementioned single. In essence the album works as a concept piece - that should be enough to scare away a few of you, but fear not, this is actually good, serving as a pre-cursor to other talented synthesized indie popsters like Sudden Sway and Jesus Couldn't Drum. The concept seems to revolve a round a competition or quest involving the music and lyrics and a video (which required an additional purchase). Those keen to enter had to complete and return t...