The Very Long Fuse is the debut EP by American post-punk band Breaking Circus.[2][3][4] It was released in 1985 by on Homestead Records.[5]
| The Very Long Fuse | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Label | Homestead | |||
| Producer | Iain Burgess[1] | |||
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Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[7] |
Trouser Press called the EP "terse, post-punk vitriol set to a banging dance-beat drum machine."[5]
Track listing
edit- "Precision"
- "(Knife in the) Marathon"
- "Lady in the Lake"
- "Soul of Japan"
- "The Imperial Clawmasters' Theme"
- "Monster's Sanctuary"
- "Christian Soldiers"
- "Morning"
Personnel
edit- Steve Björklund - guitar, bass, Roland TR-606 drum machine
- Steve Albini - cover artwork
References
edit- ↑ "Spins". Spin. Spin Media LLC. September 3, 1985.
- ↑ "Breaking Circus Maximus". Spin. Spin Media LLC. July 3, 1987.
- ↑ "Never found in the '80s: Breaking Circus". Tampa Bay Times.
- ↑ "DeLorean: Breaking Circus – "(Knife in the) Marathon" (1985)". Tiny Mix Tapes.
- 1 2 "Breaking Circus". Trouser Press. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ↑ "The Very Long Fuse Breaking Circus". AllMusic.
- ↑ "Breaking Circus: The Very Long Fuse". Robert Christgau.