City of Fear

by FM

City of Fear cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: October 1980
  • Label: Passport
  • Country: Canada
  • Length: 43:31
  • Community rating: 3.16/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Martin Deller, Cameron Hawkins, Larry Fast

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Co-produced by electronic music pioneer Larry Fast, 'City of Fear' finds the Canadian progressive rock trio FM fully integrating sleek new wave aesthetics and AOR accessibility into their synthesizer-heavy sound. The album features prominent electric mandolin and complex keyboard interplay, resulting in a dark, atmospheric take on 1980s progressive pop.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Krakow (4:37)
  2. Power (3:26)
  3. Truth or Consequences (4:13)
  4. Lost and Found (4:24)
  5. City of Fear (5:20)
  6. Surface to Air (5:17)
  7. Up to You (4:33)
  8. Silence (3:24)
  9. Riding the Thunder (4:03)
  10. Nobody at All (4:09)

Credits

  • FM - primary artist, music by
  • Martin Deller - drums, percussion [acoustic], percussion [electronic], composed by
  • Cameron Hawkins - lead vocals, synthesizer, bass guitar, composed by, lyrics by, words by
  • Ben Mink - mandolin [electric], mandolin, violin [electric], violin, composed by

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