Or So It Seems
Or So It Seems is an album by Graham Lewis, Bruce Gilbert and Daniel Miller under the pseudonym Duet Emmo (an anagram of Dome and Mute), released in 1983 by Mute Records.
| Or So It Seems | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | August 1983[1] |
| Recorded | 1981–1982 |
| Studio | Blackwing Studios, London |
| Genre | |
| Length | 43:04 |
| Label | Mute |
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| Singles from Or So It Seems | |
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The title track was also released as a 12" single and it’s b-side "Heart of Hearts" was included as a bonus track on CD releases of the album.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
AllMusic called it "less a seamless marriage of the collaborators' aesthetics than an awkward cohabitation of abstruse Dome material with more accessible and melodic synth-oriented fare".[2] Trouser Press wrote: "Or So It Seems fluctuates between atonal, electronic sound collages and stiff, monotonous synth-funk reminiscent of D.A.F., with no track ever getting off the ground. Fun studio noodling no doubt, but not of lasting import."[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Bruce Gilbert, Daniel Miller and Graham Lewis.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hill of Men" | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Or So It Seems" | 8:55 |
| 3. | "Friano" | 3:39 |
| 4. | "The First Person" | 4:46 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "A.N.C." | 1:48 |
| 6. | "Long Sledge" | 16:39 |
| 7. | "Gatemmo" | 1:03 |
| 8. | "Last's Card" | 1:38 |
| Total length: | 43:04 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Heart of Hearts" | 8:04 |
References
- "1-4+5 - DOME - Editions Mego". editionsmego.com. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- Neate, Wilson. "Or So It Seems – Duet Emmo | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- Grant, Steven; Sheridan, David. "TrouserPress.com :: Dome". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
External links
- Or So It Seems at Discogs (list of releases)