{"product_id":"opera-multi-steel-a-contresens-35th-anniversary","title":"Opera Multi Steel - A Contresens [35th Anniversary]","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe \"weirdest\" chapter of the OMS legacy, unearthed in a stunning smoke-colored repress.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eOriginally self-produced on the band’s own Orcadia Machina label in 1988, A Contresens stands as the most experimental and unfiltered moment in the Opéra Multi Steel discography. The title—loosely translating to \"in the wrong way\"—serves as a confession of the band's refusal to follow the musical trends of the late 80s. Instead of playing it safe after their legendary debut Cathédrale, they chose a path of total creative freedom, resulting in a record that was, in hindsight, a brilliant \"commercial suicide.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eReleased via Wave Records and Young and Cold Records, this 35th Anniversary edition brings the album back to vinyl for the first time in over twenty years. The sound is a disconcerting, heterogeneous mix of electronic and acoustic textures—drum machines and hyper-flanged bass meeting the ancient sounds of recorders, dulcimers, and psalteries. With lyrics rooted in symbolist poetry and automatic writing, it remains a darkwave masterwork that defies categorization.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wave Records","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl [Gold\/Black Smoke]","offer_id":46925640204450,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0633\/5024\/3490\/files\/a1849343194_10.jpg?v=1775874766","url":"https:\/\/staticatx.com\/products\/opera-multi-steel-a-contresens-35th-anniversary","provider":"Static ATX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}