Extended Play Two [US]

• Artist: Broadcast
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• Release Date: September 19, 2000
• Type: Extended Play (EP)
• Genre: Electronica

Review

The basic elements behind the chanteuse-led electronic outfit have been meted out so clearly now that a band deploying little to no imaginative effort can still nail a recording deal if the production values are kept up (see Mandalay). Such is not the case with Broadcast, who put together this EP on the heels of their well-received debut LP The Noise Made By People. Trish Keenan's retro vocals atop the meticulously constructed modern backdrop create a vibe that sounds as relevant to the era of its creation as it does to the soundtrack of To Sir With Love. "Illumination" is fantastically somber and elegant, a piece you could hope to record in a bedroom after the end of a long U.K./European tour (bassist James Cargill's bedroom to be specific). More menacing is the Aphex Twin-style strains of "Unchanging Window/Chord Simple." But for all tension created by their noir lounge cum digital pop formula, Broadcast's mission seems to be making beauty and intoxicating atmospheres their most paramount of concerns. ~ JoE Silva, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Illumination	Broadcast	Broadcast	(3:14)
Unchanging Window/Chord Simple	Broadcast	Broadcast	(6:57)
A Man for Atlantis	Broadcast	Broadcast	(3:12)
Poem of Dead Song	Broadcast	Broadcast	(2:31)
Drums on Fire	Broadcast	Broadcast	(4:33)

Credits

Broadcast (Main Performer)