The Horrible Truth About Burma

by Mission of Burma

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Culled from recordings of their initial farewell tour in 1983, this live document features the Boston art-punk pioneers at the height of their noisy intensity. The set illustrates their innovative use of tape loops in a high-volume rock context, highlighting the aggressive and complex song structures that became a foundational influence on the American indie scene.

Genres

  • Post-Punk
  • Experimental Rock
  • Art Punk

Tracklist

  1. Tremelo
  2. Peking Spring
  3. Dumbells
  4. New Disco
  5. Dirt
  6. Go Fun Burn Man
  7. 1970
  8. Blackboard
  9. He Is, She Is
  10. Heart of Darkness
  11. That's When I Reach for My Revolver
  12. Weatherbox
  13. Trem Two
  14. Learn How