Landscape -- From the Tea Rooms of Mars... to the Hell Holes of Uranus (UK 1981)

Roddus Album Of The Day

01 - European Man (4:17)
02 - Shake The West Awake (3:20)
03 - Computer Person (2:55)
04 - Alpine Tragedy (1:37)
05 - Sisters (3:17)
06 - Face Of The 80's (3:23)
07 - New Religion (3:09)
08 - Einstein A Go-Go (3:05)
09 - Norman Bates (5:25)
10 - The Doll's House (5:22)
11 - From The Tea-Rooms Of Mars ... To The Hell Holes Of Uranus (7:20)

A leap back in time for this next record from the fairly obscure Landscape, a quite excellent British Synth pop outfit who did quite well with this 1981 release.
this album originally came to my attention via a video on, the religiously watched late on a Sunday night, "Radio With Pictures", hosted by the very hip and cool Karen Hay. "Norman Bates"(based on the character from the movie Psycho)  was the track in question and it stood out as something cool and slightly out of the ordinary at the time and so the album was soon sought out and it became a regular with a group of my mates of the time.
Catchy, quirky, synth driven pop songs, with a slight weirdness factor to make them more interesting is the order of the day for this set. "Tearooms'... is an enjoyable and quality listen and still holds up well nearly 30 years later and sometimes reminds me of Aksak Maboul, whom I reviewed recently, while the 'Hit', "Einstein A Gogo" was included in a recent Roddus Sampler. An Imaginative and fun LP, worthy of more attention and deserving of its rating of 4.5/5 on the Roddusometer.
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