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The Very Long Fuse

The Very Long Fuse is the debut EP by American post-punk band Breaking Circus. It was released in 1985 by on Homestead Records.

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The Very Long Fuse
EP by
Breaking Circus
Released1985
GenrePost-punk
LabelHomestead
ProducerIain Burgess1
Breaking Circus chronology
The Very Long Fuse
(1985) 		The Ice Machine
(1986)

The Very Long Fuse is the debut EP by American post-punk band Breaking Circus.234 It was released in 1985 by on Homestead Records.5

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar6
Robert ChristgauB+7

Trouser Press called the EP "terse, post-punk vitriol set to a banging dance-beat drum machine."5

Track listing

  1. "Precision"
  2. "(Knife in the) Marathon"
  3. "Lady in the Lake"
  4. "Soul of Japan"
  5. "The Imperial Clawmasters' Theme"
  6. "Monster's Sanctuary"
  7. "Christian Soldiers"
  8. "Morning"

Personnel

References

References

  1. "Spins". Spin. Spin Media LLC. September 3, 1985.
  2. "Breaking Circus Maximus". Spin. Spin Media LLC. July 3, 1987.
  3. "Never found in the '80s: Breaking Circus". Tampa Bay Times.
  4. "DeLorean: Breaking Circus – "(Knife in the) Marathon" (1985)". Tiny Mix Tapes.
  5. "Breaking Circus". Trouser Press. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  6. "The Very Long Fuse Breaking Circus". AllMusic.
  7. "Breaking Circus: The Very Long Fuse". Robert Christgau.