Music Works for Industry

by Marc Barreca

Music Works for Industry cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: Palace of Lights
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:35
  • Community rating: 3.2/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

As a key figure in the Seattle cassette underground, Marc Barreca utilizes early synthesizers and drum machines to create stark, repetitive rhythmic patterns. The album's chilling, minimalist aesthetic effectively soundtracks the alienation and mechanical rhythm of modern industrial life.

Genres

Descriptors: sampling, minimalistic

Tracklist

  1. Community Life (2:01)
  2. Shopping (2:34)
  3. Hotcake (2:33)
  4. Glass And Steel No. 1 (4:18)
  5. The Urge To Buy Terrorizes You (2:58)
  6. Glass And Steel No. 2 (3:43)
  7. Nerve Roots Are Uncontrollable (3:17)
  8. Music Works For Industry (2:13)
  9. Georgetown (3:41)
  10. Organized Labor (3:00)
  11. Vs Chorus (1:43)
  12. Radio And Television (2:03)
  13. Church And State (3:31)

Credits

  • Marc Barreca - primary artist, instruments, synthesizer, tape, written-by
  • Terry Morgan - bass [cut loop]
  • Jay Hamilton - bass [slow string]
  • Michael Bush - drums [modified]
  • Phillip Hertz - drums [modified]
  • Dennis Rea - guitar
  • Steve Peters - guitar [cut loop]
  • David Fischer - saxophone

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