Or So It Seems

1983 studio album by Duet Emmo
Or So It Seems
Studio album by
Duet Emmo
ReleasedAugust 1983 (1983-08)[1]
Recorded1981–1982
StudioBlackwing Studios, London
Genre
  • Minimal wave
  • experimental
Length43:04
LabelMute
Producer
  • Bruce Gilbert
  • Daniel Miller
  • Graham Lewis
  • John Fryer
  • Eric Radcliffe
Singles from Or So It Seems
  1. "Or So It Seems"
    Released: March 1983[1]

Or So It Seems is an album by Graham Lewis, Bruce Gilbert and Daniel Miller under the pseudonym Duet Emmo (an anagram of Dome and Mute), released in 1983 by Mute Records.

The title track was also released as a 12" single and its b-side "Heart of Hearts" was included as a bonus track on CD releases of the album.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

AllMusic called it "less a seamless marriage of the collaborators' aesthetics than an awkward cohabitation of abstruse Dome material with more accessible and melodic synth-oriented fare".[2] Trouser Press wrote: "Or So It Seems fluctuates between atonal, electronic sound collages and stiff, monotonous synth-funk reminiscent of D.A.F., with no track ever getting off the ground. Fun studio noodling no doubt, but not of lasting import."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bruce Gilbert, Daniel Miller and Graham Lewis

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Hill of Men"4:36
2."Or So It Seems"8:55
3."Friano"3:39
4."The First Person"4:46
Side B
No.TitleLength
5."A.N.C."1:48
6."Long Sledge"16:39
7."Gatemmo"1:03
8."Last's Card"1:38
Total length:43:04
CD bonus track
No.TitleLength
9."Heart of Hearts"8:04

References

  1. ^ a b "1-4+5 - DOME - Editions Mego". editionsmego.com. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  2. ^ a b Neate, Wilson. "Or So It Seems – Duet Emmo | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  3. ^ Grant, Steven; Sheridan, David. "TrouserPress.com :: Dome". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
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