Stratosphere (25th Anniversary Edition): CD Low industrial synth sound with politically

industrial synth sound with politically and socially charged lyricism to create their empowering brand of new-wave post-punk

Or as Mike puts it with characteristic distinction: “it’s really just a rap duets album

“When I’ve been stuck or feel out of touch with a sense of inner meaning and outer purpose

which probably accounts for it failing to become the band’s third number one in succession on the UK album charts

Stratosphere (25th Anniversary Edition): CD Low industrial synth sound with politicallyBest listened to from inside the womb, Dusters 1998s debut Stratosphere simultaneously capped off and reinvented the slow cores first wave. A four track dreamscape that will wake the neighbors and then lull them back to sleep. Hazy, arpeggiated guitars layer over a deliberate drummer with no real place to be, as semi inaudible vocals warn of millennial malaise and subtly encourage the listener to rock out, rock out, rock out, rock out. This foil