Sick Man Of Europe, The - The Intermittent Signal

The Joy Division comparisons are unavoidable…but their debut warranted endless plays and, having also been gripped by their live performance (with the frontman as much in the audience as on the stage) multiple times, we know that their Cold Wave, Kosmische post-punk propulsion is distinctive, idiosyncratic and fully re-tooled for our times.

The Intermittent Signal has an increased intensity. Arrangements have moved beyond the bare bones economy of the first record and there’s a newfound melodicism in places. Clarity and conviction ring true through the static and noise, while utopian ideas to remodel a broken system gain traction.

“Through repetition the message has gained weight and become something more urgent,” The Sick Man Of Europe explains. “The vehicle for this message needed to evolve, grow to gain the strength to carry it. We’ve landed on something more expansive, immediate and immersive. Less is more. Until it isn't.”
 
“Blends pulsating motorik beats, nagging basslines and droning electronics into all-consuming atmospheres. Fronted by foreboding vocals that sit somewhere between Ian Curtis’ melancholic baritone and something more experimental” - Electronic Sound

For Fans Of: Joy Division / Suicide / Gang of Four / Boy Harsher / Preoccupations / ELLiS-D / Neu!