The Comsat Angels
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Sheffield, United Kingdom (1978 – 1990)
A debut self-financed single, Red Planet, was released in 1979, and this led to a contract with Polydor Records. Their debut Polydor single, Independence Day, arrived in 1980 and, though it didn’t chart, its sparse, urgent tone helped it become a minor classic. This was closely followed by a debut album, Waiting for a Miracle, which received good reviews but didn’t sell well. Nonetheless, the label kept faith with the band, and in 1981 they delivered a fierce, uncompromising sophomore LP, Sleep No More. This second album is widely regarded as a masterpiece that had a major influence on bands such as U2 (who toured with the band) and latterly Editors and Interpol. The album was reissued on CD twice, in 1995 by RPM Records and in 2006 by Renaiscent, with different track listings (see below). Sleep No More produced no singles, but it had the highest UK chart ranking for any Comsat album, peaking at #51. A third album, Fiction, followed in 1982, and this featured a more commercial sound, but it only clipped the UK top 100. It would become the band’s final Polydor LP.
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Sleep No More
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Waiting for a Miracle
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Time Considered...
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Fiction
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ShadowolfIncubi
One of the best <3
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alnmsis1985
Amazing band, love the atmosphere on their 'Sleep No More' album. Been quite a few years since I last listened this album and I'm still wowed by it
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tomtucker68
all these little known groups i've not heard of it's excellent, love this station!!!!
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shraegian
"That's the secret ..." ;-)
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BonkiBits
Great tracks that really move me !
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slowpulse-girl
the similar artist on this page are all stellar..a combined unity of perfection
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Wonrei
HELLO DAILY LIFE
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fastlane01
For me Sleep No More is the best one too, does anyone have any idea why an excellent band as this one, is not on Spotify?
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Ricro
I can strongly recommend to check out the dutch radio sessions of the comsat angels - great stuff !
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AngryGermanKid
The Glamour *__*
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AUFrechterGang
I like the Comsats since the early 1980's First heard them on a sampler, don' t no it's title, with other, to that time unknown bands. Three or four songs from their debut where on this sampler and it was.. great! I love them from that point on and hoped to see 'em live. And it happends, years later( maybe three or five). My favorite album is The Glamour. It's a late one, but i don't want so boring albums like Chasing Shadows. But some songs of Dream Command where quite good.
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robertvanhall
I love all the CSA albums, but the first impression still feels most impressive: the Eye of the Lens 12" !
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daydream_set
'Chasing Shadows' might be my favorite. I think that 'Sleep No More' was the most ahead-of-its-time though. 'Fiction' has the best songs. And 'Waiting For a Miracle' is an excellent debut. Great band!
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TheBlackRaven87
For me "Sleep No More" is my favourite. Loving the atmosphere on this album, and those icy synth sounds.
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slowpulse-girl
totally agree with you Flexmens ..Fiction is the album I always come back to
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flexmens
All albums are great, but Fiction feels the best after all these years
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SeventhTime
Sleep No More is the best, Fiction is also fantastic. Waiting For A Miracle has Independence Day and On The Beach, but they hadn't quite nailed it yet.
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czechbeer
Brilliant indeed [2]
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Laurora1983
Brilliant indeed
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