Attack Time, by Zeus B. Held

Attack Time

by Zeus B. Held

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Steven OLaf I've always loved the Zeus B. Held production style on classic Dead or Alive, Men Without Hats, and John Foxx records. But just as Eurythmics dabbled with spacy Krautrock sounds prior to finding their radio-friendly pop synth groove, so did Mr. Held. At times this album makes me think of early Yello or Residents records given the distorted vocals, but "Eurode" captures a slicker analogue instrumental style somewhere between Ultravox and Images in Vogue. Favorite track: Eurode.

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1.	Enfant Terrible 04:47	buy track
2.	Cowboy On The Beach 03:39	buy track
3.	Transportable Music 03:59	buy track
4.	Daily News 03:11	buy track
5.	Raise Your Gun 05:06	buy track
6.	Drive My Car 03:34	buy track
7.	Magic Circles 03:53	buy track
8.	Eurode 05:05	buy track
9.	Test 05:05	buy track
10.	Didn't I 06:45	buy track

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With Attack Time’ by sound tinkerer Zeus B. Held, Bureau B is re-releasing one of the most exciting records of the original experimental Kraut-pop period. After various stints, including prog band Birth Control and underground dance tipple Gina X Performance, he also put out a string of solo releases. ’Attack Time’, originally released on Aladin in 1981, gave Zeus B. Held the opportunity to experiment sonically outside the mainstream and subversively undermine the hegemonic MTV sound of the early 1980s. Unfortunately, the album was a commercial failure at the time. So it’s all the nicer that it’s now being brought out into the world again with all its supposed contradictions between enraptured New Wave, cosmic electronics and weird rock grooves.

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released June 23, 2023

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