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 |
| Producer | |
| Singles from Or So It Seems | |
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The title track was also released as a 12" single and its b-side "Heart of Hearts" was included as a bonus track on CD releases of the album.
Reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| 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 edit
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 edit
- ^ a b "1-4+5 - DOME - Editions Mego". editionsmego.com. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ^ a b 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 edit
- Or So It Seems at Discogs (list of releases)