Systems of Romance

by Ultravox

Systems of Romance cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 8 September 1978
  • Label: Island
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 43:13
  • Community rating: 3.55/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Warren Cann, Robin Simon, Billy Currie, Chris Cross

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Serving as John Foxx's final album with the band, 'Systems of Romance' is a massively influential, flawlessly produced blueprint for the impending synthpop explosion. The record blends incredibly cold, profoundly atmospheric synthesizer sequences with highly rhythmic post-punk guitars, creating a beautifully melancholic, intensely futuristic nocturnal mood.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, atmospheric, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Slow Motion
  2. I Can鈥檛 Stay Long
  3. Someone Else's Clothes
  4. Blue Light
  5. Some Of Them
  6. Quiet Men
  7. Dislocation
  8. Maximum Acceleration
  9. When You Walk Through Me
  10. Just For A Moment

Credits

  • Ultravox - primary artist, producer, written-by
  • Chris Cross - bass, synthesizer, voice
  • Bloomfield/Travis - design
  • Warren Cann - drums, drum machine [rhythm machine], voice
  • Conny Plank - engineer, producer
  • Dave Hutchins - engineer, producer
  • Robin Simon - guitar, voice
  • Billy Currie - keyboards, violin
  • Adrian Boot - photography by [group]
  • John Foxx - voice, sleeve [concept]

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