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Glamatron!- Only The Heart Beats…….Inside The Silence Mini-LP

Thanks to the Museum of Canadian Music (www.mocm.ca) for the information and rip on this one, here’s the incredibly scarce 12” from Canadian band Glamatron, released in 1981. Some excellent minimal synth tracks combined with organic touches, sometimes reminiscent of John Foxx-era Ultravox. Either way, a true gem. Three members of this band went on to form Vis-A-Vis, who released THIS great record as well as a second 12”.

Here’s the info for this killer mini-LP’. Enjoy!

Glamatron!- Only The Heart Beats…….Inside The Silence
1. Passport
2. Facial Saviour
3. Factor 2-2-2
4. The Word (Death In September)
5. Continentals
6. Porcelain Doll

*DOWNLOAD LINK REMOVED* — a reissue of this LP is now available, with extra tracks! Pick it up!

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8 Responses to “Glamatron!- Only The Heart Beats…….Inside The Silence Mini-LP”

  1. Anonymous Says:
    January 11, 2011 at 8:24 pm

    great posting, thanks a lot! best, cristian

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  2. Anonymous Says:
    January 12, 2011 at 6:41 pm

    Pretty good band actually,aside from the name..

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  3. Anonymous Says:
    January 13, 2011 at 4:45 pm

    Solid! Thanks!

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  4. Kurt Says:
    January 15, 2011 at 4:34 am

    Hi, the Kurt Laporte mentioned here did not go on to play with Niagra in France. He remained in Canada, and formed another group called Vis-A-Vis with Rude van Steenes. He then dropped out of the music scene.

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  5. frankie teardrop Says:
    January 15, 2011 at 5:17 am

    Thanks for the correction, Kurt!

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  7. DEVICE222 Says:
    September 2, 2011 at 9:19 pm

    Man – Awesome – thanks so much for the DL….great stuff.

    Reply
  8. Rude van Steenes Says:
    February 17, 2016 at 7:12 pm

    Hi,
    Just a correction for your intro above. Although Kurt Laporte co-wrote the music with me, I am the lyricist/vocalist/synthesist/percussionist on this 12″. We (Kurt and I) formed the band after an idea I had following the suspension of my previous band, ARSON. We financed this recording and later went on to form the band, Vis-A-Vis together.
    Kurt has since then moved out of town while I stayed behind doing a stint with Electronic Dream Factory (EDF) under the pseudonym Matte Black. Feel free to contact me for more info and thanks!

    Rude van Steenes

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