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THE REVIEW
Theremin, traces of soundtracks from old spy movies, Hammond organ, echoes of 1960s Swinging London, buzzing analog instruments that seem like they were invented yesterday... Broadcast loves to look back and dress their compositions with the dusty aura of the past, creating a twilight atmosphere, extremely evocative and leaving the listener with a sensation as deep as it is vague and undefined.
Suspended in the enchantment of time, Work And Non Work is almost impenetrable - but not difficult. All nine tracks are relentless - insistent like certain autumn rains - in proposing hypnotic rhythms that occasionally cause dizziness; let's hold onto Trish Keenan's voice, childish and crystalline, candid and stern like the slender body of a teenager.
Work And Non Work is a disorienting and beautiful experience: it is the past reflected in the future, it is analog reproduced with digital, it is first-class music made even with second-hand instruments.
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Broadcast’s 'Work and Non Work' captivates with its nostalgic yet forward-looking sound, combining analog instruments and 1960s influences. Trish Keenan’s unique voice adds an ethereal quality to the nine hypnotic tracks. The album evokes a twilight atmosphere, blending past and future in a beautifully disorienting musical experience.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
02 The Book Lovers (04:49)
Lines and lines
Of the spines, coloured everyone, aooo
Down the aisles, along the titles where you are
Your eyes, read with your eyes
Ahhh
Read the sign above the door
It`s not for everyone
Makes you feel, individual
Pages are one, but that you ignore
Ahhh
Read the sign above the door
You`re on, like anyone
Down the aisles, along the titles where you are
Your eyes, read with your eyes
Ahhh
Read the sign above the door,
It`s not for everyone.
05 We've Got Time (04:13)
You and I, got something
Why don`t we try
What fools cannot buy
What lives cannot hide
You wrote your name, in silver light
The question still unanswered
Just in case it`s not right
We`ve got time to work it out
We`ve got what numbers cannot have
Who knows we`ll work this rhythm out
Miricle man possessing all that you can
Will you change the circumstance
Let it happen by chance
You wrote your name in silver light
The question still unanswered
Just in case it`s not right
We`ve got time to work it out
We`ve got what numbers cannot have
Who knows, we`ll work this rhythm out.
We`ve got time to work it out
We`ve got what numbers cannot have
Who knows, we`ll work this rhythm out.
Broadcast
Broadcast were a British electronic music group from Birmingham, formed in 1995 and fronted by vocalist Trish Keenan alongside James Cargill. Known for a retro‑futurist blend of 1960s library/soundtrack sonics, analog electronics, and experimental pop.03 Reviews
