Tuxedomoon
No Tears
LabelSuperior ViaductGenreElectronic
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Their 1978 debut EP, No Tears, was recorded with vocalist Winston Tong and sound engineer Tommy Tadlock. Replete with tense synth swells, devastating live drums and a psychotic ode to the "creatures of the night," the title track is a crucial entry in the synth-punk canon that stacks up next to the best work by UNITS and THE SCREAMERS. Reininger's electric violin congeals with electronic atmospherics to unnerving ends on the instrumental "Litebulb Overkill." Few records do justice to the mania and paranoia of a forsaken city; none do it for San Francisco like TUXEDOMOON's No Tears.
Release notes
Release comes with a sticker on the shrinkwrap: "Debut EP from 1978 Tuxedomoon's unique combination of synthesizer and guitar placed them at the forefront of the US post-punk movement in the late 70s. For fans of The Residents, Units, and The Normal."
| A1 | New Machine | ||
| A2 | Litebulb Overkill | ||
| B1 | Nite & Day (Hommage À Cole Porter) | ||
| B2 | No Tears |
- Winston Tong
- Cover, Vocals
- Paul Zahl
- Drums [Modified Drums], Percussion [Electronic Percussion], Performer [Knobs]
- Mikel Belfer
- Guitar, E-Bow
- Tuxedomoon
- Performer, Arranged By [All Songs], Producer
- Victoria Lowe
- Photography By
- Tom Tadlock
- Producer
- Blaine L. Reininger
- Violin, Guitar, Backing Vocals [Backup Vocals]
- Steven Brown
- Vocals, Synthesizer, Percussion [Electronic Percussion]
