The Plateau Phase
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The Plateau Phase was the first album released by post-punk band Crispy Ambulance. It was released in 1982 and was a departure to the sound of the earlier singles which was considered to be closer to the sound of post-punk contemporaries Joy Division. It reached number 21 on the UK Indie Charts by the months of May and April of 1982.[1]. It was also received with harsh criticism, one of them was this review made by Mat Snow in 1980 for the NME magazine:
"This is one of the most pretentious, turgid and tedious LPs I've ever heard. Slavish imitation of Joy Division doth not good music make. All the trade-marks are there -relentless inverted drumming, ominous bass lines, dramatic flanged guitar, bleak synth washes and a lone desperate voice. But whereas Joy Division were sincere and inspired in their depiction of obsession, loss and desolation, Crispy Ambulance are portentous, inane and very, very boring."[2].
Original Track Listing
- Are You Ready? (5:49)
- Travel Time (3:51)
- The Force And The Wisdom (4:02)
- The Wind Season (5:29)
- Death From Above (3:28)
- We Move Through The Plateau Phase (5:50)
- Bardo Plane (3:32)
- Chill (4:47)
- Federation (3:44)
- Simon's Ghost (3:42)
1999 Remaster Track Listing
- The 1999 remaster included the "Live on a Hot August Night" single and the "Sexus" A-Side.
- Are You Ready? (5:49)
- Travel Time (3:51)
- The Force And The Wisdom (4:02)
- The Wind Season (5:29)
- Death From Above (3:28)
- We Move Through The Plateau Phase (5:50)
- Bardo Plane (3:32)
- Chill (4:47)
- Federation (3:44)
- Simon's Ghost (3:42)
- The Presence (13:03)
- Concorde Square (9:08)
- Sexus (6:11)