Thirst (2026 Remaster) Clock DVA

• 1 Uncertain (2026 Remaster) 07:09
• 2 Sensorium (2026 Remaster) 02:37
• 3 White Cell (2026 Remaster) 04:36
• 4 Piano Pain (2026 Remaster) 03:15
• 5 Blue Tone (2026 Remaster) 05:55
• 6 North Loop (2026 Remaster) 04:52
• 7 4 Hours (2026 Remaster) 03:51
• 8 Moments (2026 Remaster) 06:26
• 9 Impressions of African Winter (2026 Remaster) 05:28
• 10 The Opening (2026 Remaster) 05:47
• 11 Remain Remain (2026 Remaster) 02:46
• 12 4 Hours (Single Mix) 03:52
• 13 Sensorium (Single Mix) 02:39
• 14 4 Hours (DVATION 2026 Version) 04:00
• 15 Sensorium (DVATION 2026 Version) 08:24
• Total Runtime 01:11:37

Info zu Thirst (2026 Remaster)

Als zweite Veröffentlichung in Mutes umfangreicher Reissue-Kampagne des gesamten Clock-DVA-Katalogs wurde »Thirst« erweitert und von den Originalbändern remastert, wobei alle noch lebenden Bandmitglieder mitwirkten.

Nach dem experimentellen, jazzbeeinflussten Debütalbum »White Souls in Black Suits« erkundete Clock DVA mit »Thirst« (1981) den kommerzielleren, songorientierten Weg der späteren Darkwave-Industrial-Szene. Das Album enthält die Fanlieblinge und Industrial-Goth-Dancefloor-Klassiker »4 Hours« und »Sensorium«, jeweils inklusive einer brandneuen Version als Bonustracks, aufgenommen von Clock DVA im Jahr 2026.

Adi Newton, Gesang, Klarinette, Tonband, Produktion
Steven James Turner, Bass
Roger Quail, Schlagzeug
Paul Widger, Gitarre
Charlie Collins, Saxophon, Flöte

Aufgenommen im Jacobs Studio in Surrey
Produziert und gemischt von Ken Thomas

Digital remastert

Clock DVA
are an industrial/post-punk/EBM group from Sheffield, formed in 1978 by Adi Newton (Adolphus Newton) and Steven “Judd” Turner. The name combines Anthony Burgess’ Nadsat slang from A Clockwork Orange with the Slavic word for “two”.

In their early phase, the band worked with treated tape loops, EMS Synthi E electronics and improvised structures, releasing cassette-only material before issuing the debut album “White Souls in Black Suits” in 1980 on Industrial Records. This debut, recorded at Cabaret Voltaire’s Western Works studio, later returned in a remastered double grey-vinyl and CD edition on The Grey Area of Mute in December 2025, extended with four contemporaneous tracks.

“Thirst”, issued in 1981 on Fetish Records, followed as their first fully studio-based LP and reached the top of the UK indie charts. After this period, Newton steered the project toward a more electronic direction, signing to Polydor for “Advantage” (1983) before moving further into sample-based and cybernetic themes on late-80s and early-90s releases such as “Buried Dreams” (1989), “Transitional Voices” (1990), “Man-Amplified” (1991) and “Digital Soundtracks” (1992), culminating in “Sign” (1993).

Parallel to the main band, Newton launched The Anti Group Communications (T.A.G.C.) as a vehicle for psycho-acoustic and multimedia research. We previously covered the Cold Spring reissue of the 1994 album “Iso-Erotic Calibration” by this project.

Clock DVA entered a long hiatus after the mid-1990s, with Newton concentrating on T.A.G.C. and archival work, before reactivating the band in 2008 with a new line-up that has since performed at festivals and produced new material under the Anterior Research banner. Recent years have seen the catalogue systematically revisited: the “Horology” box sets compiled early recordings, “White Souls in Black Suits” returned in 2025 via The Grey Area of Mute, and the upcoming “Thirst” reissue continues this chronological re-presentation of the group’s early work.

Dieses Album enthält kein Booklet