The Dead C – Harsh 70s Reality [2LP] Avant-Garde / Leftfield Railway siding

Railway siding

it was the first time a Fairlight sampler was used in an Irish studio setting and gives a prescient but alternative take on the new wave sound that came to dominate the charts soon after

While the variety of textures from each source number about the same

"'On an unassuming cassette

as language in the hands of Higgs becomes a plaything

The Dead C – Harsh 70s Reality [2LP] Avant-Garde / Leftfield Railway siding"Originally seeing the light of day in April of 1992, Harsh 70s Reality was not just a high water mark for that year, but for the ages. Technically this was the bands fourth long play outing, and as a double album, it followed two formidable dual juggernauts of the early 90's: Twin Infinitives and Lake. But it was Harsh 70s Reality that left the decade stronger and more resonant than it came in. A 2012 anniversary edition replete w gatefold jacket