The Face That Must Die

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unruh2525 The fact this album shares a title with perhaps the most claustrophobic and paranoid novel by Liverpool author Ramsey Campbell was all the persuasion I needed to buy this. I admit I haven't heard it yet but since Obmana and Asmus Tietchens recorded what may be my favorite ambient album ever -Motives For Recycling - that and the Campbell nod are all the assurance I need that I'll love it.

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1.	Prologue 04:10	info
2.	Doom Asylum 08:48
3.	Angel Of Life 04:10
4.	Grave Upon Body 07:20
5.	Sweat Session Pt. 1 04:09
6.	Almost Certainly 04:31
7.	Proto Anguish 03:55
8.	Entombed 01:41
9.	Bring Out Your Dead 03:43
10.	Second Praise For Little Hope 07:11
11.	Hidden Voice 03:39
12.	Sweat Session Pt. 2 01:59

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Original Tape Release : 1988 (Mechanical Orchestration Music, Belgium)
Tape Reissue : 1988 (Order Ov Wolves, UK)

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released November 28, 2016

vidnaObmana : electronics, loops, turntables, shortwave radio, voice.
Introduction by Trevor Ward.

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vidnaObmana

Initiated in 1984. Using synthesizers, electronics, outboard processing gear and an array of exotic instruments, Belgian electronic musician Vidna Obmana creates an extended musical journey through rhythms, soundworlds and sonic atmospheres.
Built a diverse body of work, ranging from post-industrial to gently atmospheric, tribal ambient to more traditional forms. Officially retired in 2007. ... more

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