Drinking Electricity

Medical Records proudly presents the first in a series of unparalleled reissues originating from the crucial Survival Records imprint. Formed in 1981 by Anne-Marie Heighway and David Rome, early releases included such iconic releases as Tik & Tok, Play, Hard Corps, and Richard Bone. For the first release in this series, Medical Records has fittingly chosen to present the work of Drinking Electricity which is the project of label curators Anne-Marie and David. David Rome previously had worked with Martin Lloyd in the Analysis (later to be evolved into Oppenheimer Analysis). Drinking Electricity formed in 1980 and released two singles on Pop Aural before forming Survival which housed the rest of their output during their two years as a band. This double LP collection showcases Drinking Electricity's full LP ''Overload'' (1982) as well as compiling the band's multiple singles. The work of Drinking Electricity can best be described as a perfect fusion of minimal synth-based new wave with poignant, angular and stylized guitar-driven post-punk. Touching on sociopolitical topics intertwined into catchy, synth-heavy tracks that are also danceable, this collection will appeal to fans of early Gang Of Four, OMD, Fad Gadget, and the like.

• 01 breakout
• 02 discord dance
• 03 good times
• 04 colour coding
• 05 fall
• 06 breakout ii
• 07 countdown
• 08 news peak
• 09 twilight zone
• 10 superstition
• 11 the promise
• 12 subliminal 7
• 13 random particles
• 14 shaking all over
• 15 cruising missiles
• 16 china
• 17 shaking dub
• 18 good times
• 19 breakout
• 20 subliminal radical remix
• 21 shake some action (demo version)