Belgian electronic body-music pioneers A Split-Second deliver an expanded reissue of their influential 1987 debut Ballistic Statues, a landmark of the New Beat and EBM movement. Blending dark electronics, cold-wave tension and precision-driven sequencing, the album helped define a pivotal moment in the late-80s European underground. This new edition brings together all tracks from the original album and enhances them with essential recordings from the same era, including the band’s complete 1986 debut EP (A Split-Second), the cult Smell of Buddha, and additional period material. Pressed in a limited run of 300 copies on black vinyl, the release comes in a gatefold sleeve and includes a reproduction of the original lyrics insert along an exclusive poster and one postcard. Ballistic Statues remains a defining statement—raw, innovative and far ahead of its time. This reissue brings together the core foundations of A Split-Second in one essential collection making it ideal for both long-time followers and new listeners discovering the band.
Tracklist:
1. Rigor Mortis (4:51) 2. Drinking Sand (4:52) 3. Neurobeat (4:06) 4. Close Combat (4:20) 5. Cybernetics And Pavlovian Warfare (3:04) 6. Check It Out (5:32) 7. Ballistic Statues (8:12) 8. Burn Out (3:38) 9. Bodycheck (3:10) 10. On Command (4:42) 11. Flesh (3:54) 12. Colonial Discharge (5:33) 13. Taste (The Suburban Whiplash) (5:42) 14. Drinking Sand (Remix) (5:20) 15. Rigor Mortis (Extended) (5:53) 16. Flesh (Remix) (4:34) 17. On Command (Live '89) (4:26) 18. Burn Out (Between the Sheets) (1:30)
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