Manscape

by Wire

Manscape cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 7 May 1990
  • Label: Mute
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:03:31
  • Community rating: 2.53/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: David M. Allen

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Continuing to distance themselves from their angular punk roots, the influential British group leaned heavily into sequencers, drum machines, and polished electronic dance production. This drastic sonic shift alienated segments of their fanbase while reflecting the band's deep integration into the early 90s UK club culture.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Life in the Manscape (3:28)
  2. Stampede (4:35)
  3. Patterns of Behaviour (4:33)
  4. Other Moments (3:50)
  5. Small Black Reptile (3:14)
  6. Torch It (7:31)
  7. Morning Bell (4:22)
  8. Where's the Deputation? (3:51)
  9. What Do You See? (6:47)
  10. Goodbye Ploy (3:50)
  11. Sixth Sense (4:19)
  12. Children of Groceries (3:03)
  13. You Hung Your Lights in the Trees/A Craftsman's Touch (10:03)

Credits

  • Wire - primary artist
  • Bruce Gilbert - written-by
  • Colin Newman - written-by
  • Elvander - written-by
  • Graham Lewis - written-by
  • Robert Gotobed - written-by

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