Needle Time

  Wir - So And Slow It Goes [12MUTE 107 UK 1991 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC] I promised a brand new rip of post-punk band Wire's nineties techno masterpiece before Christmas. I failed then, so let's deal with it right now. Those zany Wire boys lose a drummer, drop an E and get down with the kids by unleashing this acid-drenched techno disco monster with the help of The Orb and LFO.  A1 So And Slow It Grows (Extended) B1 So And Slow It Grows (The Orb In Atlas Mix) B2 Take It (LFO Remix)

  Wir - The First Letter [INT 146.876/STUMM87 DEU 1991 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC] I have the UK compact disc of The First Letter and posted it to ESWA back in April 2015. Very recently the rare German vinyl pressing on Interchord came my way, so after reading all the requests for a re-post of the  So & Slow It Grows single, I parted with some cash and purchased this hard to find album. The aforementioned single will be re-ripped (hopefully before Christmas) as the original rips are quite crackly. This German vinyl pressing is really nice and quiet, the tracks are mastered really well and at a considerate volume. I am unsure who pressed this version and how it compares to the MPO French pressing for Mute in the UK. This is a much over-looked, and strangely accessible body of work by Wire as a trio. There are some hidden Wire classics on this album, your scribe particularly appreciates  Looking At Me , the full on Take It and the more industrial  Big Glue Canal . Th...