WIRE - 154 LP Lo-Fi synth-draped house 12"s for much-fêted

synth-draped house 12"s for much-fêted labels like 22a and Rhythm Section

in order to explore the sonic potential of the Schuke organ juxtaposed with unrestrained electronic synthesis and otherworldy digital processing

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WIRE - 154 LP Lo-Fi synth-draped house 12"s for much-fêted1979's 154 represented the final tableau in Wire's Harvest released 70's triptych and was the first Wire album to be released to a universal set of five star reviews from the British rock weeklies. Thus it represented the point when the British 'pop culture establishment' publicly recognised Wire's primacy. "154 makes 95 percent of the competition look feeble," wrote Nick Kent in the NME, "Wire are achieving a lot of things other and more recognised