At The Fiftieth Gate

by ATTRITION

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rikm Originally released in the late eighties, "At the Fiftieth Gate" still seems fresh and sonically relevant, an excellent example of accessible and well-crafted electronic music from leaders of the field.

Blinky Blinky Computerband This is still one of the best albums i ever bought and I listen to it very often! It is a true classic with so many great songs. My favorite track is "Milano (auto-italien)", but i also love the title track "At the fiftieth gate", "Two miles up" and not to forget "Hayden". Great work Martin! Favorite track: Milano (auto-italian).

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1.	Theme I 01:55		buy track
2.	Haydn (or mine) 03:13		buy track
3.	My Friend Is Golden 03:34		buy track
4.	Death Truck 03:27		buy track
5.	Peacemaker 03:02		buy track
6.	Two Miles Up 04:06		buy track
7.	Milano (auto-italian) 03:41		buy track
8.	Interlude 02:13		buy track
9.	History Man 03:31		buy track
10.	Theme II 02:39		buy track
11.	The Fiftieth Gate 05:25		buy track
12.	Haydn (or mine - 12" remix) 04:09	info	buy track
13.	Lady Look Now 03:43	info	buy track
14.	Haydn (Biding Time) 03:21	info	buy track
15.	Sideways Glance 03:33	info	buy track
16.	To The Devil 03:39	info	buy track
17.	Take Five 04:07	info	buy track
18.	Shotgun Dream 04:02	info	buy track
19.	Haydn (The Final Cut) 04:57	info	buy track

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released July 6, 1988

Originally released on Antler records in 1988. This is the Two Gods label remastered reissue with bonus tracks from two 12 " singles on Antler and 2 tracks from the 1987 Take Five mini LP on Supporti Fonografici.

Gothic Beauty- USA - 2009

This album was first released in 1988, and it still impresses without
sounding dated -- one wonders what happened, when a twenty-year old album comes up freshly remastered and sounds better and more innovative than a great deal of brand-new electronic music. Not to say that it is detached from its time, but when pulses and patterns recognizable from late-eighties electronic music do surface here, they've been turned and sharpened such that they've kept their edge. If it's all new to you, too, "At the Fiftieth Gate" is a good place to catch up with Attrition, with song structures influenced by Garry Cox on guitar ("History Man"; "Two Miles Up"), contagiously affecting electronics (the title track; "Haydn," included here with versions previously available on 12"singles), and unsparing, unsettling lyrics.

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"Forever there will be the speculation that the exploration of darkness as a beautiful place will lessen our fear of it all, ease the pain a little..."

" Creating and exploring rich shadowy electronic soundscapes...interweaving the ephemeral with the operatic, the sound can at once calm your soul and chill your bones..." ... more

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