The Radiophonic Workshop – Burials In Several Earths

The Radiophonic Workshop’s Burials In Several Earths marks their first studio album since 1985 and it is, without any doubt, a science-fiction nightmare that will haunt your waking hours. With its improvised recording style, Burials in Several Earths is a magnificent example of the blending of truly human musicianship with the robotic and scientific nature of electronic instruments. The Radiophonic Workshop declares that “what you hear is what happened in the moment” and this only adds to the unpredictable essence of the album as each episode evolves like a living, breathing organism. Comprising of five bloody long tracks all named after moments of Francis Bacon’s sci-fi novel New Atlantis, such as Some Hope of Land and The Strangers’ House, the album takes you on a celestial journey. It is a culmination of all things avant-garde and all things sci-fi and it will make you scramble around for your copy of 2001: A Space Odyssey to play on loop. To get the full, intense experience I recommend you plug-in to this album late at night with your headphones and in the depths of darkness. It might drive you mad, but I think that’s part of the fun.