Search - Comsat Angels :: Chasing Shadows & Fire on the Moon

Digitally remastered and expanded two CD edition of this 1986 album by the Sheffield-based post punk outfit. Chasing Shadows lists Robert Palmer (a constant champion of the band) as co-producer. The second CD in this set is the little-known 1990 album Fire On The Moon which was recorded while the Comsats were briefly known as Dream Command. One of the most underrated acts of the early 80's, the quartet twinned together sparse, economical musicianship and a large sound. Perhaps too dark for populist tastes at the time, Comsat's music has been described as "abstract pop songs with spare instrumentation, many of which were bleak and filled with some form of heartache." Unjustly overlooked for their important contribution to music, their influence however, is enormous; the haunting atmospherics and simply played, but expansive nature of their music having a direct effect on countless post-punk revival bands including Blacklist, Bell Hollow, Editors and Interpol.