Holy fucking shit. Primitive Calculators waited 35 years to release this, the lead single from their first ever studio album, and it’s a total ball-tearer. "Dead" is four minutes and thirteen seconds of searing synth-punk that bursts from the speakers with more youthful exuberance and authentic punk energy than the entire audience of the Vans Warped Tour multiplied by each other.Best known for their appearances in Dogs In Space and that other movie about Dogs In Space, this band formed in Melbourne in 1978, made a few live recordings, relocated to London and promptly broke up in 1980. They reformed a few years ago for ATP 2009, had some live albums reissued, and have been playing solid shows around the Melbourne experimental scene ever since.
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