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Wire - Chairs Missing (1977) {1989 Restless Retro}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 310mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 134mb
Genre: post punk, art punk, alternative
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 310mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 134mb
Genre: post punk, art punk, alternative
Chairs Missing is the 1977 album by Wire, their second. This CD is from the 1989 remaster on Restless Retro, the bonus songs of which were removed when the band came out with a reissue in 2006 because the songs did not honour the "conceptual clarity of the original statements". Believe it.
Chairs Missing marks a partial retreat from Pink Flag's austere, bare-bones minimalism, although it still takes concentrated listening to dig out some of the melodies. Producer Mike Thorne's synth adds a Brian Eno-esque layer of atmospherics, and Wire itself seems more concerned with the sonic textures it can coax from its instruments; the tempos are slower, the arrangements employ more detail and sound effects, and the band allows itself to stretch out on a few songs. The results are a bit variable – "Mercy," in particular, meanders for too long – but compelling much more often than not. The album's clear high point is the statement of purpose "I Am the Fly," which employs an emphasis-shifting melody and guitar sounds that actually evoke the sound of the title insect. But that's not all by any means – "Outdoor Miner" and "Used To" have a gentle lilt, while "Sand in My Joints" is a brief anthem worthy of Pink Flag, and the four-minute "Practice Makes Perfect" is the best result of the album's incorporation of odd electronic flavors. In general, the lyrics are darker than those on Pink Flag, even morbid at times; images of cold, drowning, pain, and suicide haunt the record, and the title itself is a reference to mental instability. The arty darkness of Chairs Missing, combined with the often icy-sounding synth/guitar arrangements, helps make the record a crucial landmark in the evolution of punk into post-punk and goth, as well as a testament to Wire's rapid development and inventiveness.
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01. Practice Makes Perfect
02. French Film Blurred
03. Another The Letter
04. Men 2nd
05. Marooned
06. Sand In My Joints
07. Being Sucked In Again
08. Heartbeat
09. Mercy
10. Outdoor Miner
11. I Am The Fly
12. I Feel Mysterious Today
13. From The Nursery
14. Used To
15. Too Late
16. Go Ahead (Bonus Track)
17. Former Airline (Bonus Track)
18. Question Of Degree (Bonus Track)
Colin Newman-vocals, guitars
B.C. Gilbert-guitars
Lewis-bass, vocals
Robert Gotobed-drums
Mike Thorne-keyboards & synthesizers
Kate Lukas-flutes on "Heartbeat"
Produced by Mike Thorne
Engineered by Paul Hardiman
Assistant engineer: Ken Thomas
EAC extraction logfile from 15. July 2006, 18:59 for CD
Wire / Chairs Missing
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Read offset correction : 12
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44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
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Wire / Chairs Missing
Used drive : LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-1633S Adapter: 0 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure with NO C2, accurate stream, disable cache
Read offset correction : 12
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
Other options :
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Installed external ASPI interface
Track 1
Filename D:\FLAC\Wire - Chairs Missing (1977) [FLAC] {1989 Restless Retro}\01 - Practice Makes Perfect.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00
Peak level 82.2 %
Track quality 100.0 %
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Track 2
Filename D:\FLAC\Wire - Chairs Missing (1977) [FLAC] {1989 Restless Retro}\02 - French Film Blurred.wav
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Filename D:\FLAC\Wire - Chairs Missing (1977) [FLAC] {1989 Restless Retro}\03 - Another The Letter.wav
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Filename D:\FLAC\Wire - Chairs Missing (1977) [FLAC] {1989 Restless Retro}\05 - Marooned.wav
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Track 6
Filename D:\FLAC\Wire - Chairs Missing (1977) [FLAC] {1989 Restless Retro}\06 - Sand In My Joints.wav
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Track 10
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Track 11
Filename D:\FLAC\Wire - Chairs Missing (1977) [FLAC] {1989 Restless Retro}\11 - I Am The Fly.wav
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Filename D:\FLAC\Wire - Chairs Missing (1977) [FLAC] {1989 Restless Retro}\12 - I Feel Mysterious Today.wav
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Filename D:\FLAC\Wire - Chairs Missing (1977) [FLAC] {1989 Restless Retro}\13 - From The Nursery.wav
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Track 14
Filename D:\FLAC\Wire - Chairs Missing (1977) [FLAC] {1989 Restless Retro}\14 - Used To.wav
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Filename D:\FLAC\Wire - Chairs Missing (1977) [FLAC] {1989 Restless Retro}\17 - Former Airline.wav
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Filename D:\FLAC\Wire - Chairs Missing (1977) [FLAC] {1989 Restless Retro}\18 - Question Of Degree.wav
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