The Faint - Blank Wave Arcade (1999) [24 96 FLAC] vinyl torrent

The Faint - Blank Wave Arcade (1999) [24.96 FLAC] vinyl

Genres: Rock, Electronic
Styles: Dance Punk, Space Rock, Indie, New Wave
Source: Saddle Creek lbj-28 White vinyl
Codec: FLAC
Bit rate: ~ 3,100 kbps
Bit depth: 24
Sample rate: 96 kHz

01 Sex Is Personal
02 Call Call
03 Worked Up So Sexual
04 Cars Pass in Cold Blood
05 Casual Sex
06 Victim Convenience
07 Sealed Human
08 In Concert
09 The Passives

Equipment (Not my rip)

Custom Lenco L-70 (heavy birch plinth, PTP4 top plate)
on an isolation sandbox
Jelco SA-750E tonearm
Denon DL-103R cartridge with an aftermarket aluminum Midas body
Musical Surroundings Phonomena II pre-amp
E-Mu 0202 USB ADC
Audio captured using the e-Mu ASIO driver for Windows

Review

The Faint's second album Blank-Wave Arcade delivers more choppy new-wave rhythms, spiky guitars, and acidic, old-school synths, with a little punk-rock attitude thrown in for good measure. While the group has been compared to the usual suspects, like Gary Numan, Devo, and the Cure, there is also a strong resemblance to Blur's new wave/punk fusion -- especially in singer Todd Baechle's staccato, faux-Brit delivery -- and the Normal's fascination with sex and cars pops up on the Faint's angular, uptight songs, especially "Sex Is Personal," "Worked Up So Sexual," and "Cars Pass in Cold Blood." "Victim Convenience" and "The Passives" are dystopian and futuristic, while "Sealed Human" presents a quieter, more interesting version of the band's sound, mixing a drumbeat that sounds like the purr of a touch-tone phone with modem-like synths and processed vocals. Though originality isn't their strong suit, the Faint do display an aggressive, dynamic reinterpretation of their influences, suggesting that their synthetic new wave can be just as entertaining as the real deal