EP · 1981
Signals, Calls, and Marches
Signals, Calls, and Marches is an ep by Mission of Burma, released in 1981, with 10 tracks.
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10 tracks · 33 min
EP · 1981
Signals, Calls, and Marches is an ep by Mission of Burma, released in 1981, with 10 tracks.
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10 tracks · 33 min
"Signals, Calls, and Marches" is an EP and the debut release by American post-punk band Mission of Burma. It was released on July 4, 1981, through record label Ace of Hearts. Signals, Calls, and Marches has a notably "cleaner" sound in comparison to the band live performances and subsequent recordings, which Pitchfork called"somewhat misrepresentative" of the band, as "Harte's production cleaned up the band's brutally loud live sound." Guitarist Roger Miller noted that the sound probably helped the band become more accessible. For the CD issue, Rykodisc remastered the six original songs and added the two tracks from the band's 1980 debut 7" single, "Academy Fight Song". The EP was remastered by Matador Records in 2008 with video material and 4 extra tracks. Signals, Calls, and Marches is considered an immensely influential landmark in the field of indie rock and alternative rock. Pitchfork opined that the EP "reverberated loudly through alternative rock for three decades, influencing everyone from R.E.M. to Fugazi to Nirvana."