Track Listing

1. Doot doot
2. Runaway
3. Riders in the night
4. Theme from the film of the same name
5. Tender surrender
6. Matters of the heart
7. My room
8. Stream machine
9. Whispering
10. All too much
11. Doot doot
12. Hold me mother

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #226679 in Music
• Released on: 1984-01-01
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks

Customer Reviews

From Keith Moon to Detroit
I've been a fan of Freur and likewise Underworld since they appeared on the scene in 1983.

From the opening track of Doot Doot, it was clear that there was a tallent at work here which was far different from anything else going at the time. I remember thinking how original they were. The synth sounds, the subject matter and the melodies I loved to bits.

It was no wonder to me that ten years later they would re appear with a track called 'Hmmmm Skysraper I love you' and start on the journey that was to be known as Underworld.

If you want to get an insight to where Underworld came from, then this is the best bet you have. But It would be an injustice to stop there. This album has some fantastic songs on it, and some of the production values are very different for the 80's.

This album then, shows a tallent experimenting with many styles and images that was later to form into something more concrete (and profitable). They were just so confused -the glam rock outfits, the synth's on a stick that you could park up your sleeve and that silly name, not to mention that the drummer was a cross between Keith Moon and Animal from the Muppets.

As a fan of Freur and Underworld, It's my duty to inform Underworld fans that Freur is probably not a 'backwards' compatible journey, whereas liking Freur will inevitably lead onto liking Underworld.

But as a fan of both, I'm just so pleased to see that this album has seen the light of day as a CD. What more could I possibly want?

(A. Get us out of here, their second album on CD please... that's what I want!).

Excellent example of avantgarde 80's synth-rock
A wonderful album for those who remember all the good things about the 80's. The band seem to eschew all the traditional instruments of the age, being way ahead of their time using advanced synths. Remember, this album was recorded when MIDI was brand new!! From the haunting melody lines in Doot Doot, to the power of All Too Much, this album gives a foretaste of what would come later in the decade. Amazingly it manages to sound like no-one else I've ever heard recorded! I can't compare it to anything else, and if you're one of those interested because some of the members turned up later in Underworld, then you're in for a surprise (a pleasant one though!!)

Very 80's indie
I bought this on vinyl about 1 or 2 years after it was released. I remember hearing Doot Doot once on the radio but did not follow it up. It was a pleasant surprise to find it as the first track. There are so many good tracks on this CD it is hard to rate them in any order.

However, if I were pushed, my particular favourites would be:

Doot Doot, My Room, Riders in the night, Tender Surrender

The tracks on this CD are quite diverse, but have a common feel to them.

If you liked bands like John Foxx, Torch Song, Fiat Lux or any other Indie Synth band then you'll like this!