Description
//The Leaf Label//
£23.99 – 1xLP, Limited Edition “Sanguine Red” Coloured Vinyl
£21.99 – 1xLP, Standard Edition Vinyl
The Sick Man Of Europe name connects the current post-Brexit landscape to the austerity of Thatcherite Britain and the social conditions that shaped the likes of Bauhaus and Joy Division.
These are touchstones for TSMOE, but the influence and discipline of Neu!, Suicide and Swans are just as intrinsic to the sound. Emerging from London’s underground music scene, The Sick Man Of Europe is distinctly monochrome in its outlook. Each note counts in this climate – economical but played with absolute precision and conviction. Propelled forward by machines and seeking solace in repetition.
There are echoes of the post-punk and European art rock pioneers at the cusp of the 80s, but re-tooled for the present. The same fears. Looking for answers or something to believe in, but finding more questions in an age of absolutes.
Tracklisting:
- Obsolete
- Transactional
- Sanguine
- Profane Not Profound
- Slow Down, Friend
- Movement Acidity Regulator
- I’m Alive
