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mail-order tel: 0116 270 2354 utle1uk@btconnect.com utle2uk@btconnect.com purchase via BANDCAMP DISCOGS mp3 download... iTunes Amazon Spotify audio promo No Inset (remix) Ion Nest (abridged)	ALTO STRATUS
	TENSION! MC Dark Star DS108 deleted MC Auricle AMC 002 deleted available as... CD-R Auricle AMCDR 008 CD-R £7.00 + p&p bandcamp download mp3 download reissue duration: 78'50" 1. No Inset? 31'30" 2. Stone In! 30'10" 3. Ion Nest 17'10" bonus track Composed, constructed, produced & engineered by Alto Stratus. Tracks 1,2 recorded at Dark Star Studio (July 1984). Previously released as a cassette (Auricle AMC 002) © 1984. Track 3 recorded at Tachyon Studio (20 August 2001). Original 1984 recording... Alan & Steve Freeman: Yamaha CS5, Casio keys, guitar, loops, tapes, vocals. Bonus 2001 session... Alan Freeman: guitar, Korg Poly 800, Moog Rogue, Siel Orchestra 2, voice. Steve Freeman: guitar, loops, processing, effects, Yamaha CS5, acoustic CD. Notes... "We always knew that Tension was the intention...." This was conceived as an ode to both the experimental Krautrock of Guru Guru and the Paris electronic rock scene of acts like Heldon. What we wanted to do was cross-pollinate the two genres in a way that had never been done before. And I think we succeeded! "Tension!" focuses on guitars extensively, along with sequential synths, and a manic industrial invention akin to Throbbing Gristle. Just two long conceptualised suites, containing spacious elements, powerful progressions, and some almost agonisingly intense crescendos, using sound effects that pilfer and plunder a good few well-known 1970'/80s sci-fi films (can you spot them all?), "Tension!" indeed lives up to its name, and has also stood the test of time well, as the concoction of elements is quite original, keeping it fresh and different in spite of the obvious influences. The CDR bonus track saw the 2001 Alto Stratus reinventing the Tension sound, and coming up with a whole new twist on the idea. Versions... Cassette - released 1/8/1984. Reissue cassette: - released 1986. CDR - released 2001. Bandcamp download - released 13/8/2014. Routenote distributed download - released 28/3/2019.	Auricle on Discogs Alto Stratus on Discogs TENSION! CD-R release cover graphics Samples from this album can auditioned using the built in Discogs YouTube player. Discogs also offers: easy worldwide ordering of single or multiple items with tailored billing and payment via PayPal.

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