The Post Punk Nightmare

In a Nineteen Seventy-Nine future there was Replicas by the band known as Tubeway Army and in that same year there was The Pleasure Principle, the epical release by half-man, half-machine, glam rock musician Gary Numan.

The Pleasure Principle unlike its sister albums Replicas and Tubeway Army is not adored with the same pinching, heavy guitars and it does not manufacture the same punky beat - instead The Pleasure Principle, which shares its name from a term in Psychology that describes a person that seeks pleasure and avoids pain to feed their biological and psychological wants and needs, is rather a complete procession into electronica by Numan whose use of synthesizers and keyboards carved a path for many future synthpop acts to come.

With The Pleasure Principle Numan creates a sensual vibrato world that brings one through an unharnessed musical void, which is ultimately as fantastical as it is conceptual. The Pleasure Principle like Numan's other works descries futuristic characters and dimensions that operate as machines behind the heavy cascades and reverb and flange utilized by the artist.

This download is the 1998 edition released by Beggars Banquet as it contains seven bonus tracks. This is an absolute landmark listen for anyone interested in following the material created by Numan and a solid listen at that. Enjoy.

Gary Numan - The Pleasure Principle (1979)