"New Mexico" is a true gem of the minimal-wave genre, one that might have been doomed to obscurity had it not been for a recent reissue by Minimal Wave Records in 2015. Oppenheimer Analysis released their one and only cassette in 1982, a melancholy album that is elevated from its own bleak depths by the angelic voice of Andie Oppenheimer, who presents his man-underground, future-shock vision with an unmatched tenderness. The catchier tunes like "Don't Be Seen With Me" are perfectly juxtaposed with the slower, deeply emotional and crestfallen songs like "Modern Wonder" and the sombre title track, "New Mexico".
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